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Politico: Senate Republicans are finally coming to the table on elections reform. Sort Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) pursues a longshot bipartisan agreement, some Senate Republicans are engaging in preliminary discussions with him on the issue. Even though ...
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  1.  “Inside Manchin’s search for GOP votes on elections reform”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124976>
  2.  “Our republic is gravely sick. A new poll confirms it.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124974>
  3.  “Scores of lawmakers’ leadership PACs spent vast sums on luxurious dining, lodging, and travel, new Issue One and Campaign Legal Center report shows”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124971>
  4.  “Ohio’s top elections official rejects fraud claims”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124968>
  5.  “High-stakes election tests Fulton amid state takeover threat”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124957>
  6.  “Maine, Nebraska remain Electoral College battlegrounds after redistricting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124963>
  7.  “The Trailer: So long, swing seats: Gerrymandering is already shrinking the midterm map”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124961>

“Inside Manchin’s search for GOP votes on elections reform”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181171632&f=1116553&c=7949050&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 02, 2021
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/10/01/inside-manchins-search-for-gop-votes-on-elections-reform-514876> Senate Republicans are finally coming to the table on elections reform. Sort of.As Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) pursues a longshot bipartisan agreement, some Senate Republicans are engaging in preliminary discussions with him on the issue. Even though Senate… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124976>

“Our republic is gravely sick. A new poll confirms it.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181171634&f=1116553&c=7949050&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 02, 2021
In case you were having too cheery a Saturday morning. From Henry Olsen, Wash<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/01/new-poll-confirms-it-our-republic-is-gravely-sick/>ington Post: Many Americans are increasingly concerned<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/23/robert-kagan-constitutional-crisis/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2> that our national heritage, our democratic republic, is seriously in danger. A new poll<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/new-initiative-explores-deep-persistent-divides-between-biden-and-trump-voters/> from the University of Virginia’s… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124974>

“Scores of lawmakers’ leadership PACs spent vast sums on luxurious dining, lodging, and travel, new Issue One and Campaign Legal Center report shows”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181171636&f=1116553&c=7949050&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 01, 2021
>From the report:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~www.issueone.org/scores-of-lawmakers-leadership-pacs-spent-vast-sums-on-luxurious-dining-lodging-and-travel-new-issue-one-and-campaign-legal-center-report-shows/> New research from Issue One and Campaign Legal Center shows<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~www.issueone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/All-Expenses-Paid-Another-Look.pdf> that scores of lawmakers are not using the bulk of the money they raise in their leadership PACs to assist other candidates, political groups, or their parties… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124971>

“Ohio’s top elections official rejects fraud claims”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181171638&f=1116553&c=7949050&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 01, 2021
>From Ohio Cap<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/10/01/ohios-top-elections-official-rejects-fraud-claims/>itol Journal: A spokesman for Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said the office didn’t want to get dragged in last week when a fellow Republican echoed former President Donald Trump’s baseless fraud claims and called for… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124968>

“High-stakes election tests Fulton amid state takeover threat”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181171640&f=1116553&c=7949050&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 01, 2021
>From Atlanta Journal Constitution:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~www.ajc.com/politics/high-stakes-election-tests-fulton-amid-state-takeover-threat/G7DQXEGFDFCDRDQCHAFV4HFYNM/> Fulton County is running an election for its life in this November’s race for Atlanta mayor. If the county stumbles, Georgia’s government might take over.Fulton will try to prove itself after 2020 elections scarred by slow… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124957>

“Maine, Nebraska remain Electoral College battlegrounds after redistricting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181171642&f=1116553&c=7949050&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 01, 2021
Ally at Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/09/30/maine-nebraska-redistricting-2022-514858>: Maine Democrats and Nebraska Republicans had the unique ability to use redistricting to influence who wins the House in 2022 and the White House in 2024 — but neither were successful in locking in a noticeable… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124963>

“The Trailer: So long, swing seats: Gerrymandering is already shrinking the midterm map”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181171644&f=1116553&c=7949050&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 01, 2021
>From Washington Post<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/30/trailer-so-long-swing-seats-gerrymandering-is-already-shrinking-midterm-map/>: Just three states have approved new congressional maps for the next decade: Oregon, Maine and Nebraska. Forty-one states are still crowded around the drawing board.But the patterns, and their political impacts, are already obvious. Where one… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7949050_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124961>
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