[EL] ELB News and Commentary 1/19/14

Sun Jan 19 08:55:08 PST 2014

    Dan Balz Helps Justice Ginsburg Sleep at Night While Monkey Cage
    Keeps Her Up <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58097>

Posted on January 19, 2014 8:53 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58097>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Dan Balz: The GOP's uphill path to 270 electoral votes in 2016 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-gops-uphill-path-to-270-in-2016/2014/01/18/9404eb06-7fcf-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html>

Monkey Cage: The Democratic Party's uphill path to 270 electoral votes 
in 2016 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/01/18/the-democratic-partys-uphill-battle-to-270-electoral-votes-in-2016/>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, Supreme Court 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

    "IMF funding, IRS guidelines collide in spending bill"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58095>

Posted on January 19, 2014 8:51 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58095>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico 
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/international-monetary-fund-internal-revenue-service-spending-bill-102347.html>:

    Republican tea party forces and the International Monetary Fund
    collided in the final bargaining over the omnibus spending bill this
    past week. Neither won --- but the standoff speaks volumes about
    American politics.

    Republican business allies like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a
    long line of Republican Treasury secretaries going back to Ronald
    Reagan joined the White House in supporting the IMF funding.

    But in the course of House-Senate negotiations, the IMF became
    paired with an amendment shaped by Senate Minority Leader Mitch
    McConnell (R-Ky.) who wanted to block Treasury from implementing new
    IRS rules to curb political activity by tax-exempt groups.

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Posted in political parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, 
political polarization <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>, tax law and 
election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>

    NYT Ed Board Cautiously Endorses Voting Rights Amendment Act
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58093>

Posted on January 19, 2014 8:50 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58093>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/opinion/sunday/a-step-toward-restoring-voting-rights.html?ref=opinion&_r=0>

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

    Ruling on Pa. voter ID unlikely to be the last word"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58091>

Posted on January 19, 2014 8:40 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58091>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Philadelphia Inquirer /reports. 
<http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20140119_Ruling_on_Pa__voter_ID_unlikely_to_be_the_last_word.html>

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>

    "Can Ohio erase partisan pencils? Politicians, experts say Ohio has
    a narrow window to fix broken redistricting system"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58089>

Posted on January 19, 2014 8:39 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58089>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. 
<http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201401190522/NEWS010801/301190033>

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Posted in redistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

    "New Research on Federal Election Commission"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58087>

Posted on January 19, 2014 8:38 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58087>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Michael Franz 
<http://mikemfranz.com/2014/01/17/new-research-on-federal-election-commission/>has 
a dataset and tools for FEC geeks.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, federal 
election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>

    "UPDATE: Elections director Rob Coffman weighs options after state
    director decides to fire him" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58085>

Posted on January 19, 2014 8:34 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58085>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The latest 
<http://m.journalnow.com/news/local/article_25c51042-806c-11e3-b85f-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=jqm>from 
North Carolina.

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

    Bauer-Ginsberg Report Must Be Coming Soon; Pres. to Meet with
    Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58083>

Posted on January 18, 2014 2:37 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58083>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Mike Allen <http://www.politico.com/playbook/>: "*THE PRESIDENT'S WEEK 
AHEAD*: "On Tuesday, the President and the Vice President will meet with 
members of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration."

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
PCEA (Bauer-Ginsberg Commission) <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=79>

    "Power play: Federal ruling forbids states from checking voters'
    citizenship" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58081>

Posted on January 18, 2014 2:35 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58081>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Washington Times 
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/18/new-federal-ruling-forbids-states-checking-voters-/>: 
"A federal commission rejected three states' requests to ask voters for 
proof of citizenship, issuing a complex decision Friday that said it's 
up to the national government 
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/national-government/>, not the 
states, to decide what to include on registration forms."

My earlier coverage is here <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58063>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
Election Assistance Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>, 
NVRA (motor voter) <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=33>, The Voting Wars 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter registration 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>

    "Pennsylvania's voter ID law isn't dead yet"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58079>

Posted on January 18, 2014 2:31 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58079>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Week reports. 
<http://theweek.com/article/index/255278/pennsylvanias-voter-id-law-isnt-dead-yet>

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voter id 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>

    "The Uncertain Future of Voter ID Laws"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58077>

Posted on January 18, 2014 2:29 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58077>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important Andrew Cohen column 
<http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/01/the-uncertain-future-of-voter-id-laws/283171/>.

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