[EL] ELB News and Commentary 10/23/14

Wed Oct 22 21:43:23 PDT 2014

    "Shame on Texas and the U.S. Supreme Court"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67318>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 8:16 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67318>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Andrew Cohen LAT oped 
<http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-1023-cohen-texas-voting-rights-20141023-story.html>.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars 
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    Meanwhile, Under Wisconsin's Voter ID Law, Veterans Cards are Not
    Okay <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67316>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 5:38 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67316>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Withthe Justice Ginsburg correction 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67275>in the Texas voter id case today, a 
number of readers have pointed me to Wisconsin's voter id law, which 
apparently /rejects/a veterans card as proof of valid identification. 
(The Supreme Court has put the Wisconsin voter id lawon hold 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66601>for this election, though it could 
wellbe back <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66646>.)

UnderWis. Stat. 5.02(6m 
<http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/5/I/02/6m/>)(a)3, "An 
identification card issued by a U.S. uniformed service" is valid for 
voting. But this does not include an ID card issued by the Veterans 
Administration, which is not a uniform service.  I understand that at 
the trial in /Frank v. Walker/, some witnesses who had VA cards 
testified that they could not use that card and could not easily get 
another form of acceptable identification.

The language of the Texas statute is not much different from 
Wisconsin'a.It allows <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67193>a "a United 
States military identification card that contains the person's 
photograph that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days 
before the date of presentation."

Texas has said it accepts 
<https://twitter.com/VoteTexas/status/524572683959164928>the VA card, 
which perhaps is a "military identification card" but not one "issued by 
a U.S. uniform service."

So in that sense, Wisconsin's law is stricter than Texas's.  At least in 
Texas, I think people who lack the VA card should follow Sarah 
Silverman's advice toGet Nana a Gun. 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypRW5qoraTw> Concealed weapons permits 
are A-OK in Texas (though apparently not in Wisconsin).

Got that?

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    "Erwin Chemerinsky: Supreme Court errs badly on Texas voter ID law"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67314>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 5:10 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67314>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

OC Register oped. 
<http://www.ocregister.com/articles/court-639325-texas-law.html>

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    Brad Blog on the J. Ginsburg Veteran Error
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67312>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 5:08 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67312>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here. <http://www.bradblog.com/?p=10894>

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    "Limbaugh Suggests Voter Fraud May Be Only Reason Dems Stay in
    Power" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67310>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 5:05 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67310>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

We are infull charlatan mode 
<http://www.mediaite.com/online/limbaugh-suggests-voter-fraud-may-be-only-reason-dems-stay-in-power/>now.

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    "'Citizens United,' Kentucky, and the Future of American Elections"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67308>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 5:00 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67308>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Larry Norden and Avram Billigwrite 
<http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/citizens-united-kentucky-and-future-american-elections>.

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    "Justice Ginsburg Revises Texas Voter ID Dissent, Then Announces It"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67306>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 4:55 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67306>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Nina Totenberg reports 
<http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/10/22/358150014/justice-ginsburg-revises-texas-voter-id-dissent-then-announces-it>for 
NPR.

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Posted inSupreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

    "N.C. Supreme Court OKs App State voting site"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67302>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 4:51 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67302>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WRAL <http://www.wral.com/app-state-gets-early-voting-site-/14105557/>:

    The North Carolina Supreme Court said Wednesday afternoon the courts
    should take up the issue of early voting on the campus of
    Appalachian State, literally moments after the State Board of
    Elections had voted to restore the on-campus early voting site.

    However, the early voting site will remain open as the state
    elections board voted, unless the board meets again to cancel the site.

I posted a link<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67297>to an earlier 
version of this story, which had the headling "N.C. Supreme Court blocks 
App. State Voting Site."  That earlier version was apparently incorrect.

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    "Supreme Court Edits a Dissent, and Admits It"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67299>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 2:21 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67299>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Adam Liptak writes 
<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2014/10/22/?entry=3270&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0>for 
NYT's First Draft.

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    "N.C. Supreme Court blocks App State voting site"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67297>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 2:14 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67297>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I have removed this post because it linked to a story which turned out 
to be incorrect.  For an update,see here. 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67302>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

    "Carl P. Leubsdorf: Supreme Court's next move will reveal its true
    intent toward voting rights" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67295>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 2:12 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67295>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here. 
<http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/columnists/carl-p-leubsdorf/20141022-carl-p.-leubsdorf-supreme-courts-next-move-will-reveal-its-true-intent-toward-voting-rights.ece>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

    "Judge Extends Block on Wisconsin Campaign Law"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67293>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 2:11 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67293>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Help me Randa, <http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S3598107.shtml>help 
help me Randa.

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    "Want Your Absentee Vote To Count? Don't Make These Mistakes"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67291>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 2:08 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67291>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Pam Fessler reports 
<http://www.npr.org/2014/10/22/358108606/want-your-absentee-vote-to-count-dont-make-these-mistakes>for 
NPR.

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    "High Court Fixes Mistake in Ginsburg Voter ID Dissent"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67289>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 1:52 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67289>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Tony Mauro 
reports<http://www.nationallawjournal.com/legaltimes/home/id=1202674247925?kw=High%20Court%20Fixes%20Mistake%20in%20Ginsburg%20Voter%20ID%20Dissent&et=editorial&bu=National%20Law%20Journal&cn=20141022&src=EMC-Email&pt=Legal%20Times%20Afternoon%20Update>for 
BLT.

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    "L.A. County OKs contract to design new touch-screen voting system"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67287>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 1:40 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67287>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

LAT reports. 
<http://www.latimes.com/local/countygovernment/la-me-voting-system-20141022-story.html>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>

    "District Court Rejects Challenge to Colorado Disclosure Provisions
    for Electioneering Communications" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67285>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 1:38 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67285>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CLC blogs. 
<http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2662:october-22-2014-district-court-rejects-challenge-to-colorado-disclosure-provisions-for-electioneering-communications&catid=63:legal-center-press-releases&Itemid=61>

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    "'Calibration error' changes GOP votes to Dem in Illinois county"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67283>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 1:31 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67283>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

We see these stories 
<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/10/22/calibration-error-changes-gop-votes-to-dem-in-illinois-county/>every 
election where people vote on touch screens. Sometimes the votes go the 
other way---but always the tin-foiled hat people yell conspiracy.

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    Credit Where Credit is Due: @VoteRiders
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67281>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 1:18 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67281>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I appreciateRon Collins' 
post<http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2014/10/rbg-revises-opinion-after-professor-flags-error.html>noting 
that Justice Ginsburgcorrected <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67275>her 
dissent in the Texas voter ID case after Iflagged 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67193>a possible error.

I should note that the discrepancy was first called to my attention by 
the good folks at VoteRiders. Seethis twitter conversation. 
<https://twitter.com/VoteRiders/status/523974387708751872>

As I've noted <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=54432>,VoteRiders 
<http://www.voteriders.org/>undertakes the important work of trying to 
get the right kind of IDs into the hands of those who need them, a very 
important complement to a litigation strategy.

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    "The Supreme Court and voting rights; Silent treatment"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67279>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 11:45 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67279>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Steven Mazzie 
writes<http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2014/10/supreme-court-and-voting-rights?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/silent_treatment>at 
/The Economist./

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    "Concern Over New-Voter Registration In Georgia Ahead Of Election"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67277>

Posted onOctober 22, 2014 10:42 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67277>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NPR reports. 
<http://www.npr.org/2014/10/22/357998924/concern-over-new-voter-registration-in-georgia-ahead-of-election?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=politics&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews>

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