[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/10/14

Mon Jun 9 21:25:11 PDT 2014

    "Democrats aren't winning back the House. So how are they raising so
    much money?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62218>

Posted on June 9, 2014 9:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62218>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Fix reports 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/09/democrats-arent-winning-back-the-house-so-how-are-they-raising-so-much-money/>.

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    "How Black Turnout Could Decide Senate Control"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62216>

Posted on June 9, 2014 9:22 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62216>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT's "The Uphot" reports 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/upshot/how-black-turnout-could-decide-senate-control.html?smid=tw-nytimes>.

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

    "More Voting Games in Ohio" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62214>

Posted on June 9, 2014 9:20 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62214>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT editorial. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/opinion/more-voting-games-in-ohio.html?ref=politics>

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

    "McAllister says he expected contribution for vote"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62212>

Posted on June 9, 2014 7:24 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62212>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Surprised 
<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/208624-mcallister-says-he-expected-contribution-for-vote#.U5XfXqYyUA4.twitter#ixzz34ApdesxW> 
Rep. McAllister did not expect a smooch.

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, 
chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

    Voting Rights Opponents Press Majority Leader Cantor on VRAA
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62209>

Posted on June 9, 2014 7:18 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62209>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here 
<http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/379912/conservatives-call-cantor-oppose-bad-voting-bill-roger-clegg> 
and here. 
<http://www.scribd.com/doc/228802050/Request-to-meet-concerning-HB-3899-Voting-Rights-Amendment-Act>

Not that it islikely to matter. <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62096>

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Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting 
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>, VRAA 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=81>

    "Hundreds Disenfranchised By America's Worst Voter ID Law"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62207>

Posted on June 9, 2014 1:24 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62207>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Think Progress 
<http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/06/09/3445559/arkansas-voter-id-absentee/>: 
"Last April, Arkansas' Republican-controlled state legislature overrode 
Gov. Mike Beebe's (D) veto 
<http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/04/02/1808281/arkansas-lawmakers-pass-strict-voter-id-law-overriding-governors-veto/> 
to enact a strict photo ID law 
<http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2013/2013R/Acts/Act595.pdf> for 
all voters. But while Arkansas is now one of several states 
<http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id.aspx> 
which suppress voting by requiring valid photo identification to vote at 
the polls, a unique and poorly written provision in the bill caused 
hundreds of absentee voters to also have their votes rejected in last 
month's primary."

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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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    "Will Voters Be Kept from the Polls...Again?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62205>

Posted on June 9, 2014 1:23 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62205>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

"To the Point" explores. 
<http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/to-the-point/are-voters-being-kept-from-the-polls-again>

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

    "Attorney General Holder Suggests New Proposal to Boost Voting
    Access for American Indians and Alaska Natives"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62202>

Posted on June 9, 2014 12:32 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62202>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

DOJ press release <http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/June/14-ag-613.html>.

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

    "Book Review: 'Sons of Wichita' by Daniel Schulman & 'Big Money' by
    Kenneth P. Vogel; Mega-donors like the Koch Brothers are not buying
    elections, they are democratizing them."
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62200>

Posted on June 9, 2014 12:10 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62200>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Barton Swaim WSJ review. 
<http://online.wsj.com/articles/book-review-sons-of-wichita-by-daniel-schulman-big-money-by-kenneth-p-vogel-1402089743>

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

    "Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate
    Committee On The Judiciary, On The Department Of Justice's
    Initiative To Ensure Access To Voting For Native Americans and
    Alaska Natives" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62196>

Posted on June 9, 2014 12:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62196>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press release 
<http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/comment-of-senator-patrick-leahy-d-vt-chairman-senate-committee-on-the-judiciary-on-the-department-of-justices-initiative-to-ensure-access-to-voting_for-native-americans-and-alaska-natives>.

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

    "Super PAC for Campaign Finance Reform Swallowed by Fat Cats
    (Updated)" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62194>

Posted on June 9, 2014 10:33 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62194>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Political MoneyLine 
<http://blogs.rollcall.com/moneyline/super-pac-for-campaign-finance-reform-swallowed-by-fat-cats/> 
on @Lessig.

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

    "Legal Center, Connecticut Watchdogs, File Supplemental Brief in
    Defense of State's Post-Citizens United Campaign Finance Reforms"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62192>

Posted on June 9, 2014 10:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62192>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press release. 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2491:june-9-2014-legal-center-connecticut-watchdogs-file-supplemental-brief-in-defense-of-states-post-citizens-united-campaign-finance-reforms-&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61>

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    "Free speech group sues FEC for failure to disclose"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62190>

Posted on June 9, 2014 10:30 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62190>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press release 
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2014/06/09/free-speech-group-sues-fec-for-failure-to-disclose/>: 
" The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today filed a lawsuit 
against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) 
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2014/06/09/complaint-center-for-competitive-politics-v-federal-election-commission/> 
seeking a controversial agency document denied to CCP despite a Freedom 
of Information Act request. That document relates to a complaint against 
Crossroads GPS that was dismissed by the FEC last December."

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election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>

    Repealing the "Voter Rights Act?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62187>

Posted on June 9, 2014 8:15 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62187>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

An early draft 
<https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1182339-temporary-platform-committee-report.html> 
of the Texas GOP platform called for repealing the entire Voting Rights 
Act (misnamed the Voter Rights Act).  Anyone know if this got passed?

The platform got attention for other reasons 
<http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/06/the-texas-gop-advances-its-cure-the-gays-platform/372333/>.

UPDATE: So apparently this has been the Texas GOP's position for a while 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/texas-republican-party-platform-voting-rights-act-repeal_n_1632455.html>.

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

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