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NPR: Candidates for Virginia’s House of Delegates could face three-in-a-row elections from 2021 to 2023 if judges agree with a lawsuit filed in federal court last week.The complaint from Richmond attorney Paul Goldman argues the state would violate ...
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  “Lawsuit Seeks Three-in-a-Row Elections for Virginia House of Delegates”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123206>
  2.  “Samuel Alito’s Boundless Contempt for Democracy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123204>
  3.  “Did the Supreme Court Just Kill the Voting Rights Act?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123202>
  4.  “Why New York’s Election Debacle Is Likely to Fuel Conspiracy Theories”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123199>
  5.  “How Convenient Should Voting Be? Court Ruling Leaves No Clear Answer”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123197>
  6.  Watch My Interview with Chris Hayes on the Dangers of Election Subversion and What We Need to Do About It<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123195>
  7.  SCOTUSblog Symposium on Brnovich<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123191>
  8.  Foley on Round-Robin Voting<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123189>
  9.  Watch Archived Video of UCI Law 11th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123187>
  10. Brnovich and the Conflation of Disparities and Burdens<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123185>
  11. “In New York City, did ranked-choice voting let the wealthy override the working class?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123182>
  12. “Meet the Republicans who want to prevent the next stolen election attempt”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123180>
  13. The Onion’s Take on Brnovich<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123178>
  14. Lloyd Mayer on AFP v. Bonta<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123168>
  15. New essay alert: “In Whom is the Right of Suffrage?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123169>

“Lawsuit Seeks Three-in-a-Row Elections for Virginia House of Delegates”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337497&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
NPR<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~vpm.org/news/articles/23472/lawsuit-seeks-three-in-a-row-elections-for-virginia-house-of-delegates>: Candidates for Virginia’s House of Delegates could face three-in-a-row elections from 2021 to 2023 if judges agree with a lawsuit filed in federal court last week.The complaint from Richmond attorney Paul Goldman argues the state would violate portion… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123206>

“Samuel Alito’s Boundless Contempt for Democracy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337501&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
Matt Ford in TNR<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~newrepublic.com/article/162912/samuel-alito-voting-rights-brnovich>: “In a nihilistic ruling by Justice Samuel Alito, the six-justice conservative majority did not so much interpret Section 2 as they rewrote it and gave future litigants a roadmap to circumvent what was left. The… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123204>

“Did the Supreme Court Just Kill the Voting Rights Act?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337505&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
The NYT summarizes perspectives<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/opinion/supreme-court-voter-suppression.html> on Brnovich.

“Why New York’s Election Debacle Is Likely to Fuel Conspiracy Theories”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337507&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
NYT<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/us/politics/new-york-election-conspiracy-theories.html>: It has been one week since the New York City Board of Elections botched the release<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/adams-garcia-wiley-mayor-ranked-choice.html> of preliminary ranked-choice tabulations from the city’s mayoral race, counting 135,000 dummy ballots that employees had used to test a computer system… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123199>

“How Convenient Should Voting Be? Court Ruling Leaves No Clear Answer”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337509&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
Nate Cohn’s analysis<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/us/politics/voting-rights-law-supreme-court.html> of Brnovich: What kind of restrictions on voting violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act? …The court’s decision didn’t offer a clear answer. Instead, it offered “guideposts” to illustrate why the Arizona law passed muster, without… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123197>

Watch My Interview with Chris Hayes on the Dangers of Election Subversion and What We Need to Do About It<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337513&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, July 06, 2021
You can watch here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-rehearsal-for-2024-threat-of-overturned-election-keeps-experts-up-at-night-116165701816>.

SCOTUSblog Symposium on Brnovich<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337517&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 06, 2021
Here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.scotusblog.com/category/special-features/symposia-on-rulings-of-the-2020-21-term/symposium-on-the-courts-ruling-in-brnovich-v-democratic-national-committee/>, with contributions from Ciara Torres-Spelliscy<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.scotusblog.com/2021/07/one-of-the-oldest-problems-in-america-persists-how-to-protect-the-voting-rights-of-non-white-citizens/> and Derek Muller<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.scotusblog.com/2021/07/brnovich-election-law-tradeoffs-and-the-limited-role-of-the-courts/> so far.

Foley on Round-Robin Voting<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337523&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 06, 2021
>From Today’s Morning Joe<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/an-alternative-to-ranked-choice-election-analyst-introduces-round-robin-voting-116140613899> (and Ned’s three<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~twitter.com/Nedfoley/status/1412467638903656458>–tweet<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~twitter.com/Nedfoley/status/1412467639776165892> thread<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~twitter.com/Nedfoley/status/1412469780540530689>).

Watch Archived Video of UCI Law 11th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337529&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, July 06, 2021
You can watch here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~vimeo.com/561556314>, with Emily Bazelon, Erwin Chemerinsky, Stephen Lee, Melissa Murray, and Paul Clement (I am the moderator):

Brnovich and the Conflation of Disparities and Burdens<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337531&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, July 06, 2021
In mainstream constitutional law, there’s a sharp distinction between claims based on rights burdens and claims based on unequal treatment. Substantive due process is the quintessential doctrine of rights burdens. In that area, the theory is always that some right… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123185>

“In New York City, did ranked-choice voting let the wealthy override the working class?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337535&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 06, 2021
>From Ben Lempert’s Monkey Cage analysis<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/07/new-york-city-did-ranked-choice-voting-let-wealthy-override-working-class/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_monkeycage&utm_medium=social>: Using ranked-choice voting requires voters to gather and consider a lot of information…. The research<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.cambridge.org/core/books/how-voters-decide/01F19EBF1ACC8D80413DCE2A2B8CB0EF> confirms that ranking several candidates is challenging.Scholars have also found<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1053&context=asc_papers> that well-off White voters have more information about… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123182>

“Meet the Republicans who want to prevent the next stolen election attempt”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337541&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 06, 2021
Greg Sargent in WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/06/republicans-for-voting-rights-prevent-stolen-election/>: A group of Never Trump Republicans is … launching a new campaign<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~accountability.gop/rvr/> to hold Republicans accountable for the party’s widespread voter suppression and election subversion efforts. The group’s name: Republicans for Voting Rights.As such, the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123180>

The Onion’s Take on Brnovich<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337547&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 06, 2021
ICYMI<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.theonion.com/supreme-court-waits-in-line-for-hours-before-voting-to-1847211846>.

Lloyd Mayer on AFP v. Bonta<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337551&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 06, 2021
In Law360<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~www.law360.com/articles/1400104>: My read of the opinion is that it contains two significant holdings that will both encourage future constitutional challenges to these requirements and give those challenges a better chance of succeeding than they had under prior rulings….The… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123168>

New essay alert: “In Whom is the Right of Suffrage?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179337557&f=1116553&c=7807117&u=102231511>
By Franita Tolson, July 06, 2021
This is my first blog post on ELB, and I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the revamp. I am a devout reader of the blog and very much appreciate the hard work that Rick has put… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7807117_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123169>
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