[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/11/14

Thu Jul 10 20:18:44 PDT 2014

    "Judge throws out Florida's congressional map"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63187>

Posted on July 10, 2014 7:53 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63187>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Miami Herald 
<http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/10/4229862/judge-throws-out-floridas-congressional.html>:

    A judge threw out Florida's congressional redistricting map
    Thursday, ruling that the Legislature allowed for a "secret,
    organized campaign" by partisan operatives to subvert the
    redistricting process in violation of the state Constitution.

    Leon County Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled that two of the
    state's 27 districts are invalid and must be redrawn, along with any
    other districts affected by them, to bring the map into compliance
    with the state's new Fair District amendments.

You can read the decision here 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/images/Romo_v_Detzner_Final_Judgment_7-10-14.pdf> 
(via CLC 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/images/Romo_v_Detzner_Final_Judgment_7-10-14.pdf>).

Judge Lewis struck me as one of the very best (state or federal) judges 
involved in the 2000 Bush v. Gore set of cases.  This opinion to is well 
written, straightforward and convincing. We will see what happens as 
this case works its way up the appellate process.

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

    "Fielder says he didn't buy votes, but was asked to"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63185>

Posted on July 10, 2014 7:45 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63185>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Clarion Ledger: 
<http://www.clarionledger.com/story/politicalledger/2014/07/10/fielder-votes-buying-election-cochran-mcdaniel/12500655/>"A 
Meridian man has recanted -- sort of -- his story that he helped the 
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran campaign buy votes for $15 each in Lauderdale 
County."

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Posted in chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, recounts 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=50>, vote buying 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=43>

    "Could Chris McDaniel Get A Do-Over In The Mississippi Senate Race?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63183>

Posted on July 10, 2014 7:44 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63183>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ben Jacobs reports. 
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/10/mcdaniel-hunts-for-thousands-of-illegal-votes-in-mississippi-republican-senate-primary.html>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, recounts 
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    "Senate panel advances plan to get money out of politics"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63181>

Posted on July 10, 2014 10:55 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63181>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

USA Today reports 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/07/10/judiciary-constitutional-amendment-campaign-money/12476851/>.

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

    Oh Great. Senate Dems Won't Bring DISCLOSE Act to Floor Vote Before
    Election, But Will Bring Quixotic Constitutional Amendment
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63179>

Posted on July 10, 2014 10:19 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63179>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

So reports Bloomberg BNA in a Breaking News email.

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    "A few notes on unanimity" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63177>

Posted on July 10, 2014 9:46 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63177>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Kedar Bhatia 
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/07/a-few-notes-on-unanimity/>: "I will 
leave it to others to hypothesize about why the Court saw a spike in 
unanimity during OT13. It is equally possible that the Justices 
coincidentally took on unusually simple cases during OT13, that the 
Chief Justice has steered the Justices toward narrow, consensus views, 
or that they forged only fleeting coalitions that will fall apart when 
more difficult cases arise.  A close inspection of the cases supports 
several different theories surrounding the unusually high unanimity 
figures for OT13, so Court watchers will be sure to continue monitoring 
unanimity figures over the coming years."

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

    "Racial Politics Gets Complicated for Republicans"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63175>

Posted on July 10, 2014 9:44 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63175>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Frank Wilkinson 
<http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-07-10/racial-politics-gets-complicated-for-republicans>on 
#MSSEN.

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

    "If the First Amendment is Amended, Would the Court's First
    Amendment Jurisprudence Continue?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63173>

Posted on July 10, 2014 9:13 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63173>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Josh Blackman blogs. 
<http://joshblackman.com/blog/2014/07/10/if-the-first-amendment-is-amended-would-the-courts-first-amendment-jurisprudence-continue/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>

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

    "Disabled often banned from voting in L.A., complaint says"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63171>

Posted on July 10, 2014 8:54 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63171>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP 
<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/disabled-often-banned-from-voting-in-l-a-complaint-says/>:

    At a time when election officials are struggling to convince more
    Americans to vote, advocates for the disabled say thousands of
    people with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy and other
    intellectual or developmental disabilities have been systematically
    denied that basic right in the nation's largest county.

    A Voting Rights Act complaint to be filed Thursday with the U.S.
    Justice Department goes to a politically delicate subject that
    states have grappled with over the years: Where is the line to
    disqualify someone from the voting booth because of a cognitive or
    developmental impairment?

    Thecomplaint by the Disability and Abuse Project
    <http://disability-abuse.com/doj/index.htm> argues that intellectual
    and developmental disabilities, including conditions such as Down
    syndrome, are not automatic barriers to participating in elections.
    It seeks a sweeping review of voting eligibility in Los Angeles
    County in such cases, arguing that thousands of people with those
    disabilities have lost the right to vote during the last decade.

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

    "Looking for the Constitution in Rand Paul's proposed felon voter
    law" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63169>

Posted on July 10, 2014 8:52 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63169>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Derek Muller mulls. 
<http://excessofdemocracy.com/blog/2014/7/looking-for-the-constitution-in-rand-pauls-proposed-felon-voter-law>

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