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The following is a guest post from my UCI colleague Bernie Grofman: There are many issues of tradeoffs when considering criteria for redistricting.  For example, Nick Stephanopoulos in an August 11, 2021 posting to this blog asserted: “Don’t ...
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  1.  Bernie Grofman: “Can Partisan Fairness Be Melded with Good Government Criteria? John Nagle’s Intriguing Solution”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124078>
  2.  “New intel reports indicate fresh efforts by Russia to interfere in 2022 election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124071>
  3.  “Pelosi says the House will raise the maximum annual pay rate for Capitol Hill aides”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124074>
  4.  “No evidence that national conservative group Heritage Action lobbied for Iowa election law, ethics board says”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124067>
  5.  “Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breach”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124065>
  6.  “Cuomo Has $18 Million in Campaign Cash. What Can He Do With It?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124061>
  7.  Same judge on same day denies motions to dismiss in Dominion, Devin Nunes defamation lawsuits<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124050>
  8.  If Senators Had Two-Year Terms, How Would the Vote on the Infrastructure Bill Have Come Out?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124055>

Bernie Grofman: “Can Partisan Fairness Be Melded with Good Government Criteria? John Nagle’s Intriguing Solution”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180044194&f=1116553&c=7872446&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 13, 2021
The following is a guest post from my UCI colleague Bernie Grofman<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/www.socsci.uci.edu/~bgrofman/>: There are many issues of tradeoffs when considering criteria for redistricting.  For example, Nick Stephanopoulos in an August 11, 2021 posting to this blog<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124023> asserted: “Don’t Conflate… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124078>

“New intel reports indicate fresh efforts by Russia to interfere in 2022 election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180044196&f=1116553&c=7872446&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, August 13, 2021
CNN<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/politics/intel-report-russia-election-interference-2022/index.html>: The Biden administration is receiving regular intelligence reports indicating Russian efforts to interfere in US elections are evolving and ongoing, current and former officials say, and in fact, never stopped, despite President Joe Biden’s warnings to Russian President… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124071>

“Pelosi says the House will raise the maximum annual pay rate for Capitol Hill aides”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180044198&f=1116553&c=7872446&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, August 13, 2021
New York Times<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/politics/pelosi-house-staff-pay-raise.html>: Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that the House would raise the maximum annual pay rate for Capitol Hill aides, in a long-awaited move intended to help recruit and retain congressional staffers.In a letter to lawmakers,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124074>

“No evidence that national conservative group Heritage Action lobbied for Iowa election law, ethics board says”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180044200&f=1116553&c=7872446&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, August 13, 2021
Following up on a May report<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122121>, details at the Des Moines Register<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/12/iowa-ethics-campaign-disclosure-board-finds-no-evidence-heritage-action-lobbied-election-law-voting/8113760002/>: An Iowa ethics board has found no evidence that a national conservative organization illegally lobbied for an election law that cut the amount of time residents have to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124067>

“Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breach”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180044204&f=1116553&c=7872446&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, August 12, 2021
Follow up on this story<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123986>, Patty Nieberg at the Associated Press<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~apnews.com/article/technology-colorado-business-biden-cabinet-voting-rights-99f2e469d109f758254fe145bacb24e8>: What began as an investigation into how election equipment passwords from a rural Colorado county got posted on a right wing blog has turned into a feud… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124065>

“Cuomo Has $18 Million in Campaign Cash. What Can He Do With It?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180044208&f=1116553&c=7872446&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, August 12, 2021
New York Times<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/nyregion/cuomo-campaign-18-million-spending.html>: Even after his resignation takes effect in less than two weeks, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will still control the largest pot of campaign cash in New York politics, an $18 million war chest amassed in apparent… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124061>

Same judge on same day denies motions to dismiss in Dominion, Devin Nunes defamation lawsuits<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180044210&f=1116553&c=7872446&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, August 12, 2021
Jacqueline Thomsen at the National Law Journal has more on Dominion v. Powell<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.law.com/2021/08/11/simply-not-the-law-rejecting-all-challenges-judge-says-dominion-lawsuits-against-powell-giuliani-and-lindell-can-proceed/> and Nunes v. Washington Post<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.law.com/2021/08/11/devin-nunes-defamation-lawsuit-against-washington-post-can-advance-judge-rules/>. For more, the Wall Street Journal on Dominion<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.wsj.com/articles/dominions-suits-against-trump-allies-can-proceed-judge-rules-11628730958?page=1> and Law360 on Nunes<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.law360.com/media/articles/1412091/wapo-trims-but-can-t-beat-rep-nunes-defamation-suit>. From Dominion<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.courtlistener.com/docket/29090821/us-dominion-inc-v-powell/> (with some citations removed): Powell contends… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124050>

If Senators Had Two-Year Terms, How Would the Vote on the Infrastructure Bill Have Come Out?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180044216&f=1116553&c=7872446&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, August 12, 2021
In my recent NYT piece<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/opinion/house-elections-constitution.html> I noted how the unique and exceptionally short two-year term for members of the House, combined with the prospect of primary elections, dramatically shapes American politics. In that light, it’s noteworthy how differently Republican Senators… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7872446_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124055>
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