[EL] FW: Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Wed Aug 25 08:37:05 PDT 2021


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Bloomberg Government: Since redistricting this time around has a shorter timeline because of the Census delays, Stanford Law professor Nate Persily says the edge goes to “insiders over outsiders” and “those who are adept at the redistricting ...
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  “Big Picture: Professor Says Insiders Win”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124292>
  2.  September 1 Virtual Event: “FEFS | Global Elections I: Israel, The Netherlands & Uganda”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124290>
  3.  “Where America Lost And Gained Population Could Help Democrats In Redistricting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124288>
  4.  “Top Pa. GOP lawmaker says hearings will begin this week to start ‘forensic investigation’ of 2020 election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124286>
  5.  “House Passes a Voting Rights Bill, but a G.O.P. Blockade Awaits in the Senate”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124284>
  6.  “Rucho v. Common Cause—A Critique”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124282>
  7.  “He Was the ‘Perfect Villain’ for Voting Conspiracists”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124280>
  8.  Pa. ends ‘prison gerrymandering’ with closely divided committee vote<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124278>
  9.  “Twitter blocked and labeled Donald Trump’s tweets on election fraud. They spread anyway.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124275>
  10. “No-party candidate in Miami election fraud case takes plea deal, apologizes to voters”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124273>

“Big Picture: Professor Says Insiders Win”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267904&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 25, 2021
Bloomberg Government:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~about.bgov.com/news/prebuttals-slam-arizona-audit-findings-ballots-boundaries/> Since redistricting this time around has a shorter timeline because of the Census delays, Stanford Law professor Nate Persily says the edge goes to “insiders over outsiders” and “those who are adept at the redistricting process over those… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124292>

September 1 Virtual Event: “FEFS | Global Elections I: Israel, The Netherlands & Uganda”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267908&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 25, 2021
Register<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=we9w8txab&oeidk=a07ei8t9wtkc8a0b81d> now for this event<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~calendar.law.uci.edu/event/fefs_global_elections_i?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Irvine+School+of+Law+Events#.YSZO-9NKjuQ> at UCI Law’s Fair Elections and Free Speech Center<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~www.law.uci.edu/centers/fefs/>:  Wednesday, September 1 at 12:15pm to 1:15pm Virtual Event Threats to the fairness of elections, and the open debate that democracies require, have not been… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124290>

“Where America Lost And Gained Population Could Help Democrats In Redistricting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267910&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 25, 2021
538 reports.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~fivethirtyeight.com/features/where-america-lost-and-gained-population-could-throw-democrats-a-redistricting-lifeline/>

“Top Pa. GOP lawmaker says hearings will begin this week to start ‘forensic investigation’ of 2020 election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267912&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 24, 2021
Philly Inquirer:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/jake-corman-pennsylvania-election-audit-hearings-20210823.html> Almost 10 months after the presidential election, the Pennsylvania Senate will open hearings this week as it launches a “forensic investigation,” the top Republican senator said Monday.Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R., Centre) said lawmakers will seek… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124286>

“House Passes a Voting Rights Bill, but a G.O.P. Blockade Awaits in the Senate”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267916&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 24, 2021
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/us/politics/house-democrats-voting-rights-bill.html> The House voted on Tuesday to restore federal oversight of state election laws under the 1965 Voting Rights Act and expand its reach, as Democrats moved to strengthen a crowning legislative achievement of the civil rights era amid a… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124284>

“Rucho v. Common Cause—A Critique”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267920&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 24, 2021
Emmet Bondurant has written this article<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/elj/vol70/iss5/1/> for the Emory Law Journal. Here is the abstract: Once upon a time, the right to vote was held by the Supreme Court to be among the most precious of the rights protected by… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124282>

“He Was the ‘Perfect Villain’ for Voting Conspiracists”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267922&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 24, 2021
NYT Magazine deep dive:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/magazine/eric-coomer-dominion-election.html> Eric Coomer had an election-security job at Dominion Voting Systems. He also had posted anti-Trump messages on Facebook. What happened next ruined his life.

Pa. ends ‘prison gerrymandering’ with closely divided committee vote<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267926&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, August 24, 2021
>From WHYY<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~whyy.org/articles/pa-ends-prison-gerrymandering-with-closely-divided-committee-vote/> in Philadelphia: “The commission in charge of redrawing Pennsylvania’s House and Senate maps has voted 3-2 to make a major change to the redistricting process: It will no longer count many state prisoners as residents of the districts… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124278>

“Twitter blocked and labeled Donald Trump’s tweets on election fraud. They spread anyway.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267928&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 24, 2021
USA Today<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/08/24/trump-twitter-block-election-fraud-tweets-facebook-instagram-posts/8218382002/>: Twitter blocked and labeled some Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud in the run-up and aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.The tweets spread on and off Twitter anyway.That’s according to a new study from New York University… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124275>

“No-party candidate in Miami election fraud case takes plea deal, apologizes to voters”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180267930&f=1116553&c=7890732&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 24, 2021
Miami Herald:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article253696658.html> An auto parts salesman and acquaintance of a former Miami lawmaker accused of running a vote-siphoning scheme in a 2020 Florida Senate race pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that he accepted illegal donations and lied on sworn… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7890732_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124273>
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