[EL] ELB News and Commentary 1/10/14

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Jan 9 21:08:12 PST 2014 

    "Reid's Uncompromising Power Play in Senate Rankles Republicans"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57847>

Posted on January 9, 2014 9:03 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57847>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

    NYT
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/us/politics/reids-uncompromising-power-play-in-senate-rankles-republicans.html?ref=politics&_r=0>:

    With his strong-armed change to the filibuster
    <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/filibusters_and_debate_curbs/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier>
    rule and an iron-fisted control of the Senate floor, Senator Harry
    Reid
    <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/harry_reid/index.html?inline=nyt-per>
    has engaged in the greatest consolidation of congressional power
    since Newt Gingrich ruled the House, unleashing a bitterness that
    may derail efforts to extend unemployment insurance.

    Mr. Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, on Thursday dismissed all
    proposed Republican amendments to the unemployment extension, even
    those drafted by Republicans who had handed Democrats a victory on
    Tuesday by voting to take up the bill.

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Posted in legislation and legislatures 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, political parties 
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    Sad News: Elections Expert Bob Pastor Has Died
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57845>

Posted on January 9, 2014 9:02 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57845>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here is the AP obituary 
<http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/01/09/us/politics/ap-us-obit-pastor.html?ref=politics&_r=0>.

Pastor was the driving force behind the Carter-Baker commission.

Condolences to his family and friends.

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


    Was Fort Lee Targeted by Christie Staff Because of Fight Over State
    Appellate Judges? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57843>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:53 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57843>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Rachel Maddow 
<http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/an-alternate-theory-of-the-bridgegate-scandal-111611971764> 
makes a plausible case---at least as plausible as the endorsement theory.

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


    "Blagojevich Tries to Blow Up Corruption"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57841>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:45 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57841>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes 
<http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/blagojevich-tries-blow-corruption>.

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Posted in bribery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=54>, campaign finance 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>


    "Iowa Secretary Of State Schultz Running For Congress"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57839>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:43 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57839>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Voter fraud warrior 
<http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Iowa-Secretary-Of-State-Schultz-Running-For-Congress-239468971.html> 
wants to go to Congress.

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    Ca. State Sen. Rod Wright Voter Fraud Case May Hinge on Difference
    Between "Domicile" and "Residence"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57837>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:41 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57837>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

LA Times 
<http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-me-pc-rod-wright-20140109,0,5446419.story#axzz2py1QR2sV>.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=38>


    "Palmdale appeals court decision, says it won't hold new election"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57835>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:39 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57835>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

LA Times 
<http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-palmdale-election-20140109,0,2971049.story#axzz2py1QR2sV>:

    Palmdale officials this week appealed a trial judge's ruling that
    their at-large elections violate the California Voting Rights Act
    and said they will not hold new balloting in June.

    Last month, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark V. Mooney ordered
    a new, district-based elections system for Palmdale and required
    that it hold a special election in June to replace the city's
    November at-large election.  He also ruled that the current council
    members could not stay in office beyond July 9.

    The appeal automatically stays the order for a new election but not
    the prohibition against current council members remaining in office,
    thus adding to the confusion that has beset the city since the court
    fight began over the elections system last spring.

My earlier coverage is here <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57111>. And 
here's audio 
<http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/12/03/34920/judge-rules-that-palmdale-must-change-city-electio/> 
of me talking about the case on KPCC.

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


    "Obama donor leading Justice Department's IRS investigation"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57833>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:20 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57833>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/obama-donor-leading-justice-departments-irs-investigation/2014/01/09/980c010a-796a-11e3-8963-b4b654bcc9b2_story.html>:

    Two Republican lawmakers and a conservative legal group are
    questioning the Justice Department's selection of a Democratic donor
    to lead the agency's probe into the Internal Revenue Service's
    targeting of certain advocacy groups during the 2010 and 2012
    election cycles.

    House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Rep.
    Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric H.
    Holder
    <http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-01-08-DEI-Jordan-to-Holder-DOJ-IRS-tax-exempt-applicants.pdf>
    Jr. on Wednesday demanding the department remove DOJ trial attorney
    Barbara Bosserman from the case, saying her involvement is "highly
    inappropriate and has compromised the administration's investigation
    of the IRS."

    Bosserman donated a combined $6,750 to President Obama's election
    campaigns and the Democratic National Committee between 2004 and
    2012, according to federal campaign finance records.

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


    "Record Could Hinder Confirmation Of Civil Rights Nominee"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57831>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:07 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57831>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Carrie Johnson 
<http://www.npr.org/2014/01/08/260648141/record-could-hinder-civil-rights-nominee-at-justice> 
on the Debo Adegbile nomination.

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Posted in Department of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, 
Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting Rights Act 
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    "Priorities USA set to join 2016 fray with new leadership"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57829>

Posted on January 9, 2014 5:36 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57829>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Clinton transition team 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/09/priorities-usa-set-to-join-2016-fray-with-new-leadership/> 
(Super PAC transition, that is).

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


    "The Corporate Reform Coalition Applauds Members of the Senate and
    House for Holding the SEC Accountable for Removing the Corporate
    Political Spending Disclosure Rule"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57827>

Posted on January 9, 2014 5:20 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57827>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See this press release 
<http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/pressroomredirect.cfm?ID=4062>.

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


    "2013?s Top 10: From Voting Rights Act to Moreland Commission"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57825>

Posted on January 9, 2014 2:11 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57825>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jerry Goldfeder writes 
<http://reaction.stroock.com/reaction/RSProcess.asp?RSID=1eo0AqKbINM6MLZfDmF76Q&RSTYPE=OPENATTACH>.

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    "Eyes On The Courts: 2014 Will Be Pivotal For Voting Rights"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57823>

Posted on January 9, 2014 9:30 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57823>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I have writtenthis piece 
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/eyes-on-the-courts-2014-will-be-pivotal-for-voting-rights> 
for @TPM Cafe.

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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>


    Three Orders in Texas Redistricting Cases
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57816>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:51 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57816>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

One grant of atty's fees; 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/grant-of-attys-fees-Davis-1-8-2014.pdf> 
one denying interim attorney's fees 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/denial-of-interim-attys-fees-Perez-1-8-2014.pdf>; 
and one concerning legislative.privilege in the 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/leg-.priv_.-Perez-1-08-20142.pdf>ongoing 
litigation.

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Posted in Department of Justice <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>, 
redistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>, Voting Rights Act 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>


    "Want to Rock the Vote? Fill the Election Assistance Commission"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57814>

Posted on January 9, 2014 8:43 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=57814>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Abby Rapoport 
<http://prospect.org/article/want-rock-vote-fill-election-assistance-commission> 
writes for TAP.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
Election Assistance Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>, The 
Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

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