[EL] Grimes lawsuit
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri Oct 31 17:23:44 PDT 2014
So you see this as a serious suit and not simply a publicity stunt to
accuse McConnell of being a vote suppressor?
I surely don't.
Rick
On 10/31/14, 5:15 PM, John W. Farrell wrote:
> Sorry Professor, I've witnessed legitimate qualified voters
> intimidated by a lot less than that envelope.
>
> Reread district court findings in DNC v. RNC.
>
> Scammers regularly get people to fork over money simply but using an
> envelope that looks like it came from the IRS or other governmental
> agency.
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> On Oct 31, 2014, at 7:40 PM, Rick Hasen wrote:
>
>>
>> Super Creepy Picture of the Day <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67778>
>>
>> Posted onOctober 31, 2014 3:38 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67778>byRick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> <141031_ScaryAds.jpg.CROP_.promovar-mediumlarge.jpg>
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/141031_ScaryAds.jpg.CROP_.promovar-mediumlarge.jpg>
>>
>> From a real live judicial elections ad, as described inthe new Slate
>> piece
>> <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/10/judicial_election_outrageous_ads_campaign_contributions_break_records.html>with
>> Dahlia Lithwick
>>
>> <share_save_171_16.png>
>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67778&title=Super%20Creepy%20Picture%20of%20the%20Day&description=>
>> Posted injudicial elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>
>>
>>
>> Updated Analysis: Grimes Campaign Suing over McConnell “Election
>> Violations” Mailer <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67776>
>>
>> Posted onOctober 31, 2014 3:34 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67776>byRick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> So reports
>> <http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/31/grimes-campaign-exploring-legal-options-against-mcconnell.html>The
>> Daily Beast. UPDATE: TPM hasthe complaint
>> <https://www.scribd.com/doc/245146077/Grimes-Campaign-Complaint-10-31-14>.
>> It alleges a violation of KRS119.155
>> <http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/statute.aspx?id=27752>, which makes
>> it a crime to, among other things “intimidate[] or attempts to
>> intimidate any voter so as to prevent him from casting his ballot.”
>> That’s what the Grimes campaign alleges the flyer does.
>>
>> I don’t buy it. Some people might be confused by the flyer and maybe
>> even think they are accused of some kind of elections code violation.
>> But anyone who reads it will see it is clearly a nasty attack ad
>> aimed at Grimes.
>>
>> Voters are not stupid nor so easily intimidated.
>>
>> Yes we are knee deep in the silly season.
>>
>> [This post has been updated.]
>>
>> <share_save_171_16.png>
>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67776&title=Updated%20Analysis%3A%20Grimes%20Campaign%20Suing%20over%20McConnell%20%E2%80%9CElection%20Violations%E2%80%9D%20Mailer&description=>
>> Posted incampaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,chicanery
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>,The Voting Wars
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>
>>
>> “Georgia, North Carolina midterms: Race matters”
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67774>
>>
>> Posted onOctober 31, 2014 3:32 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67774>byRick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> AP reports
>> <http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/10/31/3945695/georgia-north-carolina-midterms.html>.
>>
>> <share_save_171_16.png>
>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67774&title=%E2%80%9CGeorgia%2C%20North%20Carolina%20midterms%3A%20Race%20matters%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted incampaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,Voting Rights
>> Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
>>
>>
>> Sen. McConnell Sends “Election Violation Notice” Mailers to
>> Voters <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67772>
>>
>> Posted onOctober 31, 2014 2:37 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67772>byRick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Dems yell vote suppression
>> <http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/mcconnell-mailers-election-violation>.
>> It is pretty low tactic, but will it really deter anyone from voting.
>>
>> <share_save_171_16.png>
>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67772&title=Sen.%20McConnell%20Sends%20%E2%80%9CElection%20Violation%20Notice%E2%80%9D%20Mailers%20to%20Voters&description=>
>> Posted incampaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>,The Voting
>> Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>
>>
>> “Devising a Standard for Section 3: Post-Shelby County Voting
>> Rights Litigation” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67770>
>>
>> Posted onOctober 31, 2014 2:03 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67770>byRick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> Roseann Romano
>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2490215>, adding
>> to a growing list of important student notes on bail-in, for the Iowa
>> Law Review:
>>
>> In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v.
>> Holder, which dismantled the modern voting rights enforcement
>> regime by declaring section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”)
>> unconstitutional, plaintiffs in voting rights lawsuits have
>> sought protection from a little-used provision of the VRA:
>> section 3(c). Section 3(c) allows courts to require jurisdictions
>> whose voting practices violate the Fourteenth or Fifteenth
>> Amendment to submit future voting changes to a preclearance
>> process. However, in light of little legislative history and only
>> one instance of judicial interpretation of the provision, courts
>> face a challenge in determining when a jurisdiction’s behavior
>> triggers the section 3(c) remedy. Accordingly, this Note examines
>> section 3(c) and the legal standards applied to find Fourteenth
>> or Fifteenth Amendment violations in voting rights cases. This
>> Note then proposes an invidious discrimination standard for
>> determining when a jurisdiction’s voting practices trigger
>> section 3(c). By applying this standard to two ongoing voting
>> rights cases, this Note argues that a less burdensome standard
>> than the intentional discrimination standard does not
>> dramatically depart from past voting rights jurisprudence and is
>> necessary to strengthen the voting rights enforcement regime.
>>
>> <share_save_171_16.png>
>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67770&title=%E2%80%9CDevising%20a%20Standard%20for%20Section%203%3A%20Post-Shelby%20County%20Voting%20Rights%20Litigation%E2%80%9D&description=>
>> Posted inDepartment of Justice
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=26>,Voting Rights Act
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
>>
>>
>> ACS Briefing on Alabama Redistricting Cases
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67768>
>>
>> Posted onOctober 31, 2014 2:01 pm
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=67768>byRick Hasen
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>
>> November 10 (two days before argument). Details and RSVP
>> <https://acslaw.secure.force.com/rsvp?id=a0YG0000007Or62MAC>.
>>
>> <share_save_171_16.png>
>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D67768&title=ACS%20Briefing%20on%20Alabama%20Redistricting%20Cases&description=>
>> Posted inredistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>,Supreme
>> Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>,Voting Rights Act
>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> UC Irvine School of Law
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