[EL] more news 11/25/14

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Nov 25 11:45:29 PST 2014 

    Breaking: Federal Court Again Strikes Down FEC Disclosure Regulation
    as Unduly Narrow <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68660>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 11:44 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68660>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

You can read Judge Amy Berman Jackson's 46-page decision in the 
long-running Van Hollen v. FEC caseat this link 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/vanhollen.pdf>. If this 
ruling stands, it likely will mean more disclosure by those who spend on 
election-related television and radio advertising close to the election.

FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, who favors greater disclosure,tweeted 
<https://twitter.com/EllenLWeintraub/status/537328700543741953>: "In a 
victory for transparency, the#*VanHollen* 
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/VanHollen?src=hash>court struck down reg 
used by#*darkmoney* 
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/darkmoney?src=hash>groups to hide their 
donors."

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    "Policy Changes to Hold Ferguson Accountable"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68658>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 10:38 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68658>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Kami Chavis Simmons, Justin Hansford, and Spencer Overtonoped in St. 
Louis American 
<http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/article_9924f9a2-742d-11e4-8123-cfc0cefdc3fd.html>suggests 
election law changes:

    Change Election Timing. Whereas whites and blacks in Ferguson were
    almost equally likely to vote in the 2012 November presidential
    elections (55% of whites and 54% of blacks voted), whites were
    almost three times more likely than blacks to vote in the April 2013
    municipal elections (17% of whites and 6% of blacks voted). Changing
    election timing for mayor, city council, and school board from April
    to the November presidential elections could save money, boost
    turnout of residents from all backgrounds, and make government more
    representative.

    Other steps could boost accountability as well, including dash
    police vehicle and body cameras, a probable cause requirement for
    stops (higher than reasonable suspicion), and better hiring and
    training procedures. Local government could also be more
    representative by replacing at-large school board elections with
    single-member districts or ranked choice voting, early voting
    (including on weekends), same day registration, and compliance with
    federal law requiring voter registration at state offices. Further,
    officials should examine municipal consolidation, outsourcing police
    services to St. Louis County, and significant municipal court reforms.

    Policy proposals are meaningless without effective community
    organizing. Engaged citizens are needed to develop a pipeline of
    representative candidates, to organize voter registration and
    mobilization, and to endorse representative candidates and
    distribute slates that flag them for voters in nonpartisan elections.

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    "Democrats and Republicans Attempt Twitter End-Run Around Campaign
    Finance Laws" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68656>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 9:55 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68656>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Paul Ryan blogs 
<http://www.clcblog.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=582:democrats-and-republicans-attempt-twitter-end-run-around-campaign-finance-laws>for 
CLC.

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    "Why Critics of Transparency are Wrong"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68654>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 9:53 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68654>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This new Brookings paper 
<http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/research/files/papers/2014/11/24%20why%20critics%20transparency%20wrong%20bass%20brian%20eisen/critics.pdf>by 
Gary Bass, Danielle Brian, and Norm Eisen is sure to stir up further 
discussion on a very important topic.

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    Democracy NC Claims Up to 50,000 Voters "Silenced" by New Voting
    Restrictions <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68650>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 8:17 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68650>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See this release 
<http://www.democracy-nc.org/downloads/RejectedVoters2014.pdf> from 
Democracy North Carolina.

I'm quite skeptical of the 50,000 figure, based upon how the group 
explains part of its calculations:

    *How many voters were blocked by the new law?*The number easily
    exceeds 30,000 and likely reaches 50,000, according to Democracy
    North Carolina's initial analysis of reports from election
    officials, volunteer poll monitors, hotline operators and the media.
    And that's not counting the thousands who might have voted before
    Election Day if the Early Voting period had not been cut by a full
    week, from 17 to 10 days. One way to measure the impact of the new
    election rules is by looking at the number of voters who used
    same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting during the last
    midterm election:

    . In the 2010 general election, 21,410 citizens used same-day
    registration during Early Voting to register and become first-time
    voters in their county. In 2014, no one did this.
    . In the 2010 general election, 5,756 voters cast out-of-precinct
    provisional ballots that counted at least in part. In 2014, only 455
    out-of-precinct provisional ballots were accepted at least in part.
    Bottom line: In 2010, these two provisions allowed 27,166 voters
    (21,410 + 5,756) to successfully cast ballots. But because of the
    new law only 455 voters could use them in 2014 -- a decrease of more
    than 26,000 votes.

The obvious problem with the logic here is that it assumes that almost 
all people who would have used same day voter registration or 
out-of-precinct voting in 2010 simply did not and could not vote in 2014 
because the change in the new provision.

The new laws certainly could have depressed turnout. But an analysis 
will have to be much more nuanced than this to be convincing.

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    "Recount confirms Beasley's win in NC Supreme Court race"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68648>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 7:30 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68648>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /News and Observer/reports 
<http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/11/24/4351120_recount-confirms-beasleys-win.html?rh=1>.

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    "Separating Fact from Fiction on Voter ID Statistics"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68646>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 7:27 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68646>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Brennan Center 
responds<http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/separating-fact-fiction-voter-id-statistics>to 
@Nate_Cohn:

    In "Why Voter ID Laws Don't Swing Many Elections
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/upshot/why-voter-id-laws-dont-swing-many-elections.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0>,"
    Nate Cohn understates the impact of restrictive voting laws. Yes, it
    is likely rare for an election to be close enough for voter ID laws
    to swing the outcome. But Americans should indeed be concerned about
    laws that shut out thousands of eligible voters.

    Cohn says "figures overstate the number of voters who truly lack
    identification." But the evidence underlying these figures is quite
    strong and detailed.

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    "Contribution Regulation and Its Critics"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68644>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 7:24 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68644>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bauer blogs. 
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2014/11/contribution-regulation-critics/>

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    "'Bright Lines Project' 2.0 Is Still Not So Bright"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68642>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 7:23 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68642>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Eric Wang blogs 
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2014/11/24/bright-lines-project-2-0-is-still-not-so-bright/>.

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    "It's Time to Turn Leaks Into Public Disclosure"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68640>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 7:21 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68640>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs 
<http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/its-time-turn-leaks-public-disclosure>.

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    "Doug Lewis to Retire from Election Center"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68638>

Posted onNovember 25, 2014 7:20 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=68638>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News and an appreciation 
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/11/doug_lewis_to_retire_from_elec.php>from 
Doug Chapin.

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