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Here: Top Downloads For: LSN: Election Law & Voting Rights (Topic) Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 04 Dec 2021 – 02 Feb 2022 RankPaperDownloads1.A Realistic Risk Assessment of the Presidential Election of 2024Matthew SeligmanYale Law… Continue ...
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127344>
  2.  Election subversion and writs of mandamus<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127340>
  3.  Gerrymandering as Democracy Protection???<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127338>
  4.  “Trump’s Words, and Deeds, Reveal Depths of His Drive to Retain Power”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127334>
  5.  “Florida halts redistricting effort after DeSantis asks Florida Supreme Court to weigh in”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127332>
  6.  The Proposed NY Gerrymander: Plan Score Evaluation<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127329>
  7.  Zach Wamp, former Republican Rep. from Tennessee, on Electoral Count Act Reform<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127327>
  8.  “Airing 2020 election grievances, Trump appears in first TV ad for Georgia gubernatorial hopeful David Perdue”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127324>
  9.  “Who Believes in Democracy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127322>
  10. New WaPo op-ed on need for Section 3 statute<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127319>
  11. Ackerman & Magliocca on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127315>
  12. 4-3 AZ Supreme Court Decision on Defamation Cases Arising from Political Ads<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127313>
  13. Initial thoughts on the discussion draft of the King-Klobuchar-Durbin “Electoral Count Modernization Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127304>
  14. “Madison Cawthorn sues NC to stop inquiry into his role in Jan. 6 attack on Congress”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127310>
  15. “Trump-backed candidates confront cash wave”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127307>
  16. “New models can keep partisans out of election administration “<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127305>

Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694484&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 02, 2022
Here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/papers.ssrn.com/sol3/topten/topTenResults.cfm?groupingId=991929&netorjrnl=jrnl>: Top Downloads For: LSN: Election Law & Voting Rights (Topic) Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 04 Dec 2021 – 02 Feb 2022 RankPaperDownloads1.A Realistic Risk Assessment of the Presidential Election of 2024<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4018380>Matthew Seligman<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1665028>Yale Law… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127344>

Election subversion and writs of mandamus<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694486&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, February 02, 2022
Election subversion<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?cat=135> is, perhaps unsurprisingly, one of the hottest topics in election law. It’s a term that can apply to many things, but I wanted to focus on one risk: some election administrator or board of elections refusing to certify… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127340>

Gerrymandering as Democracy Protection???<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694488&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, February 02, 2022
I’ve been troubled by the spate of stories in recent weeks about the possibility of the Democratic Party being able to counter-gerrymander itself to something of a draw in this decade’s redistricting wars. The point of elections, as I see… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127338>

“Trump’s Words, and Deeds, Reveal Depths of His Drive to Retain Power”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694490&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 02, 2022
>From Shane Goldmacher, at the NYT: A series of new remarks by Donald J. Trump about the aftermath of the 2020 election and new disclosures about his actions in trying to forestall its result — including discussing the use of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127334>

“Florida halts redistricting effort after DeSantis asks Florida Supreme Court to weigh in”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694492&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 02, 2022
>From Politico: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in another sign that he may veto a new congressional map being drawn by the state Legislature, asked the state’s highest court on Tuesday to tell him whether or not a 200-mile congressional district… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127332>

The Proposed NY Gerrymander: Plan Score Evaluation<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694494&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 02, 2022
Plan Score, the tool the Campaign Legal Center created to evaluate redistricting maps, concludes the proposed NY congressional map is more favorable to the Democratic Party than 91% of prior plans (on one measure) or 78% of prior plans (on… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127329>

Zach Wamp, former Republican Rep. from Tennessee, on Electoral Count Act Reform<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694496&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 02, 2022
>From NPR: INSKEEP: Well, let’s talk this through for a moment. It seems to me that, on one level, the law is clear. Vice President Pence, who was presiding over the joint session of Congress, looked into this. Constitutional scholars… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127327>

“Airing 2020 election grievances, Trump appears in first TV ad for Georgia gubernatorial hopeful David Perdue”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694498&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 02, 2022
WP: Donald Trump speaks directly to the camera in the first television ad aired by Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue, underscoring how much that race centers on the former president and his grievances about the 2020 election.The 30-second spot, which… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127324>

“Who Believes in Democracy”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694500&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 02, 2022
>From Ross Douhat, NYT: Republicans have long feared voter fraud and noncitizen voting, for instance, but the fear — and for liberals, the oft-discussed hope — that demographic change could deliver permanent Democratic power have raised the salience of these… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127322>

New WaPo op-ed on need for Section 3 statute<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694502&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, February 01, 2022
Following up on my earlier post<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127315>, I now see this Washington Post op-ed<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/01/bar-insurrectionists-public-office-fourteenth-amendment-section-three/> by attorneys Cliff Sloan and Brendan Gants. They argue, as do I, that before the 2024 election Congress needs to enact a statute giving DOJ power… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127319>

Ackerman & Magliocca on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694504&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, February 01, 2022
Bruce Ackerman and Gerard Magliocca have co-authored a piece for Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/01/biden-trump-constitutional-crisis-00003959> on the chaos that could ensue over efforts to disqualify Trump from becoming president again pursuant to section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. I’ve addressed this topic previously for <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=125256> … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127315>

4-3 AZ Supreme Court Decision on Defamation Cases Arising from Political Ads<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694506&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 01, 2022
A modeling agency alleged a political ad implied that it was involved in sex trafficking. A candidate had created the agency and his opponent attacked him in the relevant ad. The AZ Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision held that… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127313>

Initial thoughts on the discussion draft of the King-Klobuchar-Durbin “Electoral Count Modernization Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694508&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, February 01, 2022
After all the news about proposed Electoral Count Act reform, we have the first “discussion draft” proposal out the door: Senators Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin have proposed the “Electoral Count Modernizaton Act<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-klobuchar-durbin-share-discussion-draft-to-modernize-electoral-count-act>.” There’s a lot… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127304>

“Madison Cawthorn sues NC to stop inquiry into his role in Jan. 6 attack on Congress”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694510&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 01, 2022
NC News and Observer: North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, whose eligibility to run for reelection to Congress is being formally challenged, has now begun his legal fight against that effort. Aside from a blanket one-sentence denial, Cawthorn does not address… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127310>

“Trump-backed candidates confront cash wave”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694512&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 01, 2022
>From Axios: Some of Donald Trump’s handpicked candidates are hitting an obstacle in their efforts to purge the Republican Party of Trump skeptics: money. Lots of it. Driving the news: Key Trump-backed Republican challengers were heavily outraised by their Republican… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127307>

“New models can keep partisans out of election administration “<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183694514&f=1116553&c=8175788&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 01, 2022
At the Fulcrum<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~thefulcrum.us/big-picture/Threats-to-democracy/secretary-of-state-election-racess>: Most senior U.S. election officials come to their posts through explicitly partisan processes, such as partisan elections. The vast majority of these officials rise above the flaws in the positions they hold and render impartial service,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8175788_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127305>
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