[EL] Butler and the EAC

[Joseph Lorenzo Hall]

Hear, hear, on Matt Masterson. Great guy, thoughtful election official and
past EAC staffer. best, Joe

On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

>  Here's a response from Doug Chapin (who is no longer on the election law
> list).  He said I could forward this to the list.  If you want him to see
> any replies, be sure to include his email directly (in addition to the
> listserv address)
>
> Rick
>
> On 11/20/14, 10:25 AM, Doug Chapin wrote:
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>  My take on it is that while there may be a Democratic someone out there
> with the election administration chops we’re both pining for (for which
> we’re both pining?) the nature of the confirmation process and the very low
> status of the EAC is enough to keep her/him away. In that environment, a
> safe choice with clear progressive credentials (if not election
> administration experience) is probably the best they could do.
>
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> Matt Masterson in particular is a very solid choice on the GOP side;
> clearly he’s worked in a partisan office but he’s also well-respected
> across the aisle (and especially among election geeks) for his work in the
> field. I’d love to see the Democrats get someone like that on the EAC.
> Whether they will is another matter entirely.
>
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> DMCj
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