[EL] ELB News and Commentary 11/5/14

Wed Nov 5 07:47:34 PST 2014

    "Scott first black senator elected in South since Reconstruction"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68051>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:38 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68051>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CNN reports. 
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/south-carolina-tim-scott-digital/index.html?sr=sharebar_twitter>

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

    Looks Like MayDay PAC Did Not Do So Well in Using Big Money to
    Defeat Big Money <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68049>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68049>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Of all the candidates they backed, <https://mayday.us/factsheet/>only 
Walter Jones (R-NC) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) succeeded. And I don't know 
that MayDay money mattered in those races. Would like to learn more.

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    Fascinating NYT Oped on Getting a Concealed Weapons Permit for
    Voting in Texas <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68047>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:33 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68047>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Harel Shapira 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/opinion/election-2014-ill-concealed-prejudice.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0>:

    Over the past few months my colleagues Katherine Jensen, Ken-Hou Lin
    and I have been trying to examine whether voter ID laws are good or
    bad for democracy by collecting data on concealed handgun license
    applications. While these applications may seem an odd choice for
    examining whether voter ID laws may disenfranchise anyone, they
    actually point to the likelihood of persistent racism within the
    process of obtaining state-issued IDs.

    Based on Texas-wide data we acquired from the Department of Public
    Safety for the years 2010-2013, a period during which a total of
    590,042 people applied for a concealed handgun license, we found
    that black men are 2.79 times more likely to be denied a license
    than white men, and that black women are 4.74 times more likely to
    be denied one than white women. Such racial disparity is not unique
    to Texas. In Indiana, where 321,475 people applied for a concealed
    handgun license during this same time period, black men are 5.54
    times more likely to be denied a license than white men, while black
    women are 7.26 times more likely to be denied one than white women.
    Whether we are talking about Texas or Indiana, if you are black, you
    are significantly less likely to be issued this form of identification.

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

    Warner Still About 12K Votes Ahead in #VASEN, But No Concession
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68045>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:23 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68045>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The latest. 
<http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/government-politics/election/senate-race-too-close-to-call/article_9356d4ac-645e-11e4-a496-0017a43b2370.html>

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Posted inrecounts <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=50>

    "Padilla Elected Secretary of State as Democrats Sweep State
    Offices" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68043>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:22 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68043>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

That early Pete Peterson leaddisappeared 
<http://www.postperiodical.com/padilla-elected-secretary-state-democrats-sweep-state-offices/>. 
In the end, Padilla won by5 points. 
<http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/secretary-of-state/>

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Posted inelection law biz <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=51>

    "Secretary of State: We are proving that Florida knows how to run
    elections" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68041>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:20 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68041>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Miami Herald reports. 
<http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/11/secretary-of-state-we-are-proving-that-florida-knows-how-to-run-elections.html>

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

    "GOP rides cavalry to U.S. Senate majority; Super PACs, 'dark money'
    nonprofits make difference as Republicans dominate election night"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68039>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:13 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68039>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Extensive CPI report 
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/11/05/16222/gop-rides-cavalry-us-senate-majority>.

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    "NC Supreme Court Recount Could Be Legal Focal Point"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68037>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:11 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68037>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ned Foley 
<http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/election-law/article/?article=13033>: "From an 
election law perspective, the biggest potential development I've seen 
early Wednesday morning after Election Night is not in U.S. Senate 
races, or even gubernatorial ones, but rather the fight 
<http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/11/04/4294959_beasley-bid-for-nc-supreme-court.html?rh=1>for 
a seat on North Carolinia's Supreme Court."

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

    "Montana voters uphold Election Day registration"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68035>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:09 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68035>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bozeman Daily Chronicle 
<http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/elections/montana-voters-uphold-election-day-registration/article_df293764-64c5-11e4-b71b-1fbb2f15b53e.html?utm_medium=desktop&utm_source=block_953010&utm_campaign=blox>:

    A ballot issue that would bar people from registering to vote on
    Election Day was defeated Tuesday.

    The initiative sought to make the Friday before Election Day the
    deadline for late voter registration. In early results, voters
    turned away the referendum, 57 to 43 percent.

    Opponents said the Republican-backed measure would deny some people
    the right to vote. Proponents said it would ease congestion at
    polling places on Election Day.

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

    "As New Rules Take Effect, Voters Report Problems in Some States"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68033>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:07 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68033>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/us/election-tests-new-rules-on-voting.html?_r=0>:

    Some longtime voters in Texas reported on Tuesday that they were
    refused a ballot because they lacked newly required photo
    identification. In North Carolina, voters who showed up at the wrong
    precinct were unable to vote, reflecting a new policy. And in
    Georgia, hundreds of frustrated people called a hotline to say they
    were unsure if their voter registrations had been processed, some of
    the thousands of would-be new voters who reportedly faced uncertainty.

    In many cases, the accounts seemed to reflect concerns raised by
    civic groups and civil rights leaders that new photo identification
    requirements in several states and cutbacks in early voting and
    same-day registration in others would deter significant numbers of
    people from participating in the elections
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/us/politics/midterm-elections.html>.

    Most of the new policies were adopted by Republican legislatures in
    the name of electoral integrity, even though evidence of voter fraud
    has been negligible. They are opposed by Democrats who say tighter
    rules are aimed at discouraging minorities, poor people and college
    students, groups that tend to prefer Democrats, from voting.
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/us/election-tests-new-rules-on-voting.html?_r=0#story-continues-2>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars 
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    "Democracy on the ballot in Election 2014?
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68031>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:03 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68031>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

FairVote<http://www.fairvoteblog.com/2014/11/democracy-on-ballot-in-election-2014.html>has 
a useful roundup.

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    "I wonder if RBG is Having Second Thoughts About Retiring?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68029>

Posted onNovember 5, 2014 7:01 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68029>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Josh Blackman asks 
<http://joshblackman.com/blog/2014/11/05/i-wonder-if-rbg-is-having-second-thoughts-about-retiring/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>the 
question that was first on my mind when I woke up to the red wave.

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Posted inpolitical parties 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>,political polarization 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>,Supreme Court 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

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