[EL] ELB News and Commentary 3/8/19

[Levitt, Justin]

H.R. 1 Coverage Roundup<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104033>
Posted on March 8, 2019 11:16 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104033> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

AP<https://www.apnews.com/042373f23fd94d589441ce304a1f7b80>
NPR<https://www.npr.org/2019/03/08/701455283/house-passes-extensive-election-and-campaign-finance-overhaul-bill>
CBS<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-passes-hr-1-sweeping-anti-corruption-and-voting-rights-legislation-today-2019-03-08/>
CNN<https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/politics/house-democrats-hr1-ethics-tax-returns-voting-rights/index.html>
Fox<https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-approves-sweeping-dem-election-reform-bill-amid-first-amendment-concerns>
NBC<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-majority-backs-massive-democratic-ethics-election-law-overhaul-n980916>
New York Times<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/us/politics/house-democrats-anticorruption-voting-rights.html>
Washington Post<https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-democrats-prepare-to-pass-hr-1-their-answer-to-draining-the-swamp/2019/03/08/740f6b48-415b-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html>
USA Today<https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/08/voting-rights-and-congressional-reform-bill-house/3072333002/>
Wall St. Journal<https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-is-set-to-pass-election-overhaul-package-11552054493>
HuffPost<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-democrats-for-the-people-act_n_5c81d1dae4b0d936162633bf>
Mother Jones<https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/03/house-passes-the-most-significant-democracy-reform-bill-in-a-generation/>
TPM<https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-passes-campaign-finance-voting-rights-ethics-bill>
Vox<https://www.vox.com/2019/3/8/18253609/hr-1-pelosi-house-democrats-anti-corruption-mcconnell>
The Hill<https://thehill.com/homenews/house/433202-house-passes-sweeping-electoral-reform-bill-despite-republican-resistance> (and here<https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/433243-five-things-to-know-about-democrats-sweeping-election-reform-bill>, and here<https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/433050-dems-knock-mcconnell-for-refusing-vote-on-election-reform-bill>)
Roll Call<https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/house-passes-hr-1-government-overhaul-sending-it-back-to-campaign-trail>
The Guardian<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/08/democrats-hr-1-for-the-people-elections-ethics-reform-tax-returns>
Tampa Bay Times<https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/03/08/us-house-votes-to-crack-down-on-zombie-campaigns-following-times-10news-wtsp-investigation/> (bonus: zombies!)
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Posted in campaign finance<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, conflict of interest laws<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>, election administration<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, Elections Clause<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=70>, Fixing Election Administration<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=4>, legislation and legislatures<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, redistricting<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>, voter registration<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=37>

House for DC Statehood<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104031>
Posted on March 8, 2019 11:16 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104031> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

Eleanor Holmes Norton points out<https://twitter.com/EleanorNorton/status/1104057645504360450> that today is the first time the US House has endorsed DC statehood.
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Posted in voting<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>

House Passes H.R. 1<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104029>
Posted on March 8, 2019 11:15 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104029> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

Final vote<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/us/politics/house-democrats-anticorruption-voting-rights.html>: 234-193.  The text of the whole thing is here<https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1/text>.
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"125 Democrats and 1 Republican Vote to Lower Voting Age to 16"<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104027>
Posted on March 8, 2019 11:14 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104027> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

The Daily Caller on Wednesday's (unsuccessful) vote<https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/08/house-democrats-voting-age-16/> on an amendment to HR 1 that would have lowered the voting age to 16.  This might also have been unconstitutional, for the same reasons Derek mentioned here<http://excessofdemocracy.com/blog/2013/6/is-a-federal-ban-on-alien-voting-unconstitutional>.
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Posted in voting<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>

"House votes in favor of illegal immigrant voting"<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104025>
Posted on March 8, 2019 11:13 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104025> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

Well, that's the Washington Times headline<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/8/house-votes-favor-illegal-immigrant-voting/>.  But no, no they didn't.  They turned back an attempt to add a nonbinding (and likely unconstitutional<http://excessofdemocracy.com/blog/2013/6/is-a-federal-ban-on-alien-voting-unconstitutional>) resolution (here's a version of the text<https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/1071/text> in last year's Congress).
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Posted in The Voting Wars<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

"America the Disinterested"<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104023>
Posted on March 8, 2019 11:13 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104023> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

US News & World Report notes<https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2019-03-08/democrats-hr-1-election-bill-might-not-increase-turnout> the struggle to boost electoral participation beyond the fight over administrative barriers.
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Posted in Uncategorized<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

"Paul Manafort sentenced to about 4 years in prison in Virginia case"<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104021>
Posted on March 7, 2019 4:19 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104021> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

In line with sentencing guidelines, prosecutors had recommended 19-24 years; Judge Ellis sentenced Manafort<https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/paul-manafort-sentencing/2019/03/07/77f527b2-3e94-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html> to 47 months.

As a reminder, this case (in Virginia) concerned tax fraud and bank fraud<https://www.justice.gov/file/1038391/download>. The sentencing in Manafort's DC case (after a plea<https://www.justice.gov/file/1094151/download> to conspiracy based on money laundering, failure to register as an agent of a foreign principal, and witness tampering) is March 13.

Other docs here<https://www.justice.gov/sco>.
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Posted in chicanery<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

"A nanny state? Vermont town elects goat as honorary mayor"<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104018>
Posted on March 7, 2019 2:03 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104018> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

I look forward to the expose<https://apnews.com/26c548ee8450428aaa31c91a444a2a9a>.
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Posted in fraudulent fraud squad<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>

"Justice Dept. to Step Up Enforcement of Foreign Influence Laws"<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104016>
Posted on March 7, 2019 2:00 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104016> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

DOJ announces<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/us/politics/fara-task-force-justice-department.html> a step up in enforcement of statutes regulating foreign influence, including the Foreign Agents Registration Act ... including a new team headed by a former Mueller prosecutor.

And a useful thread<https://twitter.com/SandersonMatt/status/1103649090938773504> here explaining the import.
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Posted in lobbying<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=28>

"The Geography of Partisan Prejudice"<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104014>
Posted on March 7, 2019 11:50 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104014> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

A fascinating mapping<https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/03/us-counties-vary-their-degree-partisan-prejudice/583072/> of estimates of affective polarization (how Americans feel about members of the opposing major party).  The polling question isn't new, but I think that mapping the results onto counties by their demographic composition might be.

(Note: this doesn't mean that people in Florida or South Carolina or Massachusetts are actuallyirreconcilably prejudiced against opposing party members, or that folks in New York, North Carolina, or Nebraska aren't - just that counties in those states share demographic traits correlated to the demographics of folks who do or don't share high levels of partisan prejudice.)
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Posted in political parties<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political polarization<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68>

"Congressional Tenure Steadily Increasing"<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104012>
Posted on March 7, 2019 11:49 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=104012> by Justin Levitt<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

On the occasion<https://theweek.com/speedreads/827636/alaska-rep-don-young-now-longestserving-house-republican-ever> of Don Young's becoming the longest-serving Republican in the history of the House, U.S. Term Limits reviews the historical tenure patterns<https://www.termlimits.com/new-research-congressional-tenure-steadily-increasing/> for members of Congress.
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Posted in term limits<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=65>

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