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NYT: Georgia toughened identification requirements for absentee voting. Arizona authorized removing voters from the rolls if they do not cast a ballot at least once every two years. Florida and Georgia cut back sharply the use of drop boxes for… ...
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  1.  “How a Defunct Federal Provision Helped Pave the Way for New Voting Restrictions”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124347>
  2.  “Jan. 6 investigators demand records from social media companies”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124345>
  3.  “Appeals court: Postage for absentee ballots isn’t a poll tax”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124343>
  4.  “Legal experts welcome sanctions of pro-Trump lawyers, say more needed”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124341>
  5.  “Mesa County commissioners to embattled clerk in hiding: ‘Come home'”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124339>

“How a Defunct Federal Provision Helped Pave the Way for New Voting Restrictions”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180344266&f=1116553&c=7896674&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 28, 2021
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/us/politics/voting-restrictions.html?referringSource=articleShare> Georgia toughened identification requirements for absentee voting. Arizona authorized removing voters from the rolls if they do not cast a ballot<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/us/politics/arizona-voting-bill.html> at least once every two years. Florida and Georgia cut back sharply the use of drop boxes for… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124347>

“Jan. 6 investigators demand records from social media companies”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180344268&f=1116553&c=7896674&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 28, 2021
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/08/27/jan-6-investigation-social-media-records-506936?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318> The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is seeking a massive tranche of records from social media companies,on whose platformsmany defendants charged in the Capitol attackplanned and coordinated their actions.In a series of letters dated Aug. 26, the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124345>

“Appeals court: Postage for absentee ballots isn’t a poll tax”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180344270&f=1116553&c=7896674&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 28, 2021
AP:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/appeals-court-postage-for-absentee-ballots-isnt-a-poll-tax/> A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling that said requiring voters to provide their own stamps for mail-in ballots and ballot applications does not amount to an unconstitutional poll tax.The American Civil Liberties Union and… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124343>

“Legal experts welcome sanctions of pro-Trump lawyers, say more needed”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180344272&f=1116553&c=7896674&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 28, 2021
John Kruzel:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/569840-legal-experts-welcome-sanctions-of-pro-trump-lawyers-say-more-needed> Attorneys behind some of the dubious litigation over former President Trump<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~thehill.com/people/donald-trump>’s 2020 election loss were sanctioned this week by a federal judge in a move that was welcomed by legal ethics experts.More disciplinary steps are needed to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124341>

“Mesa County commissioners to embattled clerk in hiding: ‘Come home'”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180344274&f=1116553&c=7896674&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, August 28, 2021
AP:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~coloradosun.com/2021/08/26/mesa-county-tina-peters-hiding/?utm_source=Votebeat&utm_campaign=487b3f82c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_06_18_04_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d2e6ae1125-487b3f82c8-1296820446> Rural Colorado county officials pled with community members to pass along a message to their missing-in-action county clerk who is being investigated for an election security breach: “Come home.”Mesa County commissioners made their plea Tuesday during a meeting attended… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7896674_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124339>
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