[EL] Absentee ballot rejection rates
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri Feb 14 08:04:44 PST 2014
Let's all use a descriptive title thread please.
Thanks.
On 2/14/14, 8:00 AM, Justin Riemer wrote:
>
> Virginia's rejection rate for absentee ballots is low and has been in
> decline. In 2012, .5% of absentee ballots were rejected. In 2008, the
> rejection rate was 1.3%. I would bet that many of those ballots were
> rejected for reasons other than what Marc states. Here is a cite to a
> Pew snapshot for Virginia:
> http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/2012-election-snapshotvirginia-85899505867
>
> I'd like to note that Virginia's rejection rate is lower than vote by
> mail states Washington (1%) and Oregon (.7%). It is unfortunate for
> the .5% of voters that cannot follow instructions on how to properly
> vote and return an absentee ballot. I think we'd all like to see that
> number get to zero but given the logistics involved in voting by mail
> that will be impossible. There is no evidence that Virginia's
> requirements impose any greater burden in getting your absentee ballot
> counted than exists in other states. Sorry Marc, but I'll take my
> chances in Virginia.
>
>
> As an FYI: there is currently legislation proceeding in the VA General
> Assembly to amend statutory provisions that could lead to rejection of
> ballots for omission of including a middle name in the sworn affidavit
> completed by the voter. It has bipartisan support:
> http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+SB333
>
>
> J Justin Riemer
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 10:04 AM, dasmith <dasmith at ufl.edu
> <mailto:dasmith at ufl.edu>> wrote:
>
> andrew
> what evidence do you have that "Nearly all absentee ballots are
> accepted."?
> that is certainly not the case here in florida, where the
> rejection rate of absentee ballots cast by racial and ethnic
> minorities and younger voters is quite high.
> more here:
> http://electionsmith.wordpress.com/category/absentee-ballots/
> best,
> dan
>
> daniel a. smith, ph.d.
> professor & uf research foundation professor (2010-2012)
> associate chair (2014)
> coordinator, political science internship program
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>
> On 2/13/2014 5:42 PM, andrew at andrewstraw.com
> <mailto:andrew at andrewstraw.com> wrote:
>> These are not serious objections to vote by mail. Nearly all
>> absentee ballots are accepted. I know that many people go to the
>> polls and are given provisional ballots that are never counted.
>>
>> How about a simple solution. Every voter has a "voter account"
>> with the state, and their vote by mail ballot is scanned in so
>> they can see it (and only them) as an image. This is no
>> different from how banks scan checks. Then, if the ballot was
>> rejected, the state has the burden of pointing out why on that
>> person's account.
>>
>> That work for you?
>>
>> Vote by mail costs so much less, and is so much more inclusive,
>> and will increase turnout so much, the objection that some are
>> rejected isn't nearly enough to oppose vote by mail.
>>
>> People who show up at the polls are rejected too. People stand
>> outside and challenge voters. Police park their cars
>> strategically to scare people.
>>
>> I am done with polling places. The fights over them will all
>> cease when voting happens by mail.
>>
>> Andrew Straw
>>
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>> Subject: Re: [EL] Law-election Digest, Vol 34, Issue 13
>> From: Marc Greidinger <mpoweru4 at gmail.com
>> <mailto:mpoweru4 at gmail.com>>
>> Date: Thu, February 13, 2014 4:08 pm
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>> Cc: law-election at department-lists.uci.edu
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>> If you are going to encourage "vote by mail" you need to make
>> sure the mailed in votes count just as much as in person votes.
>>
>> In Virginia, mailed in absentee ballots are rejected because
>> the inside envelope is missing the person's middle initial;
>> because the date that they are signed is omitted; and because
>> a student puts his/her college address instead of his/her
>> family address on the inside envelope. There have been back
>> and forth regulatory changes as to whether or not a ballot
>> should be thrown away because the envelope has not been
>> sealed or becomes unsealed.
>>
>> In these cases, there is no question about the identity of
>> the voter: that is pre-printed by the Office of Elections on
>> the outside envelope. So these requirements are effectively a
>> literacy test not imposed upon people who vote "in person
>> absentee" at satellite voting locations or at regular polling
>> places. Thousands of otherwise valid absentee ballots are not
>> counted because voters do not comply with these pointless rules.
>>
>> First, get rid of these rules. Then we'll talk.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM, <andrew at andrewstraw.com
>> <mailto:andrew at andrewstraw.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Yet another reason for vote by mail. Natural disasters
>> make it even more difficult for disabled people to vote
>> in traditional polling places. My polling place here in
>> Streamwood forces disabled people to cross into the
>> street behind two parked buses to get to the poll. Many
>> places pile their snow into handicapped spots. See attached.
>>
>> If a state does not implement vote by mail, it deserves
>> an ADA Title II suit to inform it of the obligation of
>> access. I have already complained to the Justice
>> Department, in 2012. Maybe we will have vote by mail and
>> compliance with the ADA before the next presidential
>> election.
>>
>> If Oregon and Washington are any guide, that will mean
>> improved voter turnout of over 50 million as well.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
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>> "Elections Report: Prepare for the Worst"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58732>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 9:04 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58732>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Politico
>> <http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/elections-natural-disasters-preparation-103459.html>:
>>
>> Are states prepared to deal with natural disasters
>> during elections?
>> A new report out Wednesday says while progress has
>> been made,
>> there's room for improvement.
>>
>> With much of the East Coast facing the threat of
>> another serious
>> winter storm, the National Association of Secretaries
>> of State is
>> unveiling a report
>> <http://images.politico.com/global/2014/02/12/task-force-report-on-emergency-preparedness-for-elections-jan14.html>
>> that looks at the current state of emergency
>> preparedness of the
>> nation's elections rules, and makes recommendations
>> for states to
>> better prepare for the unexpected.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58732&title=%E2%80%9CElections%20Report%3A%20Prepare%20for%20the%20Worst%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
>>
>>
>> "'Vote No, Hope Yes' Defines Dysfunction in Congress"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58730>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 9:02 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58730>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> NYT news analysis
>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/us/politics/vote-no-hope-yes-defines-dysfunction-in-congress.html?ref=politics>
>>
>> from Carl Hulse.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58730&title=%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Vote%20No%2C%20Hope%20Yes%E2%80%99%20Defines%20Dysfunction%20in%20Congress%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in political parties
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>,
>> political polarization
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>
>>
>>
>> "Senior tries and tries to get ID card so she can vote"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58728>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 5:38 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58728>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Houston Chronicle column.
>> <http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnists/falkenberg/article/Senior-tries-and-tries-to-get-ID-card-so-she-can-5226268.php#src=fb>
>>
>> Very informative on the bureaucratic burdens of voter id.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58728&title=%E2%80%9CSenior%20tries%20and%20tries%20to%20get%20ID%20card%20so%20she%20can%20vote%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,
>> voter id
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
>>
>>
>> "Boxer, Nelson Introduce Legislation to Ensure Voters
>> Wait No Longer
>> than Thirty Minutes to Vote"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58726>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 2:54 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58726>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Press release via email:
>>
>> *BOXER, NELSON INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE VOTERS
>> WAIT NO LONGER
>> THAN THIRTY MINUTES TO VOTE*
>>
>> /'LINE Act' Will Help Implement the Recommendation of
>> the Bipartisan
>> Presidential Commission on Election Administration
>> Led by Counsels
>> to the Romney and Obama Campaigns/
>>
>> **
>>
>> *Washington, D.C. *-- U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer
>> (D-CA) and Bill
>> Nelson (D-FL) today introduced an updated version of
>> their
>> legislation -- the Lines Interfere with National
>> Elections (LINE)
>> Act -- that would help implement the recommendation
>> <https://www.supportthevoter.gov/2014/01/22/presidential-commission-on-election-administration-presents-recommendations-to-president-obama/>
>> of the Presidential Commission on Election
>> Administration that no
>> voter should wait in line for more than 30 minutes to
>> cast a ballot.
>> The measure would require states where voters
>> experienced long lines
>> in the 2012 election to develop plans to minimize
>> waits at the polls.
>>
>> *"We can never again allow Americans to stand in line
>> for hours to
>> exercise their right to vote,"* Senator Boxer said.
>> *"The bipartisan
>> Presidential Commission on Election Administration
>> was right that no
>> voter should wait for longer than a half hour to cast
>> a ballot, and
>> this legislation will help ensure that states are
>> taking action to
>> meet this standard in future elections."*
>>
>> *"In a democracy, you're supposed to make it easier
>> and less of
>> hardship for people to vote, and that's what we're
>> trying to do
>> here,"* Senator Nelson said.
>>
>> Senator Boxer first introduced the LINE Act at the
>> end of the 112^th
>> Congress in response to reports that voters in Florida
>> <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics-july-dec12-election_11-08/>,
>> Virginia
>> <http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/266281-virginia-voters-see-long-lines-as-pols-swoop-in>,
>> Ohio
>> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/04/ohio-early-voting_n_2073287.html>
>> and other states waited in line for up to seven hours
>> to cast
>> ballots, and Senators Boxer and Nelson renewed the
>> push for the
>> legislation
>> <http://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/press/releases/021213.cfm>
>> at the
>> start of the 113^th Congress.
>>
>> The legislation has now been updated to include the
>> recommendations
>> and findings released last month by the bipartisan
>> Presidential
>> Commission on Election Administration, which is led
>> by veteran
>> election attorneys, Democrat Bob Bauer and Republican
>> Ben Ginsberg,
>> who served as the chief campaign lawyers for
>> President Obama and
>> Republican Mitt Romney during the last election.
>>
>> The bill specifically cites the Commission's finding
>> that more than
>> 5 million voters experienced wait times that exceeded
>> an hour in the
>> 2012 election, and another 5 million waited between a
>> half hour and
>> an hour. The measure also notes that the Commission
>> found that these
>> excessive wait times are avoidable if election
>> officials plan
>> properly and have systems in place to respond when
>> problems occur at
>> the polls.
>>
>> To help implement the Commission's goal of reducing
>> wait times to
>> under a half hour, the bill would require states that
>> experienced
>> long voter lines in the 2012 election to implement
>> remedial plans to
>> fix the problems before the next federal election.
>> Under the bill,
>> the Attorney General working with the Election
>> Assistance Commission
>> would identify those states that had a substantial
>> number of voters
>> who waited more than 30 minutes to vote. Those states
>> would have to
>> develop and comply with a remedial plan to ensure
>> that voters will
>> not face similar delays in the future.
>>
>> The Commission also offered a series of recommendations
>> <https://www.supportthevoter.gov/files/2014/01/Amer-Voting-Exper-final-draft-01-09-14-508.pdf>
>> for best practices that state and local elections
>> officials can take
>> to reduce voter lines and improve the voting
>> experience for all
>> Americans.
>>
>> I'd think the bill would have better chances if it
>> was announced with a
>> Republican co-sponsor. I take it that the failure to
>> have one means
>> something.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58726&title=%E2%80%9CBoxer%2C%20Nelson%20Introduce%20Legislation%20to%20Ensure%20Voters%20Wait%20No%20Longer%20than%20Thirty%20Minutes%20to%20Vote%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> PCEA (Bauer-Ginsberg Commission)
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=79>,
>> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>
>>
>> "Election Panel: Long Lines Were 'Management' Problem"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58724>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 2:52 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58724>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Pam Fessler reports
>> <http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/02/12/275995111/election-panel-long-lines-were-management-problem?ft=1&f=1014&utm_campaign=nprpolitics&utm_source=politics&utm_medium=twitter>
>>
>> for NPR on Bauer and Ginsberg's testimony about the
>> PCEA before the
>> Senate Rules Committee.
>>
>> She also notes the EAC nominations of Hicks and Perez
>> were put off for
>> lack of a quorum.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58724&title=%E2%80%9CElection%20Panel%3A%20Long%20Lines%20Were%20%E2%80%98Management%E2%80%99%20Problem%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> Election Assistance Commission
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>,
>> PCEA (Bauer-Ginsberg Commission)
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=79>,
>> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>
>>
>> "IRS plan to curb politically active groups
>> threatened by opposition
>> from both sides" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58722>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 2:48 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58722>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> WaPo reports.
>> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/irs-plan-to-curb-politically-active-groups-threatened-by-opposition-from-both-sides/2014/02/12/99dcfd2a-932a-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html>
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58722&title=%E2%80%9CIRS%20plan%20to%20curb%20politically%20active%20groups%20threatened%20by%20opposition%20from%20both%20sides%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
>> and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
>>
>>
>> Kobach: EAC Would Have to Help Kansas Deny Vote to
>> People of Swedish
>> Descent, If Kansas Wanted It
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58720>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 2:34 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58720>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Case continue
>> <http://www.kansas.com/2014/02/11/3281939/judge-questions-feds-role-in-kansas.html>s
>>
>> over EAC's authority under the NVRA against the states.
>>
>> While Kobach said the EAC did not have the authority
>> to reject state
>> requested information for the federal form, he added
>> that a court would
>> strike down the anti-Swedish voting law as
>> unconstitutional.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58720&title=Kobach%3A%20EAC%20Would%20Have%20to%20Help%20Kansas%20Deny%20Vote%20to%20People%20of%20Swedish%20Descent%2C%20If%20Kansas%20Wanted%20It&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> NVRA (motor voter)
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=33>, The Voting Wars
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>
>>
>> "North Carolina voting law targets black voters: Study"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58718>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 2:28 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58718>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Adam Serwer reports
>> <http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/north-carolina-voting-law-black-voters>for
>>
>> MSNBC.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58718&title=%E2%80%9CNorth%20Carolina%20voting%20law%20targets%20black%20voters%3A%20Study%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,
>> Voting Rights Act
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
>>
>>
>> Israeli Supreme Court Orders New Elections in Beit
>> Shemesh,
>> Nazareth: Voter Impersonation Fraud in Beit Shemesh case
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58716>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 2:23 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58716>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Jerusalem Post.
>> <http://www.jpost.com/National-News/A-triple-revolution-Beit-Shemesh-Nazareth-and-Grunis-moves-to-background-341261>
>>
>> The Beit Shemesh case has been fascinating to watch,
>> as it seems to
>> involve a fair amount of real live impersonation
>> fraud. Since I can't
>> find any modern U.S. cases where this has been a
>> major problem, it is
>> useful to examine why it was a problem in Beit
>> Shemesh (especially given
>> that they use voter id to vote in Israel). And the
>> answer seems to be
>> that those engaging in the fraud were doing so on
>> order of their rabbis.
>> That is, they were motivated by a religious desire.
>> (Interestingly, the
>> same allegation figures into recent allegations
>> ofvoter fraud in
>> Brooklyn <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55279>.)
>>
>> For those wanting to keep up with the Beit Shemesh
>> case, the Failed
>> Messiah
>> <http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/12/court-overturns-beit-shemesh-election-due-to-haredi-voter-fraud-567.html>website
>>
>> is indispensable.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58716&title=Israeli%20Supreme%20Court%20Orders%20New%20Elections%20in%20Beit%20Shemesh%2C%20Nazareth%3A%20Voter%20Impersonation%20Fraud%20in%20Beit%20Shemesh%20case&description=>
>> Posted in chicanery
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, election
>> administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
>>
>>
>> FEC Commissioners Ravel, Weintraub Write WSJ Letter
>> to the Editor
>> Complaining of OpEd <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58714>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 2:14 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58714>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Here
>> <http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304680904579369191043834138?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304680904579369191043834138.html>.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58714&title=FEC%20Commissioners%20Ravel%2C%20Weintraub%20Write%20WSJ%20Letter%20to%20the%20Editor%20Complaining%20of%20OpEd&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, federal
>> election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>
>>
>>
>> "Both Sides Object to I.R.S. Plan to Restrict
>> Nonprofits' Political
>> Activity" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58712>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 1:49 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58712>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> NYT reports.
>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/us/politics/both-sides-object-to-irs-plan-to-restrict-nonprofits-political-activity.html>
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58712&title=%E2%80%9CBoth%20Sides%20Object%20to%20I.R.S.%20Plan%20to%20Restrict%20Nonprofits%E2%80%99%20Political%20Activity%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
>> and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
>>
>>
>> "Feds: Mexican Tycoon Exploited Super PACs to
>> Influence U.S.
>> Elections" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58710>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 12:56 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58710>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> FP's /The Cable/ reports.
>> <http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/02/11/feds_mexican_tycoon_used_super_pacs_to_influence_us_elections>
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58710&title=%E2%80%9CFeds%3A%20Mexican%20Tycoon%20Exploited%20Super%20PACs%20to%20Influence%20U.S.%20Elections%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>>
>>
>> "Newport council candidate seeks bitcoin donations"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58706>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 11:31 am
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58706>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> The /OC Register /reports.
>> <http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bitcoin-601152-bitcoins-currency.html>
>>
>> Also read it here
>> <http://www.law.uci.edu/news/in-the-news/2014/ocr-current_hasen_021114.pdf>.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58706&title=%E2%80%9CNewport%20council%20candidate%20seeks%20bitcoin%20donations%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>>
>>
>> About to Be on HuffPostLive Talking Early Voting
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58704>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 10:44 am
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58704>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> with Mike Sacks <http://huff.lv/1iPldpb>, Jonathan
>> Bernstein, and David
>> Schaefer.
>>
>> Background:my recent
>> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/02/the_new_conservative_assault_on_early_voting_more_republicans_fewer_voters.html>/Slate
>>
>> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/02/the_new_conservative_assault_on_early_voting_more_republicans_fewer_voters.html>/piece
>>
>> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/02/the_new_conservative_assault_on_early_voting_more_republicans_fewer_voters.html>
>> on
>> conservatives and early voting.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58704&title=About%20to%20Be%20on%20HuffPostLive%20Talking%20Early%20Voting&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>
>>
>> Talked Early Voting with Pete Domnick Today
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58702>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 10:42 am
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58702>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Listen here
>> <https://soundcloud.com/siriusxm-news-issues/standup-w-petedominick-rick>
>> as
>> I talked about my recent
>> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/02/the_new_conservative_assault_on_early_voting_more_republicans_fewer_voters.html>/Slate
>>
>> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/02/the_new_conservative_assault_on_early_voting_more_republicans_fewer_voters.html>/piece
>>
>> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/02/the_new_conservative_assault_on_early_voting_more_republicans_fewer_voters.html>
>> on
>> conservatives and early voting.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58702&title=Talked%20Early%20Voting%20with%20Pete%20Domnick%20Today&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>
>>
>> "Taking Down D'Souza and Other Abuses of Power"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58700>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 8:15 am
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58700>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Brad Smith
>> <http://www.libertylawsite.org/2014/02/11/taking-down-dsouza-and-other-abuses-of-power/>:
>>
>> I have no idea if Dinesh D'Souza is guilty of the
>> alleged campaign
>> finance law violations. One cannot make campaign
>> contributions in
>> the name of another or exceed the legal limit---then
>> $5000---to a
>> candidate in a campaign cycle. But most people are
>> not aware of this
>> restriction, and violations of this provision are
>> both relatively
>> common and usually inadvertent. Such violations are
>> typically
>> handled as civil matters, subjected to small fines.
>> This is
>> especially true when, as here, the race in which the
>> violation
>> occurred was never even competitive. Long's
>> Democratic opponent,
>> Kristin Gillibrand (D. N.Y.) won with over seventy
>> percent of the
>> vote while outspending Long by over $13 million. Criminal
>> indictments and handcuffs for a first-time offender
>> will strike many
>> as overkill.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58700&title=%E2%80%9CTaking%20Down%20D%E2%80%99Souza%20and%20Other%20Abuses%20of%20Power%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>>
>>
>> "More voting rules poised to pass state House"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58698>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 8:12 am
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58698>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> The latest
>> <http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201402112238/NEWS010801/302110048>
>>
>> from Ohio.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58698&title=%E2%80%9CMore%20voting%20rules%20poised%20to%20pass%20state%20House%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in Uncategorized
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>>
>>
>> "On Campaign Payment of Legal Fees, Contrasting Views
>> From Christie"
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58696>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 8:11 am
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58696>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Brian Svoboda
>> <http://www.lawandpoliticsupdate.com/2014/02/on-campaign-payment-of-legal-fees-contrasting-views-from-christie/>
>>
>> dives in.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58696&title=%E2%80%9COn%20Campaign%20Payment%20of%20Legal%20Fees%2C%20Contrasting%20Views%20From%20Christie%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
>> campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>>
>>
>> "Winter Reading: Rick Hasen's 'Lobbying,
>> Rent-Seeking, and the
>> Constitution'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58694>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 8:08 am
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58694>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> This item
>> <http://www.cityethics.org/content/winter-reading-rick-hasens-lobbying-rent-seeking-and-constitution>
>>
>> appears at the /City Ethics/ blog.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58694&title=%E2%80%9CWinter%20Reading%3A%20Rick%20Hasen%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Lobbying%2C%20Rent-Seeking%2C%20and%20the%20Constitution%E2%80%99%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted in campaign finance
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
>> lobbying <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>
>>
>>
>> Politico on the Partisan Fights over Secretary of
>> State Races
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58692>
>>
>> Posted on February 12, 2014 8:07 am
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58692>by Rick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Here
>> <http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/secretary-of-state-elections-2014-103425.html>.
>>
>> Share
>> <http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D58692&title=Politico%20on%20the%20Partisan%20Fights%20over%20Secretary%20of%20State%20Races&description=>
>> Posted in election administration
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>> The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>
>> --
>> Rick Hasen
>> Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science
>> UC Irvine School of Law
>> 401 E. Peltason Dr., Suite 1000
>> Irvine, CA 92697-8000
>> 949.824.3072 <tel:949.824.3072> - office
>> 949.824.0495 <tel:949.824.0495> - fax
>> rhasen at law.uci.edu <mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu>
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