[EL] ELB News and Commentary 1/31/14

Fri Jan 31 07:53:42 PST 2014

    "Maher Wants His Show to Decide a House Race"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58463>

Posted on January 31, 2014 7:48 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58463>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT: 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/arts/television/maher-wants-his-show-to-decide-a-house-race.html?_r=1>

    Bill Maher makes little effort to hide his own contempt for many
    politicians, most of them Republicans. Now, he wants to take it to
    the next level: finding one he might be able to help oust from office.

    On his weekly HBO talk show, "Real Time With Bill Maher,"
    <http://www.hbo.com/real-time-with-bill-maher> on Friday night, Mr.
    Maher and his staff plan to ask viewers to make a case for their
    individual representatives in the House to be selected as the worst
    in the country.

    After some culling and analysis, one member of Congress will be
    selected, and the show will follow up through November with examples
    of what it considers terrible work by that representative. Mr. Maher
    will make occasional visits to that member's district to perform
    stand-up and generally stir up hostile feelings toward the show's
    target.

I plan to watch this very closely and comment on it.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, 
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    "Going on Offensive to Expand the Vote"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58459>

Posted on January 31, 2014 7:45 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58459>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo <http://t.co/OIUQGyICub>: "Here's a very interesting development 
that suggests Dems are beginning to take the war over voting far more 
seriously than in the past --- and are gearing up for a protracted 
struggle over voting access that could make a real difference in 2016. A 
group of leading Democratic strategists is launching a new political 
action committee that will raise money for a very specific purpose: 
Getting Democratic secretaries of state who favor expanded voting 
elected in four states --- Ohio, Colorado, Iowa, and Nevada."

In /The Voting Wars / 
<http://www.amazon.com/Voting-Wars-Florida-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr>I 
discuss an earlier Democratic effort, the Secretaries of State project.

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

    "Missouri likely to pass voter ID bill this year"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58457>

Posted on January 31, 2014 7:41 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58457>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/01/31/missouri-likely-to-pass-voter-id-bill-this-year/>

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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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    "Nevada will be key battleground on voter ID"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58455>

Posted on January 30, 2014 4:03 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58455>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ralston reports. 
<http://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/nevada-will-be-key-battleground-voter-id#.Uurn6_vIZEN>

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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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    "Has California cured its political dysfunction? Not so fast."
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58453>

Posted on January 30, 2014 3:27 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58453>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Eric McGhee and Paul Mitchell 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/01/30/has-california-cured-its-political-dysfunction-not-so-fast/> 
with an important corrective for stuff 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56791>like this 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=56093>.

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Posted in political parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, 
political polarization <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>, primaries 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=32>, redistricting 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

    "The 2020 Reapportionment and the Voting Rights Act"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58451>

Posted on January 30, 2014 2:07 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58451>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Must-read Sean Trende post. 
<http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-2020-reapportionment-and-the-voting-rights-act/>

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

    "New Obama politics shop faces old questions"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58449>

Posted on January 30, 2014 1:56 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58449>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Josh Gerstein reports 
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/barack-obama-administration-white-house-office-of-political-affairs-102881.html> 
for /Politico./

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Posted in conflict of interest laws <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>

    Revised Schedule for Duke's Campaign Finance Symposium Next Week
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58446>

Posted on January 30, 2014 8:17 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58446>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

*The Future of Campaign Finance Reform*

**

/Hosted by the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy and 
the Center on Law, Race, and Politics/

*Friday, February 7, 2013*

9:00 a.m. *Introductory Remarks//--/Sanford 223/*

**

9:15 a.m. *Classifying Corruption* *--/Sanford 223/*

Authors:          Yasmin Dawood, /Faculty of Law, University of Toronto/

Richard L. Hasen, /University of California, Irvine School of Law/

Moderator:      Zephyr Teachout, /Fordham University School of Law/

Commentator: James A. Gardner, /SUNY Buffalo Law School/

10:25 a.m.  Break

10:40 a.m. *Regulating Corruption --/Sanford 223/*

Authors:          Eugene Mazo, /Wake Forest University School of Law/

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, /Stetson University College of Law/

Moderator:      Guy-Uriel Charles, /Duke University School of Law/

Commentator: Jason A. Abel, /Steptoe & Johnson LLP/

11:50 a.m. Break/Change of Venue

12:20 p.m. *Lunch and Keynote Address by Lawrence Lessig* *--/Law 3043/*

1:20 p.m.    Break

1:30 p.m. *Big Money/Soft Money* *--/Law 4047/*

Authors:          Ellen D. Katz, /University of Michigan Law School/

Raymond La Raja, /University of Massachusetts, Amherst/

Lynda W. Powell, /University of Rochester/

Moderator:      Richard L. Hasen, /University of California, Irvine 
School of Law/

Commentator: Michael D. Gilbert, /University of Virginia School of Law/

2:50 p.m.    Break

3:00 p.m. *Next Steps --/Law 4047/*

Authors:          Renata E. Strause, /The Ohio State University, Moritz 
College of Law/

Zephyr Teachout, /Fordham University School of Law/

Moderator:      James A. Gardner, /SUNY Buffalo Law School/

Commentator: Guy-Uriel Charles, /Duke University School of Law/

4:00 p.m. *Closing Remarks --/Law 4047/*

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    Sharron Angle Files Voter ID Initiative in Nevada
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58442>

Posted on January 30, 2014 8:01 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58442>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The essential Jon Ralston has the details. 
<http://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/sharron-angle-files-voter-id-initiative#.Uup28PvIZEN>

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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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