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

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From: Election Law Blog <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
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A good summary of the contents of the FTVJRLA (I think that's the right acronym). The new combined legislation largely draws on the Freedom to Vote Act to expand ballot access in several ways. The provisions include requiring states to… Continue reading
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  “What Democrats put in their voting rights megabill — and what got left out”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126932>
  2.  Election Law-Cases and Materials (7th Edition) Teacher’s Manual Now Available for Instructors<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126930>
  3.  Me on the Diane Rehm Podcast: “What’s Next In The Push To Protect The Vote”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126928>
  4.  Analysis of the House Committee’s Staff Report on Proposals for Electoral Count Act Reform<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126922>
  5.  More wrong claims about accountability<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126919>
  6.  “Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol riot”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126917>
  7.  “Absentee ballot drop boxes can’t be used in Wisconsin any longer, a Waukesha County judge rules”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126915>
  8.  “Sinema and Manchin confirm opposition to eliminating filibuster, likely dooming Democrats’ voting rights push”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126912>
  9.  “Chairperson Lofgren Releases Staff Report On The Electoral Count Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126909>
  10. “Protecting voting rights isn’t enough to save democracy; Election law expert Richard L. Hasen on the problem of election subversion — and what can be done to stop it.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=126907>

“What Democrats put in their voting rights megabill — and what got left out”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276262&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 14, 2022
A good summary<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/01/14/democrats-voting-rights-megabill-left-out-527095?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f109-dd93-ad7f-f90d0def0000&nlid=630318> of the contents of the FTVJRLA (I think that’s the right acronym). The new combined legislation largely draws on the Freedom to Vote Act to expand ballot access in several ways. The provisions include requiring states to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126932>

Election Law-Cases and Materials (7th Edition) Teacher’s Manual Now Available for Instructors<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276266&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 14, 2022
The newest edition of the Lowenstein et al Election Law casebook<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781531020811/Election-Law-Seventh-Edition> is now shipping after some supply chain delays, and the electronic teacher’s manual is available from the publisher. If you are an instructor and need it, please reach… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126930>

Me on the Diane Rehm Podcast: “What’s Next In The Push To Protect The Vote”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276270&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 14, 2022
Listen<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~dianerehm.org/shows/2022-01-14/whats-next-in-the-push-to-protect-the-vote>: For the past year Democrats have pushed two major bills aimed at protecting voting rights in federal elections: the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.Now the fight over the vote is taking… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126928>

Analysis of the House Committee’s Staff Report on Proposals for Electoral Count Act Reform<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276274&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, January 14, 2022
               The Committee on House Administration, chaired by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), has released its majority-staff analysis of current problems with the Electoral Count Act and a series of seven proposed reforms.  The report<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~cha.house.gov/sites/democrats.cha.house.gov/files/documents/Electoral%20Count%20Act%20Staff%20Report_.pdf> is a good start and endorses… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126922>

More wrong claims about accountability<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276276&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 13, 2022
In his opinion concurring with today’s decision<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a244_hgci.pdf> striking down OSHA’s vaccine/testing/masking rule, Justice Gorsuch reiterated the arguments he made in Gundy about congressional accountability. “The nondelegation doctrine ensures democratic accountability by preventing Congress from intentionally delegating its legislative powers to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126919>

“Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol riot”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276280&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 13, 2022
I believe these<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/stewart-rhodes-arrested-jan-6/2022/01/13/558ecc42-7414-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html> are the first sedition charges filed on the basis of the Jan. 6, 2021 events: Stewart Rhodes — founder and leader of the extremist group Oath Keepers — was arrested Thursday on a charge of seditious conspiracy,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126917>

“Absentee ballot drop boxes can’t be used in Wisconsin any longer, a Waukesha County judge rules”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276284&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 13, 2022
A Wisconsin judge suddenly discovers<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/13/judge-bars-use-absentee-ballot-drop-boxes-wisconsin/6512589001/> that, despite years of use, absentee ballot drop boxes are actually unlawful: Drop boxes have long been available in some Wisconsin communities, but their use expanded greatly in 2020 when absentee voting exploded because of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126915>

“Sinema and Manchin confirm opposition to eliminating filibuster, likely dooming Democrats’ voting rights push”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276288&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Nicholas Stephanopoulos, January 13, 2022
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-set-to-visit-senate-democrats-in-a-final-improbable-pitch-for-voting-rights-action/2022/01/13/fde533b6-7475-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html> on Senators Manchin and Sinema prioritizing the filibuster over election reform: Democrats’ hopes of finally pushing through voting rights legislation after months of Republican opposition appeared to be fatally wounded Thursday as two Democratic senators announced they would not… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126912>

“Chairperson Lofgren Releases Staff Report On The Electoral Count Act”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276292&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, January 13, 2022
Press release<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~cha.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairperson-lofgren-releases-staff-report-electoral-count-act> & link to the report<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~cha.house.gov/sites/democrats.cha.house.gov/files/documents/Electoral%20Count%20Act%20Staff%20Report_.pdf>. Given today’s filibuster-related news<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-set-to-visit-senate-democrats-in-a-final-improbable-pitch-for-voting-rights-action/2022/01/13/fde533b6-7475-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html>, is it possible now that discussions will more forward in Congress on seeking bipartisan ECA (and potentially closely related) reform, tailored specifically to protections for vote-counting and… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=126909>

“Protecting voting rights isn’t enough to save democracy; Election law expert Richard L. Hasen on the problem of election subversion — and what can be done to stop it.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183276296&f=1116553&c=8139594&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 13, 2022
I was interviewed for Vox<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8139594_/~www.vox.com/22879991/election-subversion-voting-rights-us-elections-democracy> by Fabiola Cineas.
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