[EL] Kentucky governor election and equal protection

Thu Nov 7 11:07:15 PST 2019

We had one international precedent this year for such an outrageous action
-- the "rerun" of the Istanbul mayoral election ordered by loyalists to the
Turkey's authoritarian president Erdoğan. It was encouraging that Istanbul
voters didn't go along with this maneuver. See below.

But we at FairVote do await with great anticipation the chance to work with
the Kentucky legislature on ranked choice voting!
- Rob

Turkey's President Suffers Stinging Defeat in Istanbul Election ...
https://www.nytimes.com › world › europe › istanbul-mayor-election-erdogan
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June 24, 2019. 29. ISTANBUL —

On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 1:42 PM Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

> How would that not be changing the rules after the election took place?
> Seems to violate Roe and Bush.
>
> (Assuming of course, that there are no large problems which actually do
> raise the question of who the plurality vote winner was)
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> *From: *Law-election <law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu> on
> behalf of Mark Scarberry <mark.scarberry at pepperdine.edu>
> *Date: *Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:38 AM
> *To: *Election Law Listserv <law-election at uci.edu>
> *Subject: *[EL] Kentucky governor election and equal protection
>
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>
> It would be improper (I would say outrageous, though that word is
> overused) for the legislature to take action here, other perhaps than
> resolving a dispute if there truly is a question of who got more votes.
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> I do wonder whether the legislature could nevertheless take action that
> would satisfy equal protection concerns by ordering a runoff election.
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> Mark
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> Mark S. Scarberry
>
> Pepperdine University School of Law
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Law-election <law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu> on
> behalf of Pildes, Rick <rick.pildes at nyu.edu>
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 7, 2019 10:15 AM
> *To:* Rick Hasen; Election Law Listserv
> *Subject:* Re: [EL] ELB News and Commentary 11/7/19
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> Now just saw your point on the KY election and Roe.  Brings back memories
> of a piece I wrote 18 years ago, “Judging ‘New Law’ in Election Disputes,”
> and the full body of doctrine on exactly this issue.
>
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> I wouldn’t feel comfortable posting a link to it, but if you want to, it’s
> here.   I never put stuff on SSRN back in those days, should probably go
> back and do that:
>
> https://ir.law.fsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1614&context=lr
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>
> Best,
>
> Rick
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> Richard H. Pildes
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> Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law
>
> NYU School of Law
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> 40 Washington Sq. So.
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> NYC, NY 10012
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> 212 998-6377
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>
> *From:* Law-election [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu]
> *On Behalf Of *Rick Hasen
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 7, 2019 12:04 PM
> *To:* Election Law Listserv <law-election at uci.edu>
> *Subject:* [EL] ELB News and Commentary 11/7/19
>
>
> “Could Matt Bevin Steal the Kentucky Governor’s Election?”
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107965&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=WlKRvcvqq-jxqgs9R7ILKytW8fs0sYIrFf_OLaPKWkI&e=>
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> Posted on November 7, 2019 8:59 am
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107965&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=WlKRvcvqq-jxqgs9R7ILKytW8fs0sYIrFf_OLaPKWkI&e=>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
>
> I have written this piece
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__slate.com_news-2Dand-2Dpolitics_2019_11_matt-2Dbevin-2Dandy-2Dbeshear-2Dtrump-2Dstolen-2Dkentucky-2Delection.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=GCTkRXNa832P9DlFyXwR3TiQhCAulDebEf8VCLfoPqI&e=>for
> Slate. It begins:
>
> *Will the Kentucky Legislature assist Matt Bevin in stealing the
> governor’s race from Democrat Andy Beshear, who appeared to have won
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__results.enr.clarityelections.com_KY_97213_web_-23_detail_100&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=lykK2U2b3zJtOkSpXE1QwXyl4OUOddHcKm-ibcZCPUY&e=> Tuesday’s
> election by about 5,000 votes? Ordinarily, I would consider the possibility
> preposterous. We do not live in ordinary times, though, and on Wednesday
> Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers raised the prospect that **his** institution,
> not the voters, could determine the outcome of the race. If Stivers and
> Republican Kentucky legislators were to make such a hardball move without
> good evidence that there were major problems with the vote count, the
> election would likely end up in federal court, where it is anyone’s guess
> what would happen. Either way, that we’re even discussing this potentiality
> one year before Donald Trump—who has repeatedly challenged the vote totals
> in his 2016 election victory—is set to face reelection is a wrenching sign
> for our already-damaged democracy….*
>
>
> *But Bevin may be doing more than that, and here’s where things can get
> weird. Kentucky has a set of rules to resolve contested elections, but
> those rules do not apply to a governor’s race. Instead, the state
> constitution provides that “Contested elections for Governor and Lieutenant
> Governor shall be determined by both Houses of the General Assembly,
> according to such regulations as may be established by law.” According to
> the Louisville Courier-Journal
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courier-2Djournal.com_story_news_politics_2019_11_06_beshear-2Dvs-2Dbevin-2Dlegislature-2Dcould-2Ddecide-2Drace-2Dsenate-2Dpresident-2Dsays_4174103002_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=XbAQOaTmUlof2lY9_hSIJIX1JQyI8_LTIk_IjAvkhUE&e=>,
> the last time the Legislature resolved a governor’s race under this
> procedure was 1899. Suppose, as seems most likely, that Bevin cannot come
> up with evidence of voter fraud or other problems that could plausibly
> swing a 5,000-vote margin. Would the Republican-dominated Legislature still
> attempt to hand the governorship back to Bevin? If it did hand Bevin the
> victory—even without evidence of fraud or major error—could federal courts
> refuse to review the decision as an action committed by the state
> legislature in accordance with the state constitution?*
>
>
> *But there’s some question about whether the normal rules apply anymore.
> We have already seen Republican state legislatures in places like Wisconsin
> and North Carolina go so far as to strip powers from incoming Democratic
> governors. We’ve reached the point where it is conceivable that the
> Kentucky Legislature could go even further and make the election loser the
> winner. Stivers himself expressed support
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dailykos.com_stories_2019_11_6_1897609_-2DKentucky-2DRepublicans-2Dtaking-2Dsteps-2Dto-2Doutright-2Dsteal-2Dgovernor-2Ds-2Delection-2Dthey-2Djust-2Dlost&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=qz-5Ftn_hEYk1QY1SWbw59LD1D1T7L44eR0PvcEt6YQ&e=> for
> Bevin, noting that the Libertarian gubernatorial candidate got 2 percent of
> the vote, more than the difference between Bevin and Beshear. Stivers
> remarked that “most of those votes … [w]ould have gone to Bevin.” Stivers
> point would be an excellent one in arguing for the adoption of ranked
> choice voting, which would have allocated the Libertarian Party candidate’s
> votes to the voters’ second choice. But it is emphatically not an argument
> to overturn the results of a fair election run under rules giving the
> plurality winner the right to the seat. I am very wary—and often critical
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__slate.com_news-2Dand-2Dpolitics_2018_11_georgia-2Dstacey-2Dabrams-2Dbrian-2Dkemp-2Delection-2Dnot-2Dstolen.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=WaBZRn9m7Sy4okdnfU_wi4msBnCduq4BpppWM82TWC8&e=>—of claims
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__slate.com_news-2Dand-2Dpolitics_2017_06_donald-2Dtrumps-2Dvoter-2Dfraud-2Dcommission-2Dis-2Ditself-2Dan-2Denormous-2Dfraud.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=ZvMPYYyBZ7jsa_bB_ENZpEVafgFNFv6na1ns5S0IHTE&e=> of
> “stolen” elections, but if Stivers does what he is hinting at it would be a
> case where such a label would be justified….*
>
> *It is not certain that federal courts would get involved, perhaps
> preferring to leave matters in the hands of political branches granted the
> power to resolve disputes under the state constitution. Still, Beshear
> would be able to raise arguments under the 14**th Amendment’s equal
> protection and due process clauses. He could also point to the part of **Bush
> v. Gore*
>
> *—the decision ending the 2000 presidential contest—that held “having once
> granted the right to vote on equal terms,” a state “may not, by later
> arbitrary and disparate treatment, value one person’s vote over that of
> another.” A system that declares the election loser the winner on arbitrary
> grounds would certainly value the votes for the loser over those of the
> winner. Such an effort would also violate due process, which protects
> against arbitrary government treatment in elections. It calls to mind an
> important 1995 11**th Circuit case, Roe v. Alabama,
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__casetext.com_case_roe-2Dv-2Dstate-2Dof-2Dala-2Dby-2Dand-2Dthrough-2Devans&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=oCSeI2hLIFvwmDFdKiyt-BAOD-8O7ReSnB5BuY3FGLU&e=> which
> found a due process violation when a state appeared to change the rules for
> conducting recounts for a state supreme court race after the election was
> held. If the Kentucky Legislature adopts new contest rules that deprive
> Beshear of fundamental fairness, that could violate due process under *
> *Roe**.*
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> Why Didn’t DOJ Share Whistleblower Complaint with FEC, and What About the
> Timing of FEC Commissioner Petersen’s Departure?
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107963&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=f_j00UhLZII6ctfrdUm1FdVFS-eSNTPEet6HQLW_R6w&e=>
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> Posted on November 7, 2019 8:41 am
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107963&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=f_j00UhLZII6ctfrdUm1FdVFS-eSNTPEet6HQLW_R6w&e=>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
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> Empty Wheel ponders.
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> , Department of Justice
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> , federal election commission
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> “New York Law School seeks to boost Census participation”
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107960&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=03ya-vNzej7EJcng-4EshnmU5NPvUn1ASAPcPKyuEA0&e=>
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> Posted on November 7, 2019 8:39 am
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>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
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> Politico Pro
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__subscriber.politicopro.com_article_2019_11_07_new-2Dyork-2Dlaw-2Dschool-2Dseeks-2Dto-2Dboost-2Dcensus-2Dparticipation-2D1226556&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=CD3gnhe_HNYLrt8FKuCfZ7OHBGhEj1aLNgiaSl4TfPI&e=>
> :
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> *The New York Law School is launching a new institute that seeks to ensure
> that all communities are counted equitably in the upcoming 2020 Census as
> the decennial count faces roadblocks from the federal government.*
>
>
> * The New York Census and Redistricting Institute will work with and
> inform public institutions, nonprofits and the public about laws and
> policies pertaining to the upcoming Census as well as city and state
> redistricting. Students will also be able to take advantage of research
> opportunities….*
>
> *The school is partnering with Jeffrey Wice — a national census expert who
> has worked with state legislative leaders as well as congressional
> lawmakers — who will lead the institute, focusing on legal and policy
> efforts.*
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> Posted in census litigation
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D125&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=y1gLHpYt96Bkh19m1uwdy89McgqqnRI99hkMlRS7gdU&e=>
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> “Our Campaign Finance Nationalism”
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107958&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=8hp52GhuTribLm7yTVePVYIvxCfYk13kF7-xpHTp8fY&e=>
>
> Posted on November 7, 2019 8:35 am
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107958&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=8hp52GhuTribLm7yTVePVYIvxCfYk13kF7-xpHTp8fY&e=>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
>
> Gene Mazo has posted this draft
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__papers.ssrn.com_sol3_papers.cfm-3Fabstract-5Fid-3D3481153&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=XX_fw6D_mKwkP1RtZ0MHxDt3K7AAuSQkOrTpiBb6ckE&e=> on
> SSRN (forthcoming, *Pepperdine Law Review*). Here is the abstract:
>
> *This Article chronicles the history, structure, and contours of our
> “campaign finance nationalism.” I use this term to describe a system in
> which the funding of campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels is
> national in scope, despite the fact that voting is not. It is a system in
> which everyone is free to donate to a candidate across state lines,
> although only a resident of the candidate’s district can vote for him.*
>
> *Part I contrasts our campaign finance nationalism with our voting rights
> federalism. The law views voting and campaigning as distinct activities,
> and each is governed by its own body of law. For the most part, voting is
> governed by state law. Since state law regulates voting differently in each
> state, the law of voting is emblematic of America’s voting rights
> federalism. The law of campaigning, by contrast, is national in scope. A
> major portion of it involves the doctrine of free speech. Since the First
> Amendment applies equally to all citizens, our campaign finance system
> largely ignores the federalism of voting. The only participation limits
> that our campaign finance system sets are based on national citizenship, as
> “foreign nationals” are precluded from making contributions or expenditures
> to influence any federal, state, or local election.*
>
> *In Part II, I chronicle the history of our campaign finance nationalism.
> Concern with the influence that foreigners had over U.S. policymaking led
> Congress to enact the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) in 1938. This
> law prohibited the agents of foreign principals from making contributions
> to political candidates. However, FARA’s statutory scheme contained
> loopholes. In 1974, when Congress was debating its amendments to the
> Foreign Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA), it adopted Senator Lloyd
> Bentsen’s proposal to ban foreign nationals from influencing U.S. electoral
> campaigns directly. After Citizens United was decided, this prohibition on
> foreign nationals was challenged in Bluman v. FEC, but the Bluman court
> upheld the ban on the grounds that foreigners are not members of the
> American political community.*
>
> *As Part III explains, our campaign finance nationalism has several
> consequences. One is that it prevents individual states from restricting
> nonresident campaign contributions. Over the years, several states have
> tried to place limits on nonresident contributions, only to have their
> efforts be struck down. A second consequence is that the system readily
> encourages political candidates to seek campaign contributions from all
> across the country. As a result, candidates develop two distinct groups of
> people to whom they owe allegiance: voters and donors. I marshal evidence
> to show how, over time, members of Congress have become increasingly
> dependent on nonresident donors. Many academic authors, including Richard
> Briffault, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Anthony Johnstone, Todd Pettys, and John
> Paul Stevens, have undertaken efforts to understand the effects of
> nonresident contributions and the justifications for them.*
>
> *Part IV examines the difficulties of regulating our campaign finance
> nationalism. The provisions of the law prohibiting foreign spending in
> American elections have many loopholes, and policing them also turns out to
> be very hard to do in practice. If Russia’s aggressive actions during the
> 2016 election taught us anything, it is that our campaign finance system is
> vulnerable. I conclude by examining various efforts now being undertaken in
> Congress to prevent foreign influence from infiltrating American electoral
> campaigns.*
>
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>
> Posted in campaign finance
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D10&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=zyXoctMbCLTSM1tyQgkhIHtPMeuDCwPZres2ZukyBHA&e=>
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> California Supreme Court Likely to Strike Candidate Tax Return Law as
> Unconstitutional Under the State Constitution
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107954&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=gS6BRFc5vqrZmh1HEC9MQ_Ufxfnp5UeXDqgK5H-CyXs&e=>
>
> Posted on November 6, 2019 7:10 pm
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107954&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=gS6BRFc5vqrZmh1HEC9MQ_Ufxfnp5UeXDqgK5H-CyXs&e=>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
>
> SacBee report.
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.sacbee.com_news_politics-2Dgovernment_capitol-2Dalert_article237000359.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=sYhwVpXlww0Il16D2H4nhvMPetJU0OcO-5R_aFE6qOE&e=>
>
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> Posted in campaigns
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D59&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=WDwm2ul5H5rtXhZPHS8VHefZP03PsIT6nmuHtAC-2fo&e=>
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> Ninth Circuit Panel Skeptical of Poway Resident’s Attack on California
> Voting Rights Act
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107952&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=04Nug-MAfEC8LL6lJUeWNxRN8O-6QfvKCmA_4oW_4Go&e=>
>
> Posted on November 6, 2019 3:33 pm
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107952&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=04Nug-MAfEC8LL6lJUeWNxRN8O-6QfvKCmA_4oW_4Go&e=>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
>
> See this report
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courthousenews.com_ninth-2Dcircuit-2Dtakes-2Dnew-2Dswipe-2Dat-2Dex-2Dmayors-2Dfight-2Dof-2Dvoting-2Ddistricts_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=kuXaujjG_k5bFrpeQh2UK_bbBWZ3p-_h7gLik6Tmjy8&e=> from
> Courthouse News Service.
>
> Here
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DbQP-2DXm3bXQI&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=c-pyqvxuPr_-AHPXZ5HAnWWKxPmqzyJwog8Wrq-wnUs&e=> is
> the oral argument video.
>
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> Posted in Voting Rights Act
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D15&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=_jSsPXGs5y6TayxNgjP0bBPpYNC6-jcFYU4grNd2CJ4&e=>
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> “Too Much Democracy is Bad for Democracy”
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107950&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=a6oNSsz_fBH52VQ4h_pd0uwedMuAYxhEwyrBg3OYGlg&e=>
>
> Posted on November 6, 2019 8:35 am
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107950&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=a6oNSsz_fBH52VQ4h_pd0uwedMuAYxhEwyrBg3OYGlg&e=>
>  by *Richard Pildes*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D7&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=YFQQSHJQFYPoRV4e-RGJgZwhx_Hinel_L7s3gYvj0AE&e=>
>
> That’s the title of my “must read” piece of the day, written by Jonathan
> Rauch and Ray LaRaja and published here
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theatlantic.com_magazine_archive_2019_12_too-2Dmuch-2Ddemocracy-2Dis-2Dbad-2Dfor-2Ddemocracy_600766_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=zzjTdhdOH_6teNVabUhTtgzjflRSCCx_AEmy2EpRAZM&e=> in
> The Atlantic. The subtitle is: “The major American parties have ceded
> unprecedented power to primary voters. It’s a radical experiment—and it’s
> failing.”
>
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> Posted in Uncategorized
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D1&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=wyt51fTTaOqwX_k0g7aVujad4qCEE8yziIK_UGlhh38&e=>
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> Supreme Court May Decide to Hear Major Campaign Finance Case This Week
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107948&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=aLwpLCFkJoNLUgIOO3ls47FiArA-LXhDuKYGOLvvcTI&e=>
>
> Posted on November 6, 2019 8:14 am
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107948&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=aLwpLCFkJoNLUgIOO3ls47FiArA-LXhDuKYGOLvvcTI&e=>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
>
> As early as Friday, the Supreme Court could announce it will hear a case
> that could put the nail into coffin of limits on campaign contributions to
> candidates. Here’s my preview in The Atlantic
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.theatlantic.com_ideas_archive_2019_07_campaign-2Dfinance-2Dsupreme-2Dcourt_594751_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=XpaiF0GK55VJtEL54VzuZeV5eBBUOsg0JEKvzlkho2U&e=> from
> last summer about this Paul Clement cert. petition.
>
> Docket.
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.supremecourt.gov_docket_docketfiles_html_public_19-2D122.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=22G7mLxMceyZjrLZaNLpsSTz5g6p4MDhFx72TEcAGHE&e=>
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> Posted in campaign finance
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D10&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=zyXoctMbCLTSM1tyQgkhIHtPMeuDCwPZres2ZukyBHA&e=>
> , Supreme Court
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D29&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=n0MXv2YCejvsplEPSfdm_sFdU8kR1FEtztmYjvpJlFc&e=>
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> “Empower the FEC to Fight Election Crime; A depleted commission faces
> threats from Russia and beyond.”
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107946&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=Z4XclaVahMfyBa-4she0Hzr3wTsjR8bews91dZkNZdE&e=>
>
> Posted on November 6, 2019 7:21 am
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107946&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=Z4XclaVahMfyBa-4she0Hzr3wTsjR8bews91dZkNZdE&e=>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
>
> Bloomberg editorial.
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bloomberg.com_opinion_articles_2019-2D11-2D06_federal-2Delection-2Dcommission-2Dneeds-2Dmembers-2Dto-2Dstop-2D2020-2Dvote-2Dcrime-3Fsrnd-3Dopinion&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=iMEvjfSGnVNbTg-NUqlT47seZNxcOGSZqqhTSnGGN3E&e=>
>
> [image: Share]
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.addtoany.com_share-23url-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Felectionlawblog.org-252F-253Fp-253D107946-26title-3D-25E2-2580-259CEmpower-2520the-2520FEC-2520to-2520Fight-2520Election-2520Crime-253B-2520A-2520depleted-2520commission-2520faces-2520threats-2520from-2520Russia-2520and-2520beyond.-25E2-2580-259D&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=S-ZI1SmRR28ATe-hL8p-YpRDoWJTnht1JRsRroGZJq0&e=>
>
> Posted in campaign finance
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D10&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=zyXoctMbCLTSM1tyQgkhIHtPMeuDCwPZres2ZukyBHA&e=>
> , chicanery
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D12&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=he4_4fvBqJJzZ1hicMSmLsqZbpfEi8X5XOb1ZLytAW8&e=>
> , federal election commission
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D24&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=5AJ0twZ-__n8m7ICqZHYrq8gQ6BPFMRJZT7G4g35iSQ&e=>
>
>
>
>
> “A Bevin-Beshear recount? Here’s what could happen in the Kentucky
> governor’s race”
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107944&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=qRHDxZ5J1Dd3-NWo0Lz8YbWud3tOVofKiLsfkspzJbs&e=>
>
> Posted on November 6, 2019 5:59 am
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D107944&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=qRHDxZ5J1Dd3-NWo0Lz8YbWud3tOVofKiLsfkspzJbs&e=>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=4kRBIX71HGAETH-p32J6dWb9dNRAZTMS8bqnMF2GMwc&e=>
>
> USA Today:
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.usatoday.com_story_news_politics_elections_2019_11_05_bevin-2Dbeshear-2Drecount-2Dwhat-2Dhappens-2Dnext-2Din-2Dkentucky-2Dgovernor-2Drace_4174894002_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=3ktOrDcSkZcW_AKpDAo23QzGboB3wbqhlFh8fDWJRIs&e=>
>
>
>
>
>
> *To cap off one of the wildest finishes
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__interactives.courier-2Djournal.com_election_2019-2Dgeneral_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=Tj1kXtY1ph-WBf3i-WR_GDcLq8EIwMl3yQ_czNTh4-Q&e=> to
> a gubernatorial election in Kentucky history, Democratic candidate Andy
> Beshear declared victory to supporters Tuesday night, moments after
> Republican incumbent Matt Bevin told supporters that he will not concede
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courier-2Djournal.com_story_news_politics_elections_kentucky_2019_11_05_kentucky-2Dgovernors-2Drace-2D2019-2Dandy-2Dbeshear-2Dleads-2Dincumbent-2Dmatt-2Dbevin_4096321002_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=732oD4KOitDwS6bD96gNiVQpptxbrGJSgcKUEAMcpes&e=> the
> race. “This is a close, close race,” said Bevin, who trailed Beshear
> by 5,189 votes with 100% of precincts reporting across the state. “We are
> not conceding
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courier-2Djournal.com_videos_news_politics_ky-2Dgovernor_2019_11_06_kentucky-2Dgovernor-2Drace-2D2019-2Dgov-2Dmatt-2Dbevin-2Drefuses-2Dconcede-2Dspeech_4173804002_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=uTaVzm9OyXjgyc3XUE9u5vtYmPNbzMv7LzY_v27U35s&e=> this
> race by any stretch.” Later that night, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison
> Lundergan Grimes told CNN her office had called the race
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courier-2Djournal.com_story_news_2019_11_05_allison-2Dgrimes-2Dtells-2Dcnn-2Dher-2Doffice-2Ddeclared-2Dbeshear-2Dkentuckys-2Dwinner_4173273002_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=N19hP1jI5NyjbAqUSt0e3C30Yo-B-zBhrBjbpeL4YVc&e=> for
> Beshear, as they do not believe the difference in the vote can be made up
> by Bevin. As if matters couldn’t get more complicated, Republican Senate
> President Robert Stivers then told reporters that a joint session of
> the Kentucky General Assembly may eventually decide the winner
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courier-2Djournal.com_story_news_politics_2019_11_06_beshear-2Dvs-2Dbevin-2Dlegislature-2Dcould-2Ddecide-2Drace-2Dsenate-2Dpresident-2Dsays_4174103002_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=XbAQOaTmUlof2lY9_hSIJIX1JQyI8_LTIk_IjAvkhUE&e=>,
> citing a provision in the state constitution that hasn’t been used in 120
> years. So … what now?*
>
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>
> Posted in Uncategorized
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fcat-3D1&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=wyt51fTTaOqwX_k0g7aVujad4qCEE8yziIK_UGlhh38&e=>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Rick Hasen
>
> Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science
>
> UC Irvine School of Law
>
> 401 E. Peltason Dr., Suite 1000
>
> Irvine, CA 92697-8000
>
> 949.824.3072 - office
>
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>
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> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.law.uci.edu_faculty_full-2Dtime_hasen_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=EJGaiNZE0MqNFBNpfAL1fZ6js3zpCLLYki5k7kLm_K4&s=qnObqtNcd0bUdkxyKzGQQWtgBdiva7Mu3NQjeAfSvjM&e=>
>
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