“Trump campaign accuses Democratic group of ‘election interference’ — for quoting Trump”

June 26, 2024, 8:20 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Philadelphia Inquirer: Donald Trump urged his supporters in 2020 not to vote by mail calling it “totally corrupt.” Now, his campaign is speaking out against an ad featuring Trump’s own comments about mail ballots. The ad, running on some… Continue reading

“The Ground Is Shifting Under Biden and Trump”

June 26, 2024, 8:18 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Tom Edsall NYT column: How has the ascendance of well-educated, relatively affluent liberals among Democrats, alongside the dominance of non-college voters in the Republican coalition, altered the agendas of the two parties? Are low-turnout elections and laws designed to… Continue reading

Supreme Court on 6-3 Vote Splitting Conservative and Liberal Justices Makes It Easy to Give Gifts to State and Local Officials to Thank Them for Their Official Acts; Conservative Majority Relies on Legislative History in Part

June 26, 2024, 7:56 ambribery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I’ve been following Snyder v. United States closely, not only because I am interested in bribery and illegal gratuities law but also because I based my Legislation course final exam on the case. To me, it presents a fascinating and… Continue reading

“Barnes, Deal lead bipartisan initiative to fight election fraud lies in Georgia”

June 25, 2024, 2:18 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: Some of Georgia’s most prominent bipartisan leaders are uniting behind an effort to bolster confidence in the state’s election system after years of damage from false claims and discredited conspiracy theories about widespread voting fraud in 2020. The Democracy… Continue reading

“In Shasta County, Calif., fights over elections have left wounds that just won’t heal”

June 25, 2024, 9:34 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman for Votebeat.

“What Are the Usual Burdens of Voting?”

June 25, 2024, 8:08 amvotingRick Hasen

Jim Fischer has posted this draft on SSRN (Georgia State U. L. Rev.) Here is the abstract: When the Court in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board approved presentment of a government-issued photo identification asa requirement to vote, Justice Stevens… Continue reading

“I Study Disinformation. This Election Will Be Grim.”

June 25, 2024, 7:49 amcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Renee DiResta NYT oped: This brings us to the present, when another election looms. The 2024 rerun is already being viciously fought. Since 2020, the technological landscape has shifted. There are new social media platforms in the mix, such as… Continue reading

“The Ballot Measures Aim to Reduce Partisanship. Can They Fix American Politics?”

June 25, 2024, 6:46 amalternative voting systems, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: Americans of both parties routinely express deep concern about the state of the country’s democracy. This fall, many voters may have a chance to do something about it, by voting on state ballot measures related… Continue reading

“Pro-Trump extremists are sure he will win. That could be dangerous.”

June 25, 2024, 6:37 amauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

WaPo: Donald Trump has a history of fiery calls urging supporters to rise up, and his most militant fans often have obliged. So it might seem counterintuitive that now, as Trump faces unprecedented legal problems and a close election in… Continue reading

The Primary Importance of Primary Reform

June 25, 2024, 6:16 amUncategorizedNed Foley

Nate Persily is one of our nation’s leading election law scholars (and a friend), with whom I usually agree on many specific matters in our field, but he is quoted today in the N.Y. Times (in an article today … Continue reading

Reminder: Wednesday webinar on electoral reform

June 24, 2024, 6:45 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

I won’t repeat all of the previous ELB post announcing this webinar on alternative electoral reforms to improve American democracy, especially in light of increasing partisan polarization. I will simply note that the French legislative elections, the first round of… Continue reading

“GOP colleagues sneer at Rep. Good’s election complaints”

June 24, 2024, 3:27 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Axios: Rep. Bob Good‘s (R-Va.) efforts to sow doubts about the results of his too-close-to-call GOP primary are being met with eye rolls from many of his House Republican colleagues. Why it matters: The House Freedom Caucus chair is tapping… Continue reading

“Tax documents detail how election deniers profit from group founded by conspiracy theorists Patrick Byrne and Michael Flynn”

June 24, 2024, 3:18 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Issue One: A new tax filing reviewed by Issue One shows that several prominent election deniers have been profiting from The America Project, a nonprofit founded in 2021 by former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne and President Donald Trump’s former National Security… Continue reading