[EL] What if...

[Tom@TomCares.com]

I think some blue states, like California, should be passing resolutions
threatening secession in the event of Trump’s re-election, and happily
invite anyone to write out a contemplation of that scenario.

Tom Cares

On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 10:58 AM Smith, Brad <BSmith at law.capital.edu> wrote:

> Well, I will tell you-- just stop it. Or at least start making plans for
> the Democratic Party coup as well.
>
> "What if Trump wins re-election without winning the popular vote, and
> Democrats plot a coup? We have to start to contemplate the possibility."
>
> And why not? They're denouncing the Electoral College as illegitimate,
> making unsupported claims of stolen elections, etc etc.) Surely you won't
> tell me to stop it? After all, eternal vigilance and all that...
>
> P.S. If you mean von Papen, I don't think he ever said "it can't happen
> here." In fact, his mistaken strategy was based in considerable part on the
> fear that, otherwise, it could happen there. And of course he ended up
> serving as Vice Chancellor in the Third Reich.
>
> *Bradley A. Smith*
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> *From:* Farrell, John [jfarrell at mccandlishlawyers.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 05, 2018 11:16 AM
> *To:* Goldfeder, Jerry H.
> *Cc:* Smith, Brad; Rick Hasen; Election Law Listserv
> *Subject:* Re: [EL] What if...
>
> That’s what Van Poppen said in 1932,“It can’t happen here!”
>
> Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom and planning for the most
> outrageous contingencies is not inappropriate.
>
> After all, our military does have a contingency to invade Canada. Would
> Mr. Smith tell them to “stop it?"
>
> John W. Farrell
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> On Dec 5, 2018, at 10:12 AM, Goldfeder, Jerry H. <jgoldfeder at stroock.com>
> wrote:
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> Good imagination, Brad.  At least you thought the piece worthy of
> response.  Hope all is well with you.
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> *From:* Law-election <law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu> *On
> Behalf Of *Smith, Brad
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 5, 2018 12:21 AM
> *To:* Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>; Election Law Listserv <
> law-election at uci.edu>
> *Subject:* <EXTERNAL> Re: [EL] What if...
>
>
> “What if Trump loses but refuses to leave the White House? We have to
> start to contemplate the possibility”
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102629-26c-3DE-2C1-2Cl-2DjL9CvRONG4iRGnr5ADaoGDeA7XGMLuCEtSrtT7sXOFFGoDWL6DusHaNeu0tHRxcVZWghnuGzqBpqtO2parcBiwocel4VJrjtREMagiT-5FlR6wJa-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dtg-iYaKdMHqRdGR-RAVTRavfU5UuivKJqYKobuV7fhc%26e%3d&c=E,1,Rorh_aC128cnSkejKSpZEdljYI64JrgFiiv59f4T4ei_-a7_XGQyEXhBbDtypf395O4y9HGT9q4CBjLYS0lugq5gHDYjLGJihQoHeuq_WD8dpel5RfgQfg,,&typo=1>
>
> Stop. Just stop.
>
> Or maybe run this headline: "Democrats, *without evidence*, suggest that
> Trump may refuse to leave White House if he loses."
>
> How about, "What if Trump wins re-election and Democrats refuse to accept
> the result, engage in mass rioting in the streets? We have to start to
> contemplate the possibility."
>
> Or, "What if Trump rips off his mask, and is really Kang (or Kodos)? We
> have to start to contemplate the possibility."
>
> No, better my first impulse. Just stop.
>
>
>
> *Bradley A. Smith*
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> *Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault*
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> *   Professor of Law*
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> *Capital University Law School*
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> *303 E. Broad St.*
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> *From:* Law-election [law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] on
> behalf of Rick Hasen [rhasen at law.uci.edu]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 04, 2018 10:42 PM
> *To:* Election Law Listserv
> *Subject:* [EL] ELB News and Commentary 12/5/18
> “Republican Brad Raffensperger leads in runoff election for Georgia
> secretary of state”
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102637-26c-3DE-2C1-2Ct1b1qLWc2iLZKzLnrJRFpQfg3UoQ-5F75X-5F6xIzsbSvDkFMkmj0-5FwbKgM6N6fe3rPNRy1yLzSDv4gDDZ94QggMfOsCAe615x1zQbSmu5GqsPRU-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3ddmflrvPZ3oh633dyL5_wqfBYk3nz8OnUEgJYheQOIqM%26e%3d&c=E,1,9pcgv3PanwG4cLKFdjkEP7Q07GanZ6L5RYfEqZW89gMqMmn1pm5oOwiv1Y8xPOVQDFK2TMt6_G-FxVqmUDszD_3q643GbDzk8rdA155VGDMvxK1c&typo=1>
> Posted on December 4, 2018 7:34 pm
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>  by *Rick Hasen*
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> WaPo:
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_politics_republican-2Dbrad-2Draffensperger-2Dleads-2Din-2Drunoff-2Delection-2Dfor-2Dgeorgia-2Dsecretary-2Dof-2Dstate_2018_12_04_e64dfe90-2Df7d7-2D11e8-2D8d64-2D4e79db33382f-5Fstory.html-3Futm-5Fterm-3D.9c9c6f42c8f6%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d_Arif0e8enq8Xe8iatR73b2TCxH5UBtYd01t1J_e1u8%26e%3d&c=E,1,09Nft2ywZThK2nlPaScCxHH6GMRhUq2-n6pCfUGXR4x-AWU9pqT8kRC1vHE91zYBPsRw7ywoMvPPh9wUollLDJbHxPCnl0kWM_A5ywA-bxtlzwevdRWNm6r0VjNY&typo=1>
> *Republican state Rep. Brad Raffensperger held a comfortable lead over
> former Democratic congressman John Barrow on Tuesday in a runoff election
> for Georgia
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_election-2Dresults_georgia_-3Ftid-3Da-5Finl-5Fauto%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3ds_8buezx29VlqloyL4Su218FVzGhMI9mu9S7MBOu62c%26e%3d&c=E,1,RnUjTWwccxzJrpmWMLF7gN2UxXVZt_5agu26vROa3WfzixAIBbzKxkXI0TzH6uJNQPJAqBOyBrEvnxS8Myf-LG8OKfPMvrslhqlTUZD00fw,&typo=1> secretary
> of state that took place amid lingering concerns about voter
> disenfranchisement in a state likely to remain a battleground in 2020.*
>
> *Raffensperger’s election would continue a losing streak for Democrats,
> who have not won a statewide election in Georgia since 2010, and would
> ensure that stricter election laws pushed by state Republicans remain in
> place unless legal challenges overturn them.*
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>
> “Who is McCrae Dowless, man who appears to be center of 9th District
> investigation?”
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> Posted on December 4, 2018 7:27 pm
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>  by *Rick Hasen*
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> WSOC reports.
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> Posted in campaigns
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> , chicanery
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fcat-253d12-26c-3DE-2C1-2CmR4gDQiKv5a0288UsRB6nWv-2DMKQARQ6TUcjgiSu8jNH9QgSohE-5FnfTq1Lj2We9Kt0FS8g23qeS7Avtj3H8kxJRmX45Uv-5FynXifdlVkxkpoTDynTtTQ-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dbt93H4vofCllGgPKBcrFiuHl2O6-n9p6fEI46xLc4_s%26e%3d&c=E,1,YPn_di9E8yCWGUoUNEbrNo0o2_NuV3McBG18w7JOXHfopme5vhV9lGwXA8hjN1_soTOHAxlg4jx7kmO4AleIzyoYCiIFsAP_PhsVphzyTrQSO_zKRSKsq1M,&typo=1>
>
>
> “U.S. Supreme Court orders state of Utah to respond to GOP lawsuit
> challenging election law”
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102633-26c-3DE-2C1-2CkpodgozoigwInRYOrNoN-5Fg78VYVi1sxuB9aiGMb94sD-2DXkIE0vO3-5FrvfWwPZMYOIW2BbwIo3RV24EOm2PpsoEDyjJQBDZDQ2c240lGhzhWuNOnFTSxU-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3de6D1rcEh7k9SxLbRrh17Xa-iDvEvcgBd5X7gpMHrSvQ%26e%3d&c=E,1,fMg3ZLJobJ6CE2_W4kanjBNqGpxknDWYCTGuvOCj64hm2hP3VCB75bQ7STwgqC18TSAWP73stJ9R5t5b-gAQhi9wBA5UmozCJ3yZeROTs29yANdZo7AF3WLfVg,,&typo=1>
> Posted on December 4, 2018 7:25 pm
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102633-26c-3DE-2C1-2CM7QLt-5FkruKEgOlbZBjQFY4wB7qNwjgUP32z6b78fHIBYQFst7BYGy3r341KVn7VjmdNe1rb7Xk70WyJA-5FMjRkQfBDH0g0aoyAfFUl30u5ZafcA-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dcTDzkE9FEr8kAqJamdCstEpTO4BU_uP4X8x_S52Xowk%26e%3d&c=E,1,Vi9W1RBg5UzbEIhxalNeAufrdChC3dz1YNvHJT9ikgkIA_bb32e0MeNnc7H-BcqX0QK4B3e5AoavlUJgLaBRq1IAjfoz2jeR5KDWPzRRnw,,&typo=1>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fauthor-253d3-26c-3DE-2C1-2CKMBAyWRkuvzOFLXgroAzWvb5huAe-5FEmwDbDPWidE9TqYLnWQa3SijJaTXweMvggZGcJLzKre-5FbR6ecfYOv-5FP6BbUiRzgNKc8dCX0yS9lcllx8PoGDjlN-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d78oYn1_43XTBA_L-OFO0aM0Z9-mQF11pxTe4Rkjy1l8%26e%3d&c=E,1,c7H995KH0yCqVe3FVXluo5ye36Ris1tEON7Qsr4nsWWZtw9Wu6F18sKTmvi8fSFU4yeRUJivs6awLruU9wh0pJsCCDttmUoC5LPM304oJUdJlYHt&typo=1>
> The *Salt Lake Tribune* reports.
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252fwww.sltrib.com-252fnews-252fpolitics-252f2018-252f12-252f04-252fus-2Dsupreme-2Dcourt-2Dorders-252f-26c-3DE-2C1-2CWII-5FiVE1BhNgs-2D-5FFM9Jh0iv3ceKcwqH5ws0Fw2LYmXQGOn1E6R7WK7r5bjJnK5GVnk4S6iAMP9cGvRakfn-5Fw-5Fgm8cF8cFre4MowISfULCQ-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3deJnX_qO9io-g9dleq8DtXVk9mclAyb9jtYoSQyKYQg8%26e%3d&c=E,1,xzM53dcXKp4CKiDliUvhmZ6DfFnWZb9LL2Aw99K0Ygi9oe_yA4SbLHKs6BLkPwqPetS3U_Y3smMzcCEgHqBN7gCa9f_Zcy4fepXh0RDv3SaCYDBB0RimrMevVQ,,&typo=1>
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> Posted in political parties
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> , primaries
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fcat-253d32-26c-3DE-2C1-2Cf-2DE2WxjLWf6zWvDJuf1drCwvQ6p0Mn-5FP5HFzNlbjGt0JetId3aLbz9xRd-5FZjlOwDzkZgArFt04LhUgZWSywXuclDzSVLfnL3pPq4R-2D97Ew-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dElYXl1tAuHgAzIR0495ysDGltEzWPu-OFIAIVQtt-1c%26e%3d&c=E,1,EOQThuIFIsx9SE0Y7UfrIsFtmHUDY1SEBESZMtmeqXKVAIWlKtNbtXvz0mOi8RARGJgTZm43xjLDTMvTD8YC1ElMHV3n7fXU0J9Zcfny&typo=1>
>
>
> “Do State Legislators have Standing to Appeal a District Court Racial
> Gerrymandering Ruling?”
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102631-26c-3DE-2C1-2C-5FVcORP4XBMeKryCTYjtNI4LtizNlKotNi-2DU6i7yxU6NuZ-5FXyFH15dYEJxK866eDTHhd1CXCWGMXvgkpPbr641BzC0koju1uQoq84VCI-5F21LfukY-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dYkSFCXcg4q7QE66vUaCJcHsXvFtqsNmDuzAgEHwBpa4%26e%3d&c=E,1,zrGimcb1B_B2NQnRrRAMbK2ShoYyAKN2QlJmdGny2jO-c7fw1-vjQyD0jj2A5-bqFDMQucCiDTHFuTZNZS283jnfBNKBOBLUl8Jb7TqHW6V3&typo=1>
> Posted on December 4, 2018 5:09 pm
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102631-26c-3DE-2C1-2CcI0wwH7gH82IK-2DP1qCpdU3xWkvfxlX-2DzS0tlpkmuc13xieSdvWC-5FkX0BRfOXursF-5Fgs8ZQQw8YRf-5F6mxp3vHvzlmv2QxR1Pep46Uqktc11fbA5HyoqQf-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d0ffBPDKYzIMKz2Q6_H4-Zpv8-wuNOTE1DJahOYZEUgc%26e%3d&c=E,1,9WwVNvgH_MW7bn84BSTKQBu3PE0uUdth9UkH3qpyo6QHKtbHAi16oNwv0-JX8i1T6D14Lq5IuGsHgz26qoXcNQsGJiUQNmlVWDdcmlliHDHMTOjKpmhM2tuBew,,&typo=1>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fauthor-253d3-26c-3DE-2C1-2CVGBgM2STvOpb1SzLhYyQ9wIKPW96-5FT0zrJ4SCVVbJpLMKjWM6R2Q-5FlQfHZfbOkTMWMkUMkP-2Dn8KYYi9fdnXMojdPaR6ZQc8XnBSGrbdandmyvOvgD4X36DjqPg-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dbqOl-LesGJiZBgNObdJKBAYGL_K68CCQq9UiXxFiixU%26e%3d&c=E,1,0fgCkdEYLY1ZAH3wVJhqoKTCLcNndwKwNep2TWVpq8F_Ckv6AIbT4yXKrdBri2FkqpZUmM5Tbb_UVyE6pjSMkRXKY250csheUslEzfO8&typo=1>
> New post
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttp-253a-252f-252felectls.blogs.wm.edu-252f2018-252f12-252f04-252fstate-2Dlegislators-2Dstanding-2Dappeal-2Ddistrict-2Dcourt-2Dracial-2Dgerrymandering-2Druling-252f-26c-3DE-2C1-2CfKICJ2VF4ldOZebFOIK745iA5aMcwzWU8zPXtJlBt8prXqwFFKZO34XhQsVK3VBV5JTlQx-2DFsu7yclj1JflRGJrDaQn-5FgFux5rkHzHDCa-2D5-5FWY-2Dc-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dsZZRoRgRjTwvoMZWi_m255cUKtCZLDFeq3UwAhZePE8%26e%3d&c=E,1,WjHVLvb6FYAAAbOV28rb_sMPqxGKmaztwv-b5jLAhJ9hvSXGY4vMcK3KvuGsIYDE9dFCKehk9mzKiX_5SzyVaICcJ0acPN3i4l2nb9gX_BE,&typo=1> at
> State of Elections.
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> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.addtoany.com_share-23url-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Felectionlawblog.org-252F-253Fp-253D102631-26title-3D-25E2-2580-259CDo-2520State-2520Legislators-2520have-2520Standing-2520to-2520Appeal-2520a-2520District-2520Court-2520Racial-2520Gerrymandering-2520Ruling-253F-25E2-2580-259D%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d63HID5Vf4CWNhdov56S6D7CLWsj4i9iyD_1XNgCsoZs%26e%3d&c=E,1,T7NvP8TpfofKUwU3RqJcILJrIhWhLLIHnrwaUHtcnZ3Bu4ZUnrZ91kuidMLhg7WVkeAWNoMxOQCHvLIVWCILVIAzTWYWcfFJbOirCeBh&typo=1>
> Posted in redistricting
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fcat-253d6-26c-3DE-2C1-2C2Ce-5F8x2cXNzW6aOTlkM59g0UK783TH-2DTr4-5FFxGGherMJVQsD-2Duk3iu-5FnyFMxT5-5FmhphmFsoRF-2DQbrrWGYEW0hx05E9JxrEYferV32zjFi9-2D0T8J7FUY2KYk-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dLLrBGI5ct3wwjCX0ATZEGzOksWwy_G5LsAE_pRQp3QU%26e%3d&c=E,1,_X2yU3ntyfnHfEAejRGEHv9JcQTxifaUMVejAhMLZLYRLPqO-tOG3mksPP4Ythp9QXA8FDd_DtGU07zvwD6HwJKQ8fhNXcmvz7FOlBKSrQQ8Pnqr&typo=1>
>
>
> “What if Trump loses but refuses to leave the White House? We have to
> start to contemplate the possibility”
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102629-26c-3DE-2C1-2Cl-2DjL9CvRONG4iRGnr5ADaoGDeA7XGMLuCEtSrtT7sXOFFGoDWL6DusHaNeu0tHRxcVZWghnuGzqBpqtO2parcBiwocel4VJrjtREMagiT-5FlR6wJa-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dtg-iYaKdMHqRdGR-RAVTRavfU5UuivKJqYKobuV7fhc%26e%3d&c=E,1,UrV317_hzJ2TAk_XuSE4B2llxCV4PKlGGA15rprSDHi9cWhU5KqOnA_wXJkRBOwzqFs4rsCATXdpG3msZZZijYOGdpivGiocNAYcu3wqYsEoDD0Xx151s4_wCQU,&typo=1>
> Posted on December 4, 2018 3:03 pm
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102629-26c-3DE-2C1-2Cp-2DsUeFBwTFI7FPdg8hXagrA94hecd32WNWCZx8-2D2rvSD2LT5KiCFue5M3c-5FxusemaHqw0usU6XgPJkBjR0N8GkEQqt9fMrl6cR1HHLVyp1WQDe4WXE6cdsm7VO3X-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d6PRIXm2_zL6LMgbIlhFsFIQlZFP8LCWY9BW2Fx108rU%26e%3d&c=E,1,xJaYr0ijZciARTcKoR965dQOvd8mx0j_ZPWOSAxZiJ0L1FZ301qXYq7XWNytbminj1Is6fIBwK9XOO46OWNoUbzKVcsxd9ITUdgD1H_0NOJp2Ke5BDo,&typo=1>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fauthor-253d3-26c-3DE-2C1-2CpmTC8s4gguqA8diqc4qfaDNJyVGUFV0T4euUz9iowqhH74sI-2DwzV9NSBmGG32VDaG9v3fg4ltdBXK2p3oRhWmvBSb3GzflbpKebodgzKblJQQvMcw4qP-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3ddNuuTfgFFEQOSRKwTFkvQnA6saJdH0ypbT7oIBDD2fo%26e%3d&c=E,1,bQzBanVF_Trmd65lcZ99qjb0PmgbsaZKhscQzr2U-nJ9t_vfe1Ct0NoGznEGTDHCvfm9Fr_Z0fiu45S7wq_Z9i-hW7hGAtLfes4oJik39xS7h0ciZFWbrez9&typo=1>
> Jerry Goldfeder and Lincoln Mitchel NYDN oped.
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.nydailynews.com_opinion_ny-2Doped-2Dwhat-2Dif-2Dtrump-2Dloses-2Dbut-2Drefuses-2Dto-2Dleave-2Dthe-2Dwhite-2Dhouse-2D20181127-2Dstory.html%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d5YSZiyipAbu5j4FhSuiTYWV0AfOHQWnmyMSxzkom4hI%26e%3d&c=E,1,QJM8P4c13gB2PQ50qWACYM1VOLyBOFpgRHEZhqYXrCvWcqL0ylp2wRmFBy_srGvfJCbbOHH6dQ_hjYmu2k6K2DijHsvoYAh5zRiwAqn7ttoev59A9A,,&typo=1>
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> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.addtoany.com_share-23url-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Felectionlawblog.org-252F-253Fp-253D102629-26title-3D-25E2-2580-259CWhat-2520if-2520Trump-2520loses-2520but-2520refuses-2520to-2520leave-2520the-2520White-2520House-253F-2520We-2520have-2520to-2520start-2520to-2520contemplate-2520the-2520possibility-25E2-2580-259D%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dGyOoTOpX_jxs1-q271tFwUwtQ03zmO0SfQmurLYBDz8%26e%3d&c=E,1,cl4ZT-d9uq529kqRJzSsAi3PmbBQbNjpvU3gZMLxNjoWZUNwI35N6U-FlrA2fYGMgU4Q2945YlQrBhpS7zA2FDX2iMotuvih2bCvdysuWPBqNidN&typo=1>
> Posted in The Voting Wars
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>
>
> Smart David Pozen on the Use of 501(c)(4)s to Fund Trump “Resistance”
> Groups
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102627-26c-3DE-2C1-2CFuEJIlUmlBw6vzOo6GZuXkLBLqs99-2Dvc2blGXzkwo9Qm3RJW-5Fjr20HDi8hW9IOY50osZnZKdKLn8YNpziDUoaMCb2R-5F3GcAXcdXqeKKxpw-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3di-3Ot5cYukOngW6vFNSfdHpo6ZlxElOloPLZ0rnKzms%26e%3d&c=E,1,GiJPyNB-u3-3P47wYGi4irqxNIa4vvQ0K0DtRztKaF4l7xx_j3xq4KSV5ZDfoxk0h3PMuJz3N5-2fdhysLpEnmBKTV0QtvhgR_frrHyXFFXu58s,&typo=1>
> Posted on December 4, 2018 12:44 pm
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102627-26c-3DE-2C1-2CEY5CvJwGhiotBvblEQZF5tfQ8l2Ngj7iiLgOwR4tJbhZXLGojNlhb8-5Fqxxn-2Dq4vhOe8v4tR69zMXAuGTM4UpdgNMJ9N8ak804LsRxqg-2D5A-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dFTHoLXV9glglD0-94I-cdmg0lMsY4eCABc7s4-O8BDY%26e%3d&c=E,1,DNJwtcqzZvPaNCHo0UIDGYsrwvsJWHfbmiFQfMXWbqKjsETfJOByK5Vo1rzJ6zA2XFrq7MQ--ueQO0Cax9Vc0xO6e28DlVzadi6DTBLTwmlsBudsNuo,&typo=1>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fauthor-253d3-26c-3DE-2C1-2Cqfeo26OzxQkQxgUfW4P2s7quZCpXlqTNNiCWd4X8v2VpYL30w5pTyShNJiC6SxRzMRw4om-2Dnn6NTQW-5FJCDE6VBDXraZC4RYKq-2DAImJLro3htbLX11w-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d3ML0fB_2GYjd1dr4Rm_7hIM7ZKDcikMakuar6HSdg5Q%26e%3d&c=E,1,2OjbZDonUpmCNDd8q9n8-DqhgBY15geWHUv4p2kTFqeZYHBzkt0k-xJ53SFHpcjn31o3Kr9rmi9uwZ7BZKX1JtI5kjxWpd3svBMJlPswR_z1kw_qDY4,&typo=1>
> I missed linking earlier to this smart Atlantic piece
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.theatlantic.com_ideas_archive_2018_11_501c3-2D501c4-2Dactivists-2Dand-2Dtax-2Dcode_576364_%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dn8A70spmsWqNEXM66s_3bKODn03F6J4kA8gCyxzNvHc%26e%3d&c=E,1,ZEb8hVxeISxFijPTOb6X47TG9OrfMlQrUvAjbaBjzztUPaXdA-DM-zH3cG2jD6KSA2aW7ZkRLVpBUl4qAWWZ9n0IIfaT2FwdczZ4u5YvybsVI_X6heqKTyTdvWFX&typo=1> from
> David:
>
> *This model had been fraying long before the Trump presidency. Labor
> unions, under sustained attack from the right, suffered a steep decline in
> membership and clout over the latter half of the 20th century. Public
> charities continued to proliferate, but as progress on racial integration
> stalled out and levels of economic inequality and partisan polarization
> crept up and up, many on the left began to question whether a court-centric
> approach was capable of producing lasting social change.*
>
> *The 2016 election pushed these concerns past the breaking point.
> Thousands upon thousands of well-established public charities, after all,
> didn’t translate into robust voter turnout. Nor did they halt the ascent of
> a demagogue. And with Brett Kavanaugh’s recent confirmation, whatever
> remained of the left’s faith in the Supreme Court as an engine of justice
> has crumbled. While lawsuits may be crucial for challenging certain
> flagrant abuses of power, many resistance groups feel compelled to
> participate directly in the rough-and-tumble of electoral politics.*
> *And so they have turned to … section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue
> Code. Many of the key groups founded to resist Trump, including Indivisible
> Project, Onward Together, Our Revolution, Sixteen Thirty Fund, Stand Up
> America, and Women’s March, are abandoning the 501(c)(3) public-charity
> route and incorporating as 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations
> instead. Social-welfare organizations are also exempt from federal income
> tax, but they have fewer fiscal privileges. Donations to them are not
> deductible. Yet unlike public charities, they may lobby as much as they
> wish, and they may engage in partisan political work—from asking candidates
> to sign pledges to registering like-minded voters to endorsing specific
> pieces of legislation—as long as that work is not their “primary” purpose
> or activity (a requirement so hard to define and enforce that, in the words
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.nytimes.com_roomfordebate_2013_05_15_does-2Dthe-2Dirs-2Dscandal-2Dprove-2Dthat-2D501c4s-2Dshould-2Dbe-2Deliminated_the-2Dirs-2Dshould-2Deliminate-2D501c4-2Dorganizations%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dt_O-fzScaut4I00Jm9I-dTX3zj_2f3eRgfX3eHRRMnA%26e%3d&c=E,1,fRVLVfzn7JOerqTx9YAcCqqs-cTwR8qQ6uWXhMmuJpxIop4O3bS8G_DvEfZfzfn8jl2BJAqkwlHzNNqCM5sVzx_Ddn4Txx-w7n3zpJH8xBL3ig,,&typo=1> of
> one leading nonprofit tax scholar, it “virtually invites wholesale
> noncompliance”). Since this past summer, social-welfare organizations have
> also been allowed
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.irs.gov_pub_irs-2Ddrop_rp-2D18-2D38.pdf%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dulhs4lfvf1DW1H40F0X1fen5Yua4B8FmxMHBF0MKw5w%26e%3d&c=E,1,uPvVPSF9AQOfxaaUfoKlnPxK3JN7kaDsrfEm3kZCryRn34_0nqSEJCp77tTn_F0vbJwfFSvnt7KHeYe0FNarQzIU4WmRbMPhi4lV9Spfhg,,&typo=1> to
> withhold the names of their donors from the Internal Revenue Service.*
> *Together with affiliated political-action committees (pacs), conservative
> social-welfare organizations such as Americans for Prosperity and
> Crossroads GPS spent massive amounts over the past several election cycles.
> Liberals initially responded with alarm at the “politicization
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttp-3A__www.latimes.com_opinion_editorials_la-2Ded-2Dirs-2Dpolitical-2Ddonations-2Dsupreme-2Dcourt-2D20131204-2Dstory.html%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dujcldVyEOiPVsNvYORZ2XgeEMVkseLNh5XuoZIOR0rw%26e%3d&c=E,1,fH13KY2yn1sxONwZfaU6czbxHWKNGXcOVDtm1ulRG8PiSi_e9qMBaer6ts3UwTUhDw3nlnEAQ_l4rL53Bwk8DsdI3VPZtzT34QJV7x9QZFxp1L1LtpIcZw,,&typo=1>”
> of the 501(c)(4) category. Now they are following suit.*
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> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.addtoany.com_share-23url-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Felectionlawblog.org-252F-253Fp-253D102627-26title-3DSmart-2520David-2520Pozen-2520on-2520the-2520Use-2520of-2520501-28c-29-284-29s-2520to-2520Fund-2520Trump-2520-25E2-2580-259CResistance-25E2-2580-259D-2520Groups%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dduWiPBEWdCkr1M8efsrCY4DNbDdUVS0AdjQXsbLA_Bk%26e%3d&c=E,1,h5ePOLNVNzQEaG0NvBN6W92kLmvKIsB2TeZ02oLa6rBj07vHtPLypl_jeqgrKZ6TO5QNDCLiCVFO3D4aC8MymgRtlr_MAgNJytRQq56l330,&typo=1>
> Posted in tax law and election law
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fcat-253d22-26c-3DE-2C1-2CjG-2DyamQTCdpcI09YS45ElLPP5tul8WcATwjR0sw4rZ2OyJDKn-5FkGwaROTpx3heBQPoJT1KSSPFOdxKxbc8ZGbGrdREcXLLawJCDZ0tjVHO8pz2VI3HcP-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d-RXVD7Go2KMO6dakqE8KQPLzlwrr9nPj0UL_2_QdSqc%26e%3d&c=E,1,AdHxvzL9Jl7IjPIlFRPT7Qcq40-0v_4oOxRsySxRtvYjwjqSCU-uRwaOgB0Eah9JDLfkX95lA0imgTURLlHSCdkqU9yLedNsBm3NWgMjYhz6c87eKaE-DSAthg,,&typo=1>
>
>
> “NC GOP Trying Again To Cement Control Of Local Elections Boards During
> Election Years”
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102625-26c-3DE-2C1-2C10sm6QQbO2K5g9VrYwfqcNXrMhOTEVAPgjzPG8mccdlVlmCbNkcmZs8ssVJNKmFMRRyz6kcYIgPfG2a32Gq0iD1db9gOkywK6HXStVfBS13I8QbxlQnOJXPCuG0-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3doCpjEpghkV9_7OrpNfKXFJCPdvQN3c2f-0EuV0BazRY%26e%3d&c=E,1,UPyhFFFfPQjZJZFyuaLuUzLfpIfDUSkPkQU5CRsicrwrUY6eX7W3LIhmEpguLsstMUOQdFX4bSiSvlLNPsHa2C5hBofEVWfxGfewxiB8WA,,&typo=1>
> Posted on December 4, 2018 11:21 am
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102625-26c-3DE-2C1-2CTTyLI6LZBCEcWpIZjci8pYEdYhFdp8eubQYZ-2DRpJ2YIWiQlQw9aVV8lEYVElc9Pbl1stnULWjuugoFh3TpnGQ509RbgBYRSCNTql7gRkXFzNy5HsdaA-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dS7XEvamWN7BAHUIFy49yfdpFpVj4Hoae7BXm2_dkIUg%26e%3d&c=E,1,ulQEKAHtO7ymy93ePziPMjtK1h-9D2bU8Awqc9wg_Ystm7MOH__W3cPR6iz0YD4BFXljY_m5Yx76gtTmUaqOeYxo2Z1FZD3hIk_i8_3xcaYQ91m1IQGa&typo=1>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fauthor-253d3-26c-3DE-2C1-2CbX-5FvSUcj5G-5F-2DIsmkwcy-5FaUGj-5F9s7TmUtDKK6hOdT-2D-2Dur13xEBCk-5FSersYg-2DCAiSVST1Bb1F5RQgqwq10ICqdbk0PVyemti38dP2VufVVRFM-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dQPoS7LDPOmWmRnYyd46jDY6-3qKNDuhiCoTcjoaecv0%26e%3d&c=E,1,tMUZ4Ib_dUDDN7J-W1Qsd7FrNK-34VFC25DvOAhIkx0tlmXQXuOFGPFecwEvlQB-AOv4-jtE2Rj5ctSa0-RIRdqRxrbhC3CivN86HXo9DOVi&typo=1>
> Tierney Sneed:
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__talkingpointsmemo.com_muckraker_nc-2Dgop-2Dtrying-2Dagain-2Dto-2Dcement-2Dcontrol-2Dof-2Dlocal-2Delections-2Dboards-2Dduring-2Delection-2Dyears%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dwE4mn8FalUFCvfLeyM2pBoDExoxSFYuxCmxKRgwzDt4%26e%3d&c=E,1,sTOQITQpcIObqAlusI53uQKjhT57shGqXYz51DsXJhGi0_aSCTx3Jj8Jze57fU-ZwLGR0ZVzu9gNW-xkhSvDMuPzc5kOKrtQME_fVhoT87Gh&typo=1>
>
> *Even after a court called such a scheme unconstitutional, the
> GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature will try again to design county
> election boards to guarantee that Republicans have the chair in election
> years.*
> *The provision is included in election legislation released
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252fwww.ncleg.net-252fSessions-252f2017-252fBills-252fHouse-252fPDF-252fH1117v1.pdf-26c-3DE-2C1-2Ci1Pwz6Ohcje7btiIl3-5FxkY3UTaPXrrG-2Dp7TUwzmobNFYUGFcPlM0Z4JKWqY46wHKrgWvHzFK3Uvi2D56xi9y-5FH-5FNNPs-5FmAOqXp3FXgU2iXVw1UMe-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3d-0QprVAYcnP_2gR9n0g_zRwKLPvh8TM6V4VkFD_9Cl8%26e%3d&c=E,1,mWU6ooiBuHYbRKCcePNVqiEgE8cqlekKztZOOaMcNud7HJnL0UtBQFUxOEfEnMnKjdlaMun1z5Sg7Mpyk09lA7oYQ-oTrWTD5XkJu2WPYTTeR-XotUTNZyWI-Qw6&typo=1> Monday
> evening that walked back some of the power-grabbing moves the legislature
> attempted in 2016, after Democrat Roy Cooper (pictured above) won the
> governorship. The legislature, however, is holding on to a provision that
> set up a rotation system for county boards that would guarantee that
> Republicans controlled the county boards in years with statewide elections.*
> <image001.png>
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>
>
> “Democrats could refuse to seat North Carolina Republican, Hoyer says”
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102623-26c-3DE-2C1-2CgeD3swQcm7N-2D1Mzlkiowy8CbMfsPJs6LP0G0Bfw0XHvgHCEiwkv2K8EoUwYoJPni9tIGqdAcAfnprAelW33BS-5FFQK2s-5FBxzOtRmKZVFhsTkBZKWk3VnN7p8-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dVT2ZLKeQS5OUrexvid_YUovHgBV_oAacY9BCDfk1Ogo%26e%3d&c=E,1,p3vnHN5dHI6k4juIM8_5OUluAu3GEVB5LkMB0Sfji4xvF7_G6q7fjNGhKzzZLqSsU2BwyqsU1vj05LIkQicWi5vLsRsevG4IEnHmNT2R9j7Z5t54dbph&typo=1>
> Posted on December 4, 2018 9:54 am
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102623-26c-3DE-2C1-2CfMFDC2rKOZcNHIx9bZtADEPi8jZTpbQzQsRoFsqk-2DAOiUnR1ltlrTdNXY3AGdr-5FJeg7npmLMVSQNzi64e-5FKURw4MokCMVuEijxkjAH1FKg-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dDadwn-w_ewam2BU5YnBWydUdCXSme4DZIn6jx9rIXno%26e%3d&c=E,1,IndtqlRQBbO4LewL7ULaQdzE26SqMDrWmLnT3mvDBzstVvVKVdOPraATNS8Xm77ZlqLTGEW_rRFP7wZM9fd__faLQYFd93dq14TnxNGBUjAvO8gPoeA00w2yCFfP&typo=1>
>  by *Rick Hasen*
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fauthor-253d3-26c-3DE-2C1-2CwVKYJDstXgE8HdMhxJ8HGnnbjK0rRUT7E1zXLcOGb54tbKiaJPY0b9RFYsSnFVopoV-5FstmDd76Us-2DESbe-2DBaSj9ewH-5FGWEZ3sC6oiLW3Fb7Co4mT-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dVIqOeqipWm8fzPakZrSXL0expbnw4rAyXMlt61_rZAs%26e%3d&c=E,1,w68VAqSzb2JjrEedgiDxqzck2mO-ve6yiOl7oxTZ5fyqcnQxJe0vAgshbVRAjqGDeyUbGtjKn_2BLA0CnMBpcbNtr21A_9L1ukCNYOFt&typo=1>
> WaPo:
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_powerpost_democrats-2Dcould-2Drefuse-2Dto-2Dseat-2Dnorth-2Dcarolina-2Drepublican-2Dhoyer-2Dsays_2018_12_04_71fe2b12-2Df7e3-2D11e8-2D863c-2D9e2f864d47e7-5Fstory.html-3Futm-5Fterm-3D.466a9aff79a2%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dBZYZieN6RPZFsUbmZaR2-IHlne6dPO5ofsTsQ0ZQ2Zs%26e%3d&c=E,1,DLBOwbZegFa-hRYTnUM_BvzJGnLoDfi2VWN82-VJzxi7EM2oyNky0EqEax2i13tVLV88T1ZwRLe56ZycztteO95NkknncPY6K4Xdu-VS5huPYvCBGg,,&typo=1>
> *The incoming House majority leader said Democrats might refuse to seat a
> North Carolina Republican next year unless and until
> “substantial” questions about the integrity of his election
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_politics_north-2Dcarolina-2Delection-2Dfraud-2Dinvestigation-2Dcenters-2Don-2Doperative-2Dwith-2Dcriminal-2Dhistory-2Dwho-2Dworked-2Dfor-2Dgop-2Dcongressional-2Dcandidate_2018_12_03_7b270a90-2Df6aa-2D11e8-2D8c9a-2D860ce2a8148f-5Fstory.html%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3dGk62DvfDpVkiyIrjDx9DCfIDcuyTYVrbwvZscVkg3mw%26e%3d&c=E,1,PpXCsWxd3mlamqBuT3e_PQVUr9lmAV9Wrd3mtFg0IOmngbahHNjhd6FxS0TFpdswefaosm6oCB8Vpn_6xaOHr26gKZ4SBe-o5j7qtyy8-FM4UgpqXKB0XeMEyw,,&typo=1> are
> resolved.*
> *Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), the current minority whip, made the comments
> to reporters Tuesday as North Carolina
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_election-2Dresults_north-2Dcarolina_-3Ftid-3Da-5Finl-5Fauto%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3drXljt8QX93F3tPmt6j8E2ACMNoSZry7KU38aYC0qT8Q%26e%3d&c=E,1,tpS9lTjNpz76zZbe1ap-aFWGiriav-GLHPWpacuUvBzR2JLDKAJsM8Svg489q7CClswXGgKDSdF5kmh7Te6eSwuXsG1mjBg_x9OGQlrD_i8IIg,,&typo=1> election
> officials investigate whether an operative hired by Republican candidate
> Mark Harris illegally collected incomplete ballots from voters.*
>
> *The probe has delayed the certification of Harris’s narrow victory in
> North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, and the state officials could
> decide to call for a new election. Harris and Democrat Dan McCready are
> separated by 905 votes, according to unofficial returns.*
>
> *But Hoyer’s comments throw into doubt whether, if Harris’s win is
> ultimately certified, he would be sworn in as a member.*
> <image001.png>
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>
> Posted in Uncategorized
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>
>
> “Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack”
> <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252felectionlawblog.org-252f-253fp-253d102621-26c-3DE-2C1-2Cusp1zyl2Cq3w8OnE4QaH801SuwplnJGsa7q7th6ELw5Kmm3RGYDo00f9tJ9Ljb5XmL4WdGRF5iFRidUO5d74FVhq-2DclWzim8VyaHl9g-5FeBihdQ-2C-2C-26typo-3D1%26d%3dDwMF-g%26c%3dgAzS7Z2sPulVLgfP0R9Uzw%26r%3d-CRNZSPErWVMB5V0bj2p75oYF76E4WXiXcL2AHUhNTY%26m%3dMkYFjaN653n5jRzwbgA_aym44Hs5bYbk1Yo__0Vbh2k%26s%3drmiavu8--_P_EICtDwXr0KX00nwd0CqMox-7sRx1Dz8%26e%3d&c=E,1,d6BqhlaVMN9F2_NrlO1Cw4xxgD8fcJgZra3j_IW7_f2M82bfIH7mUynU5gCmfgxepoE9UVjtMtzfavX9MzFAq2Q73zX7hWn1tEzI1HtZr-9bjg,,&typo=1>
> Posted on December 4, 2018 9:53 am
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