[EL] PA Voter ID Dead/more news 5/8/14

Thu May 8 14:27:27 PDT 2014

    FEC Statements on Bitcoin <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61361>

Posted on May 8, 2014 2:24 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61361>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Chair Lee Goodman <http://saos.fec.gov/aodocs/1256452.pdf>

Democratic commissioners <http://t.co/61us5CJUH8>

You can bet your bottom bitcoin that Democratic and Republican 
commissioners will continue to clash on just about anything 
controversial coming before the Commission.

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    Big News: PA Won't Appeal Ruling Striking Down Voter ID
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61359>

Posted on May 8, 2014 2:17 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61359>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP 
<http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20140508_ap_a736eeef2e02499b8a5d0dfcdaa74394.html> 
has the news.

As I've said, one cannot consider the constitutionality or 
permissibility of "voter id" in a vacuum.  Each state's law must be 
evaluated separately in terms of the types of i.d.'s required, the means 
by which i.d's are acquired and the burdens on voters. In the PA case, 
there was really insurmountable evidence that PA's DOT was not capable 
as a bureaucracy of processing the requests for "free" identifications 
in a reasonable manner.

Gov. Corbett says that he's going to go back to the Pa. legislature to 
see if they can write a new voter id law which will not lead to the 
disenfranchisement of so many people.

But chalk this up in the meantime as yet another victory for opponents 
of strict photographic identification requirements.

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     From the Huh? Department <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61356>

Posted on May 8, 2014 10:27 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61356>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Justice Scalia co-author hires lawyer 
<http://www.nationallawjournal.com/legaltimes/id=1202654515592/New-Study-Revisits-Scalia-Posner-Feud?slreturn=20140408132519>to 
determine whether Judge Posner critiques of their book on statutory 
interpretation have merit.

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    "Efforts to revive Voting Rights Act provision stall in Congress"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61354>

Posted on May 8, 2014 10:16 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61354>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

It is odd that this article originating 
<http://columbiadailyherald.com/news/nation/efforts-revive-voting-rights-act-provision-stall-congress>in 
the /Dallas Morning News/ does not include the two most important words 
related to this question: Eric Cantor. <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60798>

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Posted in Voting Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>, VRAA 
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    FEC Commissioners Disagree About What They Approved Re Bitcoin
    Contributions <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61352>

Posted on May 8, 2014 10:00 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61352>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Matea Gold: 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/05/08/federal-election-commission-approves-bitcoin-donations-to-political-committees/>

    That low sum assuaged the concerns of several commissioners about
    the risks of the virtual currency, said Commissioner Ellen
    Weintraub, a Democratic appointee.

    "The $100 limit was really important to us," she said. "We have to
    balance a desire to accommodate innovation, which is a good thing,
    with a concern that we continue to protect transparency in the
    system and ensure that foreign money doesn't seep in."

    Because the commission only approved the acceptance of bitcoin as
    specifically described in the request by the Make Your Laws PAC, the
    decision does not permit contributions of more than $100, she said.

    But Chairman Lee Goodman, a Republican appointee to the panel,
    disagreed. He said that the advisory opinion treats bitcoin
    donations as in-kind contributions --- not official currency ---
    meaning that the only limits that apply are the federal caps on all
    forms of accepted donations. Those limit individuals to giving
    $2,600 to a candidate per election and $5,000 to a political action
    committee. Individuals and corporations can give unlimited sums to
    super PACs.

    "To me, the opinion that the commission approved today supports the
    right of bitcoin users to contribute as they would all other kind
    things of value," he said, such as silver dollars and works of art.

    "This advisory opinion in no way established the outer limit,"
    Goodman added.

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    "Wisconsin to lift limits on campaign giving after Supreme Court
    ruling" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61350>

Posted on May 8, 2014 9:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61350>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

More news 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/wisconsin-to-lift-limits-on-campaign-giving-after-supreme-court-ruling-b99265515z1-258470891.html> 
from Wisconsin: "Wisconsin election officials acknowledged in federal 
court Thursday they could not enforce a state law that limits the amount 
donors can give to all candidates to $10,000 a year, in light of a 
recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling."

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    "Federal judge stops Doe probe again, calls appeal frivolous"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61348>

Posted on May 8, 2014 9:37 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61348>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel /reports. 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/federal-judge-stops-doe-probe-for-second-time-b99265560z1-258474841.html>

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    You Want All of Your Crazy, Unsubstantiated Right Wing Voter Fraud
    Paranoia in One Place? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61346>

Posted on May 8, 2014 9:25 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61346>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Got you covered 
<http://www.aim.org/special-report/voter-fraud-an-existential-threat-to-america/>.

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    "Missouri voters may see dueling ballot measures"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61344>

Posted on May 8, 2014 9:20 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61344>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Missouri skirmishes. 
<http://www.ky3.com/news/local/missouri-voters-may-see-dueling-ballot-measures/21048998_25851368>

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

    "North Carolina voting law causes confusion at the polls"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61342>

Posted on May 8, 2014 9:19 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61342>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

MSNBC reports 
<http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/north-carolina-voting-law-causes-confusion-the-polls>.

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    "Pew Reviews National Voter Registration Act"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61340>

Posted on May 8, 2014 9:18 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61340>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

That's the lead story in this week's Electionline Weekly. 
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>

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    "On Hold: Judicial Effort to Kill Walker Criminal Probe and Destroy
    Evidence" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61338>

Posted on May 8, 2014 9:17 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61338>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Brendan Fischer blogs. 
<http://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/05/12469/randa-kills-wisconsin-campaign-finance-law>

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    John Doe Injunction--Except District Court Order to Destroy
    Evidence--Back on for Now in Wisconsin
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61335>

Posted on May 8, 2014 8:41 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61335>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

You can read the order here 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/johndoe2.pdf>.

This order too may now be brought back to the 7th Circuit, where I 
believe it will have a fair chance of being stayed on appeal.  It is 
highly unusual for a federal court to issue an order completely shutting 
down a state [corrected] investigation.

Regardless of the underlying merits, this is quite an intrusion into 
state court processes and it may be an appropriate case for abstention.

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    "The Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014: A Constitutional Response
    to Shelby County" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61333>

Posted on May 8, 2014 8:24 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61333>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

ACS: 
<https://www.acslaw.org/publications/issue-briefs/the-voting-rights-amendment-act-of-2014-a-constitutional-response-to?mgs1=c4b8fMlWid>

    ACS is pleased to distribute "*The Voting Rights Amendment Act of
    2014: A Constitutional Response to /Shelby County/*
    <https://www.acslaw.org/sites/default/files/Yeomans_Stephanopoulos_Chin_Bagenstos_and_Daniels_-_VRAA_1.pdf>,"
    an Issue Brief by *William Yeomans*, Fellow in Law and Government,
    American University Washington College of Law; *Nicholas
    Stephanopoulos*, Assistant Professor of Law, The University of
    Chicago Law School; *Gabriel J. Chin*, Professor of Law, University
    of California-Davis School of Law; *Samuel Bagenstos*, Professor of
    Law, The University of Michigan Law School; and *Gilda R. Daniels*,
    Associate Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law.

    In the Issue Brief, the five authors analyze the major elements of
    the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 ("VRAA"), bipartisan
    legislation that seeks to remedy some of the damage inflicted by
    last summer's Supreme Court decision in /Shelby County v. Holder/. 
    The Issue Brief examines the VRAA's new coverage formula for
    preclearance, the expansion of the Section 3 bail-in remedy, the
    revision to the preliminary injunction standard for voting rights
    cases, and the provisions mandating public notice of changes to
    voting laws and procedures.  The scholars conclude that these
    measures are valid exercises of congressional power and that the
    VRAA appropriately responds to the constitutional standards
    articulated by the Court in /Shelby County/ and other relevant cases.

I've posted my early thoughts on the constitutional issues with the VRAA 
here <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=58021>.

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    "Political Corruption and the Academic Left; the Zephyr Teachout
    Edition" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61331>

Posted on May 8, 2014 8:05 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61331>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Paul Jossey blogs 
<http://thereplawyer.blogspot.com/2014/05/political-corruption-and-academic-left.html>.

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    "Victory! Aspen Lets Students Keep Their Casebooks"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61329>

Posted on May 8, 2014 7:55 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=61329>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Very good news 
<http://laboratorium.net/archive/2014/05/08/victory_aspen_lets_students_keep_their_casebooks> 
for students and law professors

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