[EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/6/19

Tue Aug 6 08:00:34 PDT 2019

“How the Trump Campaign Used Facebook Ads to Amplify His ‘Invasion’ Claim”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106792>
Posted on August 6, 2019 7:59 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106792> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/us/politics/trump-campaign-facebook-ads-invasion.html>:

President Trump’s re-election campaign has harnessed Facebook advertising to push the idea of an “invasion” at the southern border, amplifying the fear-inducing language about immigrants that he has also voiced at campaign rallies and on Twitter.

Since January, Mr. Trump’s re-election campaign has posted more than 2,000 ads on Facebook that include the word “invasion” — part of a barrage of advertising focused on immigration, a dominant theme of his re-election messaging. A review of Mr. Trump’s tweets also found repeated references to an “invasion,” while his 2016 campaign advertising heavily featured dark warnings about immigrants breaching America’s borders.

Mr. Trump’s language on immigration — particularly his use of the word “invasion” — is under scrutiny<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/us/politics/trump-mass-shootings.html?module=inline> after the mass shooting in El Paso on Saturday. The suspect in that shooting, which left 22 people dead, appeared to be the author of a manifesto<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/03/us/patrick-crusius-el-paso-shooter-manifesto.html?module=inline> declaring that “this attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.”
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Posted in social media and social protests<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=58>

“Corey Lewandowski Says New Voting Restrictions Will Help Trump Win New Hampshire”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106790>
Posted on August 6, 2019 7:54 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106790> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

HuffPost reports.<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/corey-lewandowski-new-hampshire-voting-law_n_5d4849d2e4b0acb57fd06a4e>
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Posted in fraudulent fraud squad<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>

“Trump Administration Rejects Idea That GOP Operative Shaped Census Citizenship Question”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106788>
Posted on August 6, 2019 7:52 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106788> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Law.com reports<https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/08/03/trump-administration-rejects-idea-that-gop-operative-shaped-census-citizenship-question/?kw=Trump%20Administration%20Rejects%20Idea%20That%20GOP%20Operative%20Shaped%20Census%20Citizenship%20Question&utm_source=email&utm_medium=enl&utm_campaign=dailyheadlines&utm_content=20190806&utm_term=nlj>.
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Posted in census litigation<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=125>

“Misinformation haunts 2020 primaries”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106786>
Posted on August 6, 2019 7:51 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106786> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Axios reports.<https://www.axios.com/misinformation-haunts-2020-primaries-76bbcbac-1cd1-4c45-bab8-a7d50cb23328.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top>
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Posted in campaigns<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, social media and social protests<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=58>

“Kobach Campaign Can’t Get Its Story Straight on Allegedly Illegal Fundraising Tactic”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106784>
Posted on August 5, 2019 5:17 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106784> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Daily Beast:<https://www.thedailybeast.com/kris-kobach-campaign-cant-get-its-story-straight-on-allegedly-illegal-fundraising-tactic>

Legal experts said the email appeared to violate laws barring corporations from contributing to political campaigns and requiring campaigns to include “paid for by” disclaimers on their official communications.

In an emailed statement late Thursday night, the Kobach campaign’s field director, Kerrick Kuder, denied any knowledge of the email. “That email did not come from the Kobach campaign or any association there of,” he wrote.

But the following day, the campaign released a statement implying that the email was in fact the work of a Kobach campaign vendor. “If any mistake was made with respect to the vendor’s failure to include a ‘Paid for by’ notice on any campaign email, that was immediately addressed by the sending of a correction email to all recipients of the original email,” the statement said.

As of Sunday afternoon, no such email had gone out to subscribers of the We Build The Wall list that Kobach used to solicit campaign contributions and the Kobach campaign had not provided a copy of the email they claimed was sent to The Daily Beast.

“I see no way to reconcile the statement that the ‘email did not come from the Kobach campaign or any association there of’ and the reference to whoever sent the email as a ‘vendor,’ presumably a vendor of the Kobach campaign,” said Paul S. Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at the group Common Cause.
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Posted in Uncategorized<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

“Republicans Say the First Amendment Protects the Right to Gerrymander”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106782>
Posted on August 5, 2019 3:32 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106782> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Leah Litman <https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/michigan-partisan-gerrymander-lawsuit.html> for Slate.
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Posted in redistricting<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

Judicial Watch Sues to Overturn California Law Requiring Presidential Candidates to Release Their Tax Returns<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106780>
Posted on August 5, 2019 3:26 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106780> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Reuters reports<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-tax-returns/group-sues-to-block-california-law-aimed-at-forcing-trump-to-release-tax-returns-idUSKCN1UV27X?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28Reuters+Politics+News%29>. I’m surprised, given standing issues, it wasn’t Trump or the Republican Party suing.
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Posted in Uncategorized<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

Oct. 18-19 Conference at Harvard Law on the Electoral College<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106778>
Posted on August 5, 2019 2:05 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106778> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Looking forward<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/agenda/> to participating in this conference coming at a key time:

The Electoral College<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/>
Open Questions, Paths Forward
Home<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/>
About<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/about/>
Register<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/register/>
Agenda<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/agenda/>
Panel Chairs<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/speakers/>
Keynote Speakers<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/keynote-2/>

Conference Overview
Few institutions are as important to shaping the future of the United States as the electoral college. Please join Professor Lawrence Lessig and the Harvard Law & Policy Review on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 for a series of conversations and presentations at Harvard Law School regarding the historical and philosophical foundations of the electoral college, as well as potential avenues to amend the institution in the current political climate. Through the conference, we hope to bring together scholars, policymakers, and advocates.
The conference will begin on the evening of Friday, October 18th with a welcome reception and a preview of the discussions to come. The programming on Saturday, October 19th will include four panels. The two morning panels—chaired by Harvard Kennedy School Professor Alex Keyssar and Ohio State Law Professor Edward Foley—will focus on forthcoming books regarding the development of the electoral college over time and the foundations of this institution. The afternoon panels—chaired by University of California-Irvine School of Law Professor Rick Hasen and New York University Law Professor Sam Issacharoff—will address the National Popular Vote compact and the role, as well as the allocation, of electors. Lunch will be served and keynote presentations will be made in the middle of the day by political consultant Stuart Stevens and Professor Lessig.
Please note that this event is open to the public. Registration<http://hlselectoral.wpengine.com/register/> is, however, required.
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Posted in electoral college<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=44>

New Politico Project Tracking Jurisdictions Still Using Paperless Voting Systems<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106776>
Posted on August 5, 2019 7:40 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106776> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Eric Geller<https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/1158377346392571909>:
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Eric Geller<https://twitter.com/ericgeller>
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Today, we're launching a major project that I've been working on for the past five months.

It's a page that tracks every state and county using paperless voting machines, including whether they plan to upgrade and where they are in that process.https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/election-security-americas-voting-machines/ …<https://t.co/Y0lcmmgOvY>
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Posted in Uncategorized<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

“Rep. Kenny Marchant joins parade of Texas House retirements, opening up competitive Dallas-area seat”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106774>
Posted on August 4, 2019 9:01 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106774> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Roll Call<http://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/texas-gop-rep-kenny-marchant-retire-opening-competitive-suburban-seat>:

Rep. Kenny Marchant<https://www.rollcall.com/members?18463&utm_source=memberLink?utm_source=memberLink> is the latest Texas Republican to decide to retire rather than seek another term in 2020, opening up a competitive seat in the Dallas area.

Marchant’s decision was first reported<https://twitter.com/jmartNYT/status/1158197079262539777> Sunday night by The New York Times, and a GOP source with knowledge of his decision confirmed it. As recently as Friday, Marchant’s campaign asserted that the eight-term Republican was running for reelection to the 24th District. His campaign confirmed the news Sunday, and he is expected to make a statement Monday morning.

Marchant won reelection by just 3 points last fall, while President Donald Trump carried his district, which is near the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, by 6 points. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales<http://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/%22https:/insideelections.com/%E2%80%9C> rated the 24th District race Leans Republican<http://www.rollcall.com/election-guide-house>.
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Posted in Uncategorized<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

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