[EL] ELB News and Commentary 4/11/17

Tue Apr 11 08:11:55 PDT 2017

"Federal Judge Says Texas Voter ID Law Intentionally Discriminates"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92066>
Posted on April 11, 2017 8:10 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92066> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports.<https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/us/federal-judge-strikes-down-texas-voter-id-law.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus&action=click&contentCollection=us&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0>
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

NC: "Senate halts ethics/elections merger bill for now"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92064>
Posted on April 11, 2017 8:09 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92064> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

News and Observer:<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article143852784.html>

The state Senate on Monday night voted not to go along with a House bill that would merge the ethics and elections commissions.

Instead, the bill was sent to a conference committee of Senate and House members to work out a compromise.

Gov. Roy Cooper said last week he would veto the bill because it curtails voting rights. It also deprives the governor of the power to control the boards through appointments.
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Posted in The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

"Santa Clara is latest in string of cities sued over at-large elections"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92062>
Posted on April 11, 2017 8:07 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92062> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Mercury News reports.<http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/10/santa-clara-lawsuit-claims-city-is-violating-state-election-law/>
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Posted in Voting Rights Act<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

"Campaign mailer with photoshopped images draws accusations in L.A. City Council race for Valley seat"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92060>
Posted on April 11, 2017 8:05 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92060> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

LAT:<http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mailer-council-race-20170410-story.html>

Phootoshopped campaign mailers sent in a Los Angeles City Council<http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/government/los-angeles-city-council-ORGOVV0000379-topic.html> race in the San Fernando Valley are sparking accusations of election law violation and counterallegations of hypocrisy.

A political advocacy group called Latinas Lead California sent a "cease and desist" letter Monday to Council District 7 candidate Karo Torossian, demanding he stop using photoshopped images of rival candidate Monica Rodriguez in his mailers.
 The group is backing Rodriguez in the race for District 7, which includes Sylmar, Sunland and Pacoima.

The mailers show Rodriguez's head attached to the body of a woman in a black suit holding a sign that states, "I am funded by Chevron," against the backdrop of an ominous-looking oil-drilling operation.
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Posted in campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

"Texas lawmakers consider election law change for language interpreters"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92058>
Posted on April 11, 2017 8:03 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92058> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Texas Tribune:<https://www.texastribune.org/2017/04/10/texas-lawmakers-consider-changes-voting-law-interpreters/>

Almost three years after Mallika Das, a naturalized citizen who spoke Bengali, was unable to vote properly because she was not proficient in English, Texas lawmakers are considering a change to an obscure provision of Texas election law regarding language interpreters.

Members of the Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday took up Senate Bill 148 by Democratic state Sen. Sylvia Garcia<https://www.texastribune.org/directory/sylvia-r-garcia/> of Houston, which would repeal a section of the state's election code that requires interpreters to be registered voters in the same county in which they are providing help.
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Posted in Voting Rights Act<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

AZ: "Secretary of State Reagan to attorney general: Is what I did legal?"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92055>
Posted on April 11, 2017 7:57 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92055> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Arizona Republic:<http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/politicalinsider/2017/04/07/arizona-secretary-of-state-michele-reagan-attorney-general-legal-opinion/100133980/>

The rocky relations between Secretary of State Michele Reagan and Arizona's county recorders continue.

The flash point: Voter registration.

Last fall, and again in early February, her office tapped into the voter-registration databases run by Maricopa and Pima counties. The two large counties were perplexed - and more than a little peeved.

They said this had not happened since a test on the system in 2010. Plus, Reagan should have forwarded whatever request for information her office was researching to them, instead of just logging in, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes and Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez said.
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

Justin Levitt Makes It onto John Oliver's Segment on Gerrymandering!<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92053>
Posted on April 11, 2017 7:54 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92053> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

At about  the 12 minute mark.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-4dIImaodQ>
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Posted in election law "humor"<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=52>, redistricting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

"The Risks of Privatizing The Enforcement of Government Ethics-During and After the Trump Administration"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92051>
Posted on April 11, 2017 7:52 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92051> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Bauer blogs.<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2017/04/risks-privatizing-government-ethics-trump-administration/>
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Posted in conflict of interest laws<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>

"Worried about the decline in democracy? Worry about the politicians, not the voters."<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92049>
Posted on April 11, 2017 7:51 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92049> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Erik Jones and Matthias Matthijs for The Monkey Cage.<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/04/11/worried-about-the-decline-in-democracy-look-at-politicians-not-public-opinion/?utm_term=.6e94348fb044>
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

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