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In a remarkably candid TIME interview with Molly Ball after announcing his candidacy in Ohio's 2022 U.S. Senate election, for the seat being vacated by Rob Portman, J.D. Vance acknowledged that he's pandering to ex-president Trump because that's the ...
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  1.  J.D. Vance and the pressures of primaries<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123283>
  2.  “Toyota stops donations to election objectors after PAC takes ads out against company”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123281>
  3.  “Texas Republicans renew efforts to pass voting restrictions in special session”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123279>
  4.  DNC to Spend $25 Million on Voter Outreach and Litigation<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123277>
  5.  Brennan Center: “Partisan Election Review Efforts in Five States”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123275>
  6.  “Trump’s Election Lies Are Taking Over Republican Senate Races”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123273>
  7.  Nationwide preclearance for congressional elections<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123269>
  8.  Judge Tatel and Shelby County<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123266>
  9.  “Ranked-choice voting worked in New York. More places should use it.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123264>
  10. Charles & Fuentes-Rohwer on Brnovich<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123262>
  11. Letter in Support of Nomination of Myrna Perez for United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123259>

J.D. Vance and the pressures of primaries<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179376247&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, July 09, 2021
In a remarkably candid TIME interview <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~time.com/6078483/j-d-vance-interview-trump/> with Molly Ball after announcing his candidacy in Ohio’s 2022 U.S. Senate election, for the seat being vacated by Rob Portman, J.D. Vance acknowledged that he’s pandering to ex-president Trump because that’s the only… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123283>

“Toyota stops donations to election objectors after PAC takes ads out against company”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179374183&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 09, 2021
Detroit News<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2021/07/08/toyota-stops-donations-election-objectors-after-pac-targets-company/7904631002/>: Toyota Motor Corp. will no longer donate to members of Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election in January, the company said Thursday, after facing blowback over corporate contributions….Like many other companies, Toyota announced it would… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123281>

“Texas Republicans renew efforts to pass voting restrictions in special session”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179374185&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 09, 2021
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-voting-restrictions-special-session/2021/07/08/b2071458-dffd-11eb-ae31-6b7c5c34f0d6_story.html>: [Governor] Abbott has made clear that “election integrity” is a top priority, and Republicans filed bills in the House and Senate that include many of the same voting provisions they sought to enact earlier in the year.The new… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123279>

DNC to Spend $25 Million on Voter Outreach and Litigation<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179373623&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 09, 2021
NYT<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/politics/harris-biden-voting-rights.html>: Facing an onslaught of state-level ballot restrictions and gridlock in Congress over voting rights legislation, the White House detailed a multimillion-dollar plan on Thursday to register voters and fight voter suppression.In a speech at Howard University, Vice President… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123277>

Brennan Center: “Partisan Election Review Efforts in Five States”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179373391&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 09, 2021
>From the new report’s intro<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/partisan-election-review-efforts-five-states>: More than seven months after Arizona officials certified the 2020 presidential election results, the state senate’s ongoing partisan review of Maricopa County’s results has received national attention. But what’s happening in Arizona is not… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123275>

“Trump’s Election Lies Are Taking Over Republican Senate Races”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179373393&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 09, 2021
Vice News<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.vice.com/en/article/5dbw45/trumps-election-lies-are-taking-over-republican-senate-races?utm_campaign=wp_the_trailer&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_thetrailer>: Most of the GOP front-runners in key Senate races are clinging to the lie that Trump actually won the 2020 election, seeking to out-Trump one another to win the GOP base. In the process, they run the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123273>

Nationwide preclearance for congressional elections<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179363623&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, July 08, 2021
For my inaugural post as part of ELB’s new format (and I’m honored to be on board–thanks, Rick), here’s a new Washington Post column.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/08/how-congress-should-fix-supreme-courts-damage-voting-rights-act/> Given Brnovich<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/brnovich-v-democratic-national-committee/>, it proposes nationwide preclearance but limited to congressional elections as a way to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123269>

Judge Tatel and Shelby County<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179377199&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
Today’s excellent WaPo story<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/dc-judge-david-tatel-career/2021/07/07/bf48778e-c486-11eb-8c18-fd53a628b992_story.html> on Judge David Tatel has this background on his opinion for the D.C. Circuit in Shelby County v. Holder: In 2012, a significant case<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/D79C82694E572B4D85257A02004EC903/$file/11-5256-1374370.pdf> landed with Tatel and his colleagues over a central provision of the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123266>

“Ranked-choice voting worked in New York. More places should use it.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179377201&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
WaPo editorial<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/07/eric-adams-new-york-mayor-ranked-choice-voting-worked/>.

Charles & Fuentes-Rohwer on Brnovich<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179377203&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 08, 2021
Guy Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer in the Atlantic<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/brnovich-vra-scotus-decision-arizona-voting-right/619330/>: The Court’s opinion in Brnovich is deeply problematic, but not because the majority reached the wrong result. Reasonable people can disagree as to whether the specific electoral rules at issue—the wrong-precinct… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123262>

Letter in Support of Nomination of Myrna Perez for United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179377205&f=1116553&c=7814587&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, July 08, 2021
I rarely write such letters but felt compelled to write this one.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/hasen-perez-recommendation.pdf> A snippet: From all of my observations, I can say that Ms. Pérez’s skills as a lawyer, advocate, and thinker are consistently excellent. She possesses a keen legal… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7814587_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123259>
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