[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/24/14

Mon Feb 24 07:43:02 PST 2014

    "America's Richest Political Activists Pour Money Into SuperPACs"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58986>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:41 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58986>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Peter Overby reports 
<http://www.npr.org/2014/02/24/281916770/americas-richest-political-activists-pour-money-into-superpacs?utm_content=buffer8cbe3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer> 
for NPR.

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

    "State officials investigating Democratic activists"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58984>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:40 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58984>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP 
<http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/21/6178586/lt-gov-calls-for-probe-of-democratic.html>: 
"The Texas Secretary of State referred three complaints against 
Democratic group Battleground Texas for possible prosecution as 
violations of a state election law on Friday."

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

    The Equivalent of Federal Observers Being Sent in to Run Beit
    Shemesh Elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58982>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:37 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58982>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here <http://tzedek-tzedek.blogspot.co.il/> (following impersonation 
voter fraud problems in a system requiring voter id).

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Posted in chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

    "Texas man turned away from voting booth over pro-gun Second
    Amendment T-shirt" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58980>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58980>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

FOX News reports. 
<http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/23/texas-man-turned-away-from-voting-booth-over-pro-gun-second-amendment-t-shirt/>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, voting 
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    "A New Tidal Wave of Money Could Decide Senate Races"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58978>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58978>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Yahoo! Finance reports 
<http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tidal-wave-money-could-decide-111500312.html>.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme 
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

    Jim Messina as the Dems' "Would-Be Karl Rove"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58976>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:32 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58976>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Vogel and Haberman 
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/meet-jim-messina-103829.html>.

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    "Dems Learn to Love Super PACs" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58974>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:32 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58974>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Hill reports. 
<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/198970-how-democrats-learned-to-love-the-super-pac>

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

    "New Pew Dispatch Examines Research on Over-Reporting of Turnout in
    Surveys" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58972>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:22 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58972>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A ChapinBlog. 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/02/new_pew_dispatch_examines_new.php>

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    Bauer Not Impressed with My More Corruption, Less Gridlock Argument
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58970>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:19 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58970>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bob Bauer comments 
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2014/02/rick-hasen-tradeoff-corruption-better-governance/> 
on my WaPo oped 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-next-citizens-united-could-bring-more-corruption--but-less-gridlock/2014/02/21/a190d1c6-95ab-11e3-afce-3e7c922ef31e_print.html> 
from over the weekend on what a Supreme Court decision in /McCutcheon/ 
may bring to Congress.

I hope I'll have some time to respond later this week.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme 
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    Ohio Christian Alliance Celebrates Decline in Voting Opportunities
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58968>

Posted on February 24, 2014 7:16 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58968>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Newsletter 
<http://ohioca.org/enews.php?Golden-Week-is-Gone-SB-238-Passes-Ohio-House-365>: 
"So-Called 'Golden Week' is Gone!  SB 238 Passes Ohio House by a vote of 
58-36."

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

    The Hip Lobbyist <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58966>

Posted on February 23, 2014 5:51 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58966>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Interesting profile 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/lobbying-shop-mcbee-strategic-represents-the-changing-business-of-influence/2014/02/21/e0fba2a8-99c7-11e3-80ac-63a8ba7f7942_story.html> 
of McBee Strategic.

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Posted in election law biz <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=51>, 
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    "Kasich signs both elections bills; 'livid' FitzGerald may take
    action" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58964>

Posted on February 23, 2014 5:38 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58964>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Columbus Dispatch 
<http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/02/22/kasich-signs-both-elections-bills-livid-fitzgerald-may-take-action.html>:

    With Gov. John Kasich's signature now on two Republican-sponsored
    bills that reduce early voting, eyes turn toward his likely
    Democratic challenger to see if he follows through on a threat to
    challenge the new laws in court.

    Yesterday, Kasich signed Senate Bill 238, which eliminates "Golden
    Week" --- when Ohioans could register and vote on the same day ---
    and shortens early voting by a week. He also signed Senate Bill 205,
    which makes legislative approval a requirement before the secretary
    of state can mail out absentee-ballot applications statewide.

So we may learn if there's now a non-retrogression theory in the equal 
protection clause arroding to the Sixth Circuit.  For background, see my 
The 2012 Voting Wars, Judicial Backstops and the Resurrection of Bush v. 
Gore. <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2182857>

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Rick Hasen
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UC Irvine School of Law
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