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Arizona Republic: Cyber Ninjas' hand count of votes cast in Maricopa County's 2020 election can neither be validated nor replicated, according to analysts who waded through tens of thousands of newly released records.They say the numbers reported by ...
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  1.  “‘Results were meaningless’: Analysts say they cannot validate or replicate Cyber Ninjas’ hand count of votes”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125946>
  2.  “Ohio Republicans’ redistricting map dilutes Black voters’ power in Congress, critics say”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125944>
  3.  “Facebook’s race-blind practices around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125942>
  4.  “Leaked Texts: Jan. 6 Organizers Say They Were ‘Following POTUS’ Lead’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125940>
  5.  Thanks to<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125938>
  6.  “US added to list of ‘backsliding’ democracies for first time”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125936>
  7.  “‘Midnight is approaching’ to pass voting rights protections”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125933>
  8.  Sad News: “Prominent San Antonio lawyer dies following lengthy battle with illness, LULAC confirms”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125931>
  9.  “How Trump ally Cleta Mitchell won a seat on the EAC advisory board”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125929>
  10. “As Gerrymanders Get Worse, Legal Options to Overturn Them Dwindle”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125927>
  11. “What the democracy watchers worry about”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125925>
  12. “Pro-Trump nonprofit gives millions to groups boosting his agenda”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125923>
  13. “Another voter fraud accusation blows up in Republicans’ faces”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125921>
  14. “Latino, Asian American, LGBTQ activists: They want to shape California’s congressional maps”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125919>

“‘Results were meaningless’: Analysts say they cannot validate or replicate Cyber Ninjas’ hand count of votes”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196006&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 22, 2021
Arizona Republic:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/11/22/arizona-audit-analysts-cannot-validate-replicate-recount-votes/8685289002/> Cyber Ninjas’ hand count of votes cast in Maricopa County’s 2020 election can neither be validated nor replicated, according to analysts who waded through tens of thousands of newly released records.They say the numbers reported by the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125946>

“Ohio Republicans’ redistricting map dilutes Black voters’ power in Congress, critics say”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196010&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 22, 2021
WaPo reports.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ohio-redistricting-gerrymander/2021/11/18/b0dc3bfe-37ef-11ec-91dc-551d44733e2d_story.html>

“Facebook’s race-blind practices around hate speech came at the expense of Black users, new documents show”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196016&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 22, 2021
WaPo:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/21/facebook-algorithm-biased-race/> Last year, researchers at Facebook showed executives an example of the kind of hate speech circulating on the social network: an actual post featuring an image of four female Democratic lawmakers known collectively as “The Squad.”The poster, whose… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125942>

“Leaked Texts: Jan. 6 Organizers Say They Were ‘Following POTUS’ Lead’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196022&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 22, 2021
New scoop from Hunter Walker<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/j6-white-house-rally-organizers-trump-cooperate-1260849/> for Rolling Stone.

Thanks to<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196028&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 22, 2021
Tabatha Abu el-Haj was primary ELB blogger last week and will be again next week. She will be followed by Nick Stephanopoulos the week of Dec. 6.

“US added to list of ‘backsliding’ democracies for first time”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196034&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 22, 2021
The Guardian<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/22/us-list-backsliding-democracies-civil-liberties-international>: The US has been added to an annual list of “backsliding” democracies for the first time, the International IDEA thinktank has said, pointing to a “visible deterioration” it said began in 2019. Globally, more than one in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125936>

“‘Midnight is approaching’ to pass voting rights protections”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196038&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 21, 2021
Axios:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.axios.com/midnight-is-approaching-to-pass-voting-rights-protections-d3d8cb12-3b2c-4422-8eee-f60425265472.html> “Defenders of democracy in America still have a slim window of opportunity to act. But time is ticking away, and midnight is approaching,” according to more than 150 top scholars of U.S. democracy<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.documentcloud.org/documents/21115118-democracy-letter-november-2021?responsive=1&title=1> in a new push to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125933>

Sad News: “Prominent San Antonio lawyer dies following lengthy battle with illness, LULAC confirms”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196044&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 21, 2021
KSAT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/11/21/prominent-san-antonio-lawyer-dies-following-lengthy-battle-with-illness-lulac-confirms/> The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is mourning the loss of its longtime legal counsel, and San Antonio attorney Luis Roberto Vera, Jr.Vera, 65, died overnight in San Antonio following a lengthy battle with an illness,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125931>

“How Trump ally Cleta Mitchell won a seat on the EAC advisory board”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196048&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 21, 2021
Jessica Huseman<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.votebeat.org/2021/11/19/22792170/cleta-mitchell-eac-advisory-board-j-christian-adams-commission-civil-rights> for Votebeat: Mitchell’s selection resulted from an unorthodox process by the Civil Rights commission, according to two people with direct knowledge of the process. In April, the commission changed the nominating procedures for members of the EAC… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125929>

“As Gerrymanders Get Worse, Legal Options to Overturn Them Dwindle”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196054&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 21, 2021
Michael Wines f<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/11/21/us/redistricting-gerrymandering-republicans.html>or the NYT: Voting-rights advocates are in a North Carolina state court in Raleigh this month, arguing in three lawsuits that Republican gerrymanders of the State Legislature and the state’s 14 seats in the House of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125927>

“What the democracy watchers worry about”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196060&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 21, 2021
Axios:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.axios.com/what-democracy-watchers-worry-about-10ee7c53-cee2-44bd-9c55-5364af9750ed.html> People who study democracies around the world will be watching the 2022 midterm elections for new signs of how vulnerable the U.S. system has become.Why it matters: Even if the true test doesn’t come until the 2024 presidential election,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125925>

“Pro-Trump nonprofit gives millions to groups boosting his agenda”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196068&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 21, 2021
Carrie Levine<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~publicintegrity.org/politics/pro-trump-nonprofit-gives-millions-to-groups-boosting-his-agenda/> for CPI: A nonprofit closely<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~publicintegrity.org/politics/donald-trump-army-super-pacs-maga-nonprofits/> tied to<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~apnews.com/article/77133d470c634a458b3198063af4a14b> former President Donald Trump and his administration gave millions of dollars in 2020 to an array of conservative groups, a new tax filing<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.documentcloud.org/documents/21113145-america-first-works-inc-990-2020_final> from the nonprofit, now called<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.documentcloud.org/documents/21113512-be15978989-16414740-fi> America First… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125923>

“Another voter fraud accusation blows up in Republicans’ faces”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196074&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 21, 2021
Daniel Dale for CNN<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.cnn.com/2021/11/21/politics/fact-check-republicans-voter-fraud-kirk-hartle/index.html>: The mysterious case of Rosemarie Hartle’s vote in the last presidential election, three years after her death, was trumpeted in November 2020 by the Nevada Republican Party<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~twitter.com/NVGOP/status/1325136289000087554> and various<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-2020-presidential-election-voter-fraud-dead-voters> prominent<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~archive.org/details/FOXNEWSW_20201107_190000_Fox_News_Democracy_2020_Election_Coverage/start/4073/end/4133?q=hartle> conservatives<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~twitter.com/dineshdsouza/status/1326546090938650628>. From then-President <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~factba.se/trump/search#%22dead%2Bpeople%22> … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125921>

“Latino, Asian American, LGBTQ activists: They want to shape California’s congressional maps”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=182196082&f=1116553&c=8035298&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, November 21, 2021
LAT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-11-21/redistricting-jockeying-latinos-asian-americans-lgbtq> Activists are urging the creation of a congressional district that links LGBTQ populations in Long Beach and coastal northern Orange County. Civil-rights groups say a plan to split up a Los Angeles-area district — the most heavily Latino in <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-11-11/california-congressional-redistricting-latino-roybal-allard> … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8035298_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125919>
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