If Thursday’s ruling stands, both parties believe #Democrats could conceivably draw maps that pass legal muster while making re-election almost impossible for incumbent #Republicans like Representatives Mike Lawler & Marc Molinaro in the Hudson Valley, & Anthony D’Esposito & George Santos on Long Island & in Queens, among others.

#ElectionLaw #Gerrymandering #Vote #House #CongressionalMap #NY #NewYork

#NewYork Is Ordered by Appeals Court to Redraw House Map

A #NY appeals court on Thurs ordered the state’s #CongressionalMap to be redrawn, siding w/ #Democrats in a case that could give the party a fresh chance to tilt one of the nation’s most contested #House battlegrounds leftward.…

#ElectionLaw #Gerrymandering #Vote
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/nyregion/redistricting-democrats-ny.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

At the time, #Nessel was running for a second term as AG against 1 of the 9 people, Republican #MattDePerno. So she sought the appointment of a special prosecutor to decide whether charges should be brought.

Others in the group of 9 included …Sheriff #DarLeaf & then-state Rep #DaireRendon, (R)….

#ElectionLaw #Law #Legal #Justice #MAGA #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories

In August, #Michigan AG #DanaNessel's office named 9 people who had allegedly conspired to gain improper access to voting machines. Nessel's office has previously said the group convinced local officials in 3 counties… to hand over 5 tabulators & then took the tabulators to hotels or rental properties….

There, members of the group broke into the machines, printing fake ballots & performing “tests” on the equipment.

#ElectionLaw #Law #Legal #Justice #MAGA #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories

The decision was sought by Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson, who's currently weighing whether to bring #criminal charges against a group of supporters of former President Donald #Trump who allegedly obtained voting machines after the #2020election as they advanced false claims of widespread #VoterFraud.

#ElectionLaw #Law #Legal #Justice #Criminal #MAGA #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories

Laying the possible groundwork for #criminal charges in a high-profile case, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Phyllis McMillen ruled Wednesday that it was against state law for someone to take possession of a #VotingTabulator without authorization of the Secretary of State or a court order.…

#ElectionLaw #Law #Legal #Justice #MAGA #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/07/12/michigan-law-broadly-bans-undue-possession-voting-machines-tabulators-matt-deperno-donald-trump/70407133007/

Global News BC: Progress Vancouver barred from 2026 election over campaign finance violations https://globalnews.ca/news/9810615/progress-vancouver-barred-from-2026-election-over-campaign-finance-violations/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #progressvancouver #Vancouverelection #VancouverPolitics #BritishColumbia #deregisterred #MarkMarissen #ElectionLaw #ElectionsBC #BCpolitics #Politics #vanpoli #bcpoli

Nothing about this really surprises me, except maybe that they're actually looking into it. I won't hold my breath about penalties.

I really wish evangelicals would follow the example of the person they claim to worship though. I don't recall reading about Jesus being active in politics. Render unto Caesar and all that, right? Romans 13:1-2 ring a bell?

#Texas #SeparationOfChurchAndState #ElectionLaw

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/16/abilene-churches-election-donations-investigations

Greece changes electoral law, then changes it back – Electoral Reform Society – ERS
#Greece
#ElectionLaw
https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/greece-changes-electoral-law-then-changes-it-back/

Local #News: New #Republican #Ohio #voter ID laws have some voting officials crying foul

Now, Ohio has one of the strictest #photoID requirements in the nation

So far, only 10,000 of the 800,000 Ohio #voters that don't have a photo ID have taken action to remain registered to vote in Ohio.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose thinks that is something to brag about.

Check your Ohio registration often!

#USPol #ElectionLaw #VotingRights @democracydocket @marcelias

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/new-voter-id-laws-have-some-voting-officials-crying-foul

#Michigan #legislation to ban guns from coming within 100 feet of polling locations and ballot counting centers got a hearing Tuesday before the state House Elections Committee. State Representative Stephanie A. Young (D-Detroit) sponsors a bill in the package. She said her bill is for #election workers who felt threatened during recent election cycles.

https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2023-02-28/house-elections-committee-considers-election-security-bills

#News #politics #ElectionLaw #ElectionSecurity #elections

Black volunteers who gave food and water to voters who waited in line for hours during #2020Election early #voting in Albany, #Georgia, have finally been cleared of breaking any laws.

The woman who filed the complaints, Sarah Webster, 71, “faces potential charges for bringing a gun into a polling place.” I doubt the Republican state AG will file charges in this clear #ElectionLaw violation, however.

#VotingRights

https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/02/08/black-volunteers-passing-out-water-at-2020-albany-voting-site-cleared-of-wrongdoing

"The Constitution Should Not Be a Suicide Pact" - @rickhasen from UCLA & the Election Law Blog joins the Democracy Nerd podcast explains why #SCOTUS needs to consider balance between both "free speech" and "free & fair elections"

#democracy #electionlaw #disinformation

https://democracynerd.us/episode/the-constitution-should-not-be-a-suicide-pact-w-rick-hasen

As a lawyer who gets to play in the #electionlaw sandbox, I’m really impressed with the work @marcelias’s firm has done in voting rights litigation. Partisan stuff aside, I think it’ll have a lasting positive impact on election mechanics. (And as an Oregonian it’s especially interesting. Our vote-by-mail is universal and registration is all but automatic, so we avoid lots of the problems other states face, and most disputes concern what’s on the ballot.) Good work, all. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/21/democrats-elias-elections-00073595

@marcelias Marc, congratulations on your tremendous effort and success. The whole country needs you and your team right now. #RuleofLaw #Democracy #FactsMatter #ElectionLaw #Winning

# Japan's #LiberalDemocraticParty (#LDP) keeps being plagued by #scandals. During the past 2 months 4 members of the #Japanese #cabinet (#DaishiroYamagiwa, #YasuhiroHanashi, #MinoruTerada and #KenyaAkiba) have #resigned.

#CabinetOfJapan #AkibaKenya #YamagiwaDaishiro #HanashiYasuhiro #TeradaMinoru #ElectionLaw #UnificationChurch #Asia #politics #politicians #FumioKishida #Kishida #KishidaFumio

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/27/fourth-member-of-scandal-hit-japanese-cabinet-resigns

#Senate passes $1.7 trillion government #funding bill that overhauls U.S. #electionlaw

The bill now goes to the House before it can head to Biden's desk for his signature. The legislation must be enacted by Saturday to avoid a government shutdown. #news

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-17-trillion-government-funding-bill-overhauls-us-electio-rcna62607

#Senate passes $1.7 trillion government #funding bill that overhauls U.S. #electionlaw

The bill now goes to the House before it can head to Biden's desk for his signature. The legislation must be enacted by Saturday to avoid a government shutdown. #news

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-17-trillion-government-funding-bill-overhauls-us-electio-rcna62607

With margins so low and an entire precinct's votes not recounted, how did the #WayneCounty clerk certify the election results? Any #electionlaw counsel care to chime in how this passes the smell test? Jeup is an unindicted #Jan6 #insurrectionist btw who is in cahoots with the Grosse Pointe News' owner, Sean Cotton. Cotton made sure stories about her #Jan6 involvement were buried.

#Michigan #grossepointe #schoolboard #shenanigans

Jeup wins again - Grosse Pointe News https://www.grossepointenews.com/articles/jeup-wins-again/

“What the Electoral Count Act [reform] says is, alright, it’s even more against the law to do that sh*t than it was before."

— Bradley Schrager, a Nevada attorney whose firm represents Democrats and specializes in election law

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/federal-spending-bill-expected-to-target-fake-elector-plots-like-nevada-gops?utm_source=The+Nevada+Independent&utm_campaign=694b8be95c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_12_17_12_37&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-694b8be95c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

#January6thHearing
#ElectionLaw