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

Rick Hasen rhasen at law.uci.edu
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I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: The debate over whether Democrats should pursue their large voting rights package or a narrower law aimed against election subversion became moot on Wednesday when Democrats could not muster up ...
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Election Law Blog: ELB News and Commentary
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  1.  My New One at Slate: “What Democrats Need From Mitch McConnell to Make an Election Reform Deal Worth It”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127076>
  2.  Must-Read Jane Mayer “Is Ginni Thomas a Threat to the Supreme Court?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127074>
  3.  “Republicans Want New Tool in Elusive Search for Voter Fraud: Election Police”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127072>
  4.  “Democrats Voting Rights Debacle”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127070>
  5.  Very Disappointing Comments from Ga. Secretary of State Raffensperger<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127068>
  6.  “As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127066>
  7.  “Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw fake electors plot in 7 states”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127064>
  8.  “McCarthy open to Electoral Count Act reform”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127062>
  9.  “New Filings Reveal Another Billionaire Behind the Big Lie”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127060>
  10. “Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127058>
  11. FairVote Report on the Use of Ranked Choice Voting in NYC<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127054>
  12. “As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127052>
  13. Toting Up the Net Partisan Effects of Redistricting Reform<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127049>
  14. “BREAKING: Fulton DA requests special grand jury for Trump probe”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127047>

My New One at Slate: “What Democrats Need From Mitch McConnell to Make an Election Reform Deal Worth It”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429818&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 21, 2022
I have written this piece<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/democrats-mitch-mcconnell-election-reform-deal.html> for Slate. It begins: The debate<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.democracydocket.com/news/the-pundits-are-wrong-democrats-must-reform-the-electoral-count-act-and-pass-comprehensive-voting-rights-legislation/> over whether Democrats should pursue their large voting rights package or a narrower law aimed against election subversion became moot on Wednesday when Democrats could not muster<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-brace-for-likely-defeat-of-voting-rights-push-due-to-gop-filibuster/2022/01/19/2f9a734c-792d-11ec-bf97-6eac6f77fba2_story.html> up enough… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127076>

Must-Read Jane Mayer “Is Ginni Thomas a Threat to the Supreme Court?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429820&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 21, 2022
Jane Mayer<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/31/is-ginni-thomas-a-threat-to-the-supreme-court?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_SpecialReport_012122&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_recirc&bxid=6049317193485d6afc66f55a&cndid=64088772&hasha=73afc232b34fb48763946ae71c55eb73&hashb=e4ff919b237d4363a9179de48e52000dccaebc4b&hashc=d5ec67de93b0a647eede16833aa70d7edea826cec2c39f67b123f5aa676fde6b&esrc=Auto_Subs> in the New Yorker.

“Republicans Want New Tool in Elusive Search for Voter Fraud: Election Police”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429822&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 21, 2022
Michael Wines <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/us/voting-rights-election-police.html> for NYT.

“Democrats Voting Rights Debacle”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429824&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 21, 2022
Andrew Prokup for Vox<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.vox.com/22876643/democrats-voting-rights-senate-filibuster-manchin>: Sometimes there is no plan.Democrats’ big voting rights push is headed for a brick wall in the Senate — again. To get their bill past the filibuster, they need all 50 Senate Democrats to support… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127070>

Very Disappointing Comments from Ga. Secretary of State Raffensperger<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429826&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 21, 2022
See here<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~twitter.com/rickhasen/status/1484291671416209408?s=20>. I guess it is the primary electoral pressures. These comments by @GaSecofState<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~twitter.com/GaSecofState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> are very disappointing "GA Official That Trump Asked to Fabricate 11,780 Votes Calls Democrats the 'Party of Stolen Election Claims'" https://t.co/k4POTWAicb<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~t.co/k4POTWAicb> via @mediaite<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~twitter.com/Mediaite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>— Rick… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127068>

“As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429828&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 20, 2022
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/electors-giuliani-trump-electoral-college/2022/01/20/687e3698-7587-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html>: The extent and particulars of the behind-the-scenes coordination — and the refusal by some Trump electors to go along with the plan — have not been previously reported. The campaign scrambled to help electors gain access to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127066>

“Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw fake electors plot in 7 states”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429830&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 20, 2022
CNN<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/politics/trump-campaign-officials-rudy-giuliani-fake-electors/index.html>: Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw efforts in December 2020 to put forward illegitimate electors<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/trump-overturn-2020-election-fake-electoral-college/index.html> from seven states that Trump lost, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the scheme.The sources said members of… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127064>

“McCarthy open to Electoral Count Act reform”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429832&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, January 20, 2022
Politico’s report<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/01/20/mccarthy-electoral-count-act-reform-527485> also includes some amplified support from Leader McConnell: ‘“As I’ve said before, I think it needs fixing, and I wish them well, and I’d be happy to take a look at whatever they come up with,” the Kentucky… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127062>

“New Filings Reveal Another Billionaire Behind the Big Lie”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429834&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 20, 2022
Daily Beast<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.thedailybeast.com/new-filings-reveal-another-billionaire-dick-uihlein-behind-the-big-lie?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4>: It’s usually the images of a violent mob attacking the U.S. Capitol that are associated with the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. But as more financial records become public, another image is emerging—of billionaires… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127060>

“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429836&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 20, 2022
Adam Liptak<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/us/supreme-court-ted-cruz-campaign-finance.html> for the NYT: The Supreme Court seemed ready on Wednesday to side with<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2021/21-12_886a.pdf> a challenge to a federal campaign finance law brought by Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, in what would be the latest in a… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127058>

FairVote Report on the Use of Ranked Choice Voting in NYC<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429838&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 20, 2022
FairVote<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.fairvote.org/ranked_choice_voting_nyc_report>: This report examines the first citywide ranked choice voting (RCV) elections in New York City, conducted in June 2021. FairVote analyzed campaign activity, voter turnout, demographic trends, and cast vote records.We find that RCV helped elect the… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127054>

“As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429840&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Ned Foley, January 20, 2022
Washington Post deep dive<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/electors-giuliani-trump-electoral-college/2022/01/20/687e3698-7587-11ec-8b0a-bcfab800c430_story.html>.

Toting Up the Net Partisan Effects of Redistricting Reform<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429842&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, January 20, 2022
Last month, Dave Wasserman, a redistricting expert, caused a stir when he predicted in a tweet<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1468986740618797070> that reforms which had created redistricting commissions in several states would end up costing Democrats 10-15 House seats if they could have ruthlessly gerrymandered… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127049>

“BREAKING: Fulton DA requests special grand jury for Trump probe”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183429844&f=1116553&c=8153318&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 20, 2022
AJC<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/breaking-fulton-da-requests-special-grand-jury-for-trump-probe/E5HCDM2P75ETRAEUHBK2Q7L3FY/>: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is requesting a special grand jury to aid in her investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.In a Thursday letter to Christopher S.… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8153318_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127047>
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