[EL] “Postal Service and State Officials Feud Over Mail Voting as Election Looms”
Smith, Bradley
BSmith at law.capital.edu
Thu Sep 17 07:20:20 PDT 2020
I understand Sean to be suggesting some small added flexibility to the existing law, and so is an incrementally pro-freedom suggestion. I don’t know if Sean thinks the “make a stupid, obvious statement at the end of your ad” law is unconstitutionally compelled speech, but the idea that his suggestion reflects some inconsistency or hypocrisy is specious.
Brad Smith
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 17, 2020, at 9:35 AM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:
I’m surprised you don’t think this is unconstitutional compelled speech Sean.
From: "sean at impactpolicymanagement.com" <sean at impactpolicymanagement.com>
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 6:07 AM
To: Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>, Election Law Listserv <law-election at uci.edu>
Subject: re: “Postal Service and State Officials Feud Over Mail Voting as Election Looms”
Many of you may have seen it or received it (I got mine 2 or 3 days ago), but I thought it might be helpful to have a reminder of just what the postal mailer causing all the controversy is.
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There’s a pretty obvious solution (to me at least) of how to deal, at least partly, with concerns about a lack of public understanding of how to vote by mail that I’ve suggested it to a few people, but to the best of my knowledge it hasn’t been publicly raised. For the remainder of this cycle, allow campaign ads currently required to give “Stand By Your Ad” statements to instead run a brief statement along the lines of “Visit coloradomailvoting.gov<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcoloradomailvoting.gov&c=E,1,NSLJxNXI_nDFt5D61DOAFRc7RNW2Jnr__CrH_K1kqb8IiT6M0Dcq-G9BmtdSan5LdBJDx-M-xf_y8gUL38K3u9pm2PhUP2NuV9DHjWjZ&typo=1> to learn about voting by mail” with the web site address splashed across the screen. Go ahead and have the Secretary of State or equivalent election official approve the text/image of acceptable substitute statement so you don’t wind up with “Visit stopDemocratfraud.org” or “Go to EndGOPVoteSuppression.com” as the messages. There could also be variations for early voting, how to find open polling places, when the last date to request an absentee ballot is, and the like.
There’s about to be several hundred million dollars (at least – potentially a billion dollars plus) spent on political ads, might as well get some value out of them.
Sean
From: Law-election <law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu> On Behalf Of Rick Hasen
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:22 PM
To: Election Law Listserv <law-election at uci.edu>
Subject: [EL] ELB News and Commentary 9/17/20
“Postal Service and State Officials Feud Over Mail Voting as Election Looms”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115320&c=E,1,LUPi9zFnl-7nYaNCo6U1KFzd_Zi-SxH_h4TljCW-03a9nwcKa70v0XVZY15p78B-lS8j-u5JGGKK5fHgb2HmoWL0Fl_L3fw2hRcMuqGiXqdcsPtsdZ1uRxLe&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 8:10 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115320&c=E,1,wAN-M41kW4J0ArKN8Ki0R1y273D14I5rFIqgNKeUy9PTa4kZrjUFCMCTAI-npu38z7duKKEQBAYashGDAILIhNGHszVS3n4xP4fViwlt3KxsW5wI&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,6i5TmR7Jor79FRoBZjcHqa1kizhi6tihk8sf1IwxJwUBzj3pe8vWTkPYtaAMpIUCXWcFZAyB1LNAnf6kDbc3Kd2F1HYQON1yVVW3oTKMCQ,,&typo=1>
NYT<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/us/politics/postal-service-mail-voting.html>:
The Postal Service postcard urging voters to “plan ahead” if they intended to vote by mail seemed innocuous enough.
But not to Colorado’s secretary of state, Jena Griswold, who dispatched her staff to call the Postal Service trying to stop it — a request that was denied — and then sued the agency in an effort to halt its delivery, arguing that the mailer was filled with misinformation that would disenfranchise voters in her state.
Such is the toxic state of the relationship between some state and local election administrators in both parties and the Postal Service six weeks before Election Day, as officials throughout the country scramble to prepare for what is expected to be an unprecedented flood of mail-in ballots in an extraordinary pandemic-era election.
The feuding suggests a pre-emptive blame game between the nation’s mail-delivery agency and those charged with administering and counting the vote, as the prospect of an operational and political crackup looms in November.
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“Wisconsin Elections Commission: 19 Reported Cases Of Possible Voter Fraud Over Nearly 2 Years”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115318&c=E,1,XstGVMfoysJNAM1CNgXP2PNWDv8gdEkvgPJzuFxwCBaVH9FAGD_gffIAT0XCeygQhFKDekgviDNXQ08QgcbzMeC0UVgd1sJQgx4po6AaugHDlTC5&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 8:05 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115318&c=E,1,rg1BPhwceWMR16OUgodH68Ie4AhAG1suy4U7qhoTbDL8k35-EPA27_6mDhjlrkoRQ-5sB06W4fpoy_Zg0_faU8pumW-jE20B-21Pyo8NVdTk2WkUtS8m-GvQFA,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,VnDpOcrD8IfFfZVa_UBN6VsUkC_w4eCfQbh3RlYsowo5pPOlJSA6YK2Sxx0watUfxZSd2JbOFOr3C3GtRd7IF0qeY3GADJKGXoFN0ghj5PUijA,,&typo=1>
WPR<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.wpr.org%2fwisconsin-elections-commission-19-reported-cases-possible-voter-fraud-over-nearly-2-years&c=E,1,YcidZk2WtLR97-4PRDihfhU2tx8BkSJBCBbUgQHboPORQUNQM0De6GO_LEExdvsTgrg186PdJMYXRXZh-Br0O-OlnxP0cWAyzMBFMX_6wzB0rd8,&typo=1>:
The violations were:
· Seven reports of an undeliverable Election Day registration confirmation postcard.
· Four reports of an individual attempting to vote twice in the same election by trying to cast a ballot in two different municipalities.
· Three reports of an individual providing an incorrect address on their voter registration.
· Two reports of an individual attempting to vote twice in the same election, once by in-person early voting or voting by mail and once at the polls on election day.
· One report of a felon who attempted to register to vote.
· One report of an individual providing unspecified incorrect information on their voter registration.
· One report of an individual attempting to vote twice in the same election, once by in-person early voting and once by mail
During the Wednesday commission meeting, chair Ann Jacobs, who was appointed by a Democrat, said it’s very important for people to be confident about election security. She pointed out the 19 reports of fraud, irregularity or violation represent a very small percentage of the ballots cast over the past several elections. For example, about 2.7 million people<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felections.wi.gov%2fsites%2felections.wi.gov%2ffiles%2fSummary%2520Results-2018%2520Gen%2520Election_0.pdf&c=E,1,M0qkaYFkfUtQCzHU2YB4ktdQY9S-moFzFTzdAoEh8qQLPXDJfBONcLZeWcT42EQs2G-pRLA9rZmRzibc0CV8w2kHSzlgcfAxxyWcWvhiTtnlKMgnPT6_mhOmEA,,&typo=1> voted in the 2018 general election, according to the commission, and there were only four reports from clerks of fraud, irregularity or violation for that election.
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“SC’s governor signs into law new COVID-19 election rules”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115316&c=E,1,3UTqEWLjeMgtJlhj61YrgsfLOCI-XgeyW41KnOC2pagVzfNj3T2Ax_Bd3blRUpD7hECtBnagT1h1rLbq6HooV29ZEg2xNMI5fS1tmFJs76VH1A,,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 7:59 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115316&c=E,1,J_rYJGQaNTCiynCHbkzV6mGQo2Yyw3-_soIWoMUdzJA2U4zV_TWuRzbMNnYkZOBZXutJwNRPcPXxeDdZ13J3qSf3m_tQZynqV8wLG2rqedLq&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,P_itSjhsE_R9JAY-a7wIeETnt4Udsldyck8vmsP56769zPp7uEYhIu0Tg6k_dZbj-8_efBeAl_NQIjj81_yEloUlGnLSNMHTr89KpcJKI-cEzpYyrAjKTm87Tw,,&typo=1>
AP<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fapnews.com%2feb1cbc158184320b064d8e76c6c6bc89&c=E,1,vSwPUzISwQDeA0wYCoa_8RksKq6ANzKbxUWEghEwOvQ2Q8RYE0nnKiq6CYMiDar0Pzv5dYJ2O0CTt8PzJfE4lU-ovS0BMqhOw40Tqt39tmd4UP64yXZE&typo=1>:
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Wednesday changes in South Carolina voting rules allowing anyone to cast an absentee ballot without a reason in November’s general election to help fight the spread of COVID-19.
But the changes passed by the Republican dominated General Assembly did not include proposals pushed by Democrats including eliminating the requirement that a second person witness and sign the ballot and placing multiple drop boxes for ballots in counties.
State law still requires absentee ballots be mailed in or dropped off at county election commission offices in person. Voters can also cast absentee ballots in person at those offices for several weeks before Election Day.
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“Just Seven Weeks Out, Michigan Considers Election Law Changes”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115314&c=E,1,nlJUIh9dv5spFEv_pvw5y3OcNojygY6STHX_0dI_DGk3jZRbCBLqDuy3tz3Pl7qgw7RXrXDwHjgsQK-IJEdWNBmh0IZhmf4FZezcdVZ9IA,,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 7:56 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115314&c=E,1,FvgxGBqC149-4LS2lz90tcANcqs3EGU6ABuRLUjP86a-NmWQlAM5mId_0JoNiLQcHryw3m0F1HO2H7uAFbIdMk1NrKr4SJCMaJ92oDfkng,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,WjnNK0TcPGvS-toeFIzIw5lqb9KnsH5fDMbnBv1GY_EcJeyNGt52kVd11ksBcenH2Ivn3oBNFZwrnC6uHpd_8-iJZoxjA1acF6uHSAo-URri2YM,&typo=1>
Governing<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.governing.com%2fnext%2fJust-Seven-Weeks-Out-Michigan-Considers-Election-Law-Changes.html&c=E,1,FwDhXr9_kjuO3Fku2EjzoY6i-kEbgniJ6vI4jHQZLVs6k8kRw7hrGv_mMmfH06jHJRTLMvpruH7TvM20ORVl8CMTkpmtH-VjftlaCsfWu3NCatXMW8I8CZ3T&typo=1>:
With seven weeks left until voters step into the ballot box — and even less time until voters can begin sending in absentee ballots — Michigan lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s election laws in anticipation of record absentee turnout.
On Tuesday, the Michigan Senate voted 34-2 to approve Senate Bill 757, legislation sponsored by Senate Elections Committee Chair Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, that would allow election officials in communities with at least 25,000 residents to start processing absentee ballots a day early.
It’s a step meant to help clerks handle an unprecedented number of voters choosing to cast absentee ballots in Michigan, although a number of clerks said Tuesday they hoped lawmakers will ultimately opt to give clerks even more time to pre-process absentee ballots so results don’t take days to tally.
But giving clerks more time to process ballots isn’t the only idea that’s emerged in the lead-up to Election Day. Below are some other proposals for changing Michigan’s election laws that legislators have taken up or could consider this fall.
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“New Tool to Analyze Political Advertising on Facebook Reveals Massive Discrepancies in Party Spending on Presidential Contest”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115312&c=E,1,JRLpx-CSE-EwDn9UiIkbPd2xxkiEX_C0czfLU1qVHZmwYnL8xegoH_lJ8HsKr2vrm9cNHoS3Rmz-L489c-KOmFya-Hv6Y3mCJeDzxYCaA8msVw_7iHPN5UeE9Q,,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 5:54 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115312&c=E,1,m44r48RcmeF5K_CzGywDITcjRWNwdv43R7b8EqqmFPklJGduyPx8VBVK1pDMwqM4Eas-jiz--L2ktLPKO6wVoiV-aYmZaMlq4Mod_B_K9Pw,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,F1k_-K6XSrMZo-x6BRgIeSP2QOoeD5hM8UqRW_CPk0Xos50EgoGkb8xDR27MkddA8-P2lcAlT-kk3NnxInugF6b981u3RkvWWrkNfDB8zRgQ3MMv5zur7S5vAg,,&typo=1>
NYU<https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/new-tool-analyze-political-advertising-facebook-reveals-massive-discrepancies-party-spending>:
Transparency in political ads is vital to ensuring safe and fair elections, but transparency is difficult if advertisers are not required to disclose details about targeting and sources of funding. While TV broadcasters must disclose information about political ads to the public, Facebook, which is used by nearly 70% of Americans<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pewresearch.org%2ffact-tank%2f2019%2f05%2f16%2ffacts-about-americans-and-facebook%2f&c=E,1,xtpum_HrCpriKFfkxOamHG29nSdLq2PdRgODClyHIyJXYvPjZBOIgXG57bWll8XR98cJC-PyzFN2Di2JPHv8mMtNQRl9G0lNNMOGZ7Zn-FYkmA,,&typo=1> and is a source of news for many users, faces no such federal requirements.
Damon McCoy<https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/damon-mccoy>, professor of computer science and engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering<https://engineering.nyu.edu/>, and doctoral student Laura Edelson<https://engineering.nyu.edu/student/laura-edelson> — the team behind the NYU Tandon Online Transparency Project<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fonlinepoliticaltransparencyproject.org%2f&c=E,1,VnkiWeqJ5ZbqJN8wnMCJMG6suJOy--zy4cEgoPXkQv7YbtzzTJG90-3VCw5LwiXVUxBc0hyqS56oYzFq4gcbkfvOobRQfG8msMGZ9cZa&typo=1> — are bringing transparency to political advertising with the newly launched, first-of-its-kind tool NYU Ad Observatory<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.adobservatory.org%2f&c=E,1,KAOnHFd2aWSo1zNL5D-Ye-u8Nan5vuQyH8wEFHQpiUXHir1G1Ud_YhTxTftC3baw7BFNnBvZDAOey9aemQ358VcmREwPlKi5dChSnx7z&typo=1>.
Designed to help reporters, researchers, thought leaders, policy makers, and the general public easily analyze political ads on Facebook ahead of the 2020 U.S. elections, the web-based tool allows users to search by state, as well as major political races, to identify trends in how ads are targeted to specific audiences and what messages are being used, who is funding each ad, and how much they are spending to disseminate them.
Recent findings include:
· Since July 2020, Trump has spent twice what Biden has on ads across their respective Facebook pages.
· In Colorado’s Third District, a House candidate who has been associated with QAnon, Lauren Boebert, has spent $32,000 on Facebook ads since July 1, while her Democratic opponent, Diane Mitsch Bush, has spent $20,000. Both are focusing on donations.
· Twenty-two percent of Trump’s ad spending in that period has been focused on messages about the media.
· In the two weeks ending September 8, Trump spent around $30 million in swing states on Facebook ads, most designed to secure donations.
· Between January and August this year, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, spent $2.8 million on Facebook ads, more than any other candidate.
· Nationwide, the top topic in Facebook political ads is President Donald Trump.
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Federal District Court Rips Louisiana for Rolling Back Voting During Pandemic without a “Scintilla” of Evidence of Widespread Voter Fraud<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115310&c=E,1,K5iztQj736kpWAqFqYBa0AO7cDMrS09QYIc9w7iGzZEqyjR41MTButAl6ALU4Cte-cd8fCBnjTBsw6iiPkNYZhJH7ILaC1KknBaliAp59M5n&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 4:28 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115310&c=E,1,ieO140_yB28664uI8kWKXzZ-nmOmG8O9Hy7Xg-1hVJAgF_OoYdAO0JCaaaZroChGaBmo7d8KTug4xClsbpNGbZC5YtJmVLJyovrD4T3oQmJR54AGFw,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,n-xWlnZQSkjxN_0_lzKAS5K6qRCZOxajfP1KLl-gZgm0AmljCbZ-n36xO9tDFtH_-GRnNKx7fr9enFwH1MMFuVBDJ434RSFiLispvBbcSuoy-1LB2KHsHk_9&typo=1>
From the opinion<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.naacpldf.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2fPI-Ruling-Harding-v.-Edwards.pdf&c=E,1,z173mpijxSDbsVDpCHNHU3BazAvvANCW86EPg7388CR3NnuT-6wvCJ8_30EDZBdb6b9EQXnZj-eSxy2pnTgeMTbwzab6tbqG2aYyx8v2O5DwCZpCI2Q698o,&typo=1>:
Even under this standard, Defendants’ evidence is woefully inadequate. First, they offer not a scintilla of evidence of fraud associated with voting by mail in Louisiana. Strikingly absent is even a hint of fraud in the July and August primaries, where expanded mail voting was available to voters with COVID-19 comorbidities, caretakers, and others.
In fact, the Louisiana Commissioner of Elections, Sherri Wharton Hadskey (“Commissioner Hadskey” or “Hadskey”), testified that she was unaware of any incidents of voter fraud among mail voters in the July and August elections. With utterly no evidence of voter fraud in Louisiana, the Defendants bolster their voter fraud justification with two exhibits: a 2012 Grand Jury Report from Miami-Dade County, Florida that identified vulnerabilities in Florida’s absentee by mail voting process and a 2019 Order from the North Carolina Board of Elections ordering a new election in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District because the 2018 general election there was so “corrupted by fraud, improprieties, and irregularities so pervasive that its results are tainted. . .”
Defendants glaringly fail to acknowledge that, according to Secretary Ardoin, Louisiana “absolutely, without a doubt” ranks among the top five states for election security and election integrity. Asked about the prevalence of voter fraud in the state, Ardoin stated that “it has not been widespread” and that he believes it to be “a rare occurrence.” When it has occurred, he explained, it has been in connection with “local races, small races.” Ardoin demurred when asked if he knew the number of voter fraud prosecutions that have proceeded to trial in Louisiana, but stated that such trials are “very, very, very rare.” Likewise, former Secretary of State Tom Schedler in 2017 issued a statement that “Louisiana did not have any widespread irregularities or allegations of fraud” during the 2016 presidential election. Also, as Plaintiffs note, the database on voter fraud maintained by the Heritage Foundation contains only four known instances of voter fraud in Louisiana, none of which is related to absentee by mail voting and only one of which occurred after 2005.
Puzzling and left unexplained by the Defendants is why their concern over voter fraud presented no obstacle to the passage and implementation of the Emergency Election Plan for the July and August elections, which broadened the availability of mail ballots for COVID-19 reasons. Apparently Secretary Ardoin, the Louisiana legislature, and Governor Edwards were satisfied that expanding the availability of absentee by mail voting presented no grave threat when they approved the Plan on April 27, 2020, fewer than five months ago.
The Court is not persuaded by Defendants’ conclusory assertion that their interest in preventing voter fraud – which Defendant Secretary Ardoin testified only four months ago is “a rare occurrence” – is weighty enough to justify their roll back of COVID-19-specific allowances for mail voting.
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“Optimism and Despair About a 2020 ‘Election Meltdown’ and Beyond”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115308&c=E,1,x4l5BNRo4iiDQAh46w4ON4mxNt6Kwo4GnL4PJ6KLkzq-TuyJDzh9W9zDMZkuZNP-RzvC05zD5KIfwr45zRBqbxx-eA7p04JFUCjPcIKPVQ1jMseAf_8d&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 3:36 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115308&c=E,1,Z3ieniVAlbq0z5RjuKnYCXsia3cyOflLyBTMI7vRSuAE4ULb0JenznhK6thyosoPI_iMthZXp6lYgjsDJFaVegzi6WTkUv7riSmntM6G1oPrNSNvASofDLQ,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,TR2ZYdB62ugrm0KkW-L22pBzpoQw86RXwUKhVKwjPolSJMJo7mVDl9E31iLUGWbCYVMjB-SDUpnzRAu_OZgghRO_SnHPBuraKlQ5kPN1qaR0wubqdb3sMTE,&typo=1>
I have written this brief response<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fpapers.ssrn.com%2fsol3%2fpapers.cfm%3fabstract_id%3d3694142&c=E,1,gJJCKngb5bG0jVgwazyzZX8DsKdpM7RjLoXzN11TekLSnP30YYi6tmII6Su_IaLd6XVSC_OM_t9TaFgXyQJ7sL2h-xTj5KfRAb6rCfPMp6MuhifaoR_gVYTzXA,,&typo=1> to an upcoming Boston University Law Review online symposium on my recent book, Election Meltdown.<https://www.amazon.com/Election-Meltdown-Distrust-American-Democracy/dp/0300248199/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hasen+election+meltdown&qid=1565015345&s=digital-text&sr=1-1-catcorr> Here is the abstract:
It is easy to assume that the author of a book called Election Meltdown thinks we are in a Dickensian “worst of times.” Adding to the feelings of despair is the condition of the United States since the book appeared in February 2020, with 200,000 American dead from coronavirus and millions more affected; systemic racism brought to the forefront of the national consciousness by the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests; President Trump’s decision to use force against protestors in Washington D.C. and beyond; and the President’s continued insistence without evidence that extended mail-in voting necessitate by the pandemic will lead to a stolen or rigged election.
Four of the contributors to this fine and generous set of Boston University Law Review symposium essays on Election Meltdown—Atiba Ellis, Ellen Katz, Lisa Marshall Manheim, and Lorraine Minnite—believe things are even worse than I described when my book first appeared in February, and particularly that systemic racism and voter suppression have contributed to a crisis not just of election administration but of American democratic legitimacy. Two symposium contributors, Anthony Gaughan and Derek Muller, believe that while we are not necessarily in the “best of times,” we can hope that forces such as free speech and a modern history of honest elections in the United States can save us from a November election meltdown.
My position falls somewhat between these two poles. A debacle is unlikely to happen in November, but thanks mostly to luck, not work. What is most likely to save us from a Twitterized Bush v. Gore 2.0 and possible post-election violence in November in neither an honest election system nor counter speech to combat election misinformation. Instead, simply speaking numerically about the margin of litigation, the odds are against an election close enough to go into overtime in a state crucial for the electoral college outcome.
But just as someone who runs a nuclear power plant would not ignore a small risk of a catastrophic meltdown of the reactor core, we cannot ignore that the four forces I described in my book—voter suppression, pockets of election administrator incompetence, dirty tricks such as Russian disinformation campaigns, and an increasingly incendiary rhetoric about stolen or rigged elections—could lead to a catastrophic breakdown of the American electoral process in a close enough election, especially given the social stresses exacerbated by the pandemic, injustice, and social unrest. If we dodge a bullet now, it is only because election administrators’ prayers are answered.
In this very short essay I first explain why the optimism of Gaughan and Muller is unwarranted, and that the American election system requires fundamental repair. I then explain that although the deeper pathologies in American democracy diagnosed by Ellis, Katz, Manheim, and Minnite (and some contributors to an earlier Balkinization symposium on Election Meltdown) are correct, that does not mean we will fail to have a decisive presidential outcome in November. Instead, their critiques point to the need for broader, more systemic change not just in American elections but American democracy. We should channel our despair into resolution to begin urgent work after we make it through this tumultuous election period.
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Ohio Court Now Issues Injunction Backing Up Its Declaratory Judgment in Drop Box Case; SOS LaRose’s Appeal Expected to Automatically Stay Injunction Order<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115306&c=E,1,jIilSfDRd_iDBRiZAspgYeCryxr9UqaMMho8SrrknIlO-7lqsP7cgk7s_4j70CUdIano8sPiZAqARnDqpAjg-n456m4AelZfvBQlB2vKH8uyaxkuvg,,&typo=1>
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Details.<https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/09/franklin-county-judge-orders-ohio-to-allow-multiple-ballot-drop-boxes-per-county-larose-expected-to-appeal.html>
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“A State Legislature Cannot Appoint its Preferred Slate of Electors to Override the Will of the People After the Election”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115304&c=E,1,TOO9h7GSIzelI1RKLq7xGbWqqDts3kmkuNGv1g5O1YcJ0T8E-BpWbXqdzRbqeCUITuFe5ffHLTcF6a0uxKGGcVv6I__pINUbhCcC-UZeKQkP5yQ,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 3:25 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115304&c=E,1,EpEW4mK0c8fStSA2ZzWfU1HTiEO_ei7q1XVEY6uK3f1lX0ZWdsW1khMO71hzEVADaMMv-TicNXWtSpKOtwMP7vD4z0wC3ETXSEaRrk1e7sVgQ6QXRFUwJ6s,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,sl7iZQ8LGRv7t1zaLwSHo7nJ1RCde5NIxvI_P1QSGR5-V_zfi--_2qn6UK7927hGpECxFebuNwtNycTunRWHMjvqgCWCbKznH3B565HoSr8,&typo=1>
New analysis<https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e70e52c7c72720ed714313f/t/5f625c790cef066e940ea42d/1600281722253/State_Legislature_Paper.pdf> from the National Task Force on Election Crises.
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Oops: Trump-Cohen 2020?<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115301&c=E,1,arQHznydkcOLqY7IdJHybPdWuz56Q8p_mw25hxfddIghOFywsUB8f9bMgh4I1yRH1tL5JBa5lgDL96Ja4CpWW8744VTXGz727r5g39saRLAueNs,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 2:13 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115301&c=E,1,nu8K_wH2G0miUofq9tcExjrNB5Ey9wriVOqelTY6RilZXhoMi2S3Moa_7I0Gs6v9An_YtrrZqcwuP3wtOiVIxOqHt2Rlq3s0ZMlUbqAClFd1BuGZ&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,M-uNq3BsGqN0xyd9fgZFGfvqmmyppJpg1Vfc3ClY4gBL9Cm0dY66VLs41HoTSty0i3iJPuxKZwyALcDtczuqxa0wIrrlCcCmOnXLv6hiWWoeXbo,&typo=1>
News from Michigan:<https://twitter.com/WOODTV/status/1306234237843058688>
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“Fragile Democracy: The Struggle over Race and Voting Rights in North Carolina”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115299&c=E,1,PkZUB8PbOEt5fe5uTQeccNS58hUFN5n0AemVVKDyMvZ3E7qb7yjXpXt-DzIJZ5q0th-X63f2kqSv8NBJyTgvkE2-7YiR5o4Ihzwn4tOWQi4,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 2:08 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115299&c=E,1,0BxG5ddFGqYUFTzgzMoiftYdVFAWO9rjg3ZH-h8a7T8BqnAKAkaZOmHhn93dX2SDuSyduTkXh_dlII3CFvqmXshQmZxyZ53XSF-fRcgBAoWnYmX4ykXUxTzIKg,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,lfKKttiW6KamHSDAPBHKVtEAvKidouZbYs0-0ocsxrEeVUtJFZ58hmIOCWAy2qlx-uWep2Ttktcfqc_VVr6moR4P5tjWPW8374FybNx9rQ,,&typo=1>
New book<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2funcpress.org%2fbook%2f9781469661391%2ffragile-democracy%2f&c=E,1,1kRy5lG5Mm-J0apECgsopWvN6_lxgkOvTmMGezpvdoOlLW_QOKcskTu3VMtXmZ2C_OQwRKi5m7t1Aaw-D0j0QnGzpon7rSnNS8ZCq-0JqIUazdaaWT1JeMU,&typo=1> from James L. Leloudis and Robert R. Korstad:
America is at war with itself over the right to vote, or, more precisely, over the question of who gets to exercise that right and under what circumstances. Conservatives speak in ominous tones of voter fraud so widespread that it threatens public trust in elected government. Progressives counter that fraud is rare and that calls for reforms such as voter ID are part of a campaign to shrink the electorate and exclude some citizens from the political life of the nation.
North Carolina is a battleground for this debate, and its history can help us understand why–a century and a half after ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment–we remain a nation divided over the right to vote. In Fragile Democracy, James L. Leloudis and Robert R. Korstad tell the story of race and voting rights, from the end of the Civil War until the present day. They show that battles over the franchise have played out through cycles of emancipatory politics and conservative retrenchment. When race has been used as an instrument of exclusion from political life, the result has been a society in which vast numbers of Americans are denied the elements of meaningful freedom: a good job, a good education, good health, and a good home. That history points to the need for a bold new vision of what democracy looks like.
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Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice (a Republican) Condemns Ohio Republican Party Attack on (Democratic) Judge in Ohio Drop Box Voting Case<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115297&c=E,1,2ieVI__fvfNH7mzNMndIjkGkbixmOI7JHLZvvFDjVikg36YlPDg92ikF36Ymd4hcjeypyVUbgmdC-NwdmDC38Ximqb8GyFLqC-kVTf7n&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 1:56 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115297&c=E,1,IKROYB0R14nDP21bdPs7Q3fNgveCUJsgI22OJMWWB3gGiw3fxXunSUu-dBrzXvbHUjMLaPC7fefeJ6dTYZsW2PNGzRHpl8_lVqzF82KcI3s,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,BZjKntm_z62lW-R-OXK3u5t3uWNvz3C2VDtmy0oq-sv2Wa3PSXiSm3wf9IungtMY9jL6bp8eZiBUS_kaFHyznDooTAbXDwBBVqyB5anzywV-f8Dx6nFxARhUbUI,&typo=1>
Whoa<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.courtnewsohio.gov%2fbench%2f2020%2fjudicialAttack_091620.asp%23.X2J7gJNKjSw&c=E,1,MxsBWssO_T5pxv7-GniN84J-PoCuZ_UCancDzel6oFdAWncDM1ZDjBdzSAYeM6k4xIgxMCTc6bZTj3z5IrK3HUeomAKA9I3qxEZiAkW4GmY6NA,,&typo=1>:
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor of the Supreme Court of Ohio issued the following statement today:
I condemn in the strongest possible terms both the statement released by the Ohio Republican Party on September 15, 2020, and its unsigned authors. The statement disparages the integrity of Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard Frye. The publication accuses Judge Frye of colluding with the Ohio Democratic Party and labels him a “partisan judge.”
Every one of Ohio’s 722 judges, 800 magistrates, and numerous active-retired judges should be greatly concerned and voice their dismay at the irresponsible Republican Party allegation that politics controlled the judge’s decision. This is a blatant and unfounded attack on the independence of the Ohio judiciary.
Contrary to the statements in this disgraceful, deceitful piece, judges don’t decide cases based on partisanship. That would be easy. It is also a mistake to say that there is not a legitimate case in controversy. The only thing clear about this matter is that the law is not clear, and it remains to be seen what the ultimate interpretation of the statute will be.
To accuse a judge of deciding the matter before him on partisan politics and further accuse the judge of “obstruction of his judicial responsibility” is without merit and is meant to further the false narrative that judges have no conscience, no legal responsibilities, and no capacity to decide what the law is beyond the raw politics of the issue.
The Republican Party’s statement should be seen for what it is: part of a continuing string of attacks against any decision that doesn’t favor a political end, regardless of party, even if that decision may be legally correct and indeed legally required.
I will not address the merits of the lower court’s decision. The case may very well find its way to the Supreme Court of Ohio, and I would be asked to weigh in then. I will retain my independence and sit on the Court to hear the matter if it does.
Attacks on the judiciary only serve to undermine the public’s confidence in the courts. Attacks such as these, no matter the source, reflect poorly, not on the judiciary, but on the leadership of those who would perpetrate them.
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‘Will the Election be Legit: How to Protect from Threats Foreign and Domestic’<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115295&c=E,1,PFlsZ1dxwn57HGaOX-AByQs1CHzDQnlua1Wti6gNF4eyKDMhBREdeQwafjaEr2XhabfgmViZMeOLnZIFDibM3ldVv77emD4r9UVD1qlMCHfweOjPTknuOproLA,,&typo=1>
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BPC event:<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbipartisanpolicy.org%2fevent%2fwill-the-election-be-legit-how-to-protect-from-threats-foreign-and-domestic%2f&c=E,1,Gt2nHw61OG2ZMTnGAkaFK0WoUnrywNAeozHs59SbQnDDVMAATNvmOL4BU3IlNzuDaOzOvABfxB1sZxsmy6bZUCkUIOS4hfIUdD-bCCC4vq5sWgUk&typo=1>
September 18, 2020 from 2-3p.m. ET
There are a number of serious threats facing the elections in November. From the spread of misinformation to safety and security concerns about both in-person and mail-in voting options, voters are experiencing a pervasive sense of mistrust and confusion. Moreover, all these factors will almost certainly lead to delays in the reporting of results, opening up the possibility that one or both parties will question or dismiss official totals as illegitimate.
Please join us this Friday as we work to distinguish between fact and fiction, and discuss how we can still ensure the integrity of our elections this November.
Panelists and Moderators
Donna Brazile | Former Interim Chairwoman, Democratic National Committee, Fox News Contributor, Adjunct Professor, Howard University @donnabrazile<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fu7061146.ct.sendgrid.net%2fls%2fclick%3fupn%3d4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUeevxZwqRVSM6Se68H-2BViqgNoBGRqtOEV-2BVnNoXLmh-2B8rqGh_LYw3uDP5U2cmeBBe07KqI8AzZYA0AXw8fCnkHEVTP6CkfRLHjg1cuOsDjSq4rOK2frZFOU9MKjFaw4dPHVdUzeE1pYlmhF6fDBaKBZuSK9U5MUIZ-2B8WIh64MUqm1qHV2uSnV6Hid41DweA9vRw67-2BnlwuogK5qzpvM7Kx0ZA0GK-2BKk3A2NTyomurRvrxCkZW2FpuR5IDMTjQvqmKDuZ8JWFALCKgAUd2vtfp912CRJegdYJp4JZ9zzoHhNbD-2B8or8-2FpmPjrib9Qn9AAa-2FSg2iiysP-2FQUxX0GypaYBeVKy0t9nj8sDYHMePAyivZkHMHjpg3zfm3G8xja06XLTIsCSVesiaO51U-2F2Pb-2FwV6T9dQM-3D&c=E,1,lgU0iwygxYbNlLuXDbO_1J37wg0wQeGVB3sEqFel0V8kWtjkafVlqz3SPPAsipQ6ftufBsscVoYm4XP4g-F3lQpLVhm7gOZDoTywtLPlRYMvPJbwMCxa&typo=1>
Michael Steele | Former Chairman, Republican National Committee, CEO, The Steele Group, Former Lt. Governor of Maryland @MichaelSteele<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fu7061146.ct.sendgrid.net%2fls%2fclick%3fupn%3d4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUdETTtNEcX6PrcGcFaejswcdY6eLm0ds5CYpyVdNjR3Xlvlu_LYw3uDP5U2cmeBBe07KqI8AzZYA0AXw8fCnkHEVTP6CkfRLHjg1cuOsDjSq4rOK2frZFOU9MKjFaw4dPHVdUzeE1pYlmhF6fDBaKBZuSK9U5MUIZ-2B8WIh64MUqm1qHV2uSnV6Hid41DweA9vRw67-2BnlwuogK5qzpvM7Kx0ZA0GK-2BKk3A2NTyomurRvrxCkZWteT5n7-2Flm0EvNlztpSKRYVVooa6IpQjF9HUDTETwunncGIDo8sf5wHjlGbjz2PVEinrUUNJtxjDDFcv1XAp16ybLgD8IgTXLe8BY-2BSA88dx85oIUsXsIs-2FqBzIMKSXqXBZuIF6ntpPT5sJNJ8NNPHHW-2BbXUMaZGeueMLN-2FhO9DU-3D&c=E,1,CUVMwIpudZmNMH94UjGKhxV_iUKNaT9OiKjxjoFAT0LFOHpb7KAnc6-aPhij7tsWFuBD8cyzL_K7BqsBNCyxH7Bp20B-57GoN9Qqk7oW&typo=1>
Kathy Boockvar | Pennsylvania Secretary of State @KathyBoockvar<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fu7061146.ct.sendgrid.net%2fls%2fclick%3fupn%3d4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUZwIGey-2BHWhu7ZWLx9NZOW3ky0Kiyxc2nvsDzx-2FbYc-2BZX19v_LYw3uDP5U2cmeBBe07KqI8AzZYA0AXw8fCnkHEVTP6CkfRLHjg1cuOsDjSq4rOK2frZFOU9MKjFaw4dPHVdUzeE1pYlmhF6fDBaKBZuSK9U5MUIZ-2B8WIh64MUqm1qHV2uSnV6Hid41DweA9vRw67-2BnlwuogK5qzpvM7Kx0ZA0GK-2BKk3A2NTyomurRvrxCkZWsUJVllCR7QxN9NGCigMF00unnntjH7f1r1LozxL5Xcd5m7cqWwBKlo76oUONmpuA0wMv0R4OKcbmVmZcPjfekGmiPqIhk9-2B4DwcTl7BBpgQpUsp-2F2jHZqRung3eVnTza6AHMo29XsMcbQye-2F53ZIXDSQf5xGV0uvs2d9U-2BRdckY-3D&c=E,1,eF3e92Fk29eN9Ku2F0uj6S5Hh1-3DdTjDNb8XjZwORKOFGJke5X8Bcd-mmGD0OhDRIrYDFr31Hq02EfVZhIJIdsuf_zpPWdUVuRnqPTGq8wncP_NfUbzXUiI&typo=1>, @PAStateDept<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fu7061146.ct.sendgrid.net%2fls%2fclick%3fupn%3d4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUV7V-2B7fYxAQ0aDyZJhfBDnQGtN8fmJsi1CEtqbH8cfEuaeDy_LYw3uDP5U2cmeBBe07KqI8AzZYA0AXw8fCnkHEVTP6CkfRLHjg1cuOsDjSq4rOK2frZFOU9MKjFaw4dPHVdUzeE1pYlmhF6fDBaKBZuSK9U5MUIZ-2B8WIh64MUqm1qHV2uSnV6Hid41DweA9vRw67-2BnlwuogK5qzpvM7Kx0ZA0GK-2BKk3A2NTyomurRvrxCkZWvvUQhC4b0hWpsAu0mIziIVvSPoWblVXHOaiCXFWPgr0A18Yy2ZRmBoEmKwV7a6xc5Av-2FKgy3ablrTUvdEpmfhtoJDU-2BmeHQPwUaCijlvUanf97Kp9b48d8LTAuwBOvLV-2FZjQbqZ9Cxnl0DMYJWZ1Xe6VM2FLIVQzhby49NJE1U8-3D&c=E,1,WBUNxZ6IC6khcDb1DHx0nYNJheIrjruxM0mgdirzHroNNAbbwzlsbtGYf7z1jXj3q0yV_cCEPt9veT50HNC2gaCEK17ZrnuNdzEjWUqCIFwfP6Q,&typo=1>
Laurel Lee | Florida Secretary of State @FLSecofState<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fu7061146.ct.sendgrid.net%2fls%2fclick%3fupn%3d4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATURg-2BhtlWmA0rKcWKTSwNmA7tJj8ZWvN6B2IPoL2nO40KcusA_LYw3uDP5U2cmeBBe07KqI8AzZYA0AXw8fCnkHEVTP6CkfRLHjg1cuOsDjSq4rOK2frZFOU9MKjFaw4dPHVdUzeE1pYlmhF6fDBaKBZuSK9U5MUIZ-2B8WIh64MUqm1qHV2uSnV6Hid41DweA9vRw67-2BnlwuogK5qzpvM7Kx0ZA0GK-2BKk3A2NTyomurRvrxCkZWLPfraFOGNc2zI0OFAhrk9rdKs-2Fs2Kom-2BQ0O88CdZY47EQlxItb-2F2PJ1wb7lJkH1oyGYl-2FOrAOnyRKOVAHIR3tQQyvkSwp-2Fu4YNQOaDinCBgwDYmcOFaXjFiBh6S0Qk-2BQ-2BHoyViARyAAtkCzvBcuY1WZS-2B-2B2dgl9Cj8JNGU47c6Q-3D&c=E,1,Cgyj7KuzluvL0gKn3xXv0Xf01gQP2s0SfoDBHhKFFN7PviPd_iU2XqrGMB0953xPXE0YzbKmOTEhL0fUPI-AGPPc5hWVo4qGsev2vLQOnXHvKNA2srnxEKcJ&typo=1>
Moderated by:
Steve Scully | Political Editor, C-SPAN @SteveScully<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fu7061146.ct.sendgrid.net%2fls%2fclick%3fupn%3d4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUfVhqJ2hfCrwdHYLyWOl29ZlcUnNUfgMvWctQdeKEqykpYjh_LYw3uDP5U2cmeBBe07KqI8AzZYA0AXw8fCnkHEVTP6CkfRLHjg1cuOsDjSq4rOK2frZFOU9MKjFaw4dPHVdUzeE1pYlmhF6fDBaKBZuSK9U5MUIZ-2B8WIh64MUqm1qHV2uSnV6Hid41DweA9vRw67-2BnlwuogK5qzpvM7Kx0ZA0GK-2BKk3A2NTyomurRvrxCkZWegjUQb7tqPIqBt9baDdMT4zfrgLls3LCVOp1s3MuNq3fHpqvqXvHirnapJ7vj0ehAlWUj0tyQrvbKSgLn-2FvEh6AAgxpdd-2BSVofkLb1N5pgFS7tCAk4bPhgJOTXC7MObGE37Pqx4DnsDoer-2FgMzfLRyboWF5jHITr3seL3n9QADU-3D&c=E,1,dnBtnb0vfX70HHS0stqxf4G1FqRf6m5A49K68uF_dXbPF1v8PbzZAMnIKEUY6kjPiVU9BCXACTFvniLkkILyRCNLj9bnBe47IB-TAl__3j2tCPgGtcJO&typo=1>
Additional participants to be announced
Register now to receive a link to attend, and contact BPC’s director of media relations, Ari Goldberg<mailto:agoldberg at bipartisanpolicy.org>, with questions
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“Election Audits in NJ 2020”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115293&c=E,1,k-KWXSUxjY5tghU4_1m1Zida0WKep618rRZJZLuTOywXPjSU66c_DM1nNQGvUPu1skP8JoX4vPqkeBg40NkiP7-cmuTBK-7TEgm7Q23I&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 12:14 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115293&c=E,1,7p-kSmnOWhQvtysBZzrFOYF5ktoljxguYOnnCnCrUdKntDsooG8xLxnM6eEIee1k4PC7qCHhb04TUatbzqx6xTEb2nAUrcGWHdh_d_VrTpDf5IXkHXczQphHmug,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,FpTzHW156zKyvUkmQtvA5JWC8ly4XmCPVkL5uxrm0_f1j6hSWAal-veIEPolCAQP0fAR4AsBTE90UAoWnn4pclRXflS5xeitD1hheSxmvx1Ksu95&typo=1>
Andrew Appel blogs.<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2ffreedom-to-tinker.com%2f2020%2f09%2f16%2felection-audits-in-nj-2020%2f&c=E,1,w5M1cNBdUWaYIZh3WDJc3GfHsyBZfV67ruZYCEb0e44LKa4rr4d97AGChTRYjz2RU02vAMl49YgeXzaExWqFpLk7z2ReVm0jZzDl4gpjxqyLRCWhLiCOsGgyBGh7&typo=1>
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Sixth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction in Case Granting Relief to Some Ohio Petition Circulators<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115291&c=E,1,HlEnf3XFmg9LgjJ_Gp_Yq5mm_ileIjDIeIdwdKvm8IzW8tuazea4gXsPPxx_eQYroQklHu1V1KV4NPIkNlgzeqkWw2GPJxjUJmd7N4hwEAK3f5xsS4I,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 12:13 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115291&c=E,1,Yz3ppMexcNXcQKjMpOXiiLg1t4Ii6Shj2ZpVbA74AtDKdyJVmG4-L8hLfDxA5S7xTzrxKLFoBs7yaN0s1mu7oDXp2u2i8fAWqfQpMquv&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,91-XEem8xj_39FMNnzD7dt3dnLUVemcstOHJdQAcDmcg-FoTu8D39kHfIr1p0FSljNtizoniSbv7iF6gNrOV41L5DD7HZlIvPKHjiooiXZH6xGjnMlXA5FyM-LQ,&typo=1>
You can find the opinion in Thompson v. DeWine here<https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/20a0534n-06.pdf>. This is in line with earlier panel decisions, which I criticized in this University of Chicago Law Review Online piece.<https://lawreviewblog.uchicago.edu/2020/06/26/pandemic-initiative-hasen/>
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Ohio Democrats File Contempt Motion Against Ohio Republican Party For Statement and Tweet Suggesting Judge in Dropbox Case Acting Corruptly and in Partnership with Ohio Democrats<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115288&c=E,1,PA7OKvNCOGGT5Qj9ad2zKVwVUKErKGxuGOmeQIDC_nTwhbslM6dvhNT31bsUcWUb2dxtowwfxiHSLEsmCyWbOpwq1PMWPVr1y1mL-kgrYrQD7YQ_eA,,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 12:07 pm<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115288&c=E,1,WLnYVMJvINO7--EaGvNwBW3bIwqV7fbJIBNLPmAEncf5neDDr6Ve9A0QdflfoNrGv-Pr6LDdKSxaDHw0Vuh1uq0s10ucw72bhFkBUnp5&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,bjwYQq8wQdUYcpNXF41EQL0PyQcscf2mW6mk_FCnK6fz0VdrvEvW85y_nJDKJhOopbGx_E2ujJ8KrEm_RiqkVVrz6esdApd2SGn5YkNRoxc,&typo=1>
Things have gotten even uglier in the drop box case. Read the motion<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2forp-contempt.pdf&c=E,1,qOBptGMrrzFTpTi0OmCiogMKqIWnERr0x23uW_as_2IIISM3SF3hABMe4h5laMUD8nVOl1w07rf3QCk_S8vgr7ipNDPIZJLLAY9zKwJ5ol2W&typo=1>.
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“Whose America Is It?”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115286&c=E,1,3R4g0j-FORMGJ5C1qgoZLvfxbVuOLh_tbpO8dUYlZjnv8F5Tlxj8MYkkNYL7nV6h6YfPIBEuJoR9HxYKTDBR7EN6ycLt_3sAFgN924R_oJGPn_pRc4CSpIQ,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 11:58 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115286&c=E,1,cgcbYKazpj75K8ulDEzWGb8OV7_zKC_lCzXEnuo-YpMxI7RsIobXZWNdENwP3hzTJsyuk_T38Xvzuzruhc0FiHQRYuTjTwh5vuoRN8FUyi37uyCF&typo=1> by Richard Pildes<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d7&c=E,1,wnhNUf-PPykxMXI3yjz6R3uIr-OLqojgv-kJCoT4A0sZzGoHjbnvupEuBXII4BEA8aE0DY2kyLfPn7-DCftoUvb_HIPzlqJ1Qb-qt08eqL1Jw0t1AcrBhOTr_UI,&typo=1>
This well-researched Thomas Edsall NYT essay<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/opinion/biden-trump-2020-violence.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage> is my must-read piece of the day. It’s subtitled: “Apocalyptic terms” have taken over the 2020 election, with potentially dangerous implications.
I’m not going to try to post an excerpt, because it would be difficult to do that and honor the nature of the piece. But the full essay is an important read.
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New Election Administration Institutions<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115283&c=E,1,qmrc0R0u7UjyYH0_SYPYE2hmssoq-jHI7DyUsiiP9wxSzZcpBKB7rv4rWr0fnpsnOWmkZkBwq2I_fINTuqFLx7h9PD-zGuxWnHkU6G9iRu8,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 11:42 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115283&c=E,1,uxG9AN4rmsn69afP7n8UQbLYrxJIx6uY9eASgX0DNJC6evSXgyRFrx5cs9OR4qolzAv4vrPHoCrxlknjj2UCKlMHdOmBOUEuqNpjSucyBiqOUA,,&typo=1> by Richard Pildes<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d7&c=E,1,1WwNeIDd-Oaz7z647jKxbe_C-32v-D6SyTQifMiI9Ay4V0-nSXqpC2bRY7duJFfGSw42hmMDwZJtAYWPzR2u_gyCnaF67lM0NfZn_GadI62AZacISUtDuwg-CN59&typo=1>
Pennsylvania, under divided government, nonetheless recently created<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.legis.state.pa.us%2fcfdocs%2fLegis%2fLI%2fuconsCheck.cfm%3ftxtType%3dHTM%26yr%3d2020%26sessInd%3d0%26smthLwInd%3d0%26act%3d0012&c=E,1,_ZwDnB5D79YVbPdBKqOE3_w7h22Mf05YHSKMl3McROPISDkjsMv54gOu0BXinsQiyXm1u4O2rRWaNuw-0HdgOGdA-nhuWJD33wLpOUyIVeZ87fEwewYKduRlfsEr&typo=1> a new “Election Advisory Board.” I’m flagging this because many of us have advocated for various forms of independent or bipartisan boards or commissions to oversee the election process. This new Board has the power to evaluate and recommend best election practices. There are still unresolved issues over critical voting matters in Pennsylvania, and I don’t know whether this Board intends to, and will be capable of, making any recommendations on these issues in the next month or so.
Given the interest on how these kind of bodies might be constituted and whether they can offer credible, non-partisan election-reform recommendations, I’m including the language from the Act on the appointments and duties of this new Board.
ARTICLE XIII-E
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION LAW ADVISORY BOARD
Section 1302-E. Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board.
(a) Establishment.–The Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board is established within the Joint State Government Commission.
(b) Members.–The board shall be comprised of the following members:
(1) The Secretary of the Commonwealth or a designee.
(2) The President pro tempore of the Senate or a designee.
(3) The Minority Leader of the Senate or a designee.
(4) The Speaker of the House of Representatives or a designee.
(5) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives or a designee.
(6) One member from each congressional district, of whom no more than half may be registered with the same political party, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate and which shall include members who:
(i) represent groups advocating for individuals with disabilities;
(ii) represent groups advocating for voting rights; and
(iii) represent county commissioners or county election officials.
(c) Duties.–The board shall have the following duties:
(1) Study this act and identify statutory language to repeal, modify or update.
(2) Collaborate with other agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to study election-related issues.
(3) Study the development of new election technology and voting machines.
(4) Evaluate and make recommendations on:
(i) improving the electoral process in this Commonwealth by amending this act or through regulations promulgated by the Department of State; and
(ii) implementing best practices identified to ensure the integrity and efficiency of the electoral process in this Commonwealth.
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New book: “The Best Candidate: Presidential Nomination in Polarized Times”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115280&c=E,1,X_TxyRaxGIGj1Q48o2F7BlUDAUfF3GuH4l3kUgzC4Jsjs0UpvK2C-7KGDvXeyPZaT8n5_yzQ3EbD2Fx4B6EqKTzqbie1BBfv4RRsvBLxjrHzcTS1aOQ,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 10:57 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115280&c=E,1,1Er58eThGFpJi3KBfbAPmkBKV3Onbf6E6betYGw6YATolT4mS_d6LSSl14VlREO2-OwSVIUJ6S5TdAKuOZknkHB6t40LY2KtRMLI7Usza1PD5jlSFpEp&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,_5mDxdxmgYm1wwllaOudskkGDNW4LEF1-2LKi5wUEb5hv4X7nTakGIuY4OjnX2bcG3jVxM3HWCuh8LtNd7NnoOJo-Zr-3pddklH8tfcIAg,,&typo=1>
Great lineup of contributors in this new book edited by Eugene Mazo and Michael Dimino’s, The Best Candidate: Presidential Nomination in Polarized Times<https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/law/us-law/best-candidate-presidential-nomination-polarized-times?format=HB&isbn=9781108835398>. (20 percent discount from publisher with code: TBC2020)
Here is the Table of Contents<https://assets.cambridge.org/97811088/35398/toc/9781108835398_toc.pdf>:
Introduction, by Eugene D. Mazo and Michael R. Dimino
Chapter 1: Presidential Selection: Historical, Institutional, and Democratic Perspectives, by James A. Gardner
Chapter 2: The Historical Development of the U.S. Presidential Nomination Process, by Richard H. Pildes
Chapter 3: Constitutional Law and the Presidential Nomination Process, by Richard Briffault
Chapter 4: Winnowing and Endorsing: Separating the Two Distinct Functions of Party Primaries, by Edward B. Foley
Chapter 5: Simplifying Presidential Primaries, by Derek T. Muller
Chapter 6: The Case for Standardizing Primary Voter Eligibility Rules, by Michael R. Dimino
Chapter 7: Primary Day: Why Presidential Nominees Should Be Chosen on a Single Day, by Eugene D. Mazo
Chapter 8, A Eulogy for Caucuses, by Sean J. Wright
Chapter 9: Floor Fight: Protecting the National Party Conventions from Manipulation, by Michael T. Morley
Chapter 10: A Better Financing System? The Death and Possible Rebirth of the Presidential Nomination Public Financing Program, by Richard Briffault
Chapter 11: Campaign Finance Deregulation and the Hyperpolarization of Presidential Nominations in the Super PAC Era, by Michael S. Kang
Chapter 12: Democratizing the Presidential Debates, by Ann M. Ravel and Charlotte Hill
Chapter 13: The Influence of Technology on Presidential Primary Campaigns, by Anthony J. Gaughan
Chapter 14: Women and the Presidency, by Cynthia Richie Terrell
Chapter 15: The Nomination of Presidential Candidates by Minor Political Parties, by Richard Winger
Chapter 16: Reforming the Presidential Nominating Process: A Curmudgeon’s View, by Bradley A. Smith
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Ohio Judge Threatens To Issue Injunction (with the Potential to Hold Ohio SOS LaRose in Contempt) If LaRose Does Not Allow Drop Boxes<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115277&c=E,1,XDueY9wdXIwXkEZMomh4Eh0je7bAjlR9xqdr3G5DtuU5XPOVPeQv6YB94VR6wSFY-m392dXSH5d4Etia1q6GQgy_PDJ55g8ZLM1sE9NIKlOt41HfU9KlHWTRWkip&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 8:30 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115277&c=E,1,2S40xfXUykWlv6N9crauzL4aSdOkusG4J2weCqlHB3tXRg6vB31nSXxyqJzfNDAa2tDW9LKZp4pbQq3lr5UzSJDCJ0_uVBBwuyyjheN-3y0ukXwpqg,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,u128VhpITfh_3xcxDc2oTBJ8jnPQi3HvMKbUudeVz0UfosOu8EAPHvlW2d26bGJ-f1Z1vqM8ZF-R6CNnhH6jgqQNfwAxMXJzJ4D42F4gSr9Ur2c,&typo=1>
I wrote yesterday that it was quite odd<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115253&c=E,1,H7s2h-lMV-CU_Qx2e3Y3rx8SBC8VZjP35UOmqxsRX0_SZcUigGUClOkgPCG4ChvH9fBT9tvbEl1liOK3kUdIaZwPy0eeBNxj8O0oWznyd4u1KOvKn76tlBB4oA,,&typo=1> that SOS LaRose was not going to comply with a declaratory judgment that he has no right to block the use of drop boxes for the return of Ohio ballots. “As a matter of Remedies law, a declaratory judgment is implicitly coercive. If LaRose won’t follow the declaration, it can be followed by a court order.”
The judge seems to feel the same way:
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“Should Congress Establish an Electoral Commission to Handle Disputes over the 2020 Presidential Election?”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115275&c=E,1,xGbgSjwrZFBFu_T500mRxX_eS2fpMuu173a4oSbdLczKD8iok2iTm3ojD6ioH4a283fEz17Dl6UCMHVw_3JQ0O702uDGJluu-4r0UObZ&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 8:24 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115275&c=E,1,u3AcZgSHaKrlcbnLzz_w-vqtg1xD5b-DnlOAyr3ZOm5XHWYcm5nqYoS1sH-W8EhGADHjBYrfu7EdoEIoBU2YLXmTDis2tsO7-dTwSjD55NdA38xuPOhReg,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,zk9J0JhGYzZZnsQ8Sm6x-2x77T8WGmJ3pgwV6auGhc8LMm5PqgdIxJYejSc3eNWwXLLExEQRfNJnTppAYMQN2KUSYlHyMp_K7VJhZ5jgL2NLNxDTq9Ei&typo=1>
Ilya Somin<https://reason.com/2020/09/15/should-congress-establish-an-electoral-commission-to-handle-disputes-over-the-2020-presidential-election/>:
It’s no secret that, if the presidential election turns out to be close, there might be serious disputes over who actually win. President Trump has repeatedly suggested<https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-suggests-that-he-wont-accept-the-2020-election-results-if-he-loses-2020-7> he might not accept an election result that goes against him, claiming that any such defeat would be the result of fraud. Many Democrats might at the very least be deeply suspicious of any close win<https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/democrats-may-not-be-able-concede/616321/> for Trump. Add in the reality that increased mail-in voting might mean that the results will remain unclear for a long time after election day<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/delayed-election-results-maybe-but-not-because-of-fraud/2020/07/31/da8a2076-d38f-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html>, and there is the potential for a serious crisis over disputed election results. In an insightful recent LA Times op ed<https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-09-13/mike-pence-nancy-pelosi-contested-election-john-roberts-supreme-court>, Yale Law School Prof. Bruce Ackerman and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, describe the potential dangers, and propose a possible solution…
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I Talked to the NAACP LDF’s Podcast, Justice Above All, About Voting Rights in November<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115273&c=E,1,G3Z3K3bVSWktk1jXxNToghJEAd56K4dS8rfAoSrXvMo_mQ-S-Er8YrAjZJCk0gd8fdQMAfC05eJINinCcTRPjJbskb8kKSubfa2SOs5XXiLhuR-cbJw,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 8:18 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115273&c=E,1,RtzLkPvqkRX626C_0Nmvrv5C0_731iNwdaX2ffaVWEeNmMbJVXK57SEmeb0FueUA2t6bh1VldEVplPKRL0NwXZUCtd9nkBGOClB8WKQBMh7XNlbUgykUJ0AS3A,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,tzxRzv505J28RbQx0iOuJZBwQrIyDLZg9K5I8KMQC8F-poZwYMJlF2Cod-kSaxM2u5M1aeTs6h7lumlIRNrsKu4WCuQn2DzMsLWsKq7NRNiEaxHt-JjgyQSAkcg,&typo=1>
You can listen here<https://twitter.com/TMI_LDF/status/1306249150879727616?s=20>:
https://twitter.com/TMI_LDF/status/1306249150879727616?s=20
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October 7: Georgetown Law at 150: Alumni and Faculty in Conversation: Voting Rights Panel (Virtual Event)<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115271&c=E,1,FGRZdApTcHrZGWkUpoX6ANrT79C38MwuQ5iILmnAfuCDoGbI0qXOe5EV5gSpn51M-ehuqgMn5en0RFtH_mc6TWmW8IFNtNBVnI_G_u9zb_DuGb037mL3FAYA3Rk,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 7:35 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115271&c=E,1,nfYzTqk6wSnqM617gUmI5XDx158qrzxI8DC2YoQ0NDMk2o2hu-LgtxhJeqRpp1pLp4tN6A0FMWi5trENhnCUqcpB4hs0-yw4s6i-IGcWp65ULn51Uj46QYo,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,r-TiZZ17jW_V3GTw3VLDNPZxSMVkrvEtU8iWunXARtoecpTZjDdEC3-CZ5COBSt-oJ212fezelp5TiTEBeQr_02mt156p8MqSBvatzYw&typo=1>
Very much looking forward in participating in this event<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fview.advmail.georgetown.edu%2f%3fqs%3d5c9184f90127240fdc42eaa456cba5bfa46142eb0d0260a04a085585bacc0f158fac66e9bfd537b5e05e4a3806d9ac307ece77d34746161b204980a1715f03d4b99961653471ccf183b8454225f2ab60&c=E,1,StMoAiay1jf94_Mu5AM13NZAy4GNXNRlNtHAou88I_pSpUKcsFGlHI0ccXsboG14SEmRcEheFhNY2FJvuuorzq85j1sowIky1kBEkGg2&typo=1>, one of many marking Georgetown Law’s 150th anniversary (registration required):
Wednesday, October 7: Georgetown Law at 150: Alumni and Faculty in Conversation
Voting Rights Panel featuring:
Sylvia Albert<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fclick.advmail.georgetown.edu%2f%3fqs%3d87d80983fe388ecd4424809d004b73ca50fd3b977c893eee8a566833c9dbd6f529be1c08a44e07bcb3eb4f0927a4d71d8d1fa270eb71212b&c=E,1,9c4RbVRN6QoaguXOqXG00T9X81zmuIDex5d91_MrixE3V4Lqz0szJ8PFTUD25dpUpzCyBVmn4NisYn-7Op2VSfdulf4q5f-51L7SlXiAoDIIYqU,&typo=1> (L’06), Director of Voting and Elections at Common Cause
Aderson Francois<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fclick.advmail.georgetown.edu%2f%3fqs%3d87d80983fe388ecd3f04805471361b54557283f7a45e4c6d337742fb646e4ed452541edf320102ada99768d8a8960b90d7bce5829909ecb7&c=E,1,9yWa7bs00cEuPWpeHNTm9uOico36gQsxPmM3zAzs6R8ygEmff0hmvLYJRNVNVBKn8LSgfbaYJdNltt0aL3mFY8PycDV7DT6Ovb_EMqC-DRGDm4RxOtwkzoCfKPbz&typo=1> (Moderator), Agnes N. Williams Research Professor and Director of the Institute for Public Representation Civil Rights Law Clinic
Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fclick.advmail.georgetown.edu%2f%3fqs%3d87d80983fe388ecdda3aedfd385d990900395a960f7e2b83b725acfce79708e01acf7c0835c46d87177dc50fde9ad746dd989c98113c4841&c=E,1,bkIHaG7FGl_GXQ7ygDp5nGLJhLsVWRVKYQwUelHDjmbvnfqdqisirM-ium-26ue70WCvPMNGk8TTvSGzn-RCJWUHScr00zSggb6CTtCzgnk,&typo=1>, Visiting Associate Professor at Georgetown Law, Election Law Analyst for CNN
Marc Morial<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fclick.advmail.georgetown.edu%2f%3fqs%3d87d80983fe388ecdec6a1e16599a5a16b66d8670028d09260079bcd11bd43ec1251e392aae3f4b89a9e04848aec2b3530512b7b116915c0e&c=E,1,3SP84R4Cm0pVfgrZxLIDMP_bVUrDYUhGGqAMDoRNYpfBbo7bvFGqWN0QLQOejiwblr38xL-i8UY0pBveMo6u_y875T4I3OOgbUC1YI7oFTBp_srt&typo=1> (L’83), President and CEO of the National Urban League
Paul Smith<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fclick.advmail.georgetown.edu%2f%3fqs%3d87d80983fe388ecd20930ec373b6fafc88b59b0844338d331f83b81798456d25c705cc8eba56ad82dc2577d88fd6270530aebb12edf9cfca&c=E,1,vDJqnMpvVHMBsh3MwRHE2dXxU6nK_tHAmq-q3zM0Tld16GyOpTd6JhjTONscWIyPu0Ewv_nC3ge0i0TjvDtp1aZZmIgGtzCCpyn0aOXBE-EklJp3GZD7cXIviHU,&typo=1>, Professor from Practice at Georgetown Law, Vice President for Litigation and Strategy at the Campaign Legal Center
Andrea Young<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fclick.advmail.georgetown.edu%2f%3fqs%3d6ee62ad8f4f596b93557dc16404d0831b2611967653f50bab56e91ca48dee90830d354bb1d6d55198c4666bf048fc258b1314dd50e1aa9b0&c=E,1,psOYY7E4073Q9KQ0bJbn6mxFuzo4Bmxk-Ii1Ol0z2h7PCrRz3019c673wFLTYQYgdN-TuqCyCXTTs7CyPY58NyqX1XTKeMqCJ1ePQuP5vJ3q&typo=1> (L’79), Executive Director of the ACLU of Georgia
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“Sheldon Adelson is plotting a spending spree to help Trump with under 50 days left until the election”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115269&c=E,1,eCXbM4tV59tXxSmS9tT6ojT-E6_ayXZysn06ry1sehOUtk3jvQxOv_2kftCZ1HNYUl8kDO3-BmefMgqBgRoSUIpxOuFlxqaYppYcAgO3bg6uRduzFw2pxllpe2dw&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 7:23 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115269&c=E,1,sAkOgJGKqWXv5l87KoBZx0Ze4xrKEVmnBdUhoo91sL4aLL5svuAw6FQcrDLLk_s_oBYNPcAsW6wZya2IzV-AYJWJVKgdTiZd3cvlglwu4Wip-w,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,1jwh_y7IMyY9RYh5oV-Ng8P1gwn0hBW_K9DWEghQEhmVkaTDYDtQkaJ5-PM6mSv5r3lmoijOXhzLubPQqk2hpEVnQ5e5z7legGLhuQh3wy1vn5Q,&typo=1>
CNBC<https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/16/2020-election-sheldon-adelson-plots-spending-spree-to-help-trump-.html>:
Casino magnate and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson is plotting a spending blitz to support President Donald Trump with just under 50 days to go until Election Day, CNBC has learned.
Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands, is looking to spend around $20 million to $50 million in a last-ditch effort to help Trump overcome Joe Biden, according to people familiar with the matter.
Most of the money is expected to go toward the new pro-Trump super PAC, Preserve America, these people added. Other organizations, including the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and groups helping Republicans in Congress, could also see some of Adelson’s money.
One of the people noted that Adelson’s team has recently been in touch with GOP officials close to Trump about where best to deploy the cash. Another person noted that Adelson was a major donor who helped get Preserve America up and running. The people declined to be named as these efforts are private.
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FEC Chair Trey Trainor Calls U.S. Catholic Bishops Corrupt for Directives Limiting Church Political Activity (Trainor Also Attacks Mail Balloting)<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115267&c=E,1,RSnBcX3t4ykKdMe8gydRn1mfWqJXRXWjGTpH8FQ4i58r_RO-Yk3IBsR9levValldvZPouJEqhfxyRuYbOsOL-T7DaGQ3RlVrXQ8mrO6bzGo,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 7:12 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115267&c=E,1,WDmOOTuB2ZTIi9z1baieWfkTES9ydgSqqFJoItVrcxjE8fOG27RuBkKlaLc01-MGZMF2YH2XCPhiL3UmPp8IqFNJS8oUKRMNTlbw9iMyP2vcW1mt&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,1Kq_rHp7mxp-nEMpkJX6Nzm_ZqrmUElFtZcfz6bstaUwUKzSoE8xr84iCsdmZ9lI1-VQ6IjHjQZ7KlBrKqZWFX3p7DecDus8oLIF6kQ1ycZRh3dhapuin4A,&typo=1>
Church Militant interviews Trey Trainor on video<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.churchmilitant.com%2fvideo%2fepisode%2fvortex-bishops-ripped-by-federal-chairman&c=E,1,LNIXFTaZDqNVW1rlLDB7Vaf7KOcoz_l09zaHJl51a29Am0DomuAsKnSrXs3rUXhQLDJCFEdGv9Ukq1c4Nj6VIvIvmcGAP_nw9p5FgkCh&typo=1>:
The Marxist Left is going to have a complete and total meltdown over this. Church Militant sat down recently in our studios with the chairman of the Federal Election Commission, Trey Trainor<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.churchmilitant.com%2fnews%2farticle%2fexclusive-interview-trey-trainor&c=E,1,5ODo9AT9VqwyM-zSSdPZaaarxWy9rmlOS0-2PYDi9k8Tg-C1TonW3nA_FIxyBgRPtUNLpD6cAEaC8Ksd7mp4P92NTZ8VFIZIHYSV_-Q2ywpNow,,&typo=1> (a Trump appointee), who set the record straight.
This is blockbuster material because of its truthfulness and straight-up candor. The chairman of the Federal Election Commission is calling out the U.S. hierarchy for what amounts to deception. The motive? In short, the U.S. bishops have, in exchange for money, sold out their obligation to preach the truth.
Our Lord was right, of course. You cannot serve two masters, God and Mammon. You will either love one and despise the other or hate one and love the other. Chairman Trainor says the current practice of bishops silencing priests — like Fr. Altman — who call out Biden’s evil and pretending it’s about their non-profit status is simply a red herring.
Trainor had posted some controversial religious statements before he was nominated for the FEC. See my Sept. 2014 post, “Trump FEC Pick’s Twitter Goes Dark After Users Spot Anti-Protestant Links.”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d94807&c=E,1,jpHIWpR9wbEebddcSsETXmAodp2I61jW-twjc3Gvco88rD-dUHzmIvkgGx6QhiohbMMtAc2ocp1AHhNMYmuCMai6JOtKNWv7xU51zCDj&typo=1>
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“Biden assembles army of attorneys for post-election legal fight”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115265&c=E,1,foGwtokH-NbzMDGZMCiIuMPy4cRzgreeE8BiT_wAr5SPz2-JjMDDslNAmsWCEoIkzlRdTmhRqHumepf3-dAXPMPojcBMQLJWU3cRL4HD3pC50xsbwmZv9nXI_w,,&typo=1>
Posted on September 16, 2020 6:22 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d115265&c=E,1,gtmqICQK-kIOEH7SKhKSPooE0UTVzvOFWDBN2andUY0Up3Ao2i94QIsjYN5CLisa-thsGt3EvY5h15tqMgX_s5rZuXKZKPOMrtyRxvTsoROSU_o,&typo=1> by Richard Pildes<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d7&c=E,1,l5e-asZawajn9jHzQWWvsez37_Kx23aTE_Y8be6fw-9MZLaztb8YnRoLoIYX-79_QydQZa8LHxlc4aTjb9_N5RX9hUOZ1olnlYh_ZUUKy07pvn8,&typo=1>
From the Guardian<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fus-news%2f2020%2fsep%2f16%2fbiden-attorney-legal-fight-election&c=E,1,ZDg5bmezs92oKNM5Mg3WQaJTrbJzScFJoONhiKSbHoMCXRpCdebXH4jOqUua81nIgCQGzyzzdJvdcRkC5MBT8ebfIfzKiTW74gS7SqFAFXvkGwkHOX9lvGU,&typo=1>:
Election experts are deeply worried about the chaos from a scenario in which Trump leads in-person voting on election night, claims victory, only to see his lead evaporate as more mail-in votes are counted. Election law experts are already warning that the 19th-century law<https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-biden-electoral-count-act-1887/615994/> that would guide how a disputed electoral college vote is decided is incredibly vague, and could lead to chaos as well as further high-stakes legal fighting in the courts.
“If it’s close and the courts get drawn in on potentially decisive issues, Bush v Gore will look like a walk in the park compared to what [this] would be like,” said Richard Pildes, a professor at NYU Law School who studies election law. “Social media and cable television will inflame with sinister spin any problems in the process, no matter how legitimate or normal those problems might be; many on both sides are primed already to believe the election is being stolen if their candidate loses.”
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