[EL] more news 1/21/14

Tue Jan 21 08:03:28 PST 2014

    Bauer-Ginsberg Commission Report Delayed by Weather
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58148>

Posted on January 21, 2014 7:58 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58148>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

USA Today 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/01/21/obama-presidential-commission-on-election-administration-carney/4715009/>: 
"Obama had been scheduled to receive a report from the Presidential 
Commission on Election Administration, but that event has been postponed 
because of the weather."

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

    "Hawaii redistricting upheld" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58146>

Posted on January 21, 2014 7:52 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58146>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Lyle Denniston 
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/01/hawaii-redistricting-upheld/#more-204139http://>:

    The Supreme Court, in a one-line order
    <http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/012114zor_3e04.pdf>without
    explanation, on Tuesday upheld the 2012 plan for redistricting the
    state legislature in Hawaii.  A three-judge federal district court
    had rejected challenges to the plan by residents of Oahu.

    The challengers argued that the plan failed to count many residents,
    such as members of the military and their families and students in
    college whose home states are  elsewhere.  Also protested was the
    fact that the plan did not include any districts that included
    people from more than one island --- so-called "canoe districts." 
    As a result, there are broad differences in population between the
    districts, the Oahu residents contended.

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Posted in redistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>, Supreme 
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

    "Pepper calls out DeWine on voter rights"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58144>

Posted on January 21, 2014 7:41 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58144>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The latest 
<http://news.cincinnati.com/viewart/20140121/NEWS/301210019/Pepper-calls-out-DeWine-voter-rights> 
from Ohio.

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

    "Snowy special election will decide control of Virginia Senate"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58142>

Posted on January 21, 2014 7:39 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58142>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Good reminder 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/01/21/snowy-special-election-will-decide-control-of-virginia-senate/> 
of things out of campaigns' control.

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

    "Legislation Would Restore Voting Rights Act"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58140>

Posted on January 21, 2014 7:36 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58140>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

/NLJ / 
<http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202638832781/Legislation+Would+Restore+Voting+Rights+Act%3Fmcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=ALL>reports 
<http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202638832781/Legislation+Would+Restore+Voting+Rights+Act%3Fmcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=ALL>.

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Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting 
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>, VRAA 
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    "Legalized Bribery Four years on, Citizens United is ruining
    democracy. Here's how to get it back."
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58138>

Posted on January 21, 2014 7:34 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58138>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Fred Wertheimer writes 
<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/citizens-united-campaign-finance-legalized-bribery-102366_full.html#.Ut6TJfvTm71> 
for /Politico/ magazine.

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

    "IRS Screens Social Welfare Groups: How Much is Too Political?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58136>

Posted on January 21, 2014 7:32 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58136>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg 
<http://go.bloomberg.com/political-capital/2014-01-19/irs-screens-social-welfare-groups-how-much-is-too-political/?alcmpid=politics>: 
"The Internal Revenue Service rejected two groups' applications for 
nonprofit status because they were too political, making a rare move in 
a closely watched area of the law. In letters redacted to remove 
identifying information, the tax agency deemed that the groups were 
primarily operating for political purposes."

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    "Meet the New Kochs: The DeVos Clan's Plan to Defund the Left"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58134>

Posted on January 21, 2014 7:31 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58134>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Andy Kroll deep dive 
<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/01/devos-michigan-labor-politics-gop>.

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

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