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

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Jul 8 11:10:20 PDT 2021 

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I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: It’s been almost a week since the Supreme Court issued its most significant ruling on voting rights in nearly a decade, and each time I read Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion… Continue reading
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  “The Supreme Court’s Latest Voting Rights Opinion Is Even Worse Than It Seems”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123254>
  2.  “Noncitizens Are Slowly Gaining Voting Rights”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123251>
  3.  “Arizona Cites High Court Win to Back Another Voting Restriction”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123249>
  4.  “Pennsylvania Prepares Arizona-Style Election Audit As Lawmaker Demands Counties Turn Over Voting Equipment”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123240>
  5.  Brnovich on Brnovich v. DNC<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123235>
  6.  “Abbott Opens Texas G.O.P.’s Push to Limit Voting and Reshape the State”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123231>
  7.  Arizona SOS asks AG to investigate alleged election interference by Trump camp<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123229>
  8.  FEC Appeal to SCOTUS in Ted Cruz Case<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123227>
  9.  Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Rep. Jamie Raskin and the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer on Sixth Months After Impeachment<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123225>
  10. “Texas Lawmakers Return For A Second Shot At Tighter Voting Laws”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123223>
  11. “Judge rejects attempt to stop parts of Georgia voting law”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123221>
  12. Trump Sues Facebook, Google, and Twitter<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123219>
  13. “Long waits for Pa. election results are here to stay after a key GOP lawmaker closed the door on changes”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123217>
  14. Brennan Center Event on Institutional Reform to Protect Democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123215>
  15. More of the Brnovich Symposium on SCOTUSblog<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123213>

“The Supreme Court’s Latest Voting Rights Opinion Is Even Worse Than It Seems”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357249&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, July 08, 2021
I have written this piece<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/07/supreme-court-sam-alito-brnovich-angry.html> for Slate. It begins: It’s been almost a week since the Supreme Court issued its most significant ruling on voting rights in nearly a decade, and each time I read Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123254>

“Noncitizens Are Slowly Gaining Voting Rights”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357251&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
Pew<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/07/01/noncitizens-are-slowly-gaining-voting-rights?utm_campaign=2021-07-1+SD&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew&subscriberkey=00Q0e00001bsBV4EAM> on legislation allowing noncitizens to vote in two Vermont cities, as well as efforts in Illinois, DC, and elsewhere.

“Arizona Cites High Court Win to Back Another Voting Restriction”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357253&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
Bloomberg<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberglawnews/exp/eyJjdHh0IjoiTFdOVyIsImlkIjoiMDAwMDAxN2EtODJmYi1kZWIxLWE5N2ItZjJmYmUyZWIwMDAzIiwic2lnIjoia3BMVk9YVk5aTm1pSVlYbnE0aWZWYzNnZ0FZPSIsInRpbWUiOiIxNjI1NzQyNzA5IiwidXVpZCI6ImVGdG81VDhYcVdEZWV3Y2R6Vmh1dmc9PW5WYlJieUZoWWhidG4rdlBsbEx4eUE9PSIsInYiOiIxIn0=?bwid=0000017a-82fb-deb1-a97b-f2fbe2eb0003&cti=LSCH&emc=blwnw_nl%3A2&et=NEWSLETTER&isAlert=false&item=read-button&qid=7136132&region=featured-story&source=newsletter&uc=1320041183&udvType=Alert&usertype=External>: Arizona urged a federal appeals court to reverse a 2020 ruling that forces the state to give voters who forget to sign envelopes for their mail-in ballots as long as five days after Election Day to sign them.At… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123249>

“Pennsylvania Prepares Arizona-Style Election Audit As Lawmaker Demands Counties Turn Over Voting Equipment”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357257&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
Forbes<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/07/07/pennsylvania-prepares-arizona-style-election-audit-as-lawmaker-demands-counties-turn-over-voting-equipment/?sh=30a364bf35cf>: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican who chairs the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, said Wednesday he had sent letters to Philadelphia, York and Tioga counties asking them to turn over election materials by July 31…If the counties… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123240>

Brnovich on Brnovich v. DNC<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357259&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
Mark Brnovich’s WSJ op-ed<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.wsj.com/articles/the-dncs-dishonest-voting-case-against-arizona-11625608666?st=8gtequehh0npv2f&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink>: The court’s ruling is a win for election integrity at a time when the far left conducts propaganda campaigns to trick people into believing any election law that protects against voter fraud is “Jim Crow… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123235>

“Abbott Opens Texas G.O.P.’s Push to Limit Voting and Reshape the State”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357261&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
NYT<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/politics/texas-abbott-voting-laws-transgender-rights.html>: Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Wednesday kicked off a high-stakes political fight over the state’s future, formally announcing a special session of the Legislature in which he and fellow Republicans will try to push Texas further to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123231>

Arizona SOS asks AG to investigate alleged election interference by Trump camp<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357265&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
Arizona Republic<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/07/07/hobbs-asks-brnovich-investigate-possible-election-interference-by-trump-arizona/7894501002/>: “Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday asked Attorney General Mark Brnovich to open a criminal investigation into possible efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to influence Maricopa County supervisors<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/07/02/records-show-trump-allies-kelli-ward-rudy-giuliani-pressured-county-officials-over-election-results/7813304002/> as the ballots… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123229>

FEC Appeal to SCOTUS in Ted Cruz Case<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357267&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
The jurisdictional statement in FEC v. Cruz, involving the limit on post-election contribution<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122460>s to repay candidates’ loans to their own campaigns, is here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/21-12.html>.

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Rep. Jamie Raskin and the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer on Sixth Months After Impeachment<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357271&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, July 08, 2021
Very meaty conversation. Watch here:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzEHJFntNmU>

“Texas Lawmakers Return For A Second Shot At Tighter Voting Laws”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357279&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
NPR<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.npr.org/2021/07/03/1012832061/voting-rights-activists-concerned-as-texas-lawmakers-consider-new-bill?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=politics&utm_term=nprnews>: Texas lawmakers are reconvening in a special legislative session that begins Thursday in which voting restrictions are expected to be a top priority for Republicans.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.npr.org/2021/07/03/1012777226/whats-next-for-voting-rights-after-the-supreme-courts-decision>The special session starts a week after the Supreme Court gave a green… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123223>

“Judge rejects attempt to stop parts of Georgia voting law”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357285&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
Atlanta Journal-Constitution<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.ajc.com/politics/judge-rejects-attempt-to-stop-parts-of-georgia-voting-law/B5F4HCEG4FDWBNCHOKDC3TYN44/>: A federal judge denied an effort<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.ajc.com/politics/federal-judge-hears-arguments-to-halt-parts-of-georgias-new-voting-law/F43BEARWOFESBAUDDT55A4YPEI/> to invalidate parts of Georgia’s voting law Wednesday, the first court ruling upholding new rules passed after last year’s elections.U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee wrote in his order that he wouldn’t… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123221>

Trump Sues Facebook, Google, and Twitter<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357289&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
Reuters reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-is-suing-facebook-twitter-google-claiming-bias-2021-07-07/>: Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Twitter Inc (TWTR.N)<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.reuters.com/companies/TWTR.N>, Facebook Inc (FB.O)<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.reuters.com/companies/FB.O>, and Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O)<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.reuters.com/companies/GOOGL.O>, as well as their chief executives, alleging they unlawfully silence conservative viewpoints.The lawsuits,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123219>

“Long waits for Pa. election results are here to stay after a key GOP lawmaker closed the door on changes”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357291&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
>From the Philly Inquirer<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-election-results-delay-precanvassing-seth-grove-20210706.html>: “The point person on election issues for state House Republicans says he’s done considering election legislation until 2023, after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf last week vetoed the bill he wrote<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.inquirer.com/politics/election/spl/pa-election-overhaul-voter-id-wolf-veto-20210630.html>.”

Brennan Center Event on Institutional Reform to Protect Democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357299&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
This online event<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.brennancenter.org/events/institutional-reform-protect-democracy-0> starts at 2:00 ET today, and features Bob Bauer, Preet Bharara, and Christine Todd Whitman.

More of the Brnovich Symposium on SCOTUSblog<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179357303&f=1116553&c=7810909&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 07, 2021
Contributions from David Gans<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.scotusblog.com/2021/07/selective-originalism-and-selective-textualism-how-the-roberts-court-decimated-the-voting-rights-act/> and Hans von Spakovsky<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~www.scotusblog.com/2021/07/the-supreme-court-gets-it-right-on-section-2/> are now posted<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7810909_/~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/>.
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