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Arizona Republic: The hand count of ballots in Maricopa County was off by more than 312,000, according to a review of newly released Arizona audit records.Election analysts also say Cyber Ninjas, the contractor for the hand count, didn't tally… ...
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  1.  “New Arizona audit review shows Cyber Ninjas’ ballot count off by 312K”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125196>
  2.  “Lawmakers’ latest idea to fix Facebook: Regulate the algorithm”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125193>
  3.  “Trump Loses Arizona–Again; He still cries ‘fraud’ even after the audit he demanded found none.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125191>
  4.  ELB Book Corner: Gibson and Nelson: “The Advance of Conservative State High Courts”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125081>
  5.  “Will Georgia voting laws reduce turnout? Maybe not, studies show”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125189>
  6.  “Republican lawsuits over Pennsylvania’s mail voting law have some Democrats quietly worried”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125187>
  7.  “Krebs says U.S. is in ‘death spiral’ of democracy if effort to undermine elections continue”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125185>
  8.  “Republicans sue to block Democrats’ ‘obvious, extreme, partisan gerrymander’ of Oregon congressional districts”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125183>
  9.  ELB Podcast Episode 3:3: Guy Charles: Race and Election Law in Today’s United States<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125180>
  10. “Election Observation Post-2020”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125176>
  11. “Michigan Republicans replace local election officials in ‘unprecedented’ trend”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125170>
  12. Latest statement on Eastman still relies on the unilateral power of the Vice President to ignore the Electoral Count Act<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125165>
  13. Michigan: “Nessel charges three Metro Detroit women with fraud related to 2020 election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125168>
  14. Georgia: “Fulton fires 2 elections workers accused of shredding voter applications”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125166>

“New Arizona audit review shows Cyber Ninjas’ ballot count off by 312K”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358842&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 12, 2021
Arizona Republic:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/10/11/new-arizona-audit-review-shows-cyber-ninjas-ballot-count-off-312-k/6094144001/?utm_source=azcentral-AZ%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=baseline_greeting&utm_term=newsletter_greeting&utm_content=1531AR-E-NLETTER02> The hand count of ballots in Maricopa County was off by more than 312,000, according to a review of newly released Arizona audit records.Election analysts also say Cyber Ninjas, the contractor for the hand count, didn’t tally… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125196>

“Lawmakers’ latest idea to fix Facebook: Regulate the algorithm”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358846&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 12, 2021
Will Oremus<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/12/congress-regulate-facebook-algorithm/> for WaPo: On Facebook, you decide who to befriend, which pages to follow, which groups to join. But once you’ve done that, it’s Facebook that decides which of their posts you see each time you open your feed… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125193>

“Trump Loses Arizona–Again; He still cries ‘fraud’ even after the audit he demanded found none.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358852&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 12, 2021
WSJ Editorial:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-loses-arizona-again-maricopa-county-recount-2020-election-11632604370> Former President Trump claims Arizona’s ballot audit found “massive fraud,” yet the new recount says he actually lost the state by 360 more votes than originally reported. He is now demanding an audit of the 2020 election in … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125191>

ELB Book Corner: Gibson and Nelson: “The Advance of Conservative State High Courts”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358856&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 12, 2021
I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner James L. Gibson<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~sites.wustl.edu/jlgibson/> and Michael J. Nelson<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/mjnelson.org/>, authors of the new book, Judging Inequality: State Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.russellsage.org/publications/judging-inequality>. (Readers using this link and the code JUDGING… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125081>

“Will Georgia voting laws reduce turnout? Maybe not, studies show”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358860&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 12, 2021
AJC:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.ajc.com/politics/will-georgia-voting-laws-reduce-turnout-maybe-not-studies-show/YNNYSZZTIZFVBNWNVANPWMII2A/> When Georgia Republicans passed a new voting law, voting rights groups feared democracy-shattering barriers would undermine elections.But a body of research on voting rules such as those in Georgia doesn’t support the narrative that turnout will decline significantly… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125189>

“Republican lawsuits over Pennsylvania’s mail voting law have some Democrats quietly worried”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358866&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 12, 2021
Jonathan Lai <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-act-77-lawsuits-20211011.html> for the Philly Inquirer: Two years ago this month, Republicans and Democrats in Harrisburg reached a deal on the most significant changes to Pennsylvania election law<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/pa-election-reform-deal-20191023.html> in decades — including greatly expanded mail voting.But now, a year… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125187>

“Krebs says U.S. is in ‘death spiral’ of democracy if effort to undermine elections continue”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358872&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 12, 2021
Chris Krebs<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.cbsnews.com/video/krebs-says-u-s-is-in-death-spiral-of-democracy-if-effort-to-undermine-elections-continue/#x> with a warning on CBS’s Face the Nation.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.cbsnews.com/video/krebs-says-u-s-is-in-death-spiral-of-democracy-if-effort-to-undermine-elections-continue/>

“Republicans sue to block Democrats’ ‘obvious, extreme, partisan gerrymander’ of Oregon congressional districts”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358878&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 12, 2021
Oregon Live:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/10/republicans-sue-to-block-democrats-obvious-extreme-partisan-gerrymander-of-oregon-congressional-districts.html> Four Republican former elected officials asked a court Monday to invalidate what they say is an “obvious, extreme, partisan gerrymander” of Oregon’s congressional district map<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.oregonlive.com/data/2021/10/map-look-up-how-partisan-your-new-legislative-congressional-districts-are-in-oregon.html>.The quartet filed their suit exactly two weeks after Oregon’s House and… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125183>

ELB Podcast Episode 3:3: Guy Charles: Race and Election Law in Today’s United States<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358884&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 11, 2021
On Season 3, Episode 3<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~soundcloud.com/rick-hasen/elb-podcast-episode-33-guy-charles-race-and-election-law-in-todays-united-states> of the ELB Podcast: Is the Voting Rights Act effectively dead as a superstatute? Is the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act the best way to protect minority voters in the United States? Are… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125180>

“Election Observation Post-2020”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358888&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 11, 2021
Rebecca Green has written this draft<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3940421> on SSRN (forthcoming, Fordham Law Review). Here is the abstract: The United States is in the midst of a crisis in confidence in elections, despite the many process protections baked into every stage of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125176>

“Michigan Republicans replace local election officials in ‘unprecedented’ trend”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358894&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 11, 2021
Detroit News<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/10/michigan-republicans-replace-local-election-officials/6053701001/>: Republican Party leaders across the battleground state of Michigan have quietly worked in recent weeks to replace incumbent county election officials with newcomers, some of whom have sought to undermine the public’s faith in the 2020… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125170>

Latest statement on Eastman still relies on the unilateral power of the Vice President to ignore the Electoral Count Act<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358898&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, October 11, 2021
It seems the Eastman controversy<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125160> will never end…. But one should not bury the lede: this theory, too, relies on unilateral vice presidential power to ignore the Electoral Count Act. Setting aside any narrative issues about what Eastman did or… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125165>

Michigan: “Nessel charges three Metro Detroit women with fraud related to 2020 election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358904&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 11, 2021
Detroit News<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/10/11/nessel-charges-three-metro-detroit-women-fraud-related-2020-election/6090917001/>: Three Metro Detroit women have been charged with election fraud by Attorney General Dana Nessel in connection to absentee ballot applications and ballots submitted during Michigan’s 2020 general election.Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson stressed… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125168>

Georgia: “Fulton fires 2 elections workers accused of shredding voter applications”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181358908&f=1116553&c=7964666&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, October 11, 2021
AJC<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/fulton-fires-2-elections-workers-accused-of-shredding-voter-applications/BR6SG5GK65CJ3FXFFVPNSOGZSY/>: The state is investigating accusations that Fulton County elections workers shredded voter registration applications.The news came Monday, less than 24 hours before early voting is set to begin for municipal races in Fulton. A news release from… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7964666_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125166>
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