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WaPo: Igor Fruman, an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani who aided his political activities on behalf of former president Donald Trump, is expected to plead guilty this week in connection with his indictment on campaign finance fraud charges, according ...
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  1.  “Giuliani associate Igor Fruman expected to plead guilty in campaign-finance case”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124271>
  2.  “Jan. 6 investigation will seek phone records related to attack, including lawmakers”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124268>
  3.  “‘Tyranny of the minority’: Idaho Supreme Court rules voter initiative law unconstitutional”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124266>
  4.  “A Covid outbreak delays a draft report on Arizona Republicans’ widely criticized election review.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124264>
  5.  “Racial Disparities in Voting Wait Times: Evidence from Smartphone Data” (“residents of entirely-black neighborhoods waited 29% longer to vote and were 74% more likely to spend more than 30 minutes at their polling place”)<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124261>
  6.  “NC court grants voting rights to thousands of people on probation or parole for a felony”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124259>
  7.  “Conservatives file redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124256>
  8.  “Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Jurisdictions Previously Covered by the Voting Rights Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124254>
  9.  “How to Double Voter Turnout and Increase Representation during Local Elections”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124240>

“Giuliani associate Igor Fruman expected to plead guilty in campaign-finance case”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246726&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 24, 2021
WaPo:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/igor-fruman-guilty-plea/2021/08/23/a97a1586-0458-11ec-a654-900a78538242_story.html> Igor Fruman, an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/rudy-giuliani-18-devices-seized/2021/05/20/2cc8a3ba-b992-11eb-a5fe-bb49dc89a248_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_1> who aided his political activities on behalf of former president Donald Trump, is expected to plead guilty this week in connection with his indictment on campaign finance fraud charges, according to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124271>

“Jan. 6 investigation will seek phone records related to attack, including lawmakers”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246728&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 24, 2021
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/08/23/jan-6-investigation-phone-records-lawmakers-506634?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318> The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection will seek electronic communications records related to the attack, including from members of Congress, the panel’s chair said Monday.Select Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told reporters his panel would be sending… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124268>

“‘Tyranny of the minority’: Idaho Supreme Court rules voter initiative law unconstitutional”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246730&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 23, 2021
Idaho Statesman<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.yahoo.com/news/tyranny-minority-idaho-supreme-court-232848871.html>: Idaho Supreme Court justices on Monday unanimously ruled the state’s new law on citizen-led ballot initiatives<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article252446433.html> to be unconstitutional and said it infringed on the public’s right to enact laws outside of the Idaho Legislature.The opinion ruled… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124266>

“A Covid outbreak delays a draft report on Arizona Republicans’ widely criticized election review.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246732&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 23, 2021
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/us/politics/arizona-covid-2020-election.html> A draft report on a much-ridiculed review of the 2020 election results<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/us/Election-audit-Arizona-Republicans.html> in Arizona’s largest county has been delayed by a Covid-19 outbreak on the team preparing the analysis, the Republican president of the Arizona State Senate said on… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124264>

“Racial Disparities in Voting Wait Times: Evidence from Smartphone Data” (“residents of entirely-black neighborhoods waited 29% longer to vote and were 74% more likely to spend more than 30 minutes at their polling place”)<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246734&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 23, 2021
New draft paper<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.kareemhaggag.com/f/Racial_Disparities_in_Voting_Wait_Times.pdf> from M. Keith Chen, Kareem Haggag, Devin G. Pope, and Ryne Rohla. Abstract: Equal access to voting is a core feature of democratic government. Using data from hundreds of thousands of smartphone users, we quantify a racial… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124261>

“NC court grants voting rights to thousands of people on probation or parole for a felony”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246736&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 23, 2021
News and Observer<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article253681498.html>: Judges have restored voting rights to an estimated 55,000 North Carolinians on parole or probation for a felony.GOP state lawmakers, who were defending the law in court, plan to appeal Monday’s ruling to a higher court.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124259>

“Conservatives file redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246738&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 23, 2021
AP:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.yahoo.com/news/conservatives-file-redistricting-lawsuit-wisconsin-180417401.html> A conservative group filed a redistricting lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, an action that comes after Democrats filed their own legal challenge<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~apnews.com/article/joe-biden-wisconsin-lawsuits-census-2020-472310017c82b577f400b3adf84868ce> in federal court less than two weeks ago.A third lawsuit on behalf of voting… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124256>

“Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Jurisdictions Previously Covered by the Voting Rights Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246744&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 23, 2021
Brennan Center analysis<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/racial-turnout-gap-grew-jurisdictions-previously-covered-voting-rights>: While in 2012, just before the Shelby County decision, the white-Black turnout gap was shrinking in the states we analyzed, and in many instances even briefly closed, this trend has reversed in the years since. In… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124254>

“How to Double Voter Turnout and Increase Representation during Local Elections”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180246746&f=1116553&c=7888896&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 23, 2021
Release<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/how-to-double-voter-turnout-and-increase-representation-during-local-elections>: Low and uneven turnout is a serious problem for local democracy. However, simply moving off-cycle, local elections to be held on the same day as statewide and national contests doubles voter turnout and leads to an electorate that… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7888896_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124240>
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