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

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Nov 11 05:48:24 PST 2014 

    "The Supreme Court's Gerrymandering Conundrum: Did Alabama
    legislators redraw district lines to hurt Democrats or to
    disenfranchise black voters?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68236>

Posted onNovember 11, 2014 5:46 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68236>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I have writtenthis new 
piece<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/11/alabama_redistricting_supreme_court_did_legislators_redraw_district_lines.html>for/Slate/. 
  It begins:

    As Democrats struggled last week to salvage control of the Senate,
    they pushed to get as many black voters to the polls as possible
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/us/in-black-vote-democrats-see-lifeline-for-midterms.html?_r=3>,
    especially in the South. It's no wonder: Blacks are the most
    reliable
    <http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/solid-black-turnout-not-enough-to-rescue-key-democrats/2014/11/04/a71ca6d2-647d-11e4-836c-83bc4f26eb67_story.html> Democratic
    voters, and 89 percent of them
    <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/11/06/the-gop-moved-the-ball-forward-with-black-voters-but-progress-is-slow/> ended
    up supporting Democratic candidates in the 2014 elections (a mark
    that was actually down from 2012). White voters, in contrast, came
    out heavily for Republicans in the South. In North Carolina, where
    incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan lost to Republican Thom Tillis, the GOP
    candidate got just 3 percent
    <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/11/06/the-gop-moved-the-ball-forward-with-black-voters-but-progress-is-slow/> of
    the black vote. But as we all know, the black turnout was not high
    enough to beat back the Republican wave in North Carolina or
    elsewhere. In North Carolina in particular, black turnout was down
    <http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/solid-black-turnout-not-enough-to-rescue-key-democrats/2014/11/04/a71ca6d2-647d-11e4-836c-83bc4f26eb67_story.html> compared
    with 2012.

    Recognizing this major overlap of race and party in the South is key
    to understanding Wednesday's Supreme Court case
    <http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/alabama-democratic-conference-v-alabama/?wpmp_switcher=desktop> involving
    a constitutional challenge to Alabama's legislative redistricting.
    No one disputes that the Alabama legislature packed black voters
    into a few legislative districts, thus strengthening Republican
    control in the majority of districts throughout the rest of the
    state. But whether or not that action is constitutional depends a
    great deal on whether the court views this as a case about race (in
    which case Alabama may have acted unconstitutionally) or one about
    party (in which case Alabama's actions are constitutional, if
    unsavory politics as usual).

    Given current realities, this "race or party
    <http://harvardlawreview.org/2014/01/race-or-party-how-courts-should-think-about-republican-efforts-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-in-north-carolina-and-elsewhere/>"
    determination is a wholly artificial exercise, but one that puts the
    justices in a very interesting spot.

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    Schauer Reviews Post's Campaign Finance Book in Yale Law Journal
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68234>

Posted onNovember 11, 2014 5:41 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68234>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I can't wait to readthis 
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2519545> new Fred 
Schauer book review:

    This review essay for the Yale Law Journal of Robert Post's Citizens
    Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution contrasts
    Post's hopeful and optimistic vision of discursive democracy, and
    its accompanying hopeful and optimistic visions of the Constitution
    and the First Amendment, with the more fearful and risk-averse
    visions well-captured by Winston Churchill's famous observation that
    "democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other
    forms that have been tried from time to time." Although Post's
    vision is attractive in a more hopeful or even utopian way, the more
    pessimistic vision of democracy, of constitutionalism, and of
    freedom of speech, arguably exemplified in the title of John Hart
    Ely's Democracy and Distrust, is distrustful of government,
    distrustful of legislative power, distrustful of courts, and even
    distrustful of public discourse. And although this essay does not
    seek to determine as a matter of ideal theory which vision is
    superior, it does suggest that, pace Post, the vision of fear and
    distrust may fit better with existing American constitutional
    doctrine and traditions. Along the way, the essay also endorses
    substantial campaign finance regulation but questions, against Post
    and many others, whether drawing a line between the speech of
    corporations and the speech of natural persons is consistent with
    either free speech doctrine or the soundest underlying
    justifications for a free speech principle.

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    "Voter Viagra: How to Cure America's Electoral Apathy?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68232>

Posted onNovember 11, 2014 5:35 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68232>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bloomberg analysis. 
<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-11-10/how-to-cure-americas-electoral-apathy>

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    "Is It Too Late for a Democratic ALEC?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68230>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 9:59 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68230>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

David Firestone blogs 
<http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/is-it-too-late-for-a-democratic-alec/?ref=politics>at 
NYT's Taking Note blog.

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    "One California Legislative Race Has One Candidate Leading the Other
    by Seven Votes" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68228>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 9:57 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68228>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

A snapshot 
<http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/11/one-california-legislative-race-has-one-candidate-leading-the-other-by-seven-votes/>in 
time.

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    "Koch-backed nonprofit raised $44 million in 2013?
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68226>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 9:56 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68226>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CPI reports 
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/11/10/16257/koch-backed-nonprofit-raised-44-million-2013>.

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    Provisional Ballot Dispute in AZ Congressional Race
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68224>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 6:11 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68224>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Tuscon Weekly 
<http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2014/11/10/judge-denies-team-mcsallys-motion-allows-vote-count-to-continue-in-hotly-contested-barber-mcsally-race>:

    A Pima County Superior Court judge has denied an effort by
    Republican Martha McSally's congressional campaign to stop counting
    a group of ballots in Democratic precincts in her hotly contested
    race against Democratic incumbent Ron Barber.

    Superior Court Judge James Marner said that he would not issue a
    temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to stop the
    count of provisional ballots that were missing a signature from a
    poll worker.

    The race remains extremely tight, with McSally leading Barber by 341
    votes.

(via TPM 
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/judge-denies-martha-mcsally-ron-barber-restraining-order-pima-county-ballots>).

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,provisional ballots 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=67>,The Voting Wars 
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    "Ex-Sen. Wright appeals voter fraud conviction"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68222>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 4:56 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68222>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The LA Times reports. 
<http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-exsen-wright-appeals-voter-fraud-conviction-20141110-story.html>

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    "Paul still faces ballot quandary in Kentucky"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68220>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 3:24 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68220>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports. 
<https://news.yahoo.com/paul-still-faces-ballot-quandary-kentucky-174925747--election.html>

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    "Irony alert: Justices miffed by rulings without reasons"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68217>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 11:39 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68217>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Richard Wolf writes 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/10/supreme-court-cell-towers-retiree-benefits/18804055/>for 
USA Today.

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    In Glenn Reynolds' Proposal for a "Revolving Door" Surtax
    Unconstitutional? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68214>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 11:36 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68214>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Glenn Reynolds in USA Today 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/11/09/6-bills-copyright-gop-should-pass-republican-agenda-column/18773951/>proposes 
six bills for the new Republican Congress to pass, including this:

    6. Institute a "revolving door"
    <http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/03/04/revolving-door-lobby-congress/1960399/>surtax on
    those who make more in post-government employment. Leave a Treasury
    job making $150,000 a year to take one in private industry paying
    $750,000, and you'll pay 50% surtax on the $600,000 difference. Most
    of the increased pay is based on knowledge and connections you got
    while on Uncle Sam's dime, so why shouldn't Uncle Sam get a share?
    An Obama veto would be unpopular.

To the extent that many going through the revolving door are working as 
lobbyists or at least in the influence industry, does this interfere 
with First Amendment free speech and petition rights?  I explore the 
question inLobbying, Rent-Seeking, and the 
Constitution<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1734428>(Stanford 
Law Review). I think Reynolds' proposal would face a serious 
constitutional challenge, and I am kind of surprised that Reynolds, who 
I believe supports the /Citizens United/line of cases striking down 
campaign finance limits on First Amendment grounds, would support this.

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    "Amicus brief supporting the dismissal of the Gov. Rick Perry
    prosecution in Texas" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68212>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 11:27 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68212>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Eugene Volokh with an amicus brief 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/11/10/amicus-brief-supporting-the-dismissal-of-the-gov-rick-perry-prosecution-in-texas/>in 
the Perry case, including a wide array of amicus cosigners.

I'm sympathetic to Eugene's arguments (seemy 
/Slate/piece<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/08/the_perry_indictment_is_one_more_example_of_criminalizing_politics_watch.html>on 
Rick Perry and the criminalization of politics). As a matter of policy, 
however, I do not sign amicus briefs that I did not have a major hand in 
drafting.

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    Are You a Student in an Election Law, Legislation or
    Leg/Reg/Statutory Interpretation Course?
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68210>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 11:21 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68210>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

If so, then you might be interested in my new book:Legislation, 
Statutory Interpretation and Election Law: Examples and Explanations 
<http://www.amazon.com/Examples-Explanations-Legislation-Statutory-Interpretation/dp/1454845414/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401919780&sr=8-1&keywords=hasen+legislation>. 
  From the Amazon description:

    An up-to-date, user-friendly, and clear student-oriented treatise
    tackling the complex subjects in this field, including statutory
    interpretation, lobbying, bribery, campaign finance law, and voting
    rights. Suitable for use with courses in Legislation and Regulation,
    Statutory Interpretation, Election Law, Voting Rights, and Campaign
    Finance. Features an easy-to-follow correlation chart that matches
    the book's coverage to the leading casebooks. Written by one of the
    leading voices in the field of election law and legislation. No
    other statutory supplement is as comprehensive, up-to-date, and full
    of examples (and answers) to test student knowledge.

Correlation Table 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/EE-LSIE-Correlation-Table.pdf>
Table of Contents 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/EE-LSIE-TOC.pdf>
Index <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/EE-LSIE-Index.pdf>
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    Not the Way to Ask a Question about Campaign Finance or Gay Rights
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68208>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 11:12 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68208>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Dartmouth 
<http://thedartmouth.com/2014/11/10/news/perry-talks-midterms-success>:

    When [Texas Gov. Rick] Perry opened up discussion to the audience,
    several students posed questions, deriding Perry's views on same-sex
    marriage.

    Emily Sellers '15 asked if Perry would have anal sex in exchange for
    campaign contributions of $102 million, while Timothy Messen '18
    accused the governor of comparing homosexuality to alcoholism.

    Ben Packer '17, who wrote and distributed these and other questions,
    said Perry's views were more insulting than the questions.

    Several members of the audience said they were excited to hear Perry
    speak but offended by the questions.

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    "Did a Flawed Computer Model Sabotage the Democrats?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68206>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 11:07 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68206>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Interesting Ben Jacobs report. 
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/10/did-a-flawed-computer-model-sabotage-the-democrats.html>

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    Ted Cruz Sends Out Fundraising Email Suggesting Pets and Dead People
    Will Vote in #LASEN Election <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68202>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 10:25 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68202>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Forwarded email fundraising for Republican party of Lousiana:

Dear Fellow Conservative,After last Tuesday's elections, we all want to 
take a deep breath, relax, and celebrate.

But we have one last fight. The Louisiana Senate race has gone to a 
runoff, and we must win that seat to prevent President Obama from having 
another far-left vote.

Please*read the note below from the Chairman of the Louisiana Republican 
Party today*. He lays out the unique circumstances at play in this 
Senate race, and why you should invest in this final battle of 2014.

Rob Maness ran a strong campaign and he's a good man. But now that the 
primary is behind us,*I encourage you to unite around Bill Cassidy so we 
can defeat Mary Landrieu*.

It is essential that conservatives across the country like you stand 
with Bill to make sure President Obama does not have another far-left 
vote in the Senate.

We're counting on you.

For Liberty,

Sen. Ted Cruz

------------Forwarded message----------------
From: Roger Francis Villere, Jr.
Date: Wed. Nov. 5, 
2014<http://if.inboxfirst.com/ga/click/2-24000441-277-25522-56287-636795-06b5ead7b5-4c66b6e420>
Dear Friend,

The entire Democratic Party is waking up angry this morning. They're 
bent on winning the Louisiana Senate seat. This is an all hands on deck 
situation. As the Chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party,*I need the 
help of all Republicans**nationwide today*. 
<http://if.inboxfirst.com/ga/click/2-24000441-277-25522-56287-636795-06b5ead7b5-4c66b6e420>

Yes, we're all in a great mood this morning. But this election isn't 
over... We need to win this race and establish firm Republican control 
of the U.S. Senate.

You see, the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana has gone to a special 
election run-off set for December 6th.

If we win this race, it will further cement a GOP majority, and make 
life that much harder for Harry Reid!

*This is an all hands on deck situation*. And as the Chairman of the 
Louisiana Republican Party,*I need the help of all Republicans 
nationwide today*.

We must help Republican Bill Cassidy beat ultra-liberal Democrat Mary 
Landrieu in the December 6th run-off election.

We took a huge step last night towards stopping Barack Obama's far-left 
agenda. But the Democrats aren't done--and they're going to do 
everything they can to stop the conservative agenda in the Senate over 
the next two years.

We cannot let up now.

Hordes of Democrat campaign workers from other now-completed races are 
descending on Louisiana to help Landrieu.*These are the best of the 
best. They are the Democrats' "A Team" of campaign professionals*and 
they have one goal in mind: doing whatever it takes to smear Bill 
Cassidy and secure a Landrieu victory.

They are also armed to the gills. We're hearing that record amounts of 
money are pouring into Landrieu's campaign accounts and other our 
liberal groups for the run-off.

*Harry Reid's own Senate 
Majority*<http://if.inboxfirst.com/ga/click/2-24000441-277-25522-56287-636795-06b5ead7b5-4c66b6e420>*PAC 
--- backed**by some**of the biggest liberal millionaires and 
billionaires --- is targeting this race with a fury*.

Reid is absolutely enraged right now and he will do literally anything 
to win.

The entire Democrat Establishment is coming down on Bill Cassidy like a 
ton of bricks.

They want to crush him and try to salvage Harry Reid and Barack Obama's 
political fortunes.

*I'm the Chairman of the Louisiana GOP and I need you to help me support 
Republican Bill Cassidy right now*.

The Democrats are fighting to win by hook or by crook.

Let me give you the inside scoop on this race.

For months the liberal group Voter Participation Center (VPC) has been 
working to add 190,000 Democrat voters to the rolls.

This group made headlines in the Washington Post last election cycle 
because it mailed voter registration forms to pets, dead people, 
children, non-citizens, and other people ineligible to vote.

*Do you want PETS and DEAD PEOPLE to determine who is elected to the 
U.S. Senate*?

I hope not!

Democrats have a long history of trying to steal elections in our state, 
and VPC's heavy involvement on the ground should be setting off alarm 
bells for all conservatives.

We can't let voter fraud steal this seat!

*I need your help today for this special run-off election. Join us today*.

No group is better placed to help Bill Cassidy win than the Louisiana 
Republican Party.

Not only are we the ones who leading the get-out-the-vote operation for 
the run-off election --- the phone banking, the voter mail, the door 
knocking --- we are on the front lines here monitoring the election.

What you give today is crucial to making sure that Republicans cleanly 
win this seat instead of the Democrats stealing it dirty.

Believe me when I say the Democrats think they are going to drag 
Landrieu over the finish line first. They've done it before. In 1996 and 
2002 Landrieu fought run-off elections --- and won!

And unless you act today, Landrieu will win again and the final nail in 
the coffin of the Obama agenda will slip away.

*I need you to stand with me and help Republican Bill Cassidy win. 
Please join us now*.

For America,

Roger Francis Villere, Jr.

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    "Why Commissioner Gallagher is Mistaken about Disclosure of
    Political Spending" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68200>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 7:48 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68200>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bebchuk and Jackson 
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2014/11/10/why-commissioner-gallagher-is-mistaken-about-disclosure-of-political-spending/>:

    Last week, Securities and Exchange Commissioner Daniel Gallagher
    <http://www.sec.gov/about/commissioner/gallagher.htm> took the
    unusual step of publishing a letter to the editor of the /New York
    Times /
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/opinion/corporate-disclosure-of-political-donations.html?_r=1>expressing
    his opposition to the SEC even /considering/ companies' disclosure
    of political spending. In his letter, the Commissioner vows "to
    fight to keep" the subject off the SEC's agenda. As explained below,
    however, his letter fails to provide a substantive basis for his
    vehement opposition to transparency in corporate spending on politics.

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    "Ballot (and Voter) 'Exhaustion' Under Instant Runoff Voting: An
    Examination of Four Ranked-Choice Elections"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68198>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 7:47 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68198>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Craig Burnett and Vladimir Kogan have postedthis 
draft<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2519723>on SSRN 
(forthcoming, /Electoral Studies/).  Here is the abstract:

    Some proponents of municipal election reform advocate for the
    adoption of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV), a method that allows voters
    to rank multiple candidates according to their preferences. Although
    supporters claim that IRV is superior to the traditional
    primary-runoff election system, research on IRV is limited. We
    analyze data taken from images of more than 600,000 ballots cast by
    voters in four recent local elections. We document a problem known
    as ballot "exhaustion," which results in a substantial number of
    votes being discarded in each election. As a result of ballot
    exhaustion, the winner in all four of our cases receives less than a
    majority of the total votes cast, a finding that raises serious
    concerns about IRV and challenges a key argument made by the
    system's proponents.

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    Read Doug Chapin on How The Kobach v. EAC Decision Complicates
    Confirmation of EAC Commissioners <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68196>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 7:44 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68196>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/11/back_to_two-track_tenth_circui.php>.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,Election Assistance Commission 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>,The Voting Wars 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>


    "Mitch McConnell's Triumph Strikes Worry In The Hearts Of Campaign
    Finance Reformers" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68194>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 7:42 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68194>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Paul Blumenthal reports 
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/08/campaign-finance-mitch-mcconnell_n_6122180.html?1415460585>for 
HuffPo.

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    "FEC Seeks Dialogue on New Media" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68192>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 7:40 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68192>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

FEC Commissioner Ravel'sWSJ letter 
<http://online.wsj.com/articles/fec-seeks-dialogue-on-new-media-letters-to-the-editor-1415400705?KEYWORDS=%22campaign+finance%22>.

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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,federal 
election commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=24>


    "The Stock Market Doesn't Care About Elections"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68190>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 7:39 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68190>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

David Primo and Trung 
Dang<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/opinion/sunday/the-stock-market-doesnt-care-about-elections.html>in 
NYT Sunday Review.

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    "It's Shocking How Little Was Spent on the Midterms"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68188>

Posted onNovember 10, 2014 7:39 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68188>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

John Lott and Brad SmithWSJ oped. 
<http://online.wsj.com/articles/john-r-lott-and-bradley-a-smith-its-shocking-how-little-was-spent-on-the-midterms-1415405600>

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    "Justices to Hear Alabama Redistricting Case"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68186>

Posted onNovember 9, 2014 9:34 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68186>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Mary Troyan 
writes<http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2014/11/09/justices-hear-alabama-redistricting-case/18782197/>for 
Gannett.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>,Voting Rights Act 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

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