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This story describes redistricting conflicts in Chicago between Latino and Black representatives and groups that is likely to come up in a number of places in this decade's redistrictings. From the Chicago Tribune: Latino aldermen want to create a ...
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  1.  “Chicago gained Latino and lost Black residents in 2020 census. Latino aldermen want new City Council ward map to reflect population shift.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125503>
  2.  Split Between Common Cause and League of Women Voters Over NY Ballot Measure on Redistricting<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125498>
  3.  “Voting rights advocates sue Texas again over GOP-drawn maps”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125496>
  4.  “GOP Voters With Low Election Trust Are More Pumped for the Midterms Than Other Republicans”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125494>
  5.  “A fear grows in Trumpworld: Have we gone too conspiratorial?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125491>
  6.  Kyle Kondik: The Long Red Thread: How Democratic Dominance Gave Way to Republican Advantage in US House Elections<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125489>
  7.  “Georgia Redistricting Will Target Two House Democrats”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125487>
  8.  “New poll finds strong majority of Republicans, Democrats, and independents support updating the Electoral Count Act to protect the will of the people “<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125485>
  9.  “An army of poll watchers — many driven by GOP’s ‘election integrity’ push — turns out across Virginia”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=125482>

“Chicago gained Latino and lost Black residents in 2020 census. Latino aldermen want new City Council ward map to reflect population shift.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683502&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 28, 2021
This story describes redistricting conflicts in Chicago between Latino and Black representatives and groups that is likely to come up in a number of places in this decade’s redistrictings. From the Chicago Tribune: Latino aldermen want to create a new… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125503>

Split Between Common Cause and League of Women Voters Over NY Ballot Measure on Redistricting<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683504&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 28, 2021
Lou Jacobson at Crystal Ball has this description<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/next-weeks-biggest-statewide-ballot-issues/> of a ballot measure those of us in NY are in the midst of voting on. The measure bundles together several issues concerning redistricting: Proposal 1<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~ballotpedia.org/New_York_Proposal_1,_Redistricting_Changes_Amendment_(2021)>: This is the first of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125498>

“Voting rights advocates sue Texas again over GOP-drawn maps”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683506&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 28, 2021
Washington Post:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/voting-rights-advocates-sue-texas-over-maps-redrawn-by-gop/2021/10/26/f00337a6-36aa-11ec-9662-399cfa75efee_story.html> Voting rights advocates are suing Texas again, this time with support from a former U.S. attorney general, over the state’s newly redrawn congressional district maps that favor the GOP, claiming the maps dilute the vote of communities of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125496>

“GOP Voters With Low Election Trust Are More Pumped for the Midterms Than Other Republicans”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683508&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 28, 2021
This polling data from Morning Consult seems to be in tension with the Politico story I blogged about below. The latest numbers Nearly 7 in 10 GOP voters don’t believe the 2020 election was free and fair and/or have little… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125494>

“A fear grows in Trumpworld: Have we gone too conspiratorial?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683510&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 28, 2021
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/10/27/trump-conspiracy-theories-election-517313> For months, conspiracies about the 2020 election being stolen from Donald Trump have fueled Republican efforts nationwide to rewrite election laws. But now, some GOP operatives and Trumpworld luminaries are worried that the truly wild conspiracists may be mucking… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125491>

Kyle Kondik: The Long Red Thread: How Democratic Dominance Gave Way to Republican Advantage in US House Elections<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683512&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 28, 2021
This is a new book by Crystal Ball’s Kyle Kondick. Here’s the release<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/an-excerpt-from-the-long-red-thread/> from the editors describing the book, along with information about how to get it: The Long Red Thread tells the story of House elections since the early… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125489>

“Georgia Redistricting Will Target Two House Democrats”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683514&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 28, 2021
>From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/Charles%20Bullock,%20a%20University%20of%20Georgia%20political%20scientist%20who%20wrote%20a%20book%20on%20redistricting,%20said%20the%20prospect%20reminded%20him%20of%20the%20scenario%20in%202001%20when%20Democrats%20controlled%20the%20Georgia%20Legislature%20and%20forced%20a%20quartet%20of%20Republican%20U.S.%20House%20members%20to%20face%20each%20other%20in%20two%20races.%20“It’s%20standard%20practice,”%20he%20said.%20“You%20enhance%20your%20side%20by%20taking%20out%20a%20player%20from%20another%20side.”> Two rising Georgia Democratic stars could go from allies to rivals in 2022, depending on how Republicans redraw the new congressional map. That’s because no matter how the lines are drawn during a legislative session… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125487>

“New poll finds strong majority of Republicans, Democrats, and independents support updating the Electoral Count Act to protect the will of the people “<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683518&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 28, 2021
>From a press release via Issue One:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~www.issueone.org/electoral-count-act-poll/> New polling released today<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~www.issueone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SUMMARY-OF-POLL-FINDINGS-ON-UPDATING-THE-ECA-FINAL-102221.pdf> shows strong bipartisan support for updating the Electoral Count Act (ECA), an outdated 19th century law that has provided the framework governing the casting and counting of electoral votes… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125485>

“An army of poll watchers — many driven by GOP’s ‘election integrity’ push — turns out across Virginia”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=181683520&f=1116553&c=7989806&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, October 27, 2021
The Washington Post<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/27/virginia-poll-watchers-election/>: Loudoun County General Registrar Judy Brown doesn’t recall seeing many poll watchers during early voting last year — they usually turn up only on Election Day, primarily during presidential elections.Butthat’s changed.“This year,” she said, “we have… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7989806_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125482>
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