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NPR: Across the country, the once-a-decade mapmaking process known as redistricting is about to get underway. In Georgia, when state lawmakers held their first virtual town hall seeking public feedback on the process, several commenters stood out amidst ...
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  “With Record 2020 Turnout, Youth Activists Turn Their Energy To 2021 Redistricting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123374>
  2.  “Biden to call for ‘a new coalition’ to defend voting rights”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123372>
  3.  “The stampede away from Trump’s voting-machine claims continues apace, as legal liability looms for allies”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123370>
  4.  “Trump’s Revenge Begins in Georgia”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123368>
  5.  Sanctions Hearing in 2020 Michigan Election Case<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123366>
  6.  “The Republican Party’s top lawyer called election fraud arguments by Trump’s lawyers a ‘joke’ that could mislead millions”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123364>
  7.  “Voting’s Hash Problem: When the System for Verifying the Integrity of Voting Software Lacks Integrity Itself”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123362>
  8.  Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee Hearing: “Restoring the Voting Rights Act after Brnovich and Shelby County”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123360>
  9.  “13 possible cases of non-citizens voting underscore rarity of Ohio voter fraud”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123357>
  10. “Texas House Democrats preparing to flee the state in move that could block voting restrictions bill, bring Legislature to a halt”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123355>
  11. Douglas: “Beyond All-Star Game: MLB history shows many ways to champion voting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123353>
  12. Now Available: 2021 Teachers’ Update for Laycock & Hasen, Modern American Remedies (5th edition)<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123348>
  13. ELB Will Be Down on Friday July 16 for a Move to a New Server<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123346>
  14. Watch Today’s Congressional Hearing on the Elections Clause<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123344>

“With Record 2020 Turnout, Youth Activists Turn Their Energy To 2021 Redistricting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445331&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
NPR<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1015082704/with-record-2020-turnout-youth-activists-turn-their-energy-to-2021-redistricting>: Across the country, the once-a-decade mapmaking process known as redistricting is about to get underway. In Georgia, when state lawmakers held their first virtual town hall seeking public feedback on the process, several commenters stood out amidst the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123374>

“Biden to call for ‘a new coalition’ to defend voting rights”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445333&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/07/13/biden-coalition-voting-rights-499452>: In a high-profile voting rights speech Tuesday, President Joe Biden plans to “blast the denial of the right to vote as grounded in autocracy, undemocratic, un-American, and unpatriotic,” a White House official shared with POLITICO. …While Biden’s speech… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123372>

“The stampede away from Trump’s voting-machine claims continues apace, as legal liability looms for allies”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445335&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/03/slow-painful-death-trump-allies-voting-machine-conspiracy-theories/>: Among the many wild conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, few rank as high when it comes to both baselessness and reach as those involving voting machines. The theory that voting machines were programmed to steal the election… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123370>

“Trump’s Revenge Begins in Georgia”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445337&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
The Atlantic<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/07/trumps-revenge-brad-raffensperger-georgia/619407/>: To many Americans, Brad Raffensperger is one of the heroes of the 2020 election. Georgia’s secretary of state, who is a conservative Republican, refused then-President Donald Trump’s direct pleas<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia.html> to “find” the votes<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia-vote/2021/01/03/d45acb92-4dc4-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html> that would overturn his… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123368>

Sanctions Hearing in 2020 Michigan Election Case<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445339&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
The Detroit News reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/12/michigan-judge-weighs-whether-sanction-pro-trump-attorneys/7934063002/>: Sidney Powell, one of the most vocal figures in the push to overturn the 2020 election, stood by her efforts Monday during a contentious and unusual six-hour hearing in which a Detroit federal judge repeatedly… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123366>

“The Republican Party’s top lawyer called election fraud arguments by Trump’s lawyers a ‘joke’ that could mislead millions”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445341&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 12, 2021
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rnc-trump-stop-the-steal/2021/07/12/79e58a02-e320-11eb-934f-7e6c1927f261_story.html>: The Republican Party’s top lawyer warned in November against continuing to push false claims that the presidential election was stolen, calling efforts by some of the former president’s lawyers a “joke” that could mislead millions of people, according… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123364>

“Voting’s Hash Problem: When the System for Verifying the Integrity of Voting Software Lacks Integrity Itself”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445345&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 12, 2021
Kim Zetter reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~zetter.substack.com/p/votings-hash-problem-when-the-system> on alleged problems with the hash-verification process for ES&S’s voting system.

Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee Hearing: “Restoring the Voting Rights Act after Brnovich and Shelby County”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445347&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, July 12, 2021
I’m looking forward to testifying at this hearing <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/restoring-the-voting-rights-act-after-brnovich-and-shelby-county> Wednesday: Restoring the Voting Rights Act after Brnovich and Shelby County Subcommittee on The Constitution DATE:Wednesday, July 14, 2021ADD TO MY CALENDAR<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.judiciary.senate.gov/add-to-calendar/?eventid=197B3F0D-5056-A066-602D-C69CB2A55416>TIME:02:30 PMLOCATION:Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226PRESIDING:Chair Blumenthal Check… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123360>

“13 possible cases of non-citizens voting underscore rarity of Ohio voter fraud”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445351&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 12, 2021
>From the Cincinnati Enquirer<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/07/12/non-citizens-voting-ohio-extremely-rare-elections-chief-says/7935710002/>: “The bottom line is Ohioans should know that voter fraud is exceedingly rare,” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said. LaRose, a Republican, referred those 13 names and 104 others who might have registered to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123357>

“Texas House Democrats preparing to flee the state in move that could block voting restrictions bill, bring Legislature to a halt”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445355&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 12, 2021
The latest form the Texas Tribune<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.texastribune.org/2021/07/12/texas-democrats-voting-bill-quorum/>: Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives plan to leave the state and fly to Washington, D.C., on Monday afternoon in a bid to again deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass new… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123355>

Douglas: “Beyond All-Star Game: MLB history shows many ways to champion voting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445357&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 12, 2021
Josh Douglas in USA Today<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/07/12/mlb-all-star-game-baseball-promote-voting-democracy/7811949002/>, combining his loves for voting and baseball: Baseball took a good first step in punishing Georgia for its new restrictive voting rules and rewarding Colorado for its strong approach to democracy. But to really… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123353>

Now Available: 2021 Teachers’ Update for Laycock & Hasen, Modern American Remedies (5th edition)<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445359&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, July 12, 2021
The 2021 Teachers’ Update to Laycock and Hasen, Modern American Remedies<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~www.wklegaledu.com/laycock-remedies5> (5th edition) covers Supreme Court developments through the end of the October 2020 term, including cases touching on the standards for emergency injunctions, the rules for disgorgement, and nominal… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123348>

ELB Will Be Down on Friday July 16 for a Move to a New Server<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445361&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, July 12, 2021
As part of the improvements to the site, ELB will be moving to a new server on Friday July 16. The site will be down for much of the day, and you may need to refresh or clear your cache… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123346>

Watch Today’s Congressional Hearing on the Elections Clause<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179445363&f=1116553&c=7822177&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 12, 2021
You can find the witness list, written testimony, and video link here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~cha.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/elections-clause-constitutional-interpretation-and-congressional>. Today’s hearing before the House Administration Committee starts at 1:00 ET and will be livestreamed<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~youtu.be/w1kEYMvoaYk>. I’ll be testifying, along with Jack Rakove, Franita Tolson, and Michael… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7822177_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123344>
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