[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/14/15

Fri Feb 13 20:24:39 PST 2015

    “Prosecutor in Scott Walker Probe Asks Justices to Recuse”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70308>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 8:20 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70308>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The latest 
<http://prwatch.org/news/2015/02/12734/walker-wisconsin-supreme-court-recuse>:

    The prosecutor leading the probe into possible coordination between
    Governor Scott Walker’s campaign and outside groups has asked some
    Wisconsin Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from hearing a
    challenge to the investigation.

    A notation in court records titled “Motion for Recusal and Notice of
    Ethical Concerns” indicates that on February 12, Special Prosecutor
    Francis Schmitz filed a sealed motion for one or more of the Supreme
    Court justices to recuse themselves from the case. Schmitz was
    previously on George W. Bush’s shortlist for U.S. Attorney and said
    that he voted for Walker.

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    “Massive FBI investigation targets Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber,
    Cylvia Hayes” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70306>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 8:15 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70306>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Resignation 
<http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/oregon_governor_john_kitzhaber_10.html>appears 
to be just the start of this.

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Posted inchicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

    “Ethics Commission: Sex between lobbyists, officials isn’t
    reportable” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70304>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 2:12 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70304>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Good to know. 
<http://www.newsobserver.com/2015/02/13/4553861_ethics-commission-sex-between.html?rh=1>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>,lobbying 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>

    “Could the Supreme Court Make Dozens of State Election Laws
    Unconstitutional?” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70302>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 2:05 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70302>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Brennan 
Center<https://www.brennancenter.org/supreme-court-could-make-dozens-election-laws-unconstitutional>with 
a nice interactive map on the initiatives which could be in trouble 
under the Arizona redistricting case.

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Posted incitizen commissions <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=7>,direct 
democracy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62>,Elections Clause 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=70>,redistricting 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

    “New Lawyers’ Committee Publication: ‘2014 Election Protection
    Report: Democracy Should Not Be This Hard'”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70300>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 1:56 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70300>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Executive Summary ishere 
<http://www.866ourvote.org/newsroom/publications/body/2014-Election-Protection-Report-Executive-Summary.pdf>and 
the full report ishere 
<http://www.866ourvote.org/newsroom/publications/body/2014-Election-Protection-Report.pdf>.

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

    “Jeb Bush’s war chest far outpacing field of GOP contenders”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70298>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 1:52 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70298>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Matea Gold 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jeb-bushs-war-chest-far-outpacing-field-of-gop-contenders/2015/02/13/1fd3c076-b2f1-11e4-886b-c22184f27c35_story.html>for 
WaPo:

    At one Manhattan fundraiser for Bush at the Park Avenue home of
    private-equity titan Henry Kravis this week, about 25 attendees paid
    a minimum of $100,000 each just to get in the door. It’s one of six
    events for Bush’s PACs — including one next weekend in Palm Beach —
    with such a price tag.

    “I think they will come up with an eye-popping figure,” said veteran
    GOP fundraiser Fred Malek.

    Bush’s press for dollars has been so intense — averaging one
    fundraiser a day — that his Republican competitors do not even claim
    they can compete at his level and acknowledge that he is the
    unrivaled financial leader.

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    Gerrymander Standard Writing Competition Deadline in Two Weeks
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70294>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 12:04 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70294>byDan Tokaji 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The deadline for submissions to Common Cause’sGerrymander Standard 
Competition 
<http://www.commoncause.org/issues/voting-and-elections/redistricting/gerrymander-standard-writing-competition.html>is*February 
27. * There are cash prizes of $5000 (1st place), $3000 (2nd), and $2000 
(3rd).   Papers should be 25-50 pages, double-spaced.  More on the 
submission requirementshere 
<http://www.commoncause.org/issues/voting-and-elections/redistricting/contest-submission-details.pdf>.  
Lawyers, students, and scholars in any field are welcome to submit papers.

Along with Norm Ornstein, I’m co-chairing the panel that will evaluate 
the papers, which also includes Jocelyn Benson, Guy Charles, Allison 
Hayward, and Derek Muller. We welcome all papers suggesting a new 
definition of partisan gerrymandering or further developing an existing 
definition.

So what have you got to lose? Finish that paper and submit it!

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    “The Mystery of Lower Voter Registration Rates of Older Black
    Voters” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70291>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 8:20 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70291>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Nate Cohn for The UpShot. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/upshot/the-mystery-of-lower-voter-registration-rates-of-older-black-voters.html?rref=upshot&smid=tw-upshotnyt&abt=0002&abg=1&_r=1>

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

    11th Circuit Upholds UOCAVA 45-Day Rule for Sending Out Absentee
    Ballots in Runoff Elections, Protecting Military Voters
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70289>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 7:49 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70289>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

U.S. beats Alabama. 
<http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201411298.pdf>

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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=48>

    “Blurred Lines: The Covert Funding of the 2016 Campaign”
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70287>

Posted onFebruary 13, 2015 7:11 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=70287>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Dave Catanese reports 
<http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/02/13/blurred-lines-the-covert-funding-of-the-2016-campaign?int=a14709>for 
US News.

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