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

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R Street, a nonprofit research organization, has produced an overview of many of the election-related laws enacted by state legislatures in 2021. Republican-sponsored bills have largely focused on purging voter rolls, restricting access to early and ...
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  1.  2021 Election Law Roundup<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125826>
  2.  “10 Most-Cited Election Law Faculty in the U.S., 2016-2020”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125831>
  3.  House Might Govern This Week<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125824>
  4.  Wisconsin Webinar on Redistricting 2021<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125822>
  5.  Breaking—Alabama’s New Political Maps Challenged as Racial Gerrymanders<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125820>
  6.  “Political Campaigns Can Still Target You on Facebook”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125818>
  7.  Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder Issues Its Final Report<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125815>
  8.  Ins and Outs of Section 2 Litigation–hold on for an interesting ride<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125813>
  9.  “Americans are participating in redistricting like never before”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125811>

2021 Election Law Roundup<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067964&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, November 16, 2021
R Street, a nonprofit research organization, has produced an overview<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15Nov21_RSTREETSHORT108-1.pdf> of many of the election-related laws enacted by state legislatures in 2021. Republican-sponsored bills have largely focused on purging voter rolls, restricting access to early and absentee voting, and taking… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125826>

“10 Most-Cited Election Law Faculty in the U.S., 2016-2020”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067966&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 16, 2021
Brian Leiter:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2021/11/10-most-cited-election-law-faculty-in-the-us-2016-2020.html> Based on the latest Sisk data<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2021/08/top-50-law-faculties-in-scholarly-impact-2021.html>, here are the ten most-cited law faculty working in election law in the U.S. for the period 2016-2020 (inclusive) (remember that the data was collected in late May/early June of 2021,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125831>

House Might Govern This Week<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067968&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, November 16, 2021
As I have argued before, passing government programs that address the needs of ordinary Americans is critical to restoring faith in our democratic institutions. This could be a big week on this front. Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2021/11/16/dem-tension-breaks-but-to-do-list-looms-495115?nname=huddle&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&nrid=0000014e-f0ed-dd93-ad7f-f8edad790000&nlid=630309> is reporting that Nancy Pelosi has… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125824>

Wisconsin Webinar on Redistricting 2021<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067970&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, November 16, 2021
With the post-2020 redistricting cycle in full swing, the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School are co-hosting a webinar on Redistricting and Gerrymandering 2021: Taking <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZprSSfdkT56P-UEV_UYcpw> … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125822>

Breaking—Alabama’s New Political Maps Challenged as Racial Gerrymanders<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067972&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, November 15, 2021
ACLU Press Release<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~www.aclu.org/press-releases/groups-launch-legal-challenges-over-alabama-racial-gerrymandering> Individual voters joined with civil rights and faith groups, including the Greater Birmingham Ministries and the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, to file a pair of lawsuits challenging Alabama’s newly drawn political maps for state legislative… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125820>

“Political Campaigns Can Still Target You on Facebook”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067974&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, November 15, 2021
>From Nick Coransaniti at the NY Times<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/us/politics/facebook-political-ads.html> “On Tuesday, Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, announced changes<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/technology/meta-facebook-ad-targeting.html> that, on the surface, would appear to reduce such targeting. But it remains entirely possible for campaigns to get around… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125818>

Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder Issues Its Final Report<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067976&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, November 15, 2021
The Commission was created to explore the implications of our “crisis of trust and truth.” A chain reaction of harm to our democracy has emerged as “bad information has become as prevalent, persuasive, and persistent as good information.” The Final <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/commission-on-information-disorder-final-report/> … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125815>

Ins and Outs of Section 2 Litigation–hold on for an interesting ride<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067978&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, November 15, 2021
Michael Li notes on Twitter<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~twitter.com/mcpli> “Texas is arguing that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act does not offer plaintiffs a private cause of action.” I suspect we are going to be seeing a lot of imaginative Section 2 arguments… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125813>

“Americans are participating in redistricting like never before”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182067980&f=1116553&c=8020272&u=102231511>
By Tabatha Abu El-Haj, November 15, 2021
The Hill<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8020272_/~thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/581047-americans-are-participating-in-redistricting-like-never-before> This is true to my experience here in Pennsylvania as a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council for the congressional redistricting process.
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