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

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Steven Rosenfeld: The team of Arizona Republican state senators, legislative staff, and advisers finalizing the Cyber Ninjas' report on the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County is preparing to say that Joe Biden legitimately won the election, ...
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  1.  “Arizona ‘Audit’ Report Likely To Concede That Biden Won In 2020”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124656>
  2.  “Gerrylaundering”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124654>
  3.  State Democracy Initiative at Wisconsin Law<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124652>
  4.  “‘Incredibly dangerous’: Trump is trying to get Big Lie promoters chosen to run the 2024 election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124649>
  5.  “Trump-Era Special Counsel Secures Indictment of Lawyer for Firm With Democratic Ties”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124647>
  6.  Despite Criticisms, Judge Bea Will Accept Award from Claremont Institute at Event Featuring an Orwellian John Eastman Panel on the 2020 “Election Integrity”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124645>
  7.  The “Portman problem” is now also the “Gonzales problem”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124641>
  8.  The Independent State Legislature Doctrine<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124639>
  9.  Democrats, democracy, and “the Portman problem”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=124633>

“Arizona ‘Audit’ Report Likely To Concede That Biden Won In 2020”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709850&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 17, 2021
Steven Rosenfeld<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~www.nationalmemo.com/arizona-audit-results>: The team of Arizona Republican state senators, legislative staff, and advisers finalizing the Cyber Ninjas’ report on the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County is preparing to say that Joe Biden legitimately won the election, according… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124656>

“Gerrylaundering”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709852&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 17, 2021
Rob Yablon has posted this draft<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3910061> on SSRN. Here is the abstract: As they carry out their decennial redistricting duties, those in power sometimes audaciously manipulate district lines to secure an electoral advantage. In other words, they gerrymander. Often, however,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124654>

State Democracy Initiative at Wisconsin Law<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709854&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Dan Tokaji, September 17, 2021
The University of Wisconsin Law School is delighted to announce the launch of the State Democracy Research Initiative<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/>, co-directed by Professors Miriam Seifter and Robert Yablon. The Initiative will shine a spotlight on state democratic processes and institutions, which… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124652>

“‘Incredibly dangerous’: Trump is trying to get Big Lie promoters chosen to run the 2024 election”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709856&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 17, 2021
Daniel Dale<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~www.cnn.com/2021/09/16/politics/trump-secretary-of-state-big-lie/index.html> for CNN: Swing state by swing state, former President Donald Trump is trying to get people who tried to overturn the 2020 election chosen to be in charge of the 2024 election.Trump’s Monday endorsement<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/09/13/trump-endorses-mark-finchem-arizona-secretary-state-election/8322839002/> of state Rep.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124649>

“Trump-Era Special Counsel Secures Indictment of Lawyer for Firm With Democratic Ties”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709858&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 17, 2021
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/us/politics/michael-sussmann-indictment-durham-investigation.html> The special counsel appointed by the Trump administration to scrutinize the Russia investigation obtained a grand jury indictment<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/indictment-of-michael-sussmann/a144a1b67111e832/full.pdf> on Thursday of a prominent cybersecurity lawyer, accusing him of lying to the F.B.I. five years ago during a meeting about… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124647>

Despite Criticisms, Judge Bea Will Accept Award from Claremont Institute at Event Featuring an Orwellian John Eastman Panel on the 2020 “Election Integrity”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709862&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, September 17, 2021
Following up on my post, Ninth Circuit Judg<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124403>e Carlos Bea Despicably Agrees to Be Honored by John Eastman’s Claremont Institute, at Event with Orwellian Panel on “Election Integrity”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124403>, Judge Bea tells<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2021/09/16/a-federal-judge-is-appearing-at-the-same-event-as-a-lawyer-who-pushed-election-fraud-claims-heres-what-ethics-experts-are-saying/> the National Law Journal he’s still… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124645>

The “Portman problem” is now also the “Gonzales problem”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709870&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, September 16, 2021
Earlier today, I did a post<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124633> explaining why, if the goal is to reduce the risk of Republicans repudiating the result of a valid victory in the 2024 presidential election by the Democratic candidate, the highest electoral reform priority for… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124641>

The Independent State Legislature Doctrine<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709874&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, September 16, 2021
Hayward Smith has posted this detailed article <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3923205> on the independent state legislature doctrine, which also responds to arguments defending certain versions of the doctrine. Back in 2001, when Hayward was a student of mine at NYU, he published a law… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124639>

Democrats, democracy, and “the Portman problem”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=180709880&f=1116553&c=7926500&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, September 16, 2021
Can one party save democracy by itself? I don’t think so, but that seems to be the view of some, as nicely captured by Ed Kilgore<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/09/democrats-surrendering-on-voting-rights-wont-save-democracy.html> in responding to my blog post How Best to End “Electoral McCarthyism”?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124540>             Kilgore acknowledges:… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/7926500_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=124633>
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