Subject: 2 new lawsuits challenge election integrity policies in key swing state

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	2 new lawsuits challenge election integrity policies in key swing state
Date	August 7, 2020 5:31 PM

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[The Vote]

[Report: more than 220,000 mail-in ballots in Nevada primary "sent to outda=
ted addresses."]

"The Public Interest Legal Foundation, an election integrity group, reviewe=
d the 1.3 million mail-in ballots Nevada's Clark County sent during the Jun=
e primary. It found that more than 223,000 of the ballots were sent to outd=
ated addresses, leading the postal service to designate them as 'undelivera=
ble.' The undeliverable ballots accounted for 17 percent of all ballots mai=
led to registered voters." (Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]
com/2020-election/nevada-sent-more-than-200k-mail-in-primary-ballots-to-wro=
ng-addresses/> )

Read the full story on the Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]
om/2020-election/nevada-sent-more-than-200k-mail-in-primary-ballots-to-wron=
g-addresses/>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: More than 223,000 mail-in ballots for Nevada's=
June primary were "sent to outdated addresses" and therefore labeled undel=
iverable by the post office, according to a new watchdog report. Nevada, li=
ke most states, has seen a dramatic increase in voting by mail.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Get ready for November!
=20
The media and the left accuse President Trump and Republicans of scare tac=
tics when they raise concerns about dramatically expanding vote-by-mail -- =
or going to an all-mail election -- just a few months out from November. Bu=
t the stories keep coming.
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Americans should be able to vote absentee and by mail, but state primaries=
with above-average amounts of mailed ballots due to COVID-19 have had trou=
bling issues -- like more than 200,000 undeliverable ballots in June in Nev=
ada.
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Combined those issues may be:
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-- outdated voter rolls (i.e. voter records) as people move and don't upda=
te addresses -- as seems to be the issue in this story <[link removed]
con.com/2020-election/nevada-sent-more-than-200k-mail-in-primary-ballots-to=
-wrong-addresses/>
=20
-- issues with postal delivery, either getting to or from the voter in tim=
e and with the proper postmarks (check out this NPR story on how "at least =
65,000 absentee or mail-in ballots have been rejected" as of mid-July this =
year <[link removed]
ousands-of-mail-in-ballots-rejected-for-tardiness> )
=20
-- time spent processing and tallying mailed in ballots -- as we saw with =
the six-week delay in some New York primary results <[link removed]
/politics/maloney-torres-win-after-delayed-count-in-ny-house-primary/635580=
3/>
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That doesn't even begin to address potential concerns for voter fraud, esp=
ecially in the states that will automatically mail ballots to all registere=
d voters -- as Nevada plans to do for the November election.
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Bottom line: the stakes this November are much higher. The margins of vict=
ory will be much closer. And there will be far, far, far more votes cast th=
an have been in any state primary this year.
=20
So why is President Trump the only one talking about concerns with mail-in=
voting, while the media and the left (but we repeat ourselves!) criticize =
him?
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Nevada recently passed legislation to automat=
ically mail all registered voters a ballot ahead of the November presidenti=
al election. President Trump and the Republican National Committee filed a =
lawsuit earlier this week in response <[link removed]
trump-campaign-rnc-sue-nevada-plan-mail-ballots/story?id=3D72185164> .

[Two new lawsuits could change election integrity protections in Ohio ahead=
of the 2020 election.]

"Two recent lawsuits in Ohio highlight the growing difficulties of balancin=
g election security and equal access to voting with the pandemic-fueled eff=
ort to rapidly expand mail-in voting this November. Both lawsuits were file=
d on July 31, one by the Ohio Democratic Party and the other by the League =
of Women Voters, and challenge existing security measures for mail-in ballo=
ts." (Real Clear Politics <[link removed]
08/07/lawsuits_challenge_ohios_mail_voting_security_policy_access.html> )

Read the full story on Real Clear Politics <[link removed]
om/articles/2020/08/07/lawsuits_challenge_ohios_mail_voting_security_policy=
_access.html>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Two lawsuits filed last week in Ohio could dra=
matically transform voting in the important swing state this November. In s=
eparate suits, the Ohio Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters cha=
llenged existing state policies for mail-in ballots.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Potentially the security and integrity of Ohio'=
s mail-in ballots in November!
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There are two new lawsuits that challenge key parts of Ohio's existing vot=
er integrity policies with mail-in ballots. As you'll recall, every state a=
nticipates a large uptick in voting by mail due to COVID-19 this fall.
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(1) The Ohio Democratic Party wants voters to be able to submit requests f=
or absentee ballots by email. The Democrats listed off other states in whic=
h this is normal practice.
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But the spokesman from the Ohio Secretary of State's office told Real Clea=
r Politics: "If other states want to allow tens of thousands of voters emai=
ling insecure attachments to their county boards of elections =E2=80=93 ess=
entially providing our nation=E2=80=99s enemies an unprecedented opportunit=
y to insert a computer virus into our county boards of elections in the hug=
e mass of emails they will receive and thus, greatly increase the chances o=
f the presidential election being disrupted =E2=80=93 well, that=E2=80=99s =
up to them."
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(2) The League of Women Voters challenges the use of signature matching to=
verify voters' identification by mail. Right now, voters' signatures on th=
eir mailed ballots are compared to their signatures on-file; a mismatch cou=
ld lead to a rejection of the ballot.
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Law professor Justin Levitt has continued to =
update his list of election-related lawsuits across the country. As of yest=
erday, it's up to 192 cases in 42 states plus the District of Columbia. Che=
ck out his full list (and bookmark it!) right here. <[link removed]
g.org/?p=3D111962>

[An early preview of the Democratic National Convention speakers includes B=
ernie Sanders but potentially no AOC.]

"Planning a Democratic convention without Democrats who are actually conven=
ing is the main challenge for the Democratic National Committee and the Bid=
en campaign, and organizers are under intense pressure to produce a four-da=
y television event that is engaging and entertaining but one that also conv=
eys the gravity of the choice for voters in November." (POLITICO <[link removed]
ww.politico.com/news/2020/08/07/who-will-speak-at-dnc-392533> )

Read the story from POLITICO <[link removed]
will-speak-at-dnc-392533>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: POLITICO has an early preview of the confirmed=
speakers for the Democratic National Convention. The all-virtual event wil=
l run from August 17 to 20; there's only two hours of "programming" (i.e. p=
rime-time speeches) versus the usual six at a traditional convention availa=
ble each day.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: Given the deep split in the Democratic Party ri=
ght now, it's interesting to analyze the line-up that the Democratic Nation=
al Committee -- with heavy influence from the Biden campaign, we presume --=
have chosen.

Some are obvious choices:
-- Barack and Michelle Obama
-- Bill and Hillary Clinton
-- Jill Biden

And others are high-profile leaders from 2016 and 2020:
-- Bernie Sanders=20
-- Kamala Harris
-- Elizabeth Warren
-- John Kasich, former Republican governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential p=
rimary candidate
=20
What we've found most interesting:
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(1) Bernie Sanders and John Kasich are reportedly set to speak on the same=
night. That won't be lost on the far-left progressives, who already feel s=
nubbed by the "establishment" of the party.
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(2) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) may not have a speaking role. Agai=
n, that won't be lost on the far-left progressives, and it may further thei=
r anger toward Biden and the party.
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(3) Some think having Harris and Warren on the list is a sign they're out =
of VP contention. But it's 2020, so we'd presume anything can happen before=
Joe Biden's announcement.
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=E2=80=A2 What else to know: Plans for the Republican National Convention =
continue apace. Axios reported that each night of the Republican convention=
will include an American theme: <[link removed]
urprise-for-revamped-convention-0dcbfef6-1819-48ba-8ae4-255bf4e47e69.html>
-- land of heroes (Monday)
-- land of promise (Tuesday)
-- land of opportunity (Wednesday)
-- land of greatness (Thursday)

[President Trump doesn't get his debate request. The presidential debate sc=
hedule will remain unchanged.]

"The Commission on Presidential Debates shut down the Trump campaign=E2=80=
=99s request to either add an extra debate before the first early-voting ba=
llot are cast, or to move one of the three debates to the first week of Sep=
tember." (Daily Wire <[link removed]
s-down-trump-campaigns-request-for-an-extra-debate> )

Read the full story on the Daily Wire <[link removed]
e-commission-shuts-down-trump-campaigns-request-for-an-extra-debate>

=E2=80=A2 What's happening: Despite a request from President Trump, the pr=
esidential debate schedule will remain unchanged. President Trump wanted to=
move up the debate schedule and/or add an additional debate.
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=E2=80=A2 What's at stake: First, President Trump is widely expected to ha=
ve the upper hand in the presidential debates, and it's no surprise he is n=
ow pressing his advantage.
=20
While President Trump's team requested additional presidential debates, th=
e left has started to suggest Biden should skip them altogether.
=20
Second, the presidential debates are traditionally scheduled close to Elec=
tion Day for the benefit of undecided voters.
=20
But this year, many voters will cast ballots by mail far ahead of November=
, which means the presidential debates will play a smaller role in voters' =
decision-making. That's good news for Joe Biden.

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ort: more than 220,000 mail-in ballots in Nevada primary "sent to outdated =
addresses."</strong></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"The Public Interest Legal Foundat=
ion, an election integrity group, reviewed the 1.3 million mail-in ballots =
Nevada's Clark County sent during the June primary. <span style=3D"backgrou=
nd-color: #ffff99;"><strong>It found that more than 223,000 of the ballots =
were sent to outdated addresses</strong></span>, leading the postal service=
to designate them as 'undeliverable.' The undeliverable ballots accounted =
for 17 percent of all ballots mailed to registered voters." (<a style=3D"te=
xt-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
e/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjIwLWUyMDNmNmRmNjA5ZjQwNGNiNzBmZTRhZmI0ZT=
djYjQ3%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMA%3A%=
3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZnJlZWJlYWNvbi5jb20vMjAyMC1lbGVjdGlvbi9uZXZhZGEtc2VudC1tb=
3JlLXRoYW4tMjAway1tYWlsLWluLXByaW1hcnktYmFsbG90cy10by13cm9uZy1hZGRyZXNzZXMv=
&K=3DBcU2Ys5G3fcnCKdWTRr3OA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Washington =
Free Beacon</a>)</em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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Glvbi9uZXZhZGEtc2VudC1tb3JlLXRoYW4tMjAway1tYWlsLWluLXByaW1hcnktYmFsbG90cy10=
by13cm9uZy1hZGRyZXNzZXMv&K=3DTVXp_qz5bwyhSqk5Gvd71g" target=3D"_blank" styl=
e=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline=
-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -web=
kit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; =
border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bott=
om: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; pa=
dding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-seri=
f; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span s=
tyle=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-=
block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-w=
ord; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on the Washington Free=
Beacon</span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-si=
ze: 12px; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 14px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: More than <strong>223,000 mail-in ballots for Nevada's June primar=
y were "sent to outdated addresses"</strong> and therefore labeled undelive=
rable by the post office, according to a new watchdog report. Nevada, like =
most states, has seen a dramatic increase in voting by mail.</span></span><=
/p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: Get ready for November!</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">The media and the left accuse President Trump and Republi=
cans of scare tactics when they raise concerns about dramatically expanding=
vote-by-mail -- or going to an all-mail election -- just a few months out =
from November. But the stories keep coming.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>Americans <em>should</em> be able to vote abs=
entee and by mail, but <strong>state primaries with above-average amounts o=
f mailed ballots due to COVID-19 have had troubling issues </strong>--=
like more than 200,000 undeliverable ballots in June in Nevada.</span></sp=
an></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>Combined those issues may be:</span></span></=
p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>-- outdated voter rolls (i.e. voter records) =
as people move and don't update addresses -- <a style=3D"text-decoration: u=
nderline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
jA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjIwLWUyMDNmNmRmNjA5ZjQwNGNiNzBmZTRhZmI0ZTdjYjQ3%3AYmlnamF=
ja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3=
cuZnJlZWJlYWNvbi5jb20vMjAyMC1lbGVjdGlvbi9uZXZhZGEtc2VudC1tb3JlLXRoYW4tMjAwa=
y1tYWlsLWluLXByaW1hcnktYmFsbG90cy10by13cm9uZy1hZGRyZXNzZXMv&K=3DlZF4c-inXFW=
JQiCl3SdRbQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">as seems to be the issue in=
this story</a></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>-- issues with postal delivery, either gettin=
g to or from the voter in time and with the proper postmarks (<a style=3D"t=
ext-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
ne/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjIwLWUyMDNmNmRmNjA5ZjQwNGNiNzBmZTRhZmI0Z=
TdjYjQ3%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMw%3A=
%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy8yMDIwLzA3LzEzLzg4OTc1MTA5NS9zaWduZWQtc2VhbGVk=
LXVuZGVsaXZlcmVkLXRob3VzYW5kcy1vZi1tYWlsLWluLWJhbGxvdHMtcmVqZWN0ZWQtZm9yLXR=
hcmRpbmVzcw&K=3DayFNY_Ezlz6np4NDIjFrNg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">=
check out this NPR story on how "at least 65,000 absentee or mail-in ballot=
s have been rejected" as of mid-July this year</a>)</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>-- time spent processing and tallying mailed =
in ballots -- <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=
=3D"[link removed]
RmNjA5ZjQwNGNiNzBmZTRhZmI0ZTdjYjQ3%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA=
2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWJjN255LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy9tY=
WxvbmV5LXRvcnJlcy13aW4tYWZ0ZXItZGVsYXllZC1jb3VudC1pbi1ueS1ob3VzZS1wcmltYXJ5=
LzYzNTU4MDMv&K=3DDtqj9yxT8DVTMX-lcHfd4w" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"=
>as we saw with the six-week delay in some New York primary results</a></sp=
an></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>That doesn't even begin to address po=
tential concerns for voter fraud</strong>, especially in the states that wi=
ll automatically mail ballots to all registered voters -- as Nevada plans t=
o do for the November election.</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>Bottom line: the stakes this November are muc=
h higher. The margins of victory will be much closer. And there will be far=
, far, far more votes cast than have been in any state primary this year.</=
span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>So why is President Trump the only on=
e talking about concerns with mail-in voting</strong>, while the media and =
the left (but we repeat ourselves!) criticize him?</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">=E2=80=A2 <em><strong>What else to know: </strong></=
em>Nevada recently passed legislation to automatically mail <em>all</e=
m> registered voters a ballot ahead of the November presidential election. =
<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjIwLWUyMDNmNmRmNjA5ZjQwNGNi=
NzBmZTRhZmI0ZTdjYjQ3%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZm=
Fsc2U%3ANQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JzbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy90cnVtcC1jYW1wYWlnbi1=
zdWVzLW5ldmFkYS1tYWlsLWluLXZvdGluZy1iaWxsLXJuYy8&K=3DIsK_RGjMBq2u5wFTcTwiXg=
" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">President Trump and the Republican Nat=
ional Committee filed a lawsuit earlier this week in response</a>.</span></=
p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Two=
new lawsuits could change election integrity protections in Ohio ahead of =
the 2020 election.</strong></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"Two recent lawsuits in Ohio highl=
ight the growing difficulties of balancing election security and equal acce=
ss to voting with the pandemic-fueled effort to rapidly expand mail-in voti=
ng this November. <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Both l=
awsuits were filed on July 31, one by the Ohio Democratic Party and the oth=
er by the League of Women Voters, and challenge existing security measures =
for mail-in ballots</strong></span>." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underli=
ne; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
%3AMDItYjIwMjIwLWUyMDNmNmRmNjA5ZjQwNGNiNzBmZTRhZmI0ZTdjYjQ3%3AYmlnamFja2J1b=
HdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVh=
bGNsZWFycG9saXRpY3MuY29tL2FydGljbGVzLzIwMjAvMDgvMDcvbGF3c3VpdHNfY2hhbGxlbmd=
lX29oaW9zX21haWxfdm90aW5nX3NlY3VyaXR5X3BvbGljeV9hY2Nlc3MuaHRtbA&K=3DBGjl8Ng=
PBLyeg_SmboO_0Q" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Real Clear Politics</a>=
)</em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<a=
href=3D"[link removed]
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Y29tL2FydGljbGVzLzIwMjAvMDgvMDcvbGF3c3VpdHNfY2hhbGxlbmdlX29oaW9zX21haWxfdm9=
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get=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: no=
ne; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; borde=
r-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: =
auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #=
3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; p=
adding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, H=
elvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break:=
keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:1=
6px;display:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; =
word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on =
Real Clear Politics</span></span></a>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
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orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
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ze: 12px; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong=
>Two lawsuits filed last week in Ohio could dramatically transform voting i=
n the important swing state this November.</strong> In separate suits, the =
Ohio Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters challenged existing st=
ate policies for mail-in ballots.</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: Potentially the security and integrity of Ohio's mail-in ballots in=
November!</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>There are two new lawsuits that chall=
enge key parts of Ohio's existing voter integrity policies with mail-in bal=
lots</strong>. As you'll recall, every state anticipates a large uptick in =
voting by mail due to COVID-19 this fall.</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(1) </span></span><strong><span style=3D=
"font-size: 14px;"><span style>The Ohio Democratic Party wants voters to be=
able to submit requests for absentee ballots by email. </span></span>=
</strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>The Democrats listed =
off other states in which this is normal practice.</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>But the spokesman from the Ohio Secretary of =
State's office told Real Clear Politics: "If other states want to allow ten=
s of thousands of voters emailing insecure attachments to their county boar=
ds of elections =E2=80=93 <strong>essentially providing our nation=E2=80=99=
s enemies an unprecedented opportunity to insert a computer virus into our =
county boards of elections in the huge mass of emails</strong> they will re=
ceive and thus, greatly increase the chances of the presidential election b=
eing disrupted =E2=80=93 well, that=E2=80=99s up to them."</span></span></p=
>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style>(2) <strong>The League of Women Voters challe=
nges the use of signature matching to verify voters' identification by mail=
. </strong>Right now, voters' signatures on their mailed ballots are c=
ompared to their signatures on-file; a mismatch could lead to a rejection o=
f the ballot.</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><em><strong>=E2=80=A2</strong></=
em><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><em><strong> What else to know</strong>=
</em>: Law professor Justin Levitt has continued to update his <strong>list=
of election-related lawsuits across the country</strong>. As of yesterday,=
it's up to 192 cases in 42 states plus the District of Columbia. <strong><=
a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjIwLWUyMDNmNmRmNjA5ZjQwNGNiN=
zBmZTRhZmI0ZTdjYjQ3%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmF=
sc2U%3AOQ%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly9lbGVjdGlvbmxhd2Jsb2cub3JnLz9wPTExMTk2Mg&K=3DfEfKp=
ZqGpeNVTJqbzaJNrg" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Check out his full li=
st (and bookmark it!) right here.</a></strong></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>An =
early preview of the Democratic National Convention speakers includes Berni=
e Sanders but potentially no AOC.</strong></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em><span style=3D"background-color: #=
ffffff;">"Planning a Democratic convention without Democrats who are actual=
ly convening is the main challenge for the Democratic National Committee an=
d the Biden campaign, and <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><stron=
g>organizers are under intense pressure to produce a four-day television ev=
ent that is engaging and entertaining</strong></span> but one that also con=
veys the gravity of the choice for voters in November."</span> (<a style=3D=
"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
line/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjIwLWUyMDNmNmRmNjA5ZjQwNGNiNzBmZTRhZmI=
0ZTdjYjQ3%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTA=
%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8wOC8wNy93aG8td2lsbC1zc=
GVhay1hdC1kbmMtMzkyNTMz&K=3D2qNfrX8Ay790j9fqjl7Z-A" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener">POLITICO</a>)</em></p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<a href=3D"[link removed]
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a2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3=
cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyMC8wOC8wNy93aG8td2lsbC1zcGVhay1hdC1kbmMtMzkyN=
TMz&K=3Dm7yt5xDK_WbhaY44pd0TPQ" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-siz=
e-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #fffff=
f; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4p=
x; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px solid=
#3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0=
; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; fo=
nt-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center=
; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-left:=
20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-heigh=
t-alt: 32px;">Read the story from POLITICO</span></span></a>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-si=
ze: 12px; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 14px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's happening</em></=
strong>: POLITICO has an early preview of the confirmed speakers for the De=
mocratic National Convention. The all-virtual event will run from August 17=
to 20; <strong>there's only two hours of "programming" (i.e. prime-time sp=
eeches) versus the usual six</strong> at a traditional convention available=
each day.</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What's at stake</em></s=
trong>: Given the deep split in the Democratic Party right now, it's intere=
sting to analyze the line-up that the Democratic National Committee -- with=
heavy influence from the Biden campaign, we presume -- have chosen.</span>=
</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><br><strong><span style=3D"font-=
size: 14px;">Some are obvious choices:</span></strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- Barack and Michelle Obama</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- Bill and Hillary Clinton</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- Jill Biden<br><br></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><strong>And others are high-profile leaders from 2016 and=
2020:</strong></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- Bernie Sanders </span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- Kamala Harris</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- Elizabeth Warren</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- John Kasich, former Republican governor of Ohio and 20=
16 presidential primary candidate</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size=
: 14px;">What we've found most interesting:</span></strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(1)</span><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"> Berni=
e Sanders and John Kasich are reportedly set to speak on the same night. </=
span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">That won't be lost on the fa=
r-left progressives, who already feel snubbed by the "establishment" of the=
party.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(2) <strong>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) may not h=
ave a speaking role. </strong>Again, that won't be lost on the far-lef=
t progressives, and it may further their anger toward Biden and the party.<=
/span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; font-f=
amily: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; word-break: break-wo=
rd; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">(3) Some think having Harris and Warren on the list is a =
sign they're out of VP contention. <strong>But it's 2020, so we'd presume a=
nything can happen before Joe Biden's announcement.</strong></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;"><strong>=E2=80=A2 <em>What else to know</em></strong>: Pl=
ans for the Republican National Convention continue apace. <strong><a style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMjIwLWUyMDNmNmRmNjA5ZjQwNGNiNzBmZTRh=
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Axios reported that each night of the Republican convention will include an=
American theme:</a></strong></span></p>
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font-size: 14px;">-- land of heroes (Monday)</span></p>
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if; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14px;">-- land of promise (Tuesday)</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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font-size: 14px;">-- land of opportunity (Wednesday)</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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font-size: 14px;">-- land of greatness (Thursday)</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Pre=
sident Trump doesn't get his debate request. The presidential debate schedu=
le will remain unchanged.</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><em>"The Commission on Presidential De=
bates <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>shut down the Trum=
p campaign=E2=80=99s request to either add an extra debate</strong></span> =
before the first early-voting ballot are cast, or to move one of the three =
debates to the first week of September." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: unde=
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target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Daily Wire</a>)</em></p>
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ight-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on the Daily Wire</span></span></a>
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reak: break-word; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style>=E2=80=A2 <strong><em>What's ha=
ppening</em></strong>: </span></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span=
style>Despite a request from President Trump, <strong>the presidential deb=
ate schedule will remain unchanged</strong>. President Trump wanted to move=
up the debate schedule and/or add an additional debate.</span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><span style><span style><strong>=E2=80=A2 <=
em>What's at stake</em></strong>: </span></span>First, P<strong>resident Tr=
ump is widely expected to have the upper hand in the presidential debates</=
strong>, and it's no surprise he is now pressing his advantage.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">While President Trump's team requested addi=
tional presidential debates, the left has started to suggest Biden should s=
kip them altogether.</span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 14px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;">Second, the presidential debates are tradit=
ionally scheduled close to Election Day for the benefit of undecided voters=
.</span></p>
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span style=3D"font-size: 14px;"><strong>But this year, many voters will cas=
t ballots by mail far ahead of November, which means the presidential =
debates will play a smaller role in voters' decision-making</strong>. That'=
s good news for Joe Biden.</span></p>
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[Report: more than 220,000 mail-in ballots in Nevada primary "sent to outdated addresses."]

"The Public Interest Legal Foundation, an election integrity group, reviewed the 1.3 million mail-in ballots Nevada's Clark County sent during the June primary. It found that more than 223,000 of the ballots were sent to outdated addresses, leading the postal service to designate them as 'undeliverable.' The undeliverable ballots accounted for 17 percent of all ballots mailed to registered voters." (Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on the Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]>

• What's happening: More than 223,000 mail-in ballots for Nevada's June primary were "sent to outdated addresses" and therefore labeled undeliverable by the post office, according to a new watchdog report. Nevada, like most states, has seen a dramatic increase in voting by mail.

• What's at stake: Get ready for November!

The media and the left accuse President Trump and Republicans of scare tactics when they raise concerns about dramatically expanding vote-by-mail -- or going to an all-mail election -- just a few months out from November. But the stories keep coming.

Americans should be able to vote absentee and by mail, but state primaries with above-average amounts of mailed ballots due to COVID-19 have had troubling issues -- like more than 200,000 undeliverable ballots in June in Nevada.

Combined those issues may be:

-- outdated voter rolls (i.e. voter records) as people move and don't update addresses -- as seems to be the issue in this story <[link removed]>

-- issues with postal delivery, either getting to or from the voter in time and with the proper postmarks (check out this NPR story on how "at least 65,000 absentee or mail-in ballots have been rejected" as of mid-July this year <[link removed]> )

-- time spent processing and tallying mailed in ballots -- as we saw with the six-week delay in some New York primary results <[link removed]>

That doesn't even begin to address potential concerns for voter fraud, especially in the states that will automatically mail ballots to all registered voters -- as Nevada plans to do for the November election.

Bottom line: the stakes this November are much higher. The margins of victory will be much closer. And there will be far, far, far more votes cast than have been in any state primary this year.

So why is President Trump the only one talking about concerns with mail-in voting, while the media and the left (but we repeat ourselves!) criticize him?

• What else to know: Nevada recently passed legislation to automatically mail all registered voters a ballot ahead of the November presidential election. President Trump and the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit earlier this week in response <[link removed]> .

[Two new lawsuits could change election integrity protections in Ohio ahead of the 2020 election.]

"Two recent lawsuits in Ohio highlight the growing difficulties of balancing election security and equal access to voting with the pandemic-fueled effort to rapidly expand mail-in voting this November. Both lawsuits were filed on July 31, one by the Ohio Democratic Party and the other by the League of Women Voters, and challenge existing security measures for mail-in ballots." (Real Clear Politics <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on Real Clear Politics <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Two lawsuits filed last week in Ohio could dramatically transform voting in the important swing state this November. In separate suits, the Ohio Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters challenged existing state policies for mail-in ballots.

• What's at stake: Potentially the security and integrity of Ohio's mail-in ballots in November!

There are two new lawsuits that challenge key parts of Ohio's existing voter integrity policies with mail-in ballots. As you'll recall, every state anticipates a large uptick in voting by mail due to COVID-19 this fall.

(1) The Ohio Democratic Party wants voters to be able to submit requests for absentee ballots by email. The Democrats listed off other states in which this is normal practice.

But the spokesman from the Ohio Secretary of State's office told Real Clear Politics: "If other states want to allow tens of thousands of voters emailing insecure attachments to their county boards of elections – essentially providing our nation’s enemies an unprecedented opportunity to insert a computer virus into our county boards of elections in the huge mass of emails they will receive and thus, greatly increase the chances of the presidential election being disrupted – well, that’s up to them."

(2) The League of Women Voters challenges the use of signature matching to verify voters' identification by mail. Right now, voters' signatures on their mailed ballots are compared to their signatures on-file; a mismatch could lead to a rejection of the ballot.

• What else to know: Law professor Justin Levitt has continued to update his list of election-related lawsuits across the country. As of yesterday, it's up to 192 cases in 42 states plus the District of Columbia. Check out his full list (and bookmark it!) right here. <[link removed]>

[An early preview of the Democratic National Convention speakers includes Bernie Sanders but potentially no AOC.]

"Planning a Democratic convention without Democrats who are actually convening is the main challenge for the Democratic National Committee and the Biden campaign, and organizers are under intense pressure to produce a four-day television event that is engaging and entertaining but one that also conveys the gravity of the choice for voters in November." (POLITICO <[link removed]> )

Read the story from POLITICO <[link removed]>

• What's happening: POLITICO has an early preview of the confirmed speakers for the Democratic National Convention. The all-virtual event will run from August 17 to 20; there's only two hours of "programming" (i.e. prime-time speeches) versus the usual six at a traditional convention available each day.

• What's at stake: Given the deep split in the Democratic Party right now, it's interesting to analyze the line-up that the Democratic National Committee -- with heavy influence from the Biden campaign, we presume -- have chosen.

Some are obvious choices:
-- Barack and Michelle Obama
-- Bill and Hillary Clinton
-- Jill Biden

And others are high-profile leaders from 2016 and 2020:
-- Bernie Sanders
-- Kamala Harris
-- Elizabeth Warren
-- John Kasich, former Republican governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential primary candidate

What we've found most interesting:

(1) Bernie Sanders and John Kasich are reportedly set to speak on the same night. That won't be lost on the far-left progressives, who already feel snubbed by the "establishment" of the party.

(2) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) may not have a speaking role. Again, that won't be lost on the far-left progressives, and it may further their anger toward Biden and the party.

(3) Some think having Harris and Warren on the list is a sign they're out of VP contention. But it's 2020, so we'd presume anything can happen before Joe Biden's announcement.

• What else to know: Plans for the Republican National Convention continue apace. Axios reported that each night of the Republican convention will include an American theme: <[link removed]>
-- land of heroes (Monday)
-- land of promise (Tuesday)
-- land of opportunity (Wednesday)
-- land of greatness (Thursday)

[President Trump doesn't get his debate request. The presidential debate schedule will remain unchanged.]

"The Commission on Presidential Debates shut down the Trump campaign’s request to either add an extra debate before the first early-voting ballot are cast, or to move one of the three debates to the first week of September." (Daily Wire <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on the Daily Wire <[link removed]>

• What's happening: Despite a request from President Trump, the presidential debate schedule will remain unchanged. President Trump wanted to move up the debate schedule and/or add an additional debate.

• What's at stake: First, President Trump is widely expected to have the upper hand in the presidential debates, and it's no surprise he is now pressing his advantage.

While President Trump's team requested additional presidential debates, the left has started to suggest Biden should skip them altogether.

Second, the presidential debates are traditionally scheduled close to Election Day for the benefit of undecided voters.

But this year, many voters will cast ballots by mail far ahead of November, which means the presidential debates will play a smaller role in voters' decision-making. That's good news for Joe Biden.

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