[EL] ELB News and Commentary 6/6/20

[Rick Hasen]

“George Floyd protests created a surge in voter registrations, groups say”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111924>
Posted on June 5, 2020 9:12 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111924> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CNBC<https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/05/george-floyd-protests-created-surge-in-voter-registrations-groups-say.html>:

Voter registrations, volunteer activity and donations for groups linked to Democratic causes are surging in the midst of protests following the death of George Floyd, according to voting advocacy groups.

This surge in registrations could end up being one of the factors that helps tip the election between apparent Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. The efforts are by groups including Latino voter registration organizations, Rock the Vote and one co-chaired by former first lady Michelle Obama.

Latino voter registration groups in recent weeks have noticed an uptick in their communities mobilization to vote, particularly from younger voters. The leaders of these organizations said that many are registering after nationwide outrage directed at police brutality and the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which has left over 100,000 dead and tens of millions jobless in the United States. Unemployment rates for Hispanic and black workers remained high at 17.6% and 16.8%, respectively, even after the nation added 2.5 million jobs last month<https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/05/jobs-report-may-2020.html>.
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Republicans in Iowa Legislature Looking to Make It Harder to Vote During the Pandemic<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111922>
Posted on June 5, 2020 9:06 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111922> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Latest<https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2020/06/05/iowa-senate-republican-seeks-to-suppress-voting-by-mail/> from Bleeding Heartland.
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Very Bad Sign for November: “Election results in Philly are going to take even longer than expected: Half the votes still haven’t been counted”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111920>
Posted on June 5, 2020 5:44 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111920> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

This<https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/philadelphia-pa-primary-votes-not-counted-20200605.html> is exactly what I’ve been worried about:

Philadelphia election officials stopped counting mail ballots Thursday and may not start again for days, warning that the outcomes of a number of races in Tuesday’s primary won’t be known for several weeks and that the city may miss a legal deadline for certifying the results.

The delay is due to the large number of mail ballots voters requested<https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/coronavirus-philadelphia-mail-ballot-requests-20200520.html> in the last week before the deadline, Deputy City Commissioner Nick Custodio said. He said the commissioners, who run Philadelphia elections, stopped counting them so workers can check poll books to ensure nobody voted twice.

Almost half of the votes cast Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s largest city will remain uncounted until next week.

“The outcomes of some races will not be known for weeks, and the candidates and campaigns should be prepared for that,” Custodio said Friday during a meeting of the city commissioners.

State law requires all votes be counted and certified to the state within 20 days of an election. That might not happen, Custodio said. He said at the meeting that the commissioners would look for ways to improve the process over the next several months “so that we are able to timely certify the November general election.”
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“Is Voting Enough?”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111918>
Posted on June 5, 2020 5:38 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111918> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Latest episode of Franita and Foley podcast<https://soundcloud.com/freeandfair/is-voting-enough>:

In response to the Black Lives Matter protests, some are calling for people of color to “just vote.” But in a country with a history of voter suppression and disenfranchisement, is voting enough? Franita Tolson (USC Gould School of Law) responds to the hypocrisy of this suggestion in her American Constitution Society blog post, “Democracy as a Slogan.” In this episode, she and Ned Foley (OSU Moritz College of Law) discuss racial equality as an ongoing commitment, using the lessons from history that Tolson touches on in her essay, which can be read at bit.ly/DemSlogan<https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FDemSlogan&token=1ef499-1-1591403826908>.
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