[EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/12/14

Thu Sep 11 20:34:05 PDT 2014

    "Federal appeals judges to hear Wisconsin voter ID arguments" --
    Will J. Posner Participate? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65354>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 8:19 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65354>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

/Milwaukee/ 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/federal-appeals-judges-to-hear-wisconsin-voter-id-arguments-b99349770z1-274827671.html>/ Journal-Sentinel: 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/federal-appeals-judges-to-hear-wisconsin-voter-id-arguments-b99349770z1-274827671.html> "/A panel 
of three federal appeals court judges in Chicago will hear arguments on 
whether to reinstate Wisconsin's voter ID law on Friday, less than eight 
weeks before the Nov. 4 election."

The identity of the panel members should be posted by 9 am centralat 
this link <http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/calendar.pdf>.

One big question is whether Judge Posner will be on the panel. The panel 
assignments are by lot, but some have speculated that Judge Posner could 
recuse given his statements recently about his earlier decision in the 
Indiana voter id case. See my piece,Why Judge Posner Changed His Mind on 
Voter ID. 
<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/23/why-judge-posner-is-right-on-voter-id-laws.html>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id 
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    "Kansas Supreme Court will hear Chad Taylor v. Kris Kobach on Senate
    ballot issue" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65352>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 8:14 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65352>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Wichita Eagle/reports. 
<http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article2065947.html>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

    Looks Like Eugene Volokh Agrees With Me on Weaknesses of Susan B.
    Anthony Opinion <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65348>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 8:07 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65348>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/09/11/ohio-ban-on-knowingly-false-statements-in-political-campaigns-is-unconstitutional/> (Myearlier 
analysis <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65323>.)

Still, I wonder if the state of Ohio will appeal, especially since the 
AG DeWine filed an amicus brief against the constitutionality of the 
state's law.Plain Dealer 
<http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/09/district_court_overturns_ohios.html>: 
"DeWine spokesman Dan Tierney said the office would have to consult with 
the Ohio Elections Commission before deciding whether to appeal the 
decision."

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    "Executive behind voter fraud billboards sought Scott Walker advice"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65346>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 7:39 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65346>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/executive-behind-voter-fraud-billboards-sought-walker-advice-b99349804z1-274815831.html>:

    A venture fund manager consulted with then-Milwaukee County
    Executive Scott Walker about state and federal voting laws in 2010,
    just weeks before the businessman began posting controversial ads on
    billboards in Milwaukee that warned "Voter Fraud is a Felony."

    "Scott, I need to know the rules for illegal voting in Wisconsin,"
    Stephen Einhorn wrote in an email on July 22, 2010. "Please check
    into the rules, including federal statutes. I need to know what the
    law is, if you violate it."

    Einhorn continued, "I need this for some work that I am doing, and
    would appreciate your prompt response."

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    "Abbott campaign manager files ethics complaint regarding Sen.
    Davis' book" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65344>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 7:33 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65344>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Gannett reports. 
<http://www.kens5.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/11/abbott-campaign-manager-files-ethics-complaint-regarding-sen-davis-book-promotion/15460827/>

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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,ethics 
investigations <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=42>

    Kobach to Submit Affidavit in #KSSEN Case Stating What Election
    Officials Told or "Gestured" to Chad Taylor
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65341>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 7:28 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65341>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

So reports AP 
<http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/09/11/3240081/apnewsbreak-claim-in-kansas-senate.html>. 
Fromthe affidavit <http://bit.ly/1oytQW5>:

Screen Shot 2014-09-11 at 7.26.24 PM 
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2014-09-11-at-7.26.24-PM.png>

As Inoted earlier today <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65309>, it is not 
clear if the factual dispute will matter to the Kansas Supreme Court.

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    "Senate Democrats Waste Their Time and Ours"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65339>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 7:19 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65339>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jonathan Bernstein 
<http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-09-11/senate-democrats-waste-their-time-and-ours>on 
the campaign finance amendment.

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    "Running Scared: Georgia's Democrats have registered more than
    85,000 minority voters (and counting). Republicans never saw it
    coming." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65335>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 5:33 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65335>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Jamelle Bouie 
writes<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/09/stacey_abrams_new_georgia_project_shocks_georgia_s_gop_republicans_fighting.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_bot>for 
/Slate./

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    "Are Republicans really driving congressional polarization? Maybe
    not." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65333>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 4:34 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65333>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Interesting Monkey Cage post. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/09/11/are-republicans-really-driving-congressional-polarization-maybe-not/#>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>

    "Texas Democrats ask for federal probe of AG raid that targeted
    voter sign-up group" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65331>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 4:06 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65331>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Dallas Morning News: 
<http://watchdogblog.dallasnews.com/2014/09/texas-democrats-ask-for-federal-probe-of-ag-raid-that-targeted-voter-sign-up-group.html/> "Democratic 
congressmen from Texas have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to 
investigate a raid by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office that 
targeted a nonprofit voter registration group. /The Dallas Morning 
News/ reported Aug. 31 
<http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20140830-abbotts-houston-raid-didnt-end-with-arrests-but-shut-down-voter-drive.ece>on 
the attorney general's criminal investigation of Houston Votes, which 
was accused of election fraud. The probe was closed one year later, with 
no charges filed."

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    "Election of Women in our 100 Largest Cities: Disadvantaged by
    Districts" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65329>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 3:19 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65329>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

FairVote. 
<http://www.fairvote.org/research-and-analysis/blog/election-of-women-in-our-100-largest-cities-disadvantaged-by-districts/>

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    Reihan Salam Writes in Slate for Multimember Districts
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65327>

Posted onSeptember 11, 2014 3:18 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65327>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Read 
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/09/abolish_the_single_member_district_that_s_the_best_way_to_ensure_truly_fair.html?wpsrc=fol_tw>.

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