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Dan links to an analysis from the Washington Post citing figures from the Voting Rights Lab about “18 states” that “enacted 35 laws with provisions that create new hurdles to vote.” The piece has some important depth-of-treatment looks at ...
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  1.  When has a state enacted a “new hurdle” to voting?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123392>
  2.  18 States with New Voting Restrictions<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123390>
  3.  “Inside the secret plan for the Texas Democratic exodus: A phone tree, a scramble to pack and a politically perilous trip”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123388>
  4.  “By Choice and Circumstance, Democrats Put Voting Rights on the Ballot”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123386>
  5.  “Biden rips Trump’s ‘big lie’ in voting rights address”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123382>
  6.  “U.S. Election Assistance Commission Sued for Improperly Loosening Voting System Standards After Private Meetings With Voting Machine Manufacturers”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123380>
  7.  “The Supreme Court Moves the Goalposts on Donor Transparency”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123378>
  8.  “Hyperpartisan Campaign Finance”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123376>

When has a state enacted a “new hurdle” to voting?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179465453&f=1116553&c=7824329&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, July 14, 2021
Dan links to an analysis from the Washington Post<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123390> citing figures from the Voting Rights Lab about “18 states” that “enacted 35 laws with provisions that create new hurdles to vote.” The piece has some important depth-of-treatment looks at what’s… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123392>

18 States with New Voting Restrictions<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179465455&f=1116553&c=7824329&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 14, 2021
WaPo reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/02/state-voting-restrictions/> on research from the Voting Rights Lab<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~tracker.votingrightslab.org/>: “As of mid-July, 18 states had enacted 35 laws with provisions that create new hurdles to vote, according to the Voting Rights Lab. Arizona and Texas lead the country in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123390>

“Inside the secret plan for the Texas Democratic exodus: A phone tree, a scramble to pack and a politically perilous trip”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179465459&f=1116553&c=7824329&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-democrats-voting-exodus/2021/07/13/f391dc9e-e3ce-11eb-a41e-c8442c213fa8_story.html>: They activated the plan with a phone tree late Sunday: Pack your bags — and make sure they weigh no more than 45 pounds. Be ready to leave Austin at noon tomorrow. We’ll tell you then where we’re… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123388>

“By Choice and Circumstance, Democrats Put Voting Rights on the Ballot”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179465461&f=1116553&c=7824329&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
NYT<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/politics/democrats-for-the-people-act.html>: [E]ven many commentators who have expressed concerns about the integrity of future elections have criticized the push for the For the People Act as fighting the last war….“There are really two different issues going on,” said Richard L.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123386>

“Biden rips Trump’s ‘big lie’ in voting rights address”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179465465&f=1116553&c=7824329&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
The Hill:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~thehill.com/homenews/administration/562789-biden-rips-trumps-big-lie> President Biden<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~thehill.com/people/joe-biden> on Tuesday decried inflammatory and false claims from former President Donald Trump<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~thehill.com/people/donald-trump> and his allies about the 2020 election and broader efforts to restrict access to the ballot in a major speech on voting rights….“It’s clear,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123382>

“U.S. Election Assistance Commission Sued for Improperly Loosening Voting System Standards After Private Meetings With Voting Machine Manufacturers”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179465469&f=1116553&c=7824329&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
Free Speech for People press release<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~freespeechforpeople.org/u-s-election-assistance-commission-sued-for-improperly-loosening-voting-system-standards-after-private-meetings-with-voting-machine-manufacturers/>. Update – AP reports: “Key elements of the first federal technology standards for voting equipment in 15 years should be scrapped because language that would have banned the devices from connecting to the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123380>

“The Supreme Court Moves the Goalposts on Donor Transparency”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179465471&f=1116553&c=7824329&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, July 13, 2021
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-court-moves-goalposts-donor-transparency>: “This is not a campaign finance case, but opponents of political transparency will likely try to use it to foreclose efforts to counter the dark money problem in campaign finance. Whether they will succeed is another question.”

“Hyperpartisan Campaign Finance”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179465477&f=1116553&c=7824329&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, July 13, 2021
Michael Kang has published this article <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/elj/vol70/iss5/4/> in the Emory Law Journal. Here’s the abstract: Hyperpartisanship dominates modern American politics and government, but today’s politics are strikingly different from the preceding period of American history, a Cold War Era when bipartisanship… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7824329_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123376>
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