[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/16/14

[Rick Hasen]

    "Cornyn's war chest benefits from bundlers'
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62394>

Posted on June 16, 2014 8:54 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62394>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CPI 
<http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20140615-cornyns-war-chest-benefits-from-bundlers.ece>(Dallas 
Morning News):

    When Sen. John Cornyn needed help fortifying his campaign war chest
    against a pesky and potentially dangerous tea party challenger, a
    small army of lobbyists volunteered.

    Government influencers representing Goldman Sachs, Koch Industries
    and Lockheed Martin ranked among the "bundlers" who helped fill
    Cornyn's coffers with nearly $1.1 million during 2013 and early
    2014, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of federal
    campaign finance filings. Their contributions amounted to about $1
    out of every $9 Cornyn raised.

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


    "Early voting hasn't boosted Ohio turnout"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62392>

Posted on June 16, 2014 8:50 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62392>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Columbus Dispatch 
<http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/06/16/early-voting-hasntboosted-ohio-turnout.html>:

    Early voting has not led to more voting in Ohio, at least not in
    terms of total votes cast.

    A /Dispatch/ analysis of the vote totals from the past three
    presidential elections in the state shows that overall turnout in
    the 2012 race, when Ohioans arguably had the most opportunities in
    state history to vote early, was lower than in the 2004 election,
    when there was virtually no early voting in Ohio.

Seems to me that a study which accounts for the affect of early voting 
on turnout needs to do more than just look at total votes cast.

(Via Chapin reply 
<https://twitter.com/HHHElections/status/478537246145273856> to Husted 
tweet.)

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>


    "Why Hispanics Don't Have a Larger Political Voice"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62390>

Posted on June 16, 2014 8:45 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62390>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Nate Cohn 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/upshot/why-hispanics-dont-have-a-larger-political-voice.html?ref=politics>:

    Hispanic-Americans are growing in number, coveted by the nation's
    political parties and deeply in favor of an overhaul of the nation's
    immigration laws. Given this combination, why does such an overhaul
    still seem to be such a long shot in Washington?

    One reason is that no demographic group is more marginalized in
    American elections than Hispanics. Many are ineligible to vote,
    while those who can vote often do not or are concentrated in
    noncompetitive districts and states. The dynamic will be
    particularly strong in this year's midterms in November, when
    Hispanic voters will represent a tiny fraction of the electorate in
    the states and districts critical to the battle for control of Congress.

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


    "Population Shifts Turning All Politics National"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62388>

Posted on June 16, 2014 8:43 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62388>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important NYT report. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/us/population-shifts-turning-all-politics-national.html?ref=politics>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, political 
parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political polarization 
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    "'None Of The Above' Tops Nevada's Dem Gubernatorial Primary"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62386>

Posted on June 16, 2014 8:41 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62386>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports. 
<http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2014/06/12/none-of-the-above-tops-dem-gubernatorial-primary/>

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

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