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

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From: Election Law Blog <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
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NYT: Facebook, which has been under fire from a former employee who has revealed that the social network knew of many of the harms it was causing, was bracing for new accusations over the weekend from the whistle-blower and said… Continue reading
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  “Whistle-Blower to Accuse Facebook of Contributing to Jan. 6 Riot, Memo Says”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125016>
  2.  “As Trump hints at 2024 comeback, democracy advocates fear a ‘worst-case scenario’ for the country”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125014>
  3.  “Will 2024 Be the Year American Democracy Dies?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125011>
  4.  “Trump seeking to elevate Republicans who refuse to accept Biden victory”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125009>
  5.  “Trump, talked out of announcing a 2024 bid for now, settles on a wink-and-nod unofficial candidacy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125007>
  6.  Matt Germer for R Street: “Get in Loser, We’re Going to Vote: A Policy Study on Losers’ Consent”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125004>
  7.  “John Eastman tried to help Donald Trump subvert American democracy. He should be shunned”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125002>
  8.  “The Framers Would Have Wanted Us to Change the Constitution”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125000>
  9.  “Stinging Postscript To Arizona ‘Audit’ Exposes Ballot Recount As Inaccurate And Incomplete”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124998>
  10. “AALS Section on Election Law opportunities for submissions”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124995>
  11. “Jan. 6 panel braces for collision with Trump”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124993>
  12. “Voting Laws Roundup: October 2021”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124991>
  13. “Trump asks judge to force Twitter to restore his account”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124989>
  14. Thanks to Rick Pildes for Blogging Last Week<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124987>

“Whistle-Blower to Accuse Facebook of Contributing to Jan. 6 Riot, Memo Says”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202148&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/10/02/technology/whistle-blower-facebook-memo.html> Facebook, which has been under fire from a former employee who has revealed that the social network knew of many of the harms it was causing, was bracing for new accusations over the weekend from the whistle-blower and said… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125016>

“As Trump hints at 2024 comeback, democracy advocates fear a ‘worst-case scenario’ for the country”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202150&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
WaPo:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-trump-hints-at-2024-comeback-democracy-advocates-fear-a-worst-case-scenario-for-the-country/2021/09/28/ee357558-1a47-11ec-914a-99d701398e5a_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_todays_headlines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_headlines&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F34d25d6%2F615439369d2fda9d41ee5da2%2F59866687ae7e8a68160a011c%2F8%2F65%2F615439369d2fda9d41ee5da2> A year before the 2020 election, about two dozen constitutional scholars and democracy advocates traveled to Washington to work through a range of scenarios where something goes awry on Election Day.The country’s political system was being tested by a… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125014>

“Will 2024 Be the Year American Democracy Dies?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202152&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Spencer Bokat-Lindell <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/09/30/opinion/american-democracy-2024.html> for NYT Opinion: Nearly nine months after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.nytimes.com/spotlight/us-capitol-riots-investigations> to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election, a question still lingers over how to place it in history: Were the events of Jan. 6… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125011>

“Trump seeking to elevate Republicans who refuse to accept Biden victory”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202154&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Sam Levine <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/04/trump-republicans-2024-election> for The Guardian: Donald Trump and allies are seeding one of their most dangerous efforts to undermine US elections to date, seeking to elevate candidates who refuse to accept Joe Biden’s victory in 2020 to crucial offices… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125009>

“Trump, talked out of announcing a 2024 bid for now, settles on a wink-and-nod unofficial candidacy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202156&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-2024-campaign-candidacy/2021/10/03/73af3b12-21f8-11ec-b3d6-8cdebe60d3e2_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_politics>: As turmoil in Afghanistan reached a crescendo in August, Donald Trump began talking again with advisers about whether he should announce his 2024 campaign for president right away.They responded by urging patience, according to three people familiar with… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125007>

Matt Germer for R Street: “Get in Loser, We’re Going to Vote: A Policy Study on Losers’ Consent”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202158&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Release:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.rstreet.org/2021/09/29/get-in-loser-were-going-to-vote-a-policy-study-on-losers-consent/> The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was not an isolated incident; rather, it was the culmination of the ongoing degradation of our political culture. A successful democracy relies upon the consent of its losers—both voters… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125004>

“John Eastman tried to help Donald Trump subvert American democracy. He should be shunned”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202160&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Erwin Chemerinsky oped in the Sac Bee<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article254564607.html>: From 2000 until 2018, I did a weekly radio segment with Eastman on the syndicated Hugh Hewitt show. We also had countless in-person debates offering competing views on constitutional issues. I value… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125002>

“The Framers Would Have Wanted Us to Change the Constitution”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202162&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Wilfred Codrington III in The Atlantic<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/framers-would-have-wanted-us-change-constitution/620249/>: On Monday, the Supreme Court will begin a new term. The justices are slated to consider a few extremely consequential issues, including in cases concerning abortion and guns. But if the opinions issued… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125000>

“Stinging Postscript To Arizona ‘Audit’ Exposes Ballot Recount As Inaccurate And Incomplete”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202164&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Steven Rosenfeld:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.nationalmemo.com/arizona-audit-final-report-2655207044> The election audit contract<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.documentcloud.org/documents/20536950-arizona-senate-cyber-ninjas-statement-of-work-executed-033121> that Arizona’s state Senate leaders signed with the Cyber Ninjas last March never specified that the pro-Trump firm would produce a report that included a definitive recount of the votes in 2020’s presidential… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124998>

“AALS Section on Election Law opportunities for submissions”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202166&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Michael Morley: Hello,I hope the new school year is off to a great start for everyone. I look forward to seeing you all, albeit virtually, at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting, which will be held via Zoom in January. A… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124995>

“Jan. 6 panel braces for collision with Trump”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202168&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/10/04/jan-6-panel-trump-collision-514979?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318>: The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is steeling itself for its first encounter with an immovable object: Donald Trump.Some aspects of its work are proceeding smoothly. The panel has held its first closed-door… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124993>

“Voting Laws Roundup: October 2021”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202170&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Brennan Center<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-october-2021>: he 2020 federal election drew the United States’ highest voter turnout<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/election-lessons-2020> in more than a century, breaking records despite the Covid-19 pandemic and efforts to undermine the election process with the Big Lie of a stolen election.In… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124991>

“Trump asks judge to force Twitter to restore his account”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202172&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/10/03/twitter-trump-restore-account-514969?nname=california-playbook&nid=00000150-384f-da43-aff2-bf7fd35a0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=641189> Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-media-michael-flynn-social-media-f41b11060d7703e3a3136ddb5eefa055> following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.Trump’s attorneys on Friday filed a motion in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7951874_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124989>

Thanks to Rick Pildes for Blogging Last Week<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181202174&f=1116553&c=7951874&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 04, 2021
Look for other ELB contributors to be doing the primary blogging work in the weeks to come.
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