[EL] more news 10/28/14
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Oct 28 15:01:45 PDT 2014
Correction to one item:
Single Donor Contribute $1 Million to Influence CA SD-26 Race
[Corrected] <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67522>
Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:48 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67522>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Jim Newton column.
<http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-newton-column-fluke-allen-campaign-money-20141027-column.html>
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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
On 10/28/14, 2:43 PM, Rick Hasen wrote:
>
>
> "Georgia judge declines to intervene in 'missing' voters lawsuit"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67548>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 2:41 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67548>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> AJC
> <http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-judge-declines-to-intervene-in-missing-vot/nhtD6/>:
>
> A Georgia judge declined Tuesday to intervene in Georgia's voter
> registration process, letting stand existing measures by state and
> local election officials to help applicants ahead of the Nov. 4
> election.
>
> The decision came after a two-hour hearing Friday, during which
> Fulton County Superior Court Judge Christopher Brasher seemed
> skeptical of a lawsuit that sought what he called an
> "extraordinary legal remedy."
>
> You can read the judge's14-page opinion here
> <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_KEK8-LWmzhdlJNemFIOWlCQVk/edit>.
>
> Share
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter registration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>
>
>
> "Group Accused of 'Ballot Stuffing' Demands an Apology at Arizona
> GOP Headquarters" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67546>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 2:33 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67546>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Fascinating
> <http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2014/10/voter_fraud_accusation_arizona_republican_party_citizens_better_arizona.php>.
>
> Share
> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67546&title=%E2%80%9CGroup%20Accused%20of%20%E2%80%98Ballot%20Stuffing%E2%80%99%20Demands%20an%20Apology%20at%20Arizona%20GOP%20Headquarters%E2%80%9D&description=>
> Posted inThe Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
>
> "Court to decide quickly on campaign law challenge"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67544>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 2:32 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67544>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> AP
> <http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/28/court-decide-quickly-campaign-law-challenge/18058975/?utm_content=buffer4b5e8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer&from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=>:
> "A group whose tax-exempt status allows it to keep its donors and
> spending secret is asking a federal appeals court to block several
> Montana laws regulating campaign contributions and expenditures before
> next Tuesday's elections."
>
> Share
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> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
> "Did We Fix That?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67542>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 12:53 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67542>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Common Cause released a new report:*/Did We Fix That?: Evaluating
> Implementation of the Presidential Commission on Election
> Administration's Recommendations in Ten Swing States
> <http://www.commoncause.org/DidWeFixThat>/. T*he Executive Summary is
> availablehere
> <http://www.commoncause.org/issues/voting-and-elections/registration-and-voting-systems/did-we-fix-that-2014/Did_We_Fix_That_2014_Exec_Summary.pdf>.
>
>
> Share
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
>
> "Born and raised' Texans forced to prove identities under new
> voter ID law" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67540>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 11:24 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67540>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Extensive
> report<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/27/texas-vote-id-proof-certificate-minority-law?CMP=share_btn_tw>in
> The Guardian.
>
> Share
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,Supreme Court
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>,The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
>
>
> "Professors' Research Project Stirs Political Outrage in Montana"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67538>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 10:57 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67538>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NYT's The Upshot
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/upshot/professors-research-project-stirs-political-outrage-in-montana.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=1>weighs
> in.
>
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> Posted incampaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,pedagogy
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=23>
>
>
> "The Intratextual Independent 'Legislature' and the Elections
> Clause" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67536>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 10:22 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67536>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Michael Morley has postedthis
> draft<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2515096>on
> SSRN. Here is the abstract:
>
> Article I's Elections Clause and Article II's Presidential
> Electors Clause confer authority to regulate congressional and
> presidential elections, respectively, specifically to State
> "legislatures," rather than to States as a whole. In the pending
> case Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent
> Redistricting Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide
> whether the Elections Clause allows a State to remove the
> authority to draw congressional districts from its legislature,
> and confer it instead in an independent commission. Its ruling
> will have tremendous ramifications not only for similar
> redistricting commissions across the nation, but for a wide range
> of other doctrines, principles, and protections that stem from the
> Elections Clause and Presidential Electors Clause.
>
> Intratextualism is a powerful technique for interpreting the
> Constitution that can yield valuable insights into the proper
> meaning of the term "Legislature," as it appears in both
> provisions. A careful intratextual analysis of the Constitution as
> a whole reveals that the term "Legislature" is best understood as
> referring to the entity within each state comprised of
> representatives that has the general authority to pass laws, and
> excludes executive officials, judges, and independent agencies or
> commissions. Such an interpretation is bolstered by both the
> original understanding of the term "Legislature," as well as the
> "independent state legislature" doctrine, which recognized that
> the U.S. Constitution directly confers authority to regulate
> federal elections directly and specifically on institutional
> legislatures, and a State constitution may not impose substantive
> limits on the scope of that authority. Thus, to the extent laws
> establishing independent commissions purport to prohibit State
> legislatures from regulating federal elections or drawing
> congressional districts, they are unconstitutional under the
> Elections Clause.
>
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> Posted inElections Clause <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=70>
>
>
> "Shakeup at Organizing for Action"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67534>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 10:14 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67534>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Politico
> <http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/organizing-for-action-staff-changes-112261.html>:
> "Organizing for Action is getting the jump on a post-midterms
> shake-up, with staff changes and the beginning of a reconstituting
> that will begin President Barack Obama's shift toward thinking about
> his role after leaving office....OFA is winding down its advocacy and
> plans to become part of the Obama library and foundation after Obama
> leaves office, according to sources."
>
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> Posted incampaign finance
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,campaigns
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,tax law and election law
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
>
>
> "FairVote Joins Voting Rights Case in Washington to Promote Fair
> Representation" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67532>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 10:10 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67532>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> FairVote
> <http://www.fairvote.org/research-and-analysis/blog/fairvote-joins-voting-rights-case-in-washington-to-promote-fair-representation/>wants
> to use "fair representation voting at-large"---which I think must be
> cumulative voting with a fancy name---to remedy a Voting Rights Act
> violation.
>
> Share
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> Posted inalternative voting systems
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=63>,Voting Rights Act
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
>
>
> "UT/TT Poll: Texans Favor Voter ID by 3-to-1 Margin"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67530>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 10:07 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67530>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Texas Tribune
> <https://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/28/uttt-poll-texans-favor-voter-id-3-1-margin/>:
> "Two-thirds of registered Texas voters have a favorable opinion of
> the state's voter photo ID law, and more than half have a "very
> favorable" view, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas
> Tribune Poll....While 19 percent of Democrats have a 'very favorable'
> opinion of the law, 51 percent of independents and 85 percent of
> Republicans do."
>
> Share
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
>
>
> "Freedom Summer, 2015? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67528>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 9:09 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67528>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Read Jeff Toobin
> <http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/freedom-summer-2015>in
> the /New Yorker/on the recent SCOTUS WI and TX voting case orders.
>
> Share
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,Supreme Court
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>,The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
>
>
> "Voting Restrictions: From Statehouses to Courts"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67526>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:58 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67526>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Jerry Goldfeder and Myrna Perez write
> <http://www.stroock.com/SiteFiles/Pub1552.pdf>in the /NY Law Journal./
>
> Share
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> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
>
>
> "Is Your Judge for Sale?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67524>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:49 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67524>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Andy Kroll
> <http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/10/judicial-elections-citizens-united-karl-rove>for
> Mother Jones.
>
> Share
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> Posted incampaign finance
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,campaigns
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,judicial elections
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>
>
>
> Single Donor Contribute $1 Million to Influence CA-26
> Congressional Race <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67522>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:48 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67522>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Jim Newton column.
> <http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-newton-column-fluke-allen-campaign-money-20141027-column.html>
>
> Share
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> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
> "Midterms Prediction: Billionaires to Retain Control of
> Government" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67520>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:44 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67520>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Borowitz Report.
> <http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/midterms-prediction-billionaires-retain-control-government?utm_source=tny&utm_campaign=generalsocial&utm_medium=facebook&mbid=social_facebook>
>
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> Posted incampaign finance
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,election law "humor"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=52>
>
>
> "Club for Growth to Petition Supreme Court To Rule on Wisconsin
> Campaign Coordination" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67518>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:40 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67518>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bloomberg BNA
> <http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=58323724&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0f7w4x2u2&split=0>:
> "Following rejection of petition for an en banc review by the U.S.
> Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Wisconsin Club for
> Growth will ask the Supreme Court to overturn an appellate panel
> decision reaffirming the state government's authority to regulate
> coordination between political campaigns and purportedly independent
> outside groups (O'Keefe v. Chisholm,
> <http://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/document/Eric_OKeefe_et_al_v_John_Chisholm_et_al_Docket_No_1401822_7th_Cir/8>,
> 7th Cir., , No. 14-1822, , en banc review denied 10/23/14; 3854 Money
> & Politics Report, 9/26/14
> <http://news.bna.com/mpdm/display/link_res.adp?fedfid=58323724&fname=a0f6k7f7r9&vname=mpebulallissues>))."
>
> Share
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> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,Supreme
> Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> "Early voting put on hold on St. Croix"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67516>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:38 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67516>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The latest
> <http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/early-voting-put-on-hold-on-st-croix-1.1777890>from
> the Virgin Islands (but no signs of a SCOTUS appeal from Hansen).
>
> Share
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> Posted inballot access <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=46>
>
>
> Politifact Rates as "Mostly False" Rick Scott's Claim that Charlie
> Crist favors violent felons immediately getting their right to
> vote restored <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67514>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:34 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67514>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> See here
> <http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2014/oct/27/rick-scott/rick-scott-says-charlie-crist-favors-violent-felon/>.
>
> Share
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> Posted infelon voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=66>
>
>
> "US court hears oral arguments on motion to sequester Article XII
> ballots" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67512>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:32 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67512>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The latest
> <http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/70493-us-court-hears-oral-arguments-on-motion-to-sequester-article-xii-ballots#comment-1656554641>from
> the CNMI.
>
> Share
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> Posted invoting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
>
>
> "Republicans Join Attacks on Big Money | Rules of the Game"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67510>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:31 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67510>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Eliza's latest.
> <http://blogs.rollcall.com/beltway-insiders/republicans-join-attacks-on-big-money/>
>
> Share
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> Posted incampaign finance
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,campaigns
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>
>
> George Will on WI John Doe Probe <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67508>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:29 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67508>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Here.
> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-in-wisconsin-done-in-by-john-doe/2014/10/24/b30ee2ec-5ad8-11e4-b812-38518ae74c67_story.html>
>
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> Posted incampaign finance
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,chicanery
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>
>
>
> "McCutcheon Calls for a National Referendum on Campaign Finance
> (Literally)" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67506>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:27 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67506>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Andrew Tutt has postedthis draft
> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2508332>on SSRN
> (/Columbia Law Review Sidebar/). Here is the abstract:
>
> In McCutcheon v. FEC, the Supreme Court tightened First Amendment
> limits on Congress's authority to regulate campaign financing.
> McCutcheon ostensibly left in place the old regime that allows
> campaign-finance regulation so long as it strikes at quid pro quo
> corruption or its appearance. But two recurring themes in the
> McCutcheon opinion indicate that this standard will from hereon be
> more difficult to meet. One is that campaign-finance laws prevent
> individuals from participating meaningfully in democratic change.
> The second is that Congress cannot be trusted to pass
> campaign-finance laws because such laws are tainted by
> self-interest. As Chief Justice Roberts wrote in McCutcheon's
> plurality opinion, "[T]hose who govern should be the last people
> to help decide who should govern." This Essay argues that these
> two themes actually chart a way forward for those who wish to see
> greater regulation of campaign financing. If Congress were to hold
> a national referendum to reenact the limits the Supreme Court
> struck down in McCutcheon, those limits would be constitutional
> even though the same limits passed by Congress were not. The
> reason is that limits backed by a popular vote would satisfy
> McCutcheon's concerns with congressional self-dealing while
> vindicating directly its concern with maximizing each individual's
> opportunity to take an active part in democratic self-governance.
> Moreover, an answer from the People themselves to the most
> relevant question in any campaign-finance case --- whether a
> practice gives rise to the appearance of corruption --- is the
> best way one could imagine for discovering whether it does so. One
> might say that McCutcheon literally calls for a referendum on
> campaign finance. This Essay explores this notion in depth and
> closes by assessing the constitutionality and practicality of the
> referendum option.
>
> Share
> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67506&title=%E2%80%9CMcCutcheon%20Calls%20for%20a%20National%20Referendum%20on%20Campaign%20Finance%20%28Literally%29%E2%80%9D&description=>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,Supreme
> Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>
>
> "Report: Florida leads nation in disenfranchising offenders
> released from prison" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67504>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:25 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67504>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Miami Herald
> <http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/10/report-florida-leads-nation-in-disenfranchising-offenders-released-from-prison.html>onthis
> report
> <http://sentencingproject.org/detail/news.cfm?news_id=1877&id=167>from
> the Sentencing Project.
>
> Share
> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67504&title=%E2%80%9CReport%3A%20Florida%20leads%20nation%20in%20disenfranchising%20offenders%20released%20from%20prison%E2%80%9D&description=>
> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,felon voting
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=66>
>
>
> "A Modest Election Finance Reform Proposal (That Might Actually
> Work)" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67502>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:20 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67502>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> On the Media talks
> <http://www.onthemedia.org/story/modest-election-finance-reform-proposal-might-actually-work/>with
> Heather Gerken.
>
> Share
> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67502&title=%E2%80%9CA%20Modest%20Election%20Finance%20Reform%20Proposal%20%28That%20Might%20Actually%20Work%29%E2%80%9D&description=>
> Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
> "Court: State has no jurisdiction over tweets"
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67500>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:16 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67500>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Gannett:
> <http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/27/ohio-elections-commission-cant-police-political-tweets-court-says/18028295/> "The
> Ohio Elections Commission can't crack down on Tweets --- even if those
> 140-character messages include false political information, a
> Cincinnati federal judge ruled on Monday."
>
> Share
> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67500&title=%E2%80%9CCourt%3A%20State%20has%20no%20jurisdiction%20over%20tweets%E2%80%9D&description=>
> Posted incampaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>
>
> "A Kansas Group's Push to Oust Judges Reveals a Gap in Campaign
> Finance Rules" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67498>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:15 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67498>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> ProPublica reports
> <http://www.propublica.org/article/a-kansas-groups-push-to-oust-judges-reveals-a-gap-in-campaign-finance-rules>.
>
> Share
> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67498&title=%E2%80%9CA%20Kansas%20Group%E2%80%99s%20Push%20to%20Oust%20Judges%20Reveals%20a%20Gap%20in%20Campaign%20Finance%20Rules%E2%80%9D&description=>
> Posted incampaign finance
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,campaigns
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,judicial elections
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>
>
>
> "'Calibration issue' in Maryland voting machines switches GOP
> picks to Democrat" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67496>
>
> Posted onOctober 28, 2014 8:12 am
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67496>byRick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Wash Times.
> <http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/28/calibration-issue-in-maryland-voting-machines-swit/>
>
> Share
> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67496&title=%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Calibration%20issue%E2%80%99%20in%20Maryland%20voting%20machines%20switches%20GOP%20picks%20to%20Democrat%E2%80%9D&description=>
> Posted inelection administration
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,voting technology
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>
>
> --
> Rick Hasen
> Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science
> UC Irvine School of Law
> 401 E. Peltason Dr., Suite 1000
> Irvine, CA 92697-8000
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