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Cal Matters: As the clock struck midnight on Feb. 10, 14 people scattered around California collectively exhaled in relief.The 14 are members of the state’s independent citizens redistricting commission who drew 120 new districts for the Legislature, ...
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  1.  “No legal battles for California’s new election maps. But what lessons can be learned?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127660>
  2.  “These companies stopped campaign donations to election objectors. Their lobbyists did not.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127658>
  3.  “2020 Election Denier Will Run for Top Elections Position in Colorado; Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk, has been stripped of her county election oversight but is seeking to oversee her state’s elections as secretary of state.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127656>
  4.  “What the GOP meant when it called Jan. 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127654>
  5.  “Tennessee lawmakers pass ban on instant runoff voting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127650>
  6.  How Small Donor Extremism Influences the Types of Candidates who Run in Primaries<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127647>
  7.  Feb. 16 BPC Event: “Electoral Count Act: Conspiracies, Controversies, and Consequences”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127644>
  8.  “John Eastman claims attorney-client privilege over thousands of pages sought by Jan. 6 investigators”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127642>

“No legal battles for California’s new election maps. But what lessons can be learned?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183989928&f=1116553&c=8203290&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 15, 2022
Cal Matters:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~calmatters.org/politics/2022/02/california-redistricting-lawsuits/> As the clock struck midnight on Feb. 10, 14 people scattered around California collectively exhaled in relief.The 14 are members of the state’s independent citizens redistricting commission who drew 120 new districts for the Legislature, 52 for… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127660>

“These companies stopped campaign donations to election objectors. Their lobbyists did not.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183989930&f=1116553&c=8203290&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 15, 2022
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/02/15/jan-6-lobbying-companies-election-00008827?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318> In the weeks following last year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, Amazon suspended all campaign donations to the 147 Republicans who objected to certifying the election that day, calling their behavior “unacceptable.”Six months later, Amazon lobbyists began doling… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127658>

“2020 Election Denier Will Run for Top Elections Position in Colorado; Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk, has been stripped of her county election oversight but is seeking to oversee her state’s elections as secretary of state.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183989932&f=1116553&c=8203290&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 15, 2022
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/us/tina-peters-colorado-election.html> A Republican county clerk in Colorado who was stripped of her responsibility of overseeing county elections is joining a growing movement<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/30/us/politics/election-deniers-secretary-of-state.html> of people throughout the country who spread false claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential election and want… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127656>

“What the GOP meant when it called Jan. 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183989934&f=1116553&c=8203290&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 15, 2022
Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/02/15/gop-meaning-jan-6-legitimate-political-discourse-00008777?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318>: The Republican National Committee’s attempt to unwind the controversy over its characterization of Jan. 6, 2021, as “legitimate political discourse” may have given investigators of the Capitol riot an underappreciated piece of the puzzle they’re assembling.According to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127654>

“Tennessee lawmakers pass ban on instant runoff voting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183989936&f=1116553&c=8203290&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 15, 2022
Via Westport News:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~www.westport-news.com/news/article/Tennessee-lawmakers-pass-ban-on-instant-runoff-16918878.php> Memphis voted to adopt RCV in 2008, but it’s never been employed, as a result of long-running litigation and administrative battles. Tennessee lawmakers passed a ban Monday against instant runoff voting in elections, a move that seeks… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127650>

How Small Donor Extremism Influences the Types of Candidates who Run in Primaries<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183989938&f=1116553&c=8203290&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, February 14, 2022
This National Law Journal piece<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~www.nationaljournal.com/s/716530/the-high-price-of-admission-to-republican-party-primaries/?unlock=N9Y93A4U3SGHFYVV> from Josh Kraasner reports a couple intriguing, interlocking claims about the dynamics shaping the looming Republican primary contests. He notes that large donors are not participating heavily for various reasons, in part because in crowded… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127647>

Feb. 16 BPC Event: “Electoral Count Act: Conspiracies, Controversies, and Consequences”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183989940&f=1116553&c=8203290&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 14, 2022
This<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~bipartisanpolicy.org/event/electoral-count-act-conspiracies-controversies-and-consequences/> looks good: Join BPC next Wednesday, February 16, for a special conversation on the Electoral Count Act (ECA) with legal scholars Derek T. Muller and Richard H. Pildes, moderated by Lara Brown, Ph.D. The ECA, which guides Congress… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127644>

“John Eastman claims attorney-client privilege over thousands of pages sought by Jan. 6 investigators”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183989942&f=1116553&c=8203290&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 14, 2022
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/02/14/john-eastman-jan-6-investigation-00008560?nname=playbook-pm&nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=964328> Attorney John Eastman, a close ally of Donald Trump amid his effort to subvert the 2020 election, has attempted to shield more than 10,000 pages of emails and counting from congressional investigators, citing attorney client or attorney work-product… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8203290_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127642>
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