[EL] ELB News and Commentary 4/20/17

Thu Apr 20 09:15:18 PDT 2017

RE: Nevada and DMV's claim that federal law requires the DMV to offer
applications to anyone getting a license, that cannot be true. I am a
non-citizen and I have never been asked in Florida to receive a voter
registration application. This is an interesting example of how the laws
can be interpreted.

Thessalia Merivaki, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of History and Politics
Davis 234
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
352-871-5260
Office Phone: 727-873-4495
*http://www.usfsp.edu/hp/full-time/thessalia-merivaki/
<http://www.usfsp.edu/hp/full-time/thessalia-merivaki/>*

On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:41 AM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

> “Trump Inaugural Drew Big Dollars From Donors With Vested Interests”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92163>
>
> Posted on April 20, 2017 7:40 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92163> by *Rick
> Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> NYT:
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/us/politics/trump-inauguration-sheldon-adelson-fundraising.html?ref=politics&_r=0>
>
> *The casino magnate and philanthropist Sheldon G. Adelson
> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/a/sheldon_g_adelson/index.html?inline=nyt-per> wants
> some big things from the Trump administration: banning the online poker
> sites that compete with his luxury casinos, for example, and moving the
> United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.*
>
> *And while President Trump was not Mr. Adelson’s first choice during the
> Republican primary season last year, he has been generous since: The
> billionaire donated $5 million to the committee organizing Mr. Trump’s
> inauguration festivities — the largest single contribution given to any
> president’s inaugural committee.*
>
> *Some of the country’s wealthiest Republicans and its largest corporations
> had similar impulses. Documents released this week
> <http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/286/201704180300150286/201704180300150286.pdf> by
> Mr. Trump’s inaugural organizers provide a glimpse of the big-dollar frenzy
> of influence-seeking and peacemaking surrounding Mr. Trump’s
> swearing-in, which raised $107 million
> <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/us/politics/trump-inauguration-fundraising.html?_r=0>,
> twice as much money as any other inauguration.*
>
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>
> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
>
>
> “Nevada Secretary Of State Says 21 Noncitizens Could Have Voted For
> President In Her State” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92161>
>
> Posted on April 20, 2017 7:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92161> by *Rick
> Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> HuffPo:
> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nevada-voter-fraud_us_58f8b952e4b070a11750a265>
>
> *Nevada’s <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/nevada/> Secretary of State
> says her office believes 21 noncitizens could have voted in the state in
> the 2016 election.*
>
> *Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske (R) released the information
> <http://www.nvsos.gov/sos/Home/Components/News/News/2229/309?backlist=%2fsos%2fhome> Wednesday
> after she accused the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles
> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nevada-voter-fraud_us_58f663b2e4b0da2ff863e0d8> last
> week of accepting voting applications from people who provided documents
> indicating they were not U.S. citizens. The DMV director responded to the
> letter by noting that federal law requires the department to provide
> applications to anyone who applies for or renews a driver’s license, and
> that it’s the responsibility of the Secretary of State’s office to certify
> the eligibility of voters.*
>
> *In her Wednesday statement, Cegavske acknowledged the DMV had actually
> assisted her office in identifying potential illegal votes. In March the
> department provided a list of just over 100 people who had registered to
> vote while also providing evidence at the DMV they weren’t citizens.*
>
> *“After determining that 21 individuals from that list voted, this
> information was given to investigators with the Secretary of State’s
> office,” said Cegavske’s office in a statement. “Based upon the information
> obtained to date we have evidence that three non-citizens illegally
> registered and voted in Clark County in the last election.”*
>
> *However, the office did not provide definitive proof of voter fraud.*
>
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>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
>
>
>
> “Kobach seeks stay of judge’s order to hand over documents from Trump
> meeting” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92159>
>
> Posted on April 20, 2017 7:35 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92159> by *Rick
> Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> KC Star:
> <http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article145559329.html>
>
> The organization argues that if Kobach lobbied Trump on changes to the
> act, it would amount to an admission that current federal law precludes him
> from enforcing the policy. Kobach has argued for several years that the
> policy prevents non-citizens from casting ballots in Kansas elections, but
> critics say it prevents some rightful voters from becoming registered.
>
> *Judge James O’Hara, a federal magistrate judge in Kansas City, Kan.,
> ordered Kobach on Monday to hand over the documents.*
>
> *Kobach is appealing O’Hara’s decision to U.S. District Judge Julie
> Robinson. He has asked O’Hara to stay his order for 14 days to allow him
> time to file the appeal with Robinson.*
>
> *“If Judge Robinson ultimately affirms the Magistrate’s decision, the
> documents will be produced as Magistrate O’Hara required thereafter,”
> Kobach’s attorney, Garrett Roe, stated in the court filing. “It is unclear
> that there is any harm to the public interest therefore in a brief delay in
> disclosure of a few redacted portions of two documents.”*
>
> *Kobach has a history of legal defeats in Robinson’s courtroom.*
>
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>
> Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
>
>
>
> “Investors To Seek Political Spending Disclosure in U.S. Proxy Season”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92157>
>
> Posted on April 20, 2017 7:26 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92157> by *Rick
> Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> WSJ reports.
> <https://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2017/04/19/investors-to-seek-political-disclosure-in-u-s-proxy-season/>
>
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>
> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>
>
>
>
> NC: “Report shows Same-Day Registration enabled voter access across the
> board” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92154>
>
> Posted on April 20, 2017 7:23 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92154> by *Rick
> Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Release: <http://www.southerncoalition.org/same-day-registration-2016/>
>
> *On April 21, the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to consider whether or not
> is will hear an appeal to a lower court’s ruling that found North
> Carolina’s 2013 voter suppression law “targeted African-American voters
> with almost surgical precision.” This is the fourth time the appeal has
> been scheduled
> <http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&H=WAA0HYy4enWklLGLVOCoftvRiKxkwcx7028A%2BNZlWSzSEaUD3cyAX%2FbWbQxIVOR7JnKj7Fjy9Ppwm14xx%2BfxGQM4jsBPQhX3iS1FELz1THHuudUey3BxHw%3D%3D&G=0&R=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supremecourt.gov%2Fsearch.aspx%3Ffilename%3D%2Fdocketfiles%2F16-833.htm&I=20170419223720.0000002f8b0a%40mail6-33-usnbn1&X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU4ZjdlNjllNDNmNWFiYzcyMjM0ZmRlZTs%3D&S=e_xf_Wgr42IZ51LhRMk0DCOF6ctp0cKOK39BYQA0Kq4> for
> the Court’s consideration.*
>
> * The lower court’s ruling that found the law unconstitutional required
> North Carolina to reinstate several voting processes for the 2016 general
> election including a longer early voting period and Same-Day Registration
> (SDR), and removed the photo ID requirement.  SDR enables North Carolina’s
> voting-age citizens to go to any early voting location in their county,
> register, and vote in one transaction.*
>
> *The Southern Coalition for Social Justice released a report today
> analyzing the impact that Same-Day Registration had in North Carolina in
> the November 2016 election
> <http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&H=WAA0HYy4enWklLGLVOCoftvRiKxkwcx7028A%2BNZlWSzSEaUD3cyAX%2FbWbQxIVOR7JnKj7Fjy9Ppwm14xx%2BfxGQM4jsBPQhX3iS1FELz1THHuudUey3BxHw%3D%3D&G=0&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southerncoalition.org%2Fsdr&I=20170419223720.0000002f8b0a%40mail6-33-usnbn1&X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU4ZjdlNjllNDNmNWFiYzcyMjM0ZmRlZTs%3D&S=eypwBzleAn0_shEUKCo817TCM70tGmujJ6OV-Yl1m8U>.
> The report found that Same-Day Registration in North Carolina:*
>
> ·         *Was used broadly by Republican, Democratic, and Unaffiliated
> voters;*
>
> ·         *Allowed for participation from North Carolinians who move
> frequently;*
>
> ·         *Created a safety net for voters whose registration had been
> inadvertently removed or not processed; and*
>
> ·         *Provided a secure and convenient way to register eligible
> voters.*
>
> *A PDF of the report can be found at http://www.southerncoalition.org/sdr
> <http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&H=WAA0HYy4enWklLGLVOCoftvRiKxkwcx7028A%2BNZlWSzSEaUD3cyAX%2FbWbQxIVOR7JnKj7Fjy9Ppwm14xx%2BfxGQM4jsBPQhX3iS1FELz1THHuudUey3BxHw%3D%3D&G=0&R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southerncoalition.org%2Fsdr&I=20170419223720.0000002f8b0a%40mail6-33-usnbn1&X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjU4ZjdlNjllNDNmNWFiYzcyMjM0ZmRlZTs%3D&S=eypwBzleAn0_shEUKCo817TCM70tGmujJ6OV-Yl1m8U>*
>
> * The report found that 100,258 North Carolinians used SDR in the November
> 2016 election, an increase from the 97,100 who used the process in the 2012
> general election.*
>
> * The report also found that SDR provides a convenient way for eligible
> voters to register while also creating ample safeguards for election
> officials to obtain proper documentation from voters.  In order to register
> same-day, voters must not only attest to their eligibility to vote; they
> must also, without exception, provide proof of identity and residence by
> providing an acceptable document showing the voter’s current name and
> current address.*
>
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>
> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>
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>
> Russian Efforts Regarding Claims of Voter Fraud
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92152>
>
> Posted on April 20, 2017 6:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=92152> by *Richard
> Pildes* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=7>
>
> Reuters has broken this
> <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-election-exclusive-idUSKBN17L2N3>
>  story, said to be based on confidential documents  prepared by a
> Putin-controlled Russian think tank, on various strategies for interfering
> in our 2016 elections.  Among all the other revelations, this particular
> tidbit stood out as one readers of this blog are likely to find of
> particular interest:
>
> *A second institute document, drafted in October and distributed in the
> same way, warned that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was
> likely to win the election. For that reason, it argued, it was better for
> Russia to end its pro-Trump propaganda and instead intensify its messaging
> about voter fraud to undermine the U.S. electoral system’s legitimacy and
> damage Clinton’s reputation in an effort to undermine her presidency, the
> seven officials said.*
>
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> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
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> --
>
> Rick Hasen
>
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>
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-- 
Thessalia Merivaki, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of History and Politics
Davis 234
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
352-871-5260
Office Phone: 727-873-4495
*http://www.usfsp.edu/hp/full-time/thessalia-merivaki/
<http://www.usfsp.edu/hp/full-time/thessalia-merivaki/>*
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