[EL] The Likely Issue in the Trump Campaign's Supreme Court Petition out of PA
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Sep 22 11:45:18 PDT 2020
Update: Here<https://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/rpp-stay.pdf> is a brief of the Republican Party of Pa. seeking a stay.
From: Law-election <law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu> on behalf of Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 11:21 AM
To: "Levitt, Justin" <justin.levitt at lls.edu>, "Pildes, Rick" <rick.pildes at nyu.edu>, Election Law Listserv <law-election at uci.edu>
Subject: Re: [EL] The Likely Issue in the Trump Campaign's Supreme Court Petition out of PA
Pennsylvania Republican Legislators File Pa. Supreme Court Document Teeing Up SCOTUS Review of Extension of PA Voting Rules [Link to Brief]<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=115580>
Posted on September 22, 2020 11:16 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=115580> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The brief<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqqasjda3x1OH-BtOnEXpXN-MVxgLghp/view> (courtesy of John Kruzel) makes two arguments:
First, the decision violates federal law, which establishes “the Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November” as a single Federal Election Day, which falls on November 3rd this year. 2 U.S.C. § 7; see also 2 U.S.C. § 1; 3 U.S.C. § 1. These provisions mandate holding all elections for Congress and the Presidency on a single day throughout the Union. However, Footnote 26 and page 63 of this Court’s Slip Opinion extend Election Day past November 3, 2020. It does this by forcing election officials to accept ballots received after election day even if these ballots lack a legible postmark. This permits ballots to be both voted and counted after election day, extending the General Election past November 3, 2020. This clearly violates 2 U.S.C. § 7….
Second, the decision violates the Elections Clause, Article I, § 4 cl. 1 of the United States Constitution, by seizing control of setting the times, places, and manner of federal elections from the state legislature. Although this Court has the final say on the substantive law of Pennsylvania, the Elections Clause of the United States Constitution vests the authority to regulate the times, places, and manner, of federal elections to Pennsylvania’s General Assembly, subject only to alteration by Congress, not this Court. U.S. Const. Art. I, § 4. The General Assembly has not delegated authority to alter these regulations to the Pennsylvania Judiciary, yet this Court’s decision fundamentally changes the policy decisions inherent in the General Assembly’s duly enacted election laws. This Court has substituted its will for the will of the General Assembly and this substitution usurps the authority vested in the General Assembly by the Elections Clause. U.S. Const. Art. I, § 4.
Kruzel<https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/517587-gop-will-ask-supreme-court-to-limit-mail-voting-in-pennsylvania-in?rnd=1600797517> in The Hill:
Republicans plan to ask the Supreme Court to review a major Pennsylvania state court ruling that extended the due date for mail ballots in the key battleground state, teeing up the first test for the Supreme Court since the death of its liberal leader Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg<https://thehill.com/people/ruth-ginsburg>.
The GOP legal strategy, which was revealed in a pair of court<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybdZhrDUMjbS5nC_AB_TCvZrh7FWQ8t7/view> documents<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqqasjda3x1OH-BtOnEXpXN-MVxgLghp/view> filed overnight and Tuesday morning, has not been previously reported.
The development comes after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dealt Republicans a major blow last week in a bitterly partisan election lawsuit that could help determine whether President Trump<https://thehill.com/people/donald-trump> or Democratic nominee Joe Biden<https://thehill.com/people/joe-biden> takes the Keystone State, which Trump won in 2016 by just over 44,000 votes.
The expected petition to the Supreme Court comes just days after Ginsburg’s death from cancer last Friday injected further uncertainty into a chaotic 2020 presidential contest that is on track to be the most intensely litigated election cycle in U.S. history.
“This could be a big first test for the post-RBG Supreme Court and where it will stand on election issues,” said Rick Hasen, an election law expert and law professor at the University of California Irvine. “There’s little reason to believe that the conservative-liberal divide will disappear with Justice Ginsburg’s death.”
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From: "Levitt, Justin" <justin.levitt at lls.edu>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 10:23 AM
To: "Pildes, Rick" <rick.pildes at nyu.edu>, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>, Election Law Listserv <law-election at uci.edu>
Subject: RE: The Likely Issue in the Trump Campaign's Supreme Court Petition out of PA
It’s always possible that the Trump campaign will raise the argument Rick P. suggests. But given the far narrower RNC v. DNC stay decision<https://clearinghouse.net/chDocs/public/VR-WI-0019-0021.pdf> in April, I’m not sure why the Court would indulge that argument at the moment.
If the Court were to seriously engage the argument that the “legislature” in this context means “only the legislature, exclusively,” and not “the state lawmaking power, including a state constitutional role for courts to interpret state law,” there are a host of additional consequences that would seriously upend the election. The Court would have to determine when judicial action involves a construction of state law rather than an alteration of it, which depends in turn on your theory of what it is a legislature is doing when it legislates in a way that’s inconsistent with underlying state constitutional commands. (Or when legislation is generally consistent with underlying state constitutional commands, but inconsistent in certain external contexts.) And the consequence of a Court decision in this context isn’t limited to Pennsylvania. I’ve catalogued 250 cases involving COVID-19 and the election process<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=111962> this year; while they don’t all raise this issue, most of them involving court-ordered relief do. Indeed, the consequence of a Court decision in this context isn’t limited to the courts: there are additional questions about whether ballot initiatives could ever modify the rules by which states choose electors, or whether legislation vetoed by a governor now suddenly represents the law of the land for voting on Presidential electors but not state candidates. Unless the Court somehow magically declared that whatever principle were used to resolve the fight in Pennsylvania could not be used to file any other suit in any other state, deciding this one case would prompt hundreds more.
I’ve (obviously) got views on the underlying substance. (And I know that Mark S., for example, disagrees.) But whatever your take on the underlying substance, my point is that it’s really hard to write a decision finding that the PA Supreme Court unconstitutionally interfered with the state legislature’s power without also either 1) answering a whole host of additional questions or 2) instantly destabilizing the election infrastructure nationwide.
In the litigation over the Arizona redistricting commission, I offered a list of questions<https://redistricting.lls.edu/files/AZ%20leg%2020150123%20scholars.pdf#page=35>, like those above, that would have become quite prominent had the Arizona case come out the other way. Some of them are avoidable or distinguishable; others are, at least as a matter of logic (and not power), not. The Court doesn’t do its best work in a hurry, and there is no question that we’re in a hurry to get the rules clear right now. And while a decision on this issue in Pennsylvania itself might be seen to restore a pre-existing status quo, the potential for radical destabilization would instantly upend a much more established status quo in almost every state in the country.
Again, it’s entirely possible that the Trump campaign would tee up the issue – they’ve raised it in the Pennsylvania federal court litigation (and others this cycle) before. Given the April precedent, though, even if the Court is interested in reviewing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision generally, I’m just not sure why this Court would want the issue Rick P. flagged, right now.
Justin
From: Law-election <law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu> On Behalf Of Pildes, Rick
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:28 AM
To: Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>; Election Law Listserv <law-election at uci.edu>
Subject: [EL] The Likely Issue in the Trump Campaign's Supreme Court Petition out of PA
In a post a bit ago, Rick Hasen flagged the news that the Trump campaign will go to the Supreme Court to seek review of the PA Supreme Court’s decision to order the state to accept absentee ballots up to 5 days after Election Day. I put up this point identifying the major issue – and it is a big one – I expect this petition to focus on:
I expect the main constitutional issue the Trump campaign will raise in this petition to be the argument that the PA Supreme Court unconstitutionally interfered with the state legislature’s power in Art. II, Sec. 1, cl. 2 of the Constitution. That provision states the “legislature” in each state may direct the “manner” by which a state appoints its electors to the Electoral College. The petition will argue, I expect, that when the PA Supreme Court held that the state constitution required PA to accept absentees up to 5 days after Election Day, when the enacted state election law requires those absentees to be received by 8 pm on Election Day, the state court (and the state constitution, in essence) unconstitutionally interfered with “the legislature’s” power to direct the method of selecting electors.
This is potentially a huge issue — perhaps, in fact, the single most important legal issue that could arise before the election. If the Supreme Court were to take the case and accept this argument, it would mean that there would be federal constitutional oversight over how state courts apply any state law (either through statutory interpretation or, as here, through interpretation of the state constitution) governing voting in the presidential election. This is an argument that three Justices of the Supreme Court endorsed in Bush v. Gore (CJ Rehnquist and Justices Scalia and Thomas).
Not having seen the petition, I have no prediction about whether the Court would choose to hear the case — assuming I’m right about the central issue it will raise.
Best,
Rick
Richard H. Pildes
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NYU School of Law
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“Urgent Notice,” the mailers warned, alongside a photo of the president. On the flip side, voters found a tear-off application for an absentee ballot.
“Are you going to let the Democrats silence you?” the mailers asked, urging Republicans to fill out the application and send it in to obtain a mail-in ballot.
Similar appeals have flooded mailboxes in Georgia, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin and other battleground states, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by state Republican parties to promote absentee voting, reinforced by text-message blasts and robocalls from Mr. Trump’s campaign and its surrogates.
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Historically, Republicans led in efforts to capture absentee votes, devising a program to identify Republicans who might vote by mail, particularly in Florida, and make sure they sent in their ballots, according to Stuart Stevens, a longtime Republican operative.
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Posted on September 22, 2020 7:28 am<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115557&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=dl4BEu9qzKhYfHosY0GsaDa-4d5sKX3V_rebKICbsxs&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
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Richard L. Hasen (Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.uci.edu_faculty_full-2Dtime_hasen_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=ySeTpf0ym17hfsozw5Bzc8rDw_n-vLpHlaWi_B55F-0&e=>), Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law)<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.uci.edu_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=nXxOk-Hf5-Pxxv-z5Z_1Dkw8oowMR9Ga1J4FEAPZD34&e=>, has received a grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies for work on a book project entitled, “Cheap Speech: Saving American Elections in the Disinformation Age.” The $45,000 gift will help cover Prof. Hasen’s Fall 2020 teaching leave as he completes research and writing on his manuscript. The book is under contract with Yale University Press.
“The 2020 election season has shown us that misinformation, disinformation, the loss of local news coverage, and manipulation of political views through social media platforms threaten the competence of American voters in making electoral decisions. I am grateful that Craig Newmark Philanthropies is generously supporting my work diagnosing these problems and proposing real solutions,” Hasen said.
“American democracy is under attack, and we all need how to defend ourselves. Rick Hasen’s new book helps us work together to defend the best of our country,” said
Craig Newmark<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__craignewmarkphilanthropies.org_about-2Dus_craig-2Dnewmark-2Dbio_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=7y654v19ov6912D0SHZOAqLCTjk6p8hZ4OtWCT6vgWg&e=>, the Founder of Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
In addition to the Craig Newmark Philanthropies grant, Prof. Hasen received support for the Cheap Speech project from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of a larger national grant<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__knightfoundation.org_press_releases_knight-2Dinvests-2Dmillion-2Dresearch-2Dto-2Dnational-2Ddebate-2Dinternet-2Dgovernance-2Dpolicy_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=REHfZHS2fS5fkDGhOMbMM_ir-39Xgb8jO0MvH372zLw&e=> to support universities, think tanks and advocacy organizations to conduct independent research into issues at the forefront of national tech policy debates. UCI Law received $170,000 from Knight – of which Hasen received $85,000 — to support two research projects on the destabilizing effects of digital speech on American democracy and models of self-regulation and multi-stakeholder governance of content moderation on digital platforms.
“We are so thankful for the generosity of Craig Newmark Philanthropies and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,” said L. Song Richardson<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.uci.edu_faculty_full-2Dtime_richardson_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=87oEKQfccDSHRMsfuC32mKd6fSvp_7pcDTC-pZgSxgc&e=>, Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at UCI Law. “The work Rick is doing is impactful and important to protect the integrity of our elections and our democracy.”
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“Supreme Court expected to forge ahead with eight justices after Ginsburg’s death”<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115555&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=ozO9ux2VjrK8ejxf07NeRJRBofP8VbGAnMzp5liwoVY&e=>
Posted on September 22, 2020 7:25 am<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115555&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=ozO9ux2VjrK8ejxf07NeRJRBofP8VbGAnMzp5liwoVY&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
Todd Ruger<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rollcall.com_2020_09_22_supreme-2Dcourt-2Dexpected-2Dto-2Dforge-2Dahead-2Dwith-2Deight-2Djustices-2Dfollowing-2Dginsburgs-2Ddeath_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=iKUldBIarzdgxXl639iOcdNRfZlnBsp4k_RK001F2xw&e=> for Roll Call.
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“What Could Go Wrong With The Election? Well, Everything”<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115553&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=K2kuZ66SDffYkooN2pUrZkkbSnPQkVxMsEGSdfMt6Tk&e=>
Posted on September 22, 2020 7:20 am<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115553&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=K2kuZ66SDffYkooN2pUrZkkbSnPQkVxMsEGSdfMt6Tk&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
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This is especially true for swing states. “If mail-in balloting is slowing down the process in a few swing states, then we may all be waiting for weeks as those key states count their absentee ballots,” Stetson University law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, who contributed to University of California Irvine’s report of recommendations<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.uci.edu_news_press-2Dreleases_2020_fair-2Delections-2Dreport.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=gDNJriG0XX-JZ-Pjqz3PtiCsZ9vuGjG0RLoBGvPTLp0&e=> for preserving a fair presidential election in 2020, told Refinery29. Election Day determines when a vote must be cast, but courts are still litigating when mail-in votes must be received in order to count. In the swing state of Pennsylvania, for example, the state supreme court recently extended<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wtae.com_article_pennsylvania-2Dextends-2Dmail-2Din-2Dballot-2Ddeadlines-2Dthree-2Ddays-2Dafter-2Delection-2Dday_34058774&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=H5wRHIkn1WQzQDz-huP1XukgRg7kZBC1OyZvWuz-X7w&e=> the deadline for mail-in ballots to three days after Election Day in order to accommodate potential postal service delays.
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A Texas lawsuit over the mailing of absentee ballots to everyone over 65 but no one else. A Nevada case on whether to count mail ballots that lack postmarks. A Florida lawsuit over the right of former felons to vote.
Any number of legal battles over the rules for the Nov. 3 election could wind up this fall before a Supreme Court whose liberal minority was further diminished by the death on Friday of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2020_09_18_us_ruth-2Dbader-2Dginsburg-2Ddead.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=byps3NmgsFpFAhFY0UPN02cBwRVoENdv_fdG0SfQumI&e=>. And any Supreme Court ruling in some of those cases could resonate nationwide, influencing similar suits filed in other jurisdictions.
But whether Justice Ginsburg’s death could shape the outcome of the presidential race is no simple question, some experts on election law said on Monday. Her loss shifts further to the right a court that already took a largely conservative stance on questions of voting rights and election procedures, especially when Election Day is close.
Absentee and early voting in the general election are already underway in some states, and Justice Ginsburg’s death has made the court itself a central issue in the most bitterly partisan presidential race in memory. And that makes it less clear that the justices would want to risk fanning those partisan fires by taking on cases where its rulings might be seen as overtly political, some election scholars said.
“I think Chief Justice Roberts is very sensitive to perceptions of the legitimacy of the court,” Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford University law professor and an expert on constitutional and election law, said of John G. Roberts Jr. “Whether it’s deciding to take a case, or how they end up deciding it, he knows that if it’s seen as breaking along partisan lines or taking advantage of the death of Justice Ginsburg, that is a real threat” to the Supreme Court’s public standing.
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Tweet of the Day (Penn Profs That Didn’t Have Their Absentee Ballots Count in PA Because of Voter Error)<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115549&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=AcPQJbuE78yarQkqKpjGYtZ16sutTQHn31XUWiJy0rc&e=>
Posted on September 22, 2020 7:12 am<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115549&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=AcPQJbuE78yarQkqKpjGYtZ16sutTQHn31XUWiJy0rc&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
Jonathan Lai:<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_Elaijuh_status_1308406061561511940-3Fs-3D20&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=QHbbyRWDuT1Ge94HtqHK_oG4OEww8n9ciyBalKSZ7fI&e=>
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“Mike Bloomberg raises $16 million to allow former felons to vote in Florida”<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115547&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=O_tpGuoPah7Dy0oA7Jfrt38ZJ9zypanpSL4rFjo6ik0&e=>
Posted on September 22, 2020 7:10 am<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115547&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=O_tpGuoPah7Dy0oA7Jfrt38ZJ9zypanpSL4rFjo6ik0&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
WaPo:<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_politics_mike-2Dbloomberg-2Draises-2D16-2Dmillion-2Dto-2Dallow-2Dformer-2Dfelons-2Dto-2Dvote-2Din-2Dflorida_2020_09_21_6dda787e-2Dfc5a-2D11ea-2D8d05-2D9beaaa91c71f-5Fstory.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=3L5l7YiWjXC75QzOYkIPCggv-tRTmivm1do0VI8QQBo&e=>
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and his team have raised more than $16 million to pay the court fines and fees of nearly 32,000 Black and Hispanic Florida voters with felony convictions, an effort aimed at boosting turnout for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_elections_candidates_joe-2Dbiden_-3Fitid-3Dlk-5Finline-5Fmanual-5F1&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=_AaoJnVpMuAuikeqj1Vu-A4s5HIaO-yjMM-sBDJ0wh8&e=>.
The money will go to fund a program organized by the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition to pay the fines, fees and restitution costs for former prisoners who are already registered to vote in Florida but barred by law from participating in the election because of those outstanding debts.
Bloomberg, who has committed at least $100 million<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_politics_bloomberg-2Dmoney-2Dflorida-2Dbiden_2020_09_12_af51bb50-2Df511-2D11ea-2Dbc45-2De5d48ab44b9f-5Fstory.html-3Fitid-3Dlk-5Finline-5Fmanual-5F4&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=p4cYg-RaOsx43vLJkyj68nHFcGb38o-gyr1slXJjnmQ&e=> to electing Biden in the state, raised the money from individuals and foundations over the last week, his advisers said. He saw the donations as a more cost-effective way of adding votes to the Democratic column than investing money to persuade voters who already have the right to vote, a Bloomberg memo said.
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“Secret CIA assessment: Putin ‘probably directing’ influence operation to denigrate Biden”<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115544&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=hM5prjoBW6us2Cjxy7qPHBGZs6xB9ityLBprI4RBT8c&e=>
Posted on September 22, 2020 7:05 am<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115544&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=hM5prjoBW6us2Cjxy7qPHBGZs6xB9ityLBprI4RBT8c&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
Josh Rogin WaPo column:<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_opinions_2020_09_22_secret-2Dcia-2Dassessment-2Dputin-2Dprobably-2Ddirecting-2Dinfluence-2Doperation-2Ddenigrate-2Dbiden_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Qaaph837aF8TxrjukQkp4Gwq4JhiybpnsXXu_7_BXrU&e=>
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top aides are “probably directing” a Russian foreign influence operation to interfere in the 2020 presidential election against former vice president Joe Biden, which involves a prominent Ukrainian lawmaker connected to President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, a top-secret CIA assessment concluded, according to two sources who reviewed it.
On Aug. 31, the CIA published an assessment of Russian efforts to interfere in the November election in an internal, highly classified report called the CIA Worldwide Intelligence Review, the sources said. CIA analysts compiled the assessment with input from the National Security Agency and the FBI, based on several dozen pieces of information gleaned from public, unclassified and classified intelligence sources. The assessment includes details of the CIA’s analysis of the activities of Ukrainian lawmaker Andriy Derkach to disseminate disparaging information about Biden inside the United States through lobbyists, Congress, the media and contacts with figures close to the president.
“We assess that President Vladimir Putin and the senior most Russian officials are aware of and probably directing Russia’s influence operations aimed at denigrating the former U.S. Vice President, supporting the U.S. president and fueling public discord ahead of the U.S. election in November,” the first line of the document says, according to the sources.
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Trump Campaign Appears Ready to Petition SCOTUS on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Postmark Ruling in First Post-RBG Election Case<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115542&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=1XUA3toRrSh8HZ-dD1mU19XpEqlxW5pnPG6XPFRbP2Q&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 10:03 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115542&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=1XUA3toRrSh8HZ-dD1mU19XpEqlxW5pnPG6XPFRbP2Q&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
This development<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_marceelias_status_1308221252545531904&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=W_cRB8iasuNDesl7i7rE13kJY_XI5V27b23QZDahJuw&e=> reported by Democratic lawyer Marc Elias is in line with my theory that PA is one of the two states to watch in terms of pre- and post-election litigation by the Trump campaign.
Here’<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.inquirer.com_health_coronavirus_live_coronavirus-2Dcovid-2Dcases-2Dphiladelphia-2Dpa-2Dnj-2Dde-2Dupdates-2Dtesting-2Dnews-2D20200917.html-23card-2D1470613893&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=6Kvc0hsJfX21mMC89733hOkcgRhukm1w8Bb5IigFXik&e=>s how the Philly Inquirer described the holding of the Pa Supreme Court that will apparently be challenged at the U.S. Supreme Court:
State law says mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, but the high court said Thursday that ballots will be counted if they are received by 5 p.m. the Friday after the Nov. 3 election. To count, ballots arriving after Election Day must either be postmarked by Nov. 3 or have no proof they were sent afterward. Ballots that arrive by the new deadline with missing or illegible postmarks would still be counted.
I haven’t been able to find the filing yet to see what federal question might be raised in this petition.
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“Trump flips, now encouraging Michigan residents to vote absentee”<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115540&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=dSZvdSG_U-O-LT2crSWMLk-PU0HWOy4bYR_7ioKvRtQ&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 5:41 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115540&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=dSZvdSG_U-O-LT2crSWMLk-PU0HWOy4bYR_7ioKvRtQ&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
Detroit News<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.detroitnews.com_story_news_politics_2020_09_21_trump-2Dflips-2Dnow-2Dencouraging-2Dmichigan-2Dresidents-2Dvote-2Dabsentee_5858608002_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=5GAu-Bx-hV1PvET3cNE0PsHlmUoPYw96A_RKZbA5rPI&e=>:
In an about face on mail-in voting in Michigan, President Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday to encourage voters to request absentee ballots<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_realDonaldTrump_status_1308147057736122368&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=MBixfdUz0e91WFkiuSLKsq5LH3hWwwnU4lSVJdE1Z-0&e=> and vote early.
Trump’s latest messaging on mail-in voting marks a mercurial swing from May, when the president threatened to withhold funding<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.detroitnews.com_story_news_local_michigan_2020_05_20_trump-2Dthreatens-2Dmichigan-2Dfunding-2Dover-2Dbensons-2Ddecision-2Dmail-2Dabsentee-2Dapps_5226908002_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Yy-1yIBQW0K1nKt_P5HwBkwpScJVMzmOosi1rWPn-Yg&e=> from Michigan after Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson mailed absentee ballot applications to all of Michigan’s 7.7 million qualified voters. “Mail-in ballots are very dangerous. There’s tremendous fraud involved and tremendous illegality,” he said at the time without providing evidence.
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In What I Consider to Be Among the Most Important Election Law Cases Before the November Election, Trump Campaign Renews Federal Challenge to Pennsylvania Voting Rules (with a Note on Nevada)<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115538&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=jbH12Hz72hhzWyWJL68t6De2vcWzMwFfYYyaf0H1rYo&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 5:28 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115538&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=jbH12Hz72hhzWyWJL68t6De2vcWzMwFfYYyaf0H1rYo&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
The federal case that had been put on hold pending the resolution of a parallel case in the Pa Supreme Court<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115348&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=F4EA5uhzjqiB5jvJ_Hxo9o7_BJZy7Nt3dyssa0A7uxA&e=> is now back on following the Pa. Supreme Court’s resolution of related state law claims. Here’s the Trump Campaign’s game plan<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_pa-2Dtrump-2Dfiling.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=0NBLqFLFZjLRR9V8yApqWV-Q6g5L7N2W1InZhZx7858&e=> filed in the federal case for what claims it plans to pursue and an aggressive timetable to get it done.
It still might be too late to get any relief given the Purcell Principle<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__papers.ssrn.com_sol3_papers.cfm-3Fabstract-5Fid-3D2545676&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=sE6AbyHVmAEHCgFHe4limySxW5eyVY1GGnmrmYzxJVY&e=>, but I see Pa. as the Hail Mary pass for the Trump campaign. Pa. is kind of the perfect storm if the race is close enough. You’ve got a state with poor election administration struggling<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.inquirer.com_politics_election_pennsylvania-2Dnaked-2Dballots-2Dsupreme-2Dcourt-2Dphiladelphia-2D20200921.html-3F-5F-5Fvfz-3Dmedium-253Dsharebar&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=x8W5AOOy_KpwY11S335UJR7yFaP4Sl15go9soCdRYXo&e=> during the pandemic<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.yahoo.com_news_mail-2Dballot-2Dlaw-2Dpennsylvania-2Ddriven-2D153200659.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=IENgZgySBXbsAXcr82kF_GfZ_6J7VEioYMPEXoYOYEY&e=>, a state supreme court mostly changing rules along party lines to make it easier to vote, a Republican legislature that might try to exercise some rights to choose electors, and a path to the Supreme Court through this federal case. The Trump campaign is focusing on Pa<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.axios.com_trump-2Dcampaign-2Dpennsylvania-2Dc59661ce-2Dfb7e-2D4c96-2Db423-2D0af1ca11231d.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=wlgAQhki0T-d7EKuMzf_zmXlab0VDzlnkD-9t65Bit8&e=>. as the polling is closer there than in some other states.
On the merits I think the Trump campaigns claims are generally quite weak, as they are premised on fears of fraud that are not backed up by an evidence. They argue against drop boxes for example because of unsubstantiated fears of fraud. But of course the Supreme Court has allowed states to pass restrictive voting laws in the past<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.cornell.edu_supct_html_07-2D21.ZS.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=o_lYv4JE9Yl--1AerzsNR91X3lRV-SMCjr_N0-dEEx8&e=> without proof of an actuality (or even realistic potential for fraud). (This of course is a different procedural posture: it is a challenge to a state law on grounds that the state law promotes fraud.)
The other state I’m watching is Nevada, primarily because it is another swing state. It has a Democratic governor (but Republican Secretary of State) and it is doing an all-mail election for the fall. Both the President and AG Barr<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cnn.com_2020_09_17_opinions_us-2Delection-2D2020-2Dwilliam-2Dbarr-2Dundermining-2Dhasen_index.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=0BsyG6w5SwvPRjhEz7jSTcwKOPXyoq52JsH35DgpOOs&e=> have made unsubstantiated claims of fraud in relation to Nevada. A federal district court just held <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courtlistener.com_recap_gov.uscourts.nvd.144953_gov.uscourts.nvd.144953.47.0.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=mnTEPveCPq-vB9bwLgUZeltdEmzzfMC4KTM9yoR05QI&e=> that the Trump Campaign had no standing in the Nevada case, in part because its voter fraud claims are speculative. This could end up in SCOTUS too.
If the election is not close in the electoral college, these cases won’t matter. But if it is close, increasingly PA and NV seem to be the play.
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“Voter Registration Has Plummeted in 2020; The Brennan Center finds that voter registration has declined by an average of 38 percent in 17 of the 21 states analyzed when compared with 2016 registration rates.”<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115535&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=sVuhl7bNy4jMnrmlkpt0mYBgRHpeYxdt8W3-1jSkIP8&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 3:24 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115535&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=sVuhl7bNy4jMnrmlkpt0mYBgRHpeYxdt8W3-1jSkIP8&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
New report<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.brennancenter.org_our-2Dwork_research-2Dreports_voter-2Dregistration-2Dhas-2Dplummeted-2D2020&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=khiWOOLmTnaPOX072Wk4YJG_QH3bW3SrtK3ZsCZFyi8&e=>.
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“How ‘naked ballots’ in Pennsylvania could cost Joe Biden the election”<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115530&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=0b1l0F4kyQTveGVj0rd0rIL2tbN9o63j77aY-D6Gb2g&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 2:12 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115530&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=0b1l0F4kyQTveGVj0rd0rIL2tbN9o63j77aY-D6Gb2g&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
Jonathan Lai<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.inquirer.com_politics_election_pennsylvania-2Dnaked-2Dballots-2Dsupreme-2Dcourt-2Dphiladelphia-2D20200921.html-3F-5F-5Fvfz-3Dmedium-253Dsharebar&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=x8W5AOOy_KpwY11S335UJR7yFaP4Sl15go9soCdRYXo&e=> for the Inquirer:
The state Supreme Court in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.inquirer.com_politics_election_pennsylvania-2D2020-2Dpresidential-2Delection-2Dtrump-2Dbiden-2D20200908.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=yvxrlmbN0bsqO5k2ox5LPGEsgDGDNe2cgLvjeTQX03o&e=> that’s seen as increasingly likely to determine who wins the White House<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__fivethirtyeight.com_features_why-2Dpennsylvania-2Dcould-2Ddecide-2Dthe-2D2020-2Delection_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=g_bFGX_HAqs8WlhsbDpQreAZ49Nm-w9XosXpRWkY1eg&e=>, last week ordered officials to throw out what’s known as “naked ballots” — mail ballots that arrive without inner “secrecy envelopes.” Pennsylvania uses a two-envelope mail ballot system: A completed ballot goes into a “secrecy envelope” that has no identifying information, and then into a larger mailing envelope that the voter signs. “Naked ballots” are those sent without the inner envelope.
It’s unclear how many naked ballots there will be, because this is the first year any Pennsylvania voter can vote by mail, and most counties counted them in the June primary without tracking how many there were.
But Philadelphia’s top elections official warned Monday that the court’s ruling “is going to cause electoral chaos,” lead to tens of thousands of votes being thrown out, and put the state at the center of “significant post-election legal controversy, the likes of which we have not seen since Florida in 2000.”
The decision ordering them thrown out was part of a trio of rulings<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.inquirer.com_politics_election_pennsylvania-2Dmail-2Dballot-2Ddeadlines-2Dstate-2Dsupreme-2Dcourt-2Druling-2D20200917.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=aQRYMCzJfFp96N1F_a5srpbuA8jIUGywnUpZMbuCZ2Q&e=> Thursday which, among other things, extended the deadline for voters to send mail ballots back, permitted the use of drop boxes for voters to return them, and removed the Green Party’s presidential ticket from the Nov. 3 ballot<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.inquirer.com_politics_clout_green-2Dparty-2Dpresidential-2Dcandidate-2Doff-2Dpennsylvania-2Dballot-2D20200917.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=GauKL36V4mKKrmFt9IERQa-lO9aT6fgpH4CMeb7cuMM&e=>.
Taken together, those rulings were seen as likely to give Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign a boost, since Democrats are expected to vote by mail in far greater number than Republicans this year.
But throwing out naked ballots could be costly for Biden, in a state President Donald Trump won by by only about 44,000 votes in 2016, or less than 1 percent.
“While everyone is talking about the significance of extending the mail ballot deadline, it is the naked ballot ruling that is going to cause electoral chaos,” Lisa Deeley, chair of the Philadelphia city commissioners, wrote in a letter to state legislative leaders urging them to change the law to allow the ballots to be counted.
Deeley warned there will likely be tens of thousands thrown out — maybe more than 100,000.
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Ohio SOS LaRose Argues Courts Should Defer to His “Reasonable” Interpretation of Ohio Law to Allow Only One Drop Box for Absentee Ballots Per County; He Should Favor an Interpretation Enfranchising Voters<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115525&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=7hf3EphDqBGhMM0yYwDa9zB94O8SO5Rac6OnWnIhSeU&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 1:59 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115525&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=7hf3EphDqBGhMM0yYwDa9zB94O8SO5Rac6OnWnIhSeU&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
You can find the brief at this link<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_ohio-2Ddropbox-2Dbrief.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=k_EQPOop8JWmRyIrNmGPsneZcs6QZuZFZC2ZhtZq7xA&e=>.
This is disappointing from Secretary LaRose. The brief argues that to the extent the statute is ambiguous, the courts should give his interpretation deference.
Yet Secretary LaRose has said he favored <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dispatch.com_news_20200916_larosersquos-2Dstrict-2Dreading-2Dof-2Dohio-2Dlaw-2Din-2Ddrop-2Dbox-2Ddispute-2Dat-2Dissue-2Din-2Dcourt-2Dbattle&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Q_ZrEpPCTtJ3g8Z3nNCePEb-c8aDn0r5iJniqSCQFxA&e=> expansive use of drop boxes if they are legal. Now he’s using a legal argument against them when they could well be legal to the extent the court should defer to his interpretation.
More importantly, there is a longstanding rule of statutory interpretation (which I’ve called the “Democracy Canon<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__papers.ssrn.com_sol3_papers.cfm-3Fabstract-5Fid-3D1344476&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=lS75j_4gmz9ZuzusKn-CDjx1Kn6JWiodtT4eVGYrurc&e=>“) which counsels that in the case of an ambiguous election law, courts should put a thumb on the scale favoring voters and enfranchisement. That should have led the Secretary to the opposite conclusion in this case.
LaRose also said<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dispatch.com_news_20200916_larosersquos-2Dstrict-2Dreading-2Dof-2Dohio-2Dlaw-2Din-2Ddrop-2Dbox-2Ddispute-2Dat-2Dissue-2Din-2Dcourt-2Dbattle&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Q_ZrEpPCTtJ3g8Z3nNCePEb-c8aDn0r5iJniqSCQFxA&e=> in the lower court that one drop box per county is equitable. But we have equality of voters, not counties. See my article, When is Uniformity of People, Not Counties, Appropriate in Election Administration? The Cases of Early and Sunday Voting<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__papers.ssrn.com_sol3_papers.cfm-3Fabstract-5Fid-3D2497192&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=vXT1ZEj-jMF1u4blZN-h6OCulmIzNYGYkOYoDHpJYTQ&e=>, 2015 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LEGAL FORUM 193.
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“DOJ Seeks to Deny Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories in 10th Circuit Argument”<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115522&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Mm3YSEjN1iRUImm0PilSgXR5DLlCMAiFx2hAXolNGbo&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 1:49 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115522&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Mm3YSEjN1iRUImm0PilSgXR5DLlCMAiFx2hAXolNGbo&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
Equally American blogs.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.equalrightsnow.org_doj-5Fseeks-5Fto-5Fdeny-5Fbirthright-5Fcitizenship-5Fin-5Fu-5Fs-5Fterritories-5Fin-5F10th-5Fcircuit-5Fargument&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=lzJGD9RCxp8iJuwLxVxB6PkSEvccxJbz2KeAYdBPPfM&e=>
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Federal Court Extends Wisconsin Deadline for Receipt of Ballots Postmarked by Election Day<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115520&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=1TWWvxtPZQZlLT0zpV0I_UDYEstwtoSFVGovVGSWNVs&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 1:47 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115520&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=1TWWvxtPZQZlLT0zpV0I_UDYEstwtoSFVGovVGSWNVs&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
Order<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wispolitics.com_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_2020_09_200921Order.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=bAG3pVBkxxjZ32svijcdWN7K5mnA1vzBh2Jm4IJZlf0&e=>. (The order makes other changes as well.)
Update: The opinion is here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.democracydocket.com_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_sites_45_2020_08_show-5Ftemp.pl-2D7.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=vzd4nl6_Ki5qIACoZJy0ZPqrfBXclOLKPl0yUi_FqQE&e=>.
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Federal Court Rules Trump Campaign Has No Standing to Challenge Move to All-Mail Voting in Nevada<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115518&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=vyCq74jZkKhfErmRmNov-0AY2M34LaBhLjLtUG8cAz0&e=>
Posted on September 21, 2020 1:46 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115518&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=vyCq74jZkKhfErmRmNov-0AY2M34LaBhLjLtUG8cAz0&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
Opinion here.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.courtlistener.com_recap_gov.uscourts.nvd.144953_gov.uscourts.nvd.144953.47.0.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=mnTEPveCPq-vB9bwLgUZeltdEmzzfMC4KTM9yoR05QI&e=>
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Posted on September 21, 2020 12:13 pm<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fp-3D115515&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=rS4dYBDyXXiUkqmQFFb-q0AupyWgk_U33_kOqvJ_HHM&e=> by Rick Hasen<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__electionlawblog.org_-3Fauthor-3D3&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Z_YMXknFG2fmkGkisSLI_PhPZVZilm15G7-77zui6Cg&e=>
I have written this piece<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__slate.com_news-2Dand-2Dpolitics_2020_09_can-2Dcongress-2Dsalvage-2Drbg-2Dvoting-2Drights-2Dlegacy.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=ISUEs71haWOXL0xmlFJkQykvibeR1fHHg2dLjrsaZOk&e=> for Slate. It begins:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an unparalleled champion<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_outlook_2020_09_19_ginsburg-2Druth-2Dvoting-2Drights-2Dact_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=j5eVFcdw1ASiOt8Udh6uMKONiZcfkGg8lkRTNmzw-PA&e=> of voting rights. One of her most famous dissents in a voting case came in Shelby County v. Holder<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.supremecourt.gov_opinions_12pdf_12-2D96-5F6k47.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=6X7annb6H1hqvEraiziYiTUJN1VRCQxogkqDoKir1Q4&e=>, the 2013 Supreme Court case holding that Congress no longer had the power through enforcement of the Voting Rights Act to require states with a history of racial discrimination in voting to get federal approval before making changes in their voting rules.
Justice Ginsburg’s Shelby County dissent correctly warned that voter suppression would make a return with federal voting protection gone. And she said that the ball was in Congress’s court to pass major federal voting rights legislation under the ample powers granted to it in the Constitution. If President Donald Trump follows through with his plan to name Ginsburg’s replacement, vote suppressers will likely be emboldened by a new conservative supermajority on the court. Efforts to make it harder to vote could be supercharged in the years ahead without major action by Congress. A new Democratic Congress may well act to expand voting rights in 2020, but that legislation could face significant headwinds at the Supreme Court….
The umbrella line is a classic for the ages, but there’s another part of Justice Ginsburg’s Shelby County dissent that is equally worthy of mention but gets little attention: her belief that Congress has a great reservoir of power to protect voting rights, a reservoir Democrats must draw from<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__slate.com_news-2Dand-2Dpolitics_2018_10_democrats-2D2020-2Delection-2Dvoting-2Dreform-2Dnuclear-2Doption.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=bJKmTdxT07VDMkdwO6-WYmq6_Cfy6CoB0I_xsPZlMS4&e=> should they take back control of the Senate and the presidency in November.
Justice Ginsburg’s second footnote in Shelby County reads:
The Constitution uses the words “right to vote” in five separate places: the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty–Fourth, and Twenty–Sixth Amendments. Each of these Amendments contains the same broad empowerment of Congress to enact appropriate legislation” to enforce the protected right. The implication is unmistakable: Under our constitutional structure, Congress holds the lead rein in making the right to vote equally real for all U.S. citizens. These Amendments are in line with the special role assigned to Congress in protecting the integrity of the democratic process in federal elections.
As University of Michigan Law School assistant professor Leah Litman and I explained in a recent article<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.georgetown.edu_georgetown-2Dlaw-2Djournal_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_sites_26_2020_07_Thin-2Dand-2DThick-2DConceptions-2Dof-2Dthe-2DNineteenth-2DAmendment-2DRight-2Dto-2DVote-2Dand-2DCongress-25E2-2580-2599s-2DPower-2Dto-2DEnforce-2DIt.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Hcli05V3FkLYbnbrjoCRwgYk4L52cIYty8QiaHb3pns&e=> marking the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment—as part of a Georgetown Law Journal symposium<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.georgetown.edu_georgetown-2Dlaw-2Djournal_nineteenth-2Damendment-2Dedition_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=iZgGpHeDv6X2K-Z6u8ebmd5AaVTWPEPYt8RCQqfwvis&e=> that also featured a conversation with Justice Ginsburg<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.law.georgetown.edu_georgetown-2Dlaw-2Djournal_nineteenth-2Damendment-2Dedition_transcript_&d=DwMGaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=oSnLJs1P_qldS9dZNfdWUrrYkdpwlAHOnPlldAa-KJI&s=Si6svq2oTU7wSm4elwXe4zcuAln4InyBSPD2_dbBaZQ&e=>—this sparse footnote is momentous. In it, Justice Ginsburg was offering a thick and muscular reading of the Constitution that provides a road map for greater congressional protection for voting rights.
In footnote 2 of her Shelby County dissent, Justice Ginsburg was saying that we should read the Constitution synthetically as a message of expanding voting rights: for Black Americans, for women, for 18-21-year-olds, and for the poor. More than that: each time that the United States amended the constitution to expand voting rights, the amendment provided an “enforcement” section giving Congress the power to protect these new voting rights. As Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment enfranchising women, for example, it specifically rejected a proposal to allow only states to enforce the amendment. The idea was that we need the national government to stop laggard states from discriminating in voting. That was true when Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965, when it decided Shelby County in 2013, and today….
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