[EL] Quick answer appreciated: Mailing absentee ballot requests to all registered voters vs. Mailing vote-by-mail ballots to all registered voters

[Pildes, Rick]

Michael Morley’s piece on Lawfare takes this position and explains it --

From: Law-election [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Scarberry
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Subject: [EL] Quick answer appreciated: Mailing absentee ballot requests to all registered voters vs. Mailing vote-by-mail ballots to all registered voters

California Gov. Newsom has ordered that actual ballots be mailed to all registered voters. If I recall correctly, a lot of list members who often disagree on absentee ballot issues agree that it is not wise to mail actual ballots to every registered voter.

Am I right? I think I recall Rick (Hasen) agreeing on that point, but I can't find the email or source. Didn't an earlier election integrity commission recommend against mailing actual ballots?

Sorry for the senior moment here.

I have a media request and don't want to get this wrong. I won't use anyone's name unless you give me permission or unless I"m pointed to something you've written about publicly (not just on this list -- I don't refer to anything anyone has said on an Internet list using their name)..

Mark


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Caruso School of Law


Mark S. Scarberry

Professor of Law
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