[EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/9/14
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Sep 9 07:42:39 PDT 2014
"Florida Election Officials Discussing 'No Selection Made' Ballot
Option" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65158>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:40 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65158>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
A ChapinBlog.
<http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2014/09/florida_to_consider_no_selecti.php>
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"Texas slated to open defense of voter ID law, closing arguments
Thursday" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65156>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:38 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65156>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /Corpus Christi
Times<http://www.caller.com/news/politics/state-elections/texas-slated-to-open-defense-of-voter-id-law-closing-arguments-thursday_76069183>/reports
<http://www.caller.com/news/politics/state-elections/texas-slated-to-open-defense-of-voter-id-law-closing-arguments-thursday_76069183>.
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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>
Ga. State Senator Complains About Sunday Voting, Increased
African-American Turnout <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65154>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:35 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65154>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Via Anthony Kreis
<https://twitter.com/AnthonyMKreis/status/509331762166497280>, comesthis
AJC nugget
<http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/09/09/david-perdue-is-back-on-the-air-jean-jacketed-but-baby-less/>:
*An angry state Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, is* promising to end
Sunday balloting in DeKalb County when state lawmakers assemble in the
Capitol next January.
The promise is contained in this response to news that DeKalb County
will reserve Oct. 26 for early voting
<https://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/09/06/6289/>-- with one of the
polling stations at the Gallery at South DeKalb, a.k.a. South DeKalb mall:
/How ironic! Michele Obama comes to town and Chicago politics comes
to DeKalb./
/For the third time in recent months Governor Deal appointee Interim
CEO Lee May has disappointed those of us that hoped he could help
bring the county together./
/First, he assembles a task force of 15 with no elected Republicans
to review various aspects of county government. I called his hand
and Representative Jacobs and I were asked to serve on the group.
This seems like a good idea since legislation will be required for
many changes./
/Second, he schedules meetings throughout the county with Tucker
being the only north location. Again, I called his hand and several
north locations were added with little publicity./
/Now we are to have Sunday voting at South DeKalb Mall just prior to
the election. Per Jim Galloway of the AJC, this location is
dominated by African American shoppers and it is near several large
African American mega churches such as New Birth Missionary Baptist.
Galloway also points out the Democratic Party thinks this is a
wonderful idea -- what a surprise. I'm sure Michelle Nunn and Jason
Carter are delighted with this blatantly partisan move in DeKalb./
/Is it possible church buses will be used to transport people
directly to the mall since the poll will open when the mall opens?
If this happens, so much for the accepted principle of separation of
church and state./
/Interim CEO May says this election decision is an administrative
matter and he can unilaterally make this decision. I don't think
this is necessarily true and we are investigating if there is any
way to stop this action./
/This may be another reason to eliminate the CEO position./
/I have spoken with Representative Jacobs and we will try to
eliminate this election law loophole in January. Galloway summed it
up, "Democrats are showing their hand on how they might boost their
numbers". For this to be called a "non-partisan opportunity" by
Interim CEO is an insult!/
/Another first for DeKalb! So much for being inclusive./
//
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Posted inThe Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,Voting
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
"FEC not 'Ready for Warren'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65152>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:29 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65152>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
CPI reports.
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/09/08/15481/fec-not-ready-warren>
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Election Law Panels at William & Mary Supreme Court Preview,
September 20, 2014 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65150>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:28 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65150>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Via email:
On Saturday, September 20 the Institute of Bill of Rights Law
<http://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/ibrl/index.php> at
William & Mary Law School will hold its 27th annual Supreme Court
Preview
<http://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/ibrl/scp/supreme-court-preview-2013.php>.
The event features a lunchtime breakout panel "The Court and
Election Law" with Paul Smith (Jenner, argued /Vieth,/ LULAC, and
Florida redistricting cases), Pam Karlan (DOJ, Stanford), and Erin
Murphy (Bancroft, argued /McCutcheon/). The session will cover race
and redistricting, Section 2 voter ID and early voting cases, and
campaign finance. In addition, a morning panel on civil rights cases
before the Court will include a discussion of /Alabama Legislative
Black Caucus v. Alabama/. The Preview congregates judges, former
solicitors general, Supreme Court advocates, and prominent Court
journalists to discuss the upcoming term. Those interested in
attending can find more information and register for the event here
<http://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/ibrl/scp/supreme-court-preview-2013.php>.
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Posted inSupreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
Prison Gerrymandering Case in Rhode Island Survives Motion to
Dismiss <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65148>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:26 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65148>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release
<http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2014/09/08/davidsonorder/>(Prisoners
of the Census).
Order.
<http://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/publications/Cranston_Order_re_MTD%20%281%29.pdf>
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>
USA Today Ed./Eric Wang Debate DISCLOSE Act
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65146>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:22 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65146>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Editoria
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/09/08/campaign-finance-secret-donors-midterm-elections-editorials-debates/15307401/>l/Wang
response
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/09/08/campaign-finance-center-for-competitive-politics-editorials-debates/15307687/>
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"IRS chief's legal adviser spread word of missing e-mails to
Treasury lawyer" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65144>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:20 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65144>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo reports
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2014/09/09/irs-chiefs-legal-adviser-spread-word-of-missing-e-mails-to-treasury-lawyer/>.
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and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22>
Weigel Talks to Rubens About Lessig/MayDay-Brown Dispute
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65142>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:18 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65142>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/09/08/a_few_minutes_with_scott_brown_s_primary_opponent_as_brown_tries_to_stop.html>.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
"Constitutional Amendment Debate Roils ACLU | Rules of the Game"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65140>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:16 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65140>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Eliza's latest.
<http://blogs.rollcall.com/beltway-insiders/constitutional-amendment-debate-roils-aclu/?dcz=>
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Senate Moves Forward Considering Campaign Finance Constitutional
Amendment <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65138>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:15 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65138>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Coverage inPolitico
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/campaign-finance-senate-constitutional-amendment-110726.html?hp=t3_3>,HuffPo
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/08/campaign-finance-constitutional-amendment_n_5783740.html>,The
Hill
<http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/217025-senate-advances-constitutional-amendment-on-campaign-spending>.
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Oral Argument in 7th Circuit Today in WI John Doe Case
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65136>
Posted onSeptember 9, 2014 7:10 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65136>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The panel<http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/calendar.pdf>is Wood, Bauer,
Easterbrook.
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"He Said, She Said, and Getting It Right About Voter ID"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65133>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 5:29 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65133>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT's Public Editor:
<http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/new-york-times-voter-id-coverage/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0> "Two
recent articles on voting disputes would have benefitted greatly from a
single clarifying sentence -- one that would have cut through the 'he
said, she said' language that so many readers understandably tell me
they dislike."
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
Judge Randa Issues Order Immediately Barring Wisconsin from
Enforcing Limits on PAC Contributions to State Candidates
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65127>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 2:23 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65127>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP reports.
<http://wislawjournal.com/2014/09/08/judge-orders-state-not-to-enforce-pac-limits-law/> Judge
Randa is the same judge who issued the controversial orders in the John
Doe Wisconsin campaign finance case, involving campaign financing
surrounding the Wisconsin recalls. Parts of his order were promptly put
on hold by the 7th Circuit, and I expect that could well happen again.
UPDATE: I have now read the Court's opinion (read it here
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/randa-crg.pdf>) and it
seems like a reasonable, if potentially challengeable application of the
Supreme Court's opinion in /McCutcheon. /
It is not exactly the same issue: McCutcheon involved (among other
things) a limit on the total amount that one individual could give to
all federal candidates in an election. The disputed provision here
limits the total amount of money from ALL political committees which a
state candidate can take. Judge Randa said this kind of aggregate limit
violated the First Amendment under /McCutcheon. /The state of Wisconsin
defended this kind of aggregate limit to prevent individuals from
setting up unlimited committees to circumvent individual contribution
limits. Judge Randa thought other laws in place would take care of
that---on this point I'm not so sure.
Perhaps the potential greatest ground for trying to get at least a
temporary reversal of Judge Randa is that he's acting to change the
rules in the middle of the election season, something courts generally
try to avoid.
But there's a fair chance the 7th Circuit will let this one stand.
[This post has been updated.]
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Teachout and Wu Withdraw Motion for Preliminary Injunction in
Campaign Finance Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65124>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 2:17 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65124>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See the last pagehere
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Orders-in-Teachout-v.-NY-State-Democratic-Com..pdf>.
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"Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission
Quietly Announces Intention to Amend Rules"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65122>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 2:14 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65122>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
McKenna alert.
<http://info2.mckennalong.com/rs/vm.ashx?ct=24F76D18D4E20AEDC1D180AAD0259210DFBE7BB3D38714DD4CF371647BF8D90DDD78033>
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"Judge upholds Santa Clarita proposal for cumulative voting"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65120>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 2:12 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65120>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Cumulative voting ok
<http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/127568/>to settle
California Voting Rights Act claims.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=63>,Voting Rights Act
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
"GOP committee sues to close Montana primaries"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65118>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 2:11 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65118>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /Billings Gazette /reports.
<http://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/gop-committee-sues-to-close-montana-primaries/article_22e4899d-072d-5b34-8b8e-155449c948f7.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>
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"Just don't call these consultants lobbyists"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65116>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 2:09 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65116>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Crain's NY Business reports
<http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140907/POLITICS/140909888/just-dont-call-these-consultants-lobbyists#>.
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New Controversy over MayDay PAC Support for Libertarian PAC Backing
NH Candidate <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65113>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 10:57 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65113>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
See here
<http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/07/1327723/-Galt-Guns-Glory-Mayday-PAC-bankrolls-new-NH-libertarian-PAC-scores-endorsement#>(and
@Lessig'sresponse
<http://lessig.tumblr.com/post/96880219307/mayday-us-stark360>). The
controversy makes theUnion Leader
<http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140908/NEWS0602/140909637>.
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Defensive Call from General Manager of @Marriott Wardman Park re
#APSAonFire--Says 7 Separate Fires Lit
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65110>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 10:35 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65110>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I just got off the phone with the general manager of the Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel, William T. Walsh, who reached out to me after he
heard of my comments on social media. (I hadthis blog post
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=64822>and numerous tweets using the
hashtag #APSAonFire.) Mr. Walsh said he had not read anything I had
written because he "doesn't do social media" (I guess the Marriott
doesn't have a printer for this stuff to be printed out before him
before he contacted me) but he wanted to reach out to me "regarding the
situation that occurred hear [sic] on 8/29."
When we connected by phone, Mr. Walsh started by asking me what I
thought happened at the hotel. I said I could not say what happened over
all the hotel; I could only talk about my experience. I then
highlighted three things: (1) poor evacuation planning, with no lighting
part of the area on the evacuation route--people had to use cell phone
flashlights to see the way out; (2) very poor communication over what
was happening, with conflicting information, over the course of the 1 am
to 8 am period of evacuation; and (3) failure to follow up, ever (at
least with me, until I went to "social media") to make sure guests were
okay afterwards. On this last point, I told Mr. Walsh I saw elderly
people and people with babies lying on the carpet in front of the hotel
elevators for hours. Did they not think it worth following up with each
guest to make sure everyone was ok after the emergency was over? (I did
not even raise the issue of whether he offered anyone refunds for their
night on the floor--something I heard was offered to some who complained.)
On this last point, Mr. Walsh somewhat conceded the point. He said that
he checked with the conference leader after the emergency who said they
had heard of no one had gotten hurt. [Update:Seth Masket tweets
<https://twitter.com/smotus/status/509034415427563520>: "Curious how
they claim no one was hurt. I know of 1 person who went to GW ER for
smoke inhalation. Could be more?"] I said that it was great news no one
was hurt, but that someone in the hospitality business should be
reaching out to make sure that guests who were inconvenienced and kept
up all night were okay and did not need any extra help or
accommodations. Especially those with special needs. (I watched two men
carry another man, who was disabled, down ten flights of stairs.)
He had no response to my point (1) about the bad lighting on the way out
and the general evacuation planning.
But he was emphatic on my second point that the 7-hour period of
evacuation was handled as well as could be expected under the
circumstances. He said that there were 7 separate fires across three
separate buildings which were lit. He said the person that lit them was
trying to hurt people, to kill people. (He suggested an arrest could
soon be made, pointing tothis Washington Post article
<http://t.co/QOVTV5DWAp> saying hopefully police will be able to put "2
and 2 together" in this case.) He said they did not know what they were
dealing with, and it could have been a terrorist attack. The priority
was evacuating the building. He said that 110 people did not evacuate
their rooms and they needed to help the firefighters get people out of
the rooms. He said some people complained there were not enough blankets
or food for people. "Are you kidding me?," he asked. He said better
communication was not possible because things were constantly changing.
When I said there should have been more staff brought in as this dragged
on for 8 hours, he said that the metro was closed at the time and the
police were not letting people into the area, so they could not bring in
more staff.
I think Mr. Walsh is probably correct about how they needed to
prioritize during this emergency, and the hotel no doubt faced a
difficult situation. Still, the hotel could have (1) had better
evacuation plans and routes; (3) made a better and more concerted effort
to communicate with guests; and (3) followed up with guests afterwards
to make sure they were okay.
It was a very interesting call because in my experience those in the
hospitality industry usually are so pleasant to the point of
obsequiousness in dealing with hotel guests. Mr. Walsh was not that. He
was defensive, bordering on the belligerent. A very interesting model
for customer relations.
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"Former ACLU Leaders Quarrel With Current Leadership Over Campaign
Finance" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65108>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 9:37 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65108>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Tony Mauro reports.
<http://www.nationallawjournal.com/legaltimes/home/id=1202669239195/Former-ACLU-Leaders-Quarrel-With-Current-Leadership-Over-Campaign-Finance?mcode=1202615432600&curindex=0&back=NLJ&slreturn=20140808120340#>
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"Political Parties and the New Campaign Finance Paradigm"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65105>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 9:34 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65105>byRick Hasen
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Gov. Cuomo Responds to Attack from His Left via Teachout
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65103>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 9:31 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65103>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Interesting WaPo interview.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-loud-insurrection-on-his-left-complicates-ny-gov-cuomos-march-toward-reelection/2014/09/08/28a01a2a-34fb-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html>
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"Judge declines to block Cuomo, Democratic Party"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65101>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 7:41 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65101>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP
<http://westfieldrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/596203/Judge-declines-to-block-Cuomo--Democratic-Party.html?isap=1&nav=5071>:
"A judge has declined New York governor's race candidate Zephyr
Teachout's request to prevent the state Democratic Party and Gov. Andrew
Cuomo's (KWOH'-mohz) campaign from further cooperation before their
primary."
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"Two down, two to go in SOS Scott Gessler's voter fraud manhunt"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65099>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 7:39 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65099>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Colorado Independent reports.
<http://www.coloradoindependent.com/149171/two-down-two-to-go-in-sos-scott-gesslers-voter-fraud-manhunt>
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"The Measure of American Elections"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65097>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 7:34 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65097>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Barry Burden and Charles Stewart have editedthis volume
<http://www.amazon.com/American-Elections-Cambridge-Election-Democracy/dp/1107699916/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410186769&sr=8-1&keywords=the+measure+of+american+elections>for
Cambridge's election law series. Looks like a terrific set of papers:
1. The measure of American elections Barry C. Burden and Charles
Stewart, III
2. Registration and voting: a view from the top Barry C. Burden
3. Voter registration: the process and quality of lists Stephen
Ansolabehere and Eitan Hersh
4. Provisional ballots Michael J. Hanmer and Paul S. Herrnson
5. Mail ballots in the United States: policy choice and administrative
challenge Christopher B. Mann
6. Voting from abroad: evaluating UOCAVA voting Thad E. Hall
7. Polling place practices and the voting experience Robert M. Stein and
Gregg Vonnahme
8. Disability and election policies and practices Lisa Schur and Douglas
Kruse
9. The performance of election machines and the decline of residual
votes in the US Charles Stewart, III
10. Voter confidence as a metric of election performance Paul Gronke
11. Election data transparency Lonna Rae Atkeson.
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The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy---in One Chart
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65095>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 7:32 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65095>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here's the chart.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/r/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/09/04/National-Politics/Images/kochgraphic.png>Context
fromWaPo:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/koch-industries-adopts-new-public-posture-to-neutralize-opponents-recast-image/2014/09/07/a85e8484-3502-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html>
"The hypocrisy is stunning," Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), an outspoken
opponent <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64sxcv-Jj7g> of the
constitutional amendment, said in an interview Friday. "Senate
Democrats have long been funded by a group of billionaires bent on
maintaining their power, yet they pretend to be outraged" by the
spending of the Koch brothers and their allies.
In advance of Monday's floor debate, Senate Republican staffers
circulated a chart
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/r/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/09/04/National-Politics/Images/kochgraphic.png> showing
the reach of Democracy Alliance, with the donor group represented as
a circle surrounded by seven concentric rings of smaller circles,
one for each of the roughly 170 organizations supported by its
members. Among them are advocacy groups such as Common Cause, Public
Citizen and People for the American Way, which have been at the
forefront of efforts to restrict the influence of wealthy interests
on politics.
"I think it's important that people understand --- whatever the
Kochs and our network may be accused of or said to be doing --- that
the other side is doing much more of it, and has been doing it for a
much longer time," Holden said.
"A lot of these groups that the Democracy Alliance funds don't
disclose their donors, which is their right, and I'm supportive of
that, but then they turn around and attack us, claiming that the
groups we support are dark money groups, because they don't disclose
their donors," Holden added. "So it seems dishonest and the height
of hypocrisy."
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"Scott Brown objects to mailer calling him a 'former Washington
lobbyist'" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65093>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 7:02 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65093>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /Boston Globe/reports.
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"Gerrymandering and the Big Sort Fallacy"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65091>
Posted onSeptember 8, 2014 7:01 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65091>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Weigel responds
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/09/08/gerrymandering_and_the_big_sort_fallacy.html>to
Nate Cohn.
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