[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/8/16

Mon Feb 5 20:31:05 PST 2018

“Pennsylvania Republican launches effort to impeach state supreme court to save GOP gerrymander”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97361>
Posted on February 5, 2018 8:14 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97361> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ian Millhiser<https://thinkprogress.org/pennsylvania-republican-launches-effort-to-impeach-state-supreme-court-to-save-gop-gerrymander-408544a51b96/> for Think Progress:

In a direct attack on the rule of law, Pennsylvania state Rep. Cris Dush (R) sent a memo to his colleagues Monday evening asking them to cosponsor articles of impeachment<https://twitter.com/mattmfm/status/960667621598416896> against five of the state’s seven supreme court justices.

The justices’ crime? Striking down the state’s gerrymandered congressional maps<https://thinkprogress.org/breaking-pa-scotus-republican-gerrymander-671163474bb1/>, which allowed Republicans to win 13 of the state’s 18 congressional seats even in election years when Democrats won a majority of the statewide popular vote.
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Posted in redistricting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

“Court fights could erase some of the Republicans’ edge in Congress, legislatures”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97359>
Posted on February 5, 2018 8:10 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97359> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Richard Wolf<https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/05/court-fights-could-erase-some-republicans-edge-congress-legislatures/302081002/> for USA Today.
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

“Justices Won’t Block Pennsylvania Gerrymandering Decision”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97357>
Posted on February 5, 2018 8:06 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97357> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Adam Liptak<http://Justices%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Block%20Pennsylvania%20Gerrymandering%20Decision/> for the NYT.
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Posted in redistricting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>, Supreme Court<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

“Ohio Senate passes bipartisan congressional redistricting plan, sending it to the House”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97355>
Posted on February 5, 2018 8:01 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97355> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Cleveland.com:<http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/ohio_senate_passes_bipartisan.html>

The Ohio Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan proposal to change how Ohio draws its congressional districts, advancing the proposed constitutional amendment one step closer to appearing on the May ballot.

Advocates for redistricting reform say the proposed changes will curb the legislature’s ability to gerrymander districts to favor a political party or incumbent.

The Senate approved a revised Senate Joint Resolution 5<https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SJR-5> in a 31-0 vote. The House will vote on the resolution Tuesday, one day before the deadline to place a measure on the May ballot.
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Posted in redistricting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

“Movement in the Fight for Voting Rights Restoration”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97353>
Posted on February 5, 2018 7:59 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97353> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Miles Rapoport<http://prospect.org/article/movement-fight-voting-rights-restoration> for TAP.
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Posted in felon voting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=66>

Maine: “Ranked-choice voters submit signatures for ‘people’s veto’ ballot initiative”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97351>
Posted on February 5, 2018 1:01 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97351> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Press Herald reports.<https://www.pressherald.com/2018/02/02/ranked-choice-voters-submit-signatures-for-peoples-veto-ballot-initiative/>
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Posted in alternative voting systems<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=63>

“Draining the swamp? D.C. lobbying during Trump administration surges to highest level in 7 years”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97347>
Posted on February 5, 2018 1:00 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97347> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Fredreka Schouten<https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/26/draining-swamp-dc-lobbying-during-trump-administration-surges-highest-level-7-years/1068627001/> for USA Today.
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Posted in lobbying<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>

“Seattle finds Facebook in violation of city campaign finance law”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97345>
Posted on February 5, 2018 12:59 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97345> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

David Ingram<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-politics/seattle-finds-facebook-in-violation-of-city-campaign-finance-law-idUSKBN1FP2MB?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social> for Reuters:

Seattle’s election authority said on Monday that Facebook Inc is in violation of a city law that requires disclosure of who buys election ads, the first attempt of its kind to regulate U.S. political ads on the internet.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

Breaking: Justice Alito Denies Emergency Stay in Pa. Congressional Districting Case<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97340>
Posted on February 5, 2018 9:56 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97340> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I called it a long shot,<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97047> but had doubts when Justice Alito delayed things and asked for a response, but now the Justice has denied the reques<https://twitter.com/brkend/status/960571669176832000>t without referring it to the full court.

Failure to refer usually means the Justice has calculated that the other Justices would not be likely to grant a stay. It is very unusual for these measures not to be referred, but I’m guessing Justice Alito knows that if he was not convinced, the chances of getting to five were very small.

Still pending is the stay request in the North Carolina racial gerrymandering case. But the PA case has more national implications.

Justice Alito’s denial of the stay in the Pa Congressional redistricting case is a reminder that it is NOT all partisan politics at the Court. If it were, surely J. Alito would have ruled to help Republicans in their Pa House races in 2018.
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

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