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

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I'm so thrilled about the all-new ELB, with new contributors, a broader diversity of voices, ELB Book Corner, and much more. Getting this site, which has been around since 2003, into shape for the current moment and expansion, took a… Continue reading
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  Just in Time for SCOTUS Election Cases, Welcome to the All-New ELB–and Some Thank Yous<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123046>
  2.  “Opinion: The Supreme Court will soon rule on a controversial voting-rights case. Here’s what to look for.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123044>
  3.  “Conservatives push voter fraud claims as they recruit volunteers to police CA recall polls”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123042>
  4.  “The University of Michigan Guide to Gerrymandering”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122878>
  5.  “The Meaning, History, and Importance of the Elections Clause”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123039>
  6.  “The Trailer: This law helped the Capitol riot happen. So why does nobody want to change it?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123010>
  7.  “New York Mayor’s Race in Chaos After Elections Board Counts 135,000 Test Ballots”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=123008>
  8.  “‘Election Subversion’ is Voter Suppression 2.0”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122958>
  9.  “Arizona ballot audit shows signs of backfiring on GOP”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122911>
  10. If CJ Roberts Has the Opinion in Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, Will He Pull the Same Switcheroo on Exacting Scrutiny as He Did in McCutcheon?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122908>
  11. Walter Olson at Cato: “Congress Should Clarify The Electoral Count Act Of 1887”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122906>
  12. “Pennsylvania Republicans Look To Evade A Veto And Enact Voter ID By Ballot Measure”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122904>
  13. ELB Downtime Today—to Be Ready for July 1<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122902>
  14. “Threats Against Election Officials Are a Threat to Democracy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122900>
  15. The draft Colorado legislative maps<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=122896>

Just in Time for SCOTUS Election Cases, Welcome to the All-New ELB–and Some Thank Yous<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210423&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 30, 2021
I’m so thrilled about the all-new ELB,<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122741> with new contributors, a broader diversity of voices, ELB Book Corner, and much more. Getting this site, which has been around since 2003, into shape for the current moment and expansion, took a… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123046>

“Opinion: The Supreme Court will soon rule on a controversial voting-rights case. Here’s what to look for.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210425&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 30, 2021
Jennifer Rubin WaPo column<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/30/what-supreme-courts-voting-rights-decision-might-entail/>.

“Conservatives push voter fraud claims as they recruit volunteers to police CA recall polls”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210427&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 30, 2021
LAT<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-25/recall-conservative-activists-want-army-of-poll-watchers>: Conservative activists who have long promoted unproven and often false claims of voter fraud in California are spearheading a major new effort to capitalize on the upcoming gubernatorial recall vote, attempting to recruit tens of thousands of volunteers… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123042>

“The University of Michigan Guide to Gerrymandering”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210431&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, June 30, 2021
Former Michigan Supreme Court justice Stephen Markman recently published this op-ed in the Wall Street Journal<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.wsj.com/articles/the-university-of-michigan-guide-to-gerrymandering-11624656985> on proposals around Michigan’s redistricting process. It begins: Michigan is on the verge of adopting what proponents describe as a “new theory of representation,”… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122878>

“The Meaning, History, and Importance of the Elections Clause”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210435&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 30, 2021
Eliza Sweren-Becker and Michael Waldman have posted this draft<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3873499> on SSRN (forthcoming, Washington Law Review). Here is the abstract: Historically, the Supreme Court has offered scant attention to or analysis of the Elections Clause, resulting in similarly limited scholarship on… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123039>

“The Trailer: This law helped the Capitol riot happen. So why does nobody want to change it?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210437&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 30, 2021
New Weigel.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/29/trailer-this-law-helped-capitol-riot-happen-so-why-does-nobody-want-change-it/>

“New York Mayor’s Race in Chaos After Elections Board Counts 135,000 Test Ballots”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210439&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 30, 2021
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/nyregion/adams-garcia-wiley-mayor-ranked-choice.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage> The New York City mayor’s race plunged into chaos on Tuesday night when the city Board of Elections released a new tally of votes in the Democratic mayoral primary<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/22/us/elections/results-nyc-mayor-primary.html>, and then removed the tabulations from its website after… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=123008>

“‘Election Subversion’ is Voter Suppression 2.0”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210443&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 29, 2021
John Avlon <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~twitter.com/NewDay/status/1409856404932993032> for CNN: “Election subversion” — or efforts underway to contest legitimate elections — “is part of a sinister state-by-state effort by Trumpists to grab power by any means necessary,” @JohnAvlon<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~twitter.com/JohnAvlon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> says in today’s #RealityCheck<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~twitter.com/hashtag/RealityCheck?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>. https://t.co/g3hLi0JVQt<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~t.co/g3hLi0JVQt> pic.twitter.com/ru4TT8PJ02<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~t.co/ru4TT8PJ02>—… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122958>

“Arizona ballot audit shows signs of backfiring on GOP”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210445&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 29, 2021
Marc Caputo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/06/29/arizona-ballot-audit-gop-biden-496908?nname=playbook-pm&nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=964328> for Politico: When Arizona Republicans first pushed for a partisan audit of the 2020 presidential ballots cast in the Phoenix metropolitan area, they argued that they needed to know if any irregularities or fraud caused President Trump to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122911>

If CJ Roberts Has the Opinion in Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, Will He Pull the Same Switcheroo on Exacting Scrutiny as He Did in McCutcheon?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210447&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 29, 2021
Some reading the tea leaves believe Chief Justice Roberts has the Court’s opinion in AFP v. Bonta, on donor disclosure. I’m interested in the case because the decision may affect the constitutionality of campaign finance disclosure laws, even though AFP… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122908>

Walter Olson at Cato: “Congress Should Clarify The Electoral Count Act Of 1887”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210449&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 29, 2021
Maybe some space<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.cato.org/blog/congress-should-clarify-electoral-count-act> for bipartisan work here.

“Pennsylvania Republicans Look To Evade A Veto And Enact Voter ID By Ballot Measure”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210451&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 29, 2021
NPR reports.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.npr.org/2021/06/29/1011056576/pennsylvania-republicans-look-to-evade-a-veto-and-enact-voter-id-by-ballot-measu>

ELB Downtime Today—to Be Ready for July 1<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210455&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 29, 2021
We were planning on switching over to the new Election Law Blog theme on the night of June 30/morning of July 1, but with the big election law-related opinions coming July 1, we are doing the transition today. So the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=122902>

“Threats Against Election Officials Are a Threat to Democracy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210457&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, June 29, 2021
Sue Halpern in The New Yorker.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/threats-against-election-officials-are-a-threat-to-democracy>

The draft Colorado legislative maps<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=179210459&f=1116553&c=7776573&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, June 29, 2021
Colorado’s independent commission just made public<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~redistricting.colorado.gov/content/prelim-legislative-maps> its draft state legislative maps. PlanScore’s analyses of the maps are below. They’re both impressively<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~planscore.org/plan.html?20210629T144737.921817298Z> balanced<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7776573_/~planscore.org/plan.html?20210629T145012.202253736Z> based on every measure of partisan fairness.
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