[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/21/14

Thu Feb 20 20:23:00 PST 2014

    "Ohio Republicans move to curb early, absentee voting"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58919>

Posted on February 20, 2014 7:48 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58919>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/02/20/ohio-republicans-move-to-curb-early-absentee-voting/>: 
"Ohio voters will have shorter windows in which to cast early ballots 
under a proposed measure headed to Gov. John Kasich's desk this week 
after the Republican-dominated legislature moved to cut almost a full 
week off the state's early voting window. The House on Wednesday passed 
a measure that would end what's known as 'golden week,' the six days of 
early voting during which a voter can both register to vote and cast an 
in-person absentee ballot at the same time."

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    "Arizona Senate repeals 2013 election law"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58917>

Posted on February 20, 2014 7:43 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58917>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP 
<http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/02/20/3782266/arizona-senate-repeals-2013-election.html>: 
"Republicans pushing the repeal say they are following the will of the 
voters and expressed worry that the many provisions in the bill could 
not be changed without a supermajority vote of the Legislature if it is 
repealed by voters. Democrats worry the provisions will be re-enacted. 
Repealing the law will cancel the voter referendum."

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    "Voting for change: Politiqueras cause controversy in Rio Grande
    Valley" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58914>

Posted on February 20, 2014 7:26 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58914>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Pan American /reports. 
<http://www.panamericanonline.com/voting-for-change/>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, chicanery 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, vote buying 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=43>

    "Responding to The New York Times on IRS Rules"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58912>

Posted on February 20, 2014 7:14 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58912>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important response 
<http://bolderadvocacy.org/blog/responding-to-the-new-york-times-on-irs-rules> 
from the Alliance for Justice on 501(c)(4) proposed rules.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law 
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>

    "Montgomery County, MD Public Campaign Financing Bill Introduced"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58910>

Posted on February 20, 2014 7:12 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58910>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This post 
<http://www.cityethics.org/content/montgomery-county-md-public-campaign-financing-bill-introduced>appears 
at City Ethics.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

    "Dude! Where's My Ballot?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58908>

Posted on February 20, 2014 7:11 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58908>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

That's the lead story in this week's Electionline Weekly. 
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>

(So nice to be saying that again!)

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>

    "Election Reform Town Hall" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58905>

Posted on February 20, 2014 6:51 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58905>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

    */Election Reform Town Hall/*
    *//*

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
William B. Saxbe Law Auditorium
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

    Each presidential election, as well as state and local elections,
    raises its own set of issues. In 2000, it was the need for standards
    for the counting of votes in Florida (as well as other
    jurisdictions). In subsequent elections, issues of voting machine
    accuracy, registration, voter identification, long lines to vote,
    and counting continue to exist and affect the way voting in America
    occurs, and is perceived to occur. On top of these issues,
    fundamental rights involving campaign speech and redistricting raise
    questions about the current state of elections. This town hall will
    allow participants to voice their thoughts on the current state of
    our electoral process.

    Moderators:
    *H. Ritchey Hollenbaugh*
    Chair, Advisory Commission to the Standing Committee on Election Law
    Carlile Patchen & Murphy

    *Professor Daniel P. Tokaji*
    Senior Fellow, Election Law and Voting Rights
    The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

    Panelists:
    *Richard Coglianese*
    Principal Assistant Attorney General
    Ohio Attorney General's Office

    *Matthew M. Damschroder*
    Ohio Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Director of Elections
    Ohio Secretary of State Office

    *Daniel Harkins*
    Daniel C. Harkins, Attorney at Law

    *Don McTigue*
    McTigue & McGinnis LLC

***Please RSVP to Kara Gillespie at kara.gillespie at americanbar.org 
<mailto:kara.gillespie at americanbar.org> or (202) 662-1691 by Monday, 
February 24, 2014 if you plan to attend***

*Standing Committee on Election Law*
*American Bar Association**
*1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW*
*Suite 400*
*Washington, DC  20036**

*election at americanbar.org* <mailto:election at americanbar.org>
*www.ambar.org/electionlaw 
<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-1ff23x320c1ax03647&>*

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>

    "Law Day 2014 Theme: American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why
    Every Vote Matters" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58903>

Posted on February 20, 2014 6:48 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58903>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Great theme this year from the ABA!

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Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

    NAACP LDF Suit in Louisiana Seeks Voting Rights Act Bail-In
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58901>

Posted on February 20, 2014 8:23 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58901>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press release 
<http://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/terrebonne-parish-branch-naacp-et-al-v-jindal-et-al>:

    LDF and cooperating Louisiana attorney, Ronald L. Wilson, filed a
    challenge under the Voting Rights Act and the U. S. Constitution to
    Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana's 32nd Judicial District Court. A Black
    candidate has never been elected as a judge on this parish court. A
    sitting judge on the court has been suspended for wearing blackface,
    an orange prison jumpsuit, handcuffs, and an afro wig to a Halloween
    party as part of his offensive parody of a Black prison inmate.

This suit comes after this section 2 win b 
<http://www.naacpldf.org/update/black-voters-win-fair-electoral-opportunity-fayette-county-georgia>y 
LDF in Fayette, GA.

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Posted in Voting Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

    "Campaign Legal Center Receives MacArthur Foundation Award for
    Creative & Effective Institutions"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58899>

Posted on February 20, 2014 8:00 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58899>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Congrats! 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2372:february-20-2014-campaign-legal-center-receives-macarthur-foundation-award-for-creative-a-effective-institutions&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61>

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Posted in election law biz <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=51>

    Chapin on Tokaji on a "Grand Election Bargain" Including Voter ID
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58897>

Posted on February 20, 2014 7:51 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58897>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/02/ohio_states_tokaji_proposes_gr.php>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    New Brennan Center Money in Politics Newsletter
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58895>

Posted on February 20, 2014 7:42 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58895>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Check it out 
<http://www.brennancenter.org/newsletter/money-politics-newsletter-public-financing-momentum-donors-plan-super-pac-push>. 
(You can also sign up <http://www.brennancenter.org/signup> to receive 
it via email.)

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

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UC Irvine School of Law
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