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A group of Republican activists are suing the Ohio Redistricting Commission, trying to get a panel of federal judges to bypass the Ohio Supreme Court and impose a map proposal the state court previously rejected as an… Continue reading
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  1.  “Republican activists sue in federal court in bid to institute legislative maps rejected by Ohio Supreme Court as GOP gerrymanders”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127737>
  2.  Trump Pressures Wyoming Legislators to Change Primary Law to Prevent Democratic Crossover Voting for Liz Cheney in Primary<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127735>
  3.  “Kevin McCarthy Backs Liz Cheney’s Challenger, Escalating a Party Feud”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127733>
  4.  “GOP lawmakers are pushing high-tech ‘fraud-proof’ ballots. A Texas company could be the only supplier.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127731>
  5.  “The never-before-told backstory of Pence’s Jan. 6 argument”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127729>
  6.  Susan Collins NYT Oped: “Our Democracy Shouldn’t Rest on a Rickety Law”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127727>
  7.  “We the People” Podcast from National Constitution Center: “Redistricting in Alabama and the Voting Rights Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127725>
  8.  Federal District Court Rejects Voting Rights Act Section 2 Challenge to Arkansas Redistricting Plan, on the Extreme and Ridiculous Grounds That Section 2 Does Not Allow Private Plaintiffs to Sue for Violations<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127723>
  9.  “Partisan tactic by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s campaign delays thousands of requests for mail-in ballots from Texas voters”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127718>

“Republican activists sue in federal court in bid to institute legislative maps rejected by Ohio Supreme Court as GOP gerrymanders”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067908&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 18, 2022
Cleveland.com<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~www.cleveland.com/news/2022/02/republican-activists-sue-in-federal-court-in-bid-to-institute-legislative-maps-rejected-by-ohio-supreme-court-as-gop-gerrymanders.html>: A group of Republican activists are suing the Ohio Redistricting Commission, trying to get a panel of federal judges to bypass the Ohio Supreme Court and impose a map proposal the state court previously rejected as an… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127737>

Trump Pressures Wyoming Legislators to Change Primary Law to Prevent Democratic Crossover Voting for Liz Cheney in Primary<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067910&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 18, 2022
Politico:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/02/17/trump-moves-to-close-off-liz-cheneys-political-escape-hatch-00009928> Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been privately lobbying Wyoming lawmakers to change the state’s election laws as part of an effort to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).On Thursday, Trump endorsed Wyoming legislation that would prevent… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127735>

“Kevin McCarthy Backs Liz Cheney’s Challenger, Escalating a Party Feud”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067912&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 18, 2022
NYT:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/us/politics/kevin-mccarthy-harriet-hageman-liz-cheney.html> Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, on Thursday endorsed Representative Liz Cheney’s G.O.P. rival for Wyoming’s sole congressional seat, taking the unusual step of intervening in a party primary to oust a onetime ally who has become the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127733>

“GOP lawmakers are pushing high-tech ‘fraud-proof’ ballots. A Texas company could be the only supplier.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067914&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 18, 2022
WaPo:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/18/authentix-fraud-proof-ballots-finchem-arizona/> Holographic foil. Special ink designed to be sensitive to temperature changes. Nearly invisible “stealth numbers” that can be located only using special ultraviolet or infrared lights.Those are among the high-tech security features that would be required to be… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127731>

“The never-before-told backstory of Pence’s Jan. 6 argument”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067916&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 18, 2022
Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/02/18/former-judge-beat-trump-january-6-00010056?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318>: For most of his life, J. Michael Luttig has operated behind the scenes at the top of the conservative legal world. He started his career as a young aide at the U.S. Supreme Court, worked as an attorney… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127729>

Susan Collins NYT Oped: “Our Democracy Shouldn’t Rest on a Rickety Law”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067918&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 18, 2022
Sen. Collins oped<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/opinion/politics/susan-collins-eca-reform.html?campaign_id=39&emc=edit_ty_20220218&instance_id=53577&nl=opinion-today&regi_id=17634481&segment_id=83162&te=1&user_id=ebcc88f7dc03911caf6d9fefa7604610>: When came the election of 2020. President Donald Trump and his allies both exploited the weaknesses of the law and ignored the language of the Constitution. Mr. Trump argued that the vice president could overturn… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127727>

“We the People” Podcast from National Constitution Center: “Redistricting in Alabama and the Voting Rights Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067920&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 18, 2022
I participated in this podcast interview<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/how-a-case-in-alabama-may-change-the-voting-rights-act> with NCC’s Jeffrey Rosen and Matthew Clark: Last week, the Supreme Court issued an order in a case about voting district maps in Alabama. After the 2020 census, Alabama drew new maps for 7… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127725>

Federal District Court Rejects Voting Rights Act Section 2 Challenge to Arkansas Redistricting Plan, on the Extreme and Ridiculous Grounds That Section 2 Does Not Allow Private Plaintiffs to Sue for Violations<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067922&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 17, 2022
Another example<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~twitter.com/rickhasen/status/1494470129807081474?s=20&t=aMD0LAIOC8dQj0paGCbJNA> of the kinds of extreme arguments that Southern states have been making and that should have no chance of succeeding in the courts. But today, with this Supreme Court, unfortunately they have a decent chance. (Via Mark <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1494469724272574464?s=20&t=aMD0LAIOC8dQj0paGCbJNA> … Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127723>

“Partisan tactic by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s campaign delays thousands of requests for mail-in ballots from Texas voters”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184067924&f=1116553&c=8210632&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, February 17, 2022
Texas Tribune:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~www.texastribune.org/2022/02/17/texas-voting-by-mail-2022-dan-patrick/> Thousands of applications for mail-in ballots submitted by Texas voters have been delayed — and some voters may ultimately not receive ballots — because Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/>‘s campaign instructed eligible voters to send requests for… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8210632_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127718>
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