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

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WaPo: New congressional maps are completed in more than half the country, and so far Democrats have been spared the redistricting losses they endured a decade ago, a small mercy for their efforts to cling to their fragile House… Continue reading
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  1.  “Black and Latino voters have been shortchanged in redistricting, advocates and some judges say”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127174>
  2.  AJC Must-Read: “Secret report finds flaw in Georgia voting system, but state shows no interest”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127172>
  3.  “Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127170>
  4.  “Former Pa. Treasurer Barbara Hafer’s PAC collected $2.3 million from investments, paid daughter $500K since she left office”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127168>
  5.  “Special report: How Stefanik won power and support for spreading Trump’s ‘Big Lie’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127166>
  6.  “New group raises false specter of election fraud in Orange County”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127163>
  7.  “In a Georgia County, Deep Distrust Over a Plan to Close Polling Places”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127161>
  8.  “Steve Bannon was deplatformed. An obscure media mogul keeps him on the air.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127158>
  9.  “Exclusive: Federal prosecutors looking at 2020 fake elector certifications, deputy attorney general tells CNN”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127156>
  10. Social Media and Political Extremism<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127152>
  11. Must-read Larry Diamond NYT Oped: “Democrats, Want to Defend Democracy? Embrace What Is Possible.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=127149>

“Black and Latino voters have been shortchanged in redistricting, advocates and some judges say”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541830&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 26, 2022
WaPo:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/25/redistricting-black-latino-voters/> New congressional maps are completed in more than half the country, and so far Democrats have been spared the redistricting losses they endured a decade ago, a small mercy for their efforts to cling to their fragile House… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127174>

AJC Must-Read: “Secret report finds flaw in Georgia voting system, but state shows no interest”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541832&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 26, 2022
Mark Niesse<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.ajc.com/politics/secret-report-on-georgia-voting-system-finds-flaws-but-state-shows-no-interest/YKFEET2WE5BBPJ7TYVOYMBTIKQ/> for the AJC: A confidential report alleges that hackers could flip votes if they gained access to Georgia’s touchscreens, drawing interest from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Louisiana election officials and Fox News.One key agency hasn’t asked… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127172>

“Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’?”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541834&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 26, 2022
NYT<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/us/politics/madison-cawthorn-jan-6.html>: A group of lawyers is working to disqualify from the ballot a right-wing House Republican who cheered on the Jan. 6 rioters unless he can prove he is not an “insurrectionist,” disqualified by the Constitution from holding office,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127170>

“Former Pa. Treasurer Barbara Hafer’s PAC collected $2.3 million from investments, paid daughter $500K since she left office”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541836&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 26, 2022
Nice work<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~lancasteronline.com/news/politics/former-pa-treasurer-barbara-hafers-pac-collected-2-3-million-from-investments-paid-daughter-500k/article_9aa164be-7e02-11ec-ba19-77328551a3e5.html> if you can get it dep’t: In the 17 years since Barbara Hafer served in elected office, she’s all but disappeared from Pennsylvania politics.A Republican elected four times to statewide office, she was never again on a ballot… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127168>

“Special report: How Stefanik won power and support for spreading Trump’s ‘Big Lie’”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541838&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 26, 2022
North Country Public Radio reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/45237/20220125/special-report-how-stefanik-won-power-and-support-for-spreading-trump-apos-s-apos-big-lie-apos>.

“New group raises false specter of election fraud in Orange County”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541840&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
The OC Register reports<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.ocregister.com/2022/01/25/new-group-raises-false-specter-of-election-fraud-in-orange-county/>.

“In a Georgia County, Deep Distrust Over a Plan to Close Polling Places”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541842&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
Richard Fausset <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/us/lincoln-georgia-voting-rights.html> for the NYT: The showdown over voting rights in the U.S. Senate may be over for now. But the issue is still smoldering in a stretch of Northeast Georgia countryside where local officials recently introduced a plan to… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127161>

“Steve Bannon was deplatformed. An obscure media mogul keeps him on the air.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541844&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
WaPo<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/24/steve-bannon-war-room-real-americas-voice/>: Two years after being cast out of the White House, Stephen K. Bannon spoke from a steep, dusty hill outside El Paso, asking for donations. The former investment banker and Hollywood producer wanted cash in 2019 for his… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127158>

“Exclusive: Federal prosecutors looking at 2020 fake elector certifications, deputy attorney general tells CNN”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541846&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
CNN<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/politics/fake-trump-electoral-certificates-justice-department/index.html>: Federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/trump-overturn-2020-election-fake-electoral-college/index.html> that declared former President Donald Trump the winner of states that he lost, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told CNN on Tuesday.“We’ve received those referrals. Our prosecutors are looking… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127156>

Social Media and Political Extremism<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541848&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, January 25, 2022
I’ve been writing <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3935012> about how the communications revolution is one significant factor fueling polarization, the rise of free-agent politicians, and the difficulty of putting together effective political majorities that can legislate. This new data from Axios <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.axios.com/polarizing-politicians-cruz-aoc-03e1b0b5-0748-48c7-a576-a32ff83d5361.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top> (which takes it from… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127152>

Must-read Larry Diamond NYT Oped: “Democrats, Want to Defend Democracy? Embrace What Is Possible.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=183541850&f=1116553&c=8162902&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, January 25, 2022
NYT oped:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/opinion/electoral-count-act-democracy.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur> Like many scholars of democracy, I have strongly supported both the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. Both are necessary (though not sufficient) to secure the most precious rights in any democracy… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8162902_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=127149>
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