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

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Tierney Sneed at CNN: Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail voting was vulnerable to fraud, even as he condemned former President Donald Trump’s false post-election… ...
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  1.  “Barr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128169>
  2.  “The Supreme Court Did the Right Thing. I’m Still Worried.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128167>
  3.  More on the ERIC System for Keeping Voter Rolls Up to Date<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128165>
  4.  “Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law has its day in Supreme Court”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128162>
  5.  “How Pence used 43 words to shut down Trump allies’ election subversion on Jan.6”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128160>
  6.  “Shutout for feds in straw donor trial “<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128157>
  7.  Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Trevor Potter on My Cheap Speech Book, “Turning the Tide of Disinformation”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128154>
  8.  “Wisconsin Elections Commission pushes back on Gableman report”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128152>
  9.  David Toscano: “State Supreme Courts Open New Front in the War on Hyperpartisan Redistricting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128147>
  10. “How the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling vindicated the wisdom of John Roberts”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128145>
  11. “National Democratic leaders draft proposal to reshape presidential calendar, threatening Iowa caucuses”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128143>
  12. “Beware the Never-Ending Disinformation Emergency”<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526/https://electionlawblog.org/?p=128141>

“Barr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557446&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 12, 2022
Tierney Sneed at CNN<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.cnn.com/2022/03/11/politics/bill-barr-trump-voter-fraud-election/index.html>: Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail voting was vulnerable <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/politics/barr-mail-in-voting-election-fraud-npr/index.html> to fraud, even as he condemned former President Donald Trump<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.cnn.com/specials/politics/president-donald-trump-45>’s false post-election… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128169>

“The Supreme Court Did the Right Thing. I’m Still Worried.”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557450&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 12, 2022
I was glad to see the recognition in this Jamel Bouie piece of the important historical work of my former NYU student, Hayward Smith. As Hayward says in the piece quoted here, he first wrote about the independent state legislature… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128167>

More on the ERIC System for Keeping Voter Rolls Up to Date<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557452&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 12, 2022
FRom Jessica Huseman at Votebeat:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~mailchi.mp/votebeat.org/eric-voter-registration-matching-states?e=dccfaabee1> We’re back to exploring the truth about the Electronic Registration Information Center<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__chalkbeat.us2.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D45a065ca2dbe060f476d68272-26id-3Da082cd7264-26e-3Ddccfaabee1&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=bhthMcrQa15zenh5J-ScU4wugXoGTn3sRrXmD5MgaOd4qCc9mz8xep01nlieoaCg&s=ad-73cYbZu4WkAK6hySRsAl0rf34412XQ-0xLyL62ks&e=> and explaining the important role ERIC has in securing elections. First we looked at why Louisiana seems to have suspended its participation<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__chalkbeat.us2.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D45a065ca2dbe060f476d68272-26id-3D48013a595e-26e-3Ddccfaabee1&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=v3oz9bpMizgP1T8KwLv3YT-_iypxaOkdtbkRAclgHRk&m=bhthMcrQa15zenh5J-ScU4wugXoGTn3sRrXmD5MgaOd4qCc9mz8xep01nlieoaCg&s=-YWqv3E33qO3dgwBht27i291TeWKe5MqzpTNUVRXLAA&e=> in… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128165>

“Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law has its day in Supreme Court”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557458&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 12, 2022
>From PA Capital Star<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/Republican%20voters,%20led%20on%20by%20Trump%20and%20his%20allies’%20rhetoric,%20have%20soured%20on%20mail-in%20voting.%20However,%20GOP%20leadership%20in%20Harrisburg%20so%20far%20hasn’t%20backed%20a%20full%20repeal%20of%20Act%2077,%20only%20proposing%20to%20tighten%20verification%20and%20return%20requirements%20for%20mail-in%20votes,%20among%20other%20broader%20changes%20to%20the%20state%20election%20code.%20Without%20legislative%20action,%20the%20GOP%20House%20lawmakers%20filed%20their%20suit%20in%20September%202021.>: The law, known as Act 77, was declared unconstitutional in a 3-2 January decision by the state’s Commonwealth Court, as it ruled on two challenges to the law — one brought by the Republican lawmakers,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128162>

“How Pence used 43 words to shut down Trump allies’ election subversion on Jan.6”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557460&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 12, 2022
This is a deceptively important point. There are some who argue that the VP is required by the Electoral Count Act to refer to Congress any slate of purported electors that has been submitted to Congress. Pence took the position,… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128160>

“Shutout for feds in straw donor trial “<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557462&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 12, 2022
>From Politico<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.politico.com/news/2022/03/11/shutout-for-feds-in-straw-donor-trial-00016737>: A federal jury has acquitted two men of all charges in an alleged scheme to use straw donors to funnel nearly $2 million to various political causes including Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid and GOP House candidates… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128157>

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Trevor Potter on My Cheap Speech Book, “Turning the Tide of Disinformation”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557464&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, March 11, 2022
You can watch this conversation sponsored by the Campaign Legal Center at this link<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVALP3W2v84&t=5s>:

“Wisconsin Elections Commission pushes back on Gableman report”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557468&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 11, 2022
Wisconsin NPR:<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.wpr.org/wisconsin-elections-commission-pushes-back-gableman-report> The Wisconsin Elections Commission is pushing back on a Republican-ordered report released this week that cast doubt on the 2020 election in Wisconsin, saying the review was full of misunderstandings and outright falsehoods.The report includes an assertion by… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128152>

David Toscano: “State Supreme Courts Open New Front in the War on Hyperpartisan Redistricting”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557472&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, March 11, 2022
The following is a guest post from David Toscano<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~davidtoscano.com/>: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina have been on the frontlines of partisan division for over a decade, often being viewed as swing states in national electoral contests.  Now, each state’s… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128147>

“How the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling vindicated the wisdom of John Roberts”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557476&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 11, 2022
Provocative Jason Willick piece <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/10/john-roberts-vindicated-on-gerrymandering/> at the Wash Post: Where does Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. go to get his apology? His 2019 opinion<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.oyez.org/cases/2018/18-422> that federal courts should stay out of partisan state gerrymandering battles was denounced<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-supreme-court-gerrymandering-decision> at the time… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128145>

“National Democratic leaders draft proposal to reshape presidential calendar, threatening Iowa caucuses”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557480&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Richard Pildes, March 11, 2022
The Des Moines Register<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2022/03/11/dnc-plan-end-iowa-caucuses-first-place-presidential-calendar-democrats/9433481002/> is on top of this story: National Democratic leaders have drafted a proposal that could significantly reshape the party’s presidential nominating process and put an end to Iowa’s prized first-in-the-nation caucuses — a tradition that has… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128143>

“Beware the Never-Ending Disinformation Emergency”<https://p.feedblitz.com/r3.asp?l=184557484&f=1116553&c=8251526&u=102231511>
By Rick Hasen, March 11, 2022
Gilad Edelman<https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~www.wired.com/story/youtube-rigged-election-donald-trump-moderation-misinformation/> for Wired: For that matter, why should YouTube police election fraud claims at all, long after the election is over?Social media companies are private entities that aren’t bound by the First Amendment. But their power over communication is… Continue reading <https://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/1116553/102231511/8251526_/~electionlawblog.org/?p=128141>
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