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Some private plaintiffs have sued to try to exclude Representative Madison Cawthorn from the North Carolina congressional ballot on the grounds that he engaged in “engaged in insurrection or rebellion,” which disqualifies him from office under the ...
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  1.  Can states exclude from the ballot congressional candidates they deem lack the qualifications for office?<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126863>
  2.  WaPo “Factchecker” on “Jim Crow 2.0” Senate debate<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126861>
  3.  ECA reform must be bipartisan<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126847>
  4.  “Pennsylvania Republicans want a lot more power in redistricting for state maps”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126858>
  5.  “How do we know Trump’s election fraud claims are bogus? Take a look at Pennsylvania.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126856>
  6.  “Pro-Trump Republicans try to rewrite state election laws as a voting rights showdown looms in Congress”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126854>
  7.  Challenge to Rep. Cawthorn’s Eligibility<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126852>
  8.  “Advantaging Authoritarianism: the U.S. Electoral System”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126850>
  9.  “Steve Bannon Is On to Something”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126848>

Can states exclude from the ballot congressional candidates they deem lack the qualifications for office?<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205230&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Derek Muller, January 11, 2022
Some private plaintiffs<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126852> have sued to try to exclude Representative Madison Cawthorn from the North Carolina congressional ballot on the grounds that he engaged in “engaged in insurrection or rebellion,” which disqualifies him from office under the Fourteenth Amendment<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv>.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126863>

WaPo “Factchecker” on “Jim Crow 2.0” Senate debate<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205232&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, January 11, 2022
Accurately describing itself as a “reader service,” this new Fact Checker analysis <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/11/senate-battle-over-whether-election-laws-signify-new-jim-crow/> carefully details the arguments on both sides and the relevant provisions of the new laws in key states (like Georgia and Texas), including the DOJ and other lawsuits… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126861>

ECA reform must be bipartisan<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205234&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, January 10, 2022
The ACS Expert Forum<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~www.acslaw.org/acsblog/blog-expertforum/> has posted my essay Reforming the Electoral Count Act requires bipartisan buy-in—Democrats can’t do it alone even with filibuster reform<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/Reforming%20the%20Electoral%20Count%20Act%20requires%20bipartisan%20buy-in—Democrats%20can’t%20do%20it%20alone%20even%20with%20filibuster%20reform>. I won’t repeat what I wrote there, but here are some points: First, in my… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126847>

“Pennsylvania Republicans want a lot more power in redistricting for state maps”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205238&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 10, 2022
Pennsylvania Republicans are furious<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-redistricting-republicans-constitutional-amendment-20220110.html> over the prospect of a fairer state house map, and so are proposing to replace the existing commission with a new one biased in their favor and lacking ultimate authority over redistricting. (The proposal is likely… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126858>

“How do we know Trump’s election fraud claims are bogus? Take a look at Pennsylvania.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205242&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 10, 2022
Conservative columnist Henry Olsen takes the time to debunk<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/10/how-do-we-know-trumps-election-fraud-claims-are-bogus-take-look-pennsylvania/> lies about election fraud in Pennsylvania. Contrary to ridiculous claims about fraudulent ballots in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, turnout increased less in Pennsylvania’s big cities in 2020 than just about everywhere else… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126856>

“Pro-Trump Republicans try to rewrite state election laws as a voting rights showdown looms in Congress”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205246&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 10, 2022
Fresh off passing dozens of electoral changes in 2021 — many of them making it harder to vote or increasing the likelihood of election subversion — legislatures in states like Arizona, Florida, Michigan, and Wisconsin are now at it again.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126854>

Challenge to Rep. Cawthorn’s Eligibility<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205250&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 10, 2022
A lawsuit was filed<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~freespeechforpeople.org/north-carolina-voters-challenge-rep-madison-cawthorns-candidacy-for-reelection-under-fourteenth-amendments-insurrectionist-disqualification-clause/> challenging Rep. Cawthorn’s eligibility to serve in Congress on the ground that he helped incite the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and thus violated Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. If this suit progresses, others will certainly… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126852>

“Advantaging Authoritarianism: the U.S. Electoral System”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205252&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 10, 2022
Protect Democracy just published<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~protectdemocracy.org/project/advantaging-authoritarianism/> this sobering report on antidemocratic extremism in the American political system. America’s authoritarian faction is both more extreme and more successful than similar movements in other advanced democracies. Yet despite its ascendency, this faction does not… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126850>

“Steve Bannon Is On to Something”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183205256&f=1116553&c=8133160&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 10, 2022
Ezra Klein observes<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/opinion/trump-bannon-trumpism-democracy.html> that Republicans currently seem more focused than Democrats on lower-level positions, especially ones with authority over election administration. Ironically, for much of the twentieth century, it was Democrats who dominated elections at all subpresidential levels. That edge… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8133160_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126848>
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