[EL] FW: Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Sep 9 08:35:22 PDT 2021
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From: Election Law Blog <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
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To: Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
Subject: Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
New Brennan Center report.
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1. “New Report: How to Fix the New York City Board of Elections”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124504>
2. Michael McDonald: “Powering the Public to Draw and Evaluate Redistricting Plans”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124502>
3. “Democrats, GOP Push Back Against Partisan Election Audits”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124500>
4. Bauer and Ginsberg: “Election officials need our legal help against repressive laws and personal threats”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124498>
5. “Special Report: Terrorized U.S. election workers get little help from law enforcement”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124496>
6. “Donald Trump backs Michigan election critic for secretary of state”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124493>
7. “‘Keep your head on a swivel’: FBI analyst circulated a prescient warning of Jan. 6 violence”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124491>
8. “Gingles Unraveled: Hispanic Voting Cohesion in South Florida”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124489>
9. “Gov. Greg Abbott signs Texas voting bill into law, overcoming Democratic quorum breaks”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124487>
10. “Florida GOP official: Third-party candidates help Republicans win ‘many’ elections”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124485>
11. “Can Social Science Evidence Be Trusted in Voting Rights Litigation? Ascertaining Whether a Minority Community Will Have an Equal Opportunity to Elect a Candidate of its Choice in a Given Legislative or Congressional District”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124483>
12. “Facebook & Twitter Backing Off Election Disinformation Enforcement”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124481>
13. “First Effects of the AFPF Donor Disclosure Decision and Additional Analysis”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124479>
14. “State GOP leaders push new 2020 election reviews as Arizona report looms”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124477>
“New Report: How to Fix the New York City Board of Elections”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550918&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 09, 2021
New Brennan Center report.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/new-report-how-fix-new-york-city-board-elections>
Michael McDonald: “Powering the Public to Draw and Evaluate Redistricting Plans”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550920&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
The following is a guest post from Michael McDonald about his important project: <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~polisci.ufl.edu/michael-mcdonald/> With the release of the Census Bureau’s redistricting data, redistricting is now upon us. A number of organizations have been working on data and technology in anticipation… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124502>
“Democrats, GOP Push Back Against Partisan Election Audits”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550922&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Stateline reports.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/09/08/democrats-gop-push-back-against-partisan-election-audits?utm_campaign=2021-09-08+SD&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew&subscriberkey=00Q0e00001bsBV4EAM>
Bauer and Ginsberg: “Election officials need our legal help against repressive laws and personal threats”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550924&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
WaPo oped:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/07/bauer-ginsberg-election-official-legal-defense-network/> Election officials are coming under unprecedented attack for doing their jobs. Some states are attempting to criminalize the exercise of these officials’ trained professional judgments; some officials have been the target of threats to themselves and their families.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124498>
“Special Report: Terrorized U.S. election workers get little help from law enforcement”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550926&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Reuters<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.reuters.com/legal/government/terrorized-us-election-workers-get-little-help-law-enforcement-2021-09-08/>: The case illustrates the glaring gaps in the protection that U.S. law enforcement provides the administrators of American democracy amid a sustained campaign of intimidation against election officials and staff. The unprecedented torrent of terroristic threats began in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124496>
“Donald Trump backs Michigan election critic for secretary of state”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550928&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Detroit News:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/07/donald-trump-backs-michigan-election-critic-secretary-state/5758348001/> Former President Donald Trump is supporting Republican Kristina Karamo, an outspoken critic of the 2020 election, to be Michigan’s next secretary of state, a development that will likely bolster her campaign.Trump announced his endorsement of Karamo to be… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124493>
“‘Keep your head on a swivel’: FBI analyst circulated a prescient warning of Jan. 6 violence”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550932&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/09/07/fbi-warning-jan-6-510020> An FBI intelligence analyst warned days after the 2020 election that Stop the Steal rallies — one of which metastasized into the ransacking of the Capitol — could turn violent.The emailed warning from an analyst at the FBI’s school… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124491>
“Gingles Unraveled: Hispanic Voting Cohesion in South Florida”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550936&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Nicholas Warren has posted this draft <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3912034> on SSRN (forthcoming, North Carolina Civil Rights Law Review). Here is the abstract: The Voting Rights Act protects the ability of racial and language minority groups to elect candidates of choice by prohibiting states… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124489>
“Gov. Greg Abbott signs Texas voting bill into law, overcoming Democratic quorum breaks”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550940&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Texas Tribune<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.texastribune.org/2021/09/01/texas-voting-bill-greg-abbott/>: Though delayed by Democratic quorum breaks, Texas has officially joined the slate of Republican states that have enacted new voting restrictions following the 2020 election.Gov. Greg Abbott<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/> on Tuesday signed into law Senate Bill 1<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=872&Bill=SB1>, sweeping… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124487>
“Florida GOP official: Third-party candidates help Republicans win ‘many’ elections”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550944&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Washington Examiner<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/florida-gop-official-third-party-candidates-help-republicans-win-many-elections>: Internal jostling for leadership of Florida’s Republican Party has shaken loose a revelation bolstering allegations the GOP regularly runs third-party candidates funded by “dark money” shadow groups to win elections.In an email sent Tuesday to all Florida… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124485>
“Can Social Science Evidence Be Trusted in Voting Rights Litigation? Ascertaining Whether a Minority Community Will Have an Equal Opportunity to Elect a Candidate of its Choice in a Given Legislative or Congressional District”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550948&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Bernie Grofman, Lisa Handley and David Lublin have posted this draft <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3919201> on SSRN. Here is the abstract: We address recent skepticism by Chief Justice Roberts about the usefulness of social science tools of analysis in litigation about redistricting. Limiting our… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124483>
“Facebook & Twitter Backing Off Election Disinformation Enforcement”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550950&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Release<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.commoncause.org/press-release/facebook-twitter-appear-to-be-backing-off-enforcement-on-election-disinformation/>: A new investigation by Common Cause’s disinformation analysts has revealed that social media giants Facebook and Twitter seem to have backed away from enforcement of their own policies and enforcement practices when it comes to combatting election-related disinformation.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124481>
“First Effects of the AFPF Donor Disclosure Decision and Additional Analysis”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550954&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Lloyd Mayer update.<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~lawprofessors.typepad.com/nonprofit/2021/09/first-effects-of-the-afpf-donor-disclosure-decision-and-additional-analysis.html>
“State GOP leaders push new 2020 election reviews as Arizona report looms”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180550958&f=1116553&c=7914074&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 08, 2021
Zach Montellaro for Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~www.politico.com/news/2021/09/07/state-gop-2020-election-review-510023?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318>: GOP legislative leaders in key battleground states are increasingly embracing 2020 election investigations that they once held at arm’s length, as Arizona Republicans await a long-delayed final report from their own conspiracy-tinged “audit.”Top Republicans in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7914074_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124477>
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