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Nate Cohn in the NYT: The demise of the For the People Act — the far-reaching voting rights bill that Republicans blocked in the Senate on Tuesday — will come as a crushing blow to progressives and reformers, who have … Continue reading »
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  “A Bill Destined to Fail May Now Spawn More Plausible Options”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122787>
  2.  “States across the country are dropping barriers to voting, widening a stark geographic divide in ballot access”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122785>
  3.  “GOP investigation finds no Michigan vote fraud, deems many claims ‘ludicrous’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122783>
  4.  “Are Democrats Blowing It on Voting Rights?” (Interview with Me on Slate’s “What’s Next” Podcast)<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122781>
  5.  “Democrats confront failure on elections strategy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122779>
  6.  “Keep the filibuster. It could save progressive legislation in the future.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122777>
  7.  “Senate Republicans block Dems’ sweeping elections reform bill”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122775>
  8.  Franita Tolson to Join “The Law of Democracy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122773>
  9.  Divided Sixth Circuit Rejects Preliminary Injunction That Allowed First-Time Tennessee Voters to Vote by Mail During the Pandemic; Judge Readler’s Troubling Concurrence<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122771>
  10. What Should Congress Do to Tackle Election Subversion?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122769>
  11. “Report on the Cyber Ninjas Review of the 2020 Presidential and U.S. Senatorial Elections in Maricopa County, Arizona”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122767>

“A Bill Destined to Fail May Now Spawn More Plausible Options”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075221&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 23, 2021
Nate Cohn in the NYT: The demise of the For the People Act — the far-reaching voting rights bill that Republicans blocked in the Senate on Tuesday — will come as a crushing blow to progressives and reformers, who have … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122787>

“States across the country are dropping barriers to voting, widening a stark geographic divide in ballot access”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075223&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 23, 2021
WaPo: More than half of U.S. states have lowered somebarriers to voting since the 2020 election, making permanent practices that helped produce record voter turnout during the coronavirus pandemic — a striking countertrend to the passage of new restrictions in key Republican-controlled … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122785>

“GOP investigation finds no Michigan vote fraud, deems many claims ‘ludicrous’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075227&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 23, 2021
Bridge Michigan: A months-long Republican investigation into Michigan’s 2020 election uncovered no evidence of widespread fraud and concluded Wednesday with a recommendation the attorney general investigate those who made false claims for “personal gain.” The 35-page report prepared by Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122783>

“Are Democrats Blowing It on Voting Rights?” (Interview with Me on Slate’s “What’s Next” Podcast)<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075229&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 23, 2021
Great (but depressing) conversation with Mary Harris. Listen. … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122781>

“Democrats confront failure on elections strategy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075231&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 23, 2021
Politico: It gets worse for Biden’s party: Now that the GOP has rejected debating the legislation that would overhaul federal elections, Democrats are without a new strategy to show party activists some momentum before the 2022 midterms. At the moment, … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122779>

“Keep the filibuster. It could save progressive legislation in the future.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075233&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, June 22, 2021
From Georgetown law professor David Super, in the Washington Post: This perspective is remarkably shortsighted. Although the filibuster has blocked central parts of the Democratic program in recent years, it has done the same for key features of the Republican … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122777>

“Senate Republicans block Dems’ sweeping elections reform bill”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075237&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 22, 2021
Politico: Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ sweeping elections and ethics reform bill on Tuesday, renewing calls from progressives to nix the legislative filibuster.In a 50-50 vote, the Senate failed to move forward on the legislation, a top priority for Senate Majority … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122775>

Franita Tolson to Join “The Law of Democracy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075239&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, June 22, 2021
I’m pleased to announce that Franita Tolson, Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs at USC Gould School of Law, will be joining The Law of Democracy casebook for our next edition. Hard to believe the … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122773>

Divided Sixth Circuit Rejects Preliminary Injunction That Allowed First-Time Tennessee Voters to Vote by Mail During the Pandemic; Judge Readler’s Troubling Concurrence<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075241&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 22, 2021
Three opinions, including a troubling concurrence by Judge Readler that says that states don’t need to make accommodations to assure people can vote in the face of natural disasters: “And even when the law is viewedthrough the unique lens of … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122771>

What Should Congress Do to Tackle Election Subversion?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075245&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 22, 2021
I spoke to Chuck Todd on Meet the Press Daily: WATCH: Prof. Rick Hasen describes an ideal law to protect voting, says elections need a “paper trail.”@rickhasen: “There have to be rules about chain of custody” of ballots” and “fix … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122769>

“Report on the Cyber Ninjas Review of the 2020 Presidential and U.S. Senatorial Elections in Maricopa County, Arizona”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179075249&f=1116553&c=7760067&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 22, 2021
States United Democracy Center: The report is co-authored by two eminent election experts former Kentucky GOP Secretary of State Trey Grayson and Dr. Barry C. Burden of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The report takes a nonpartisan and academic lens to … Continue reading →<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7760067_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122767>
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