All posts by Rick Hasen

“National Popular Vote plan challenges undemocratic electoral college”

September 13, 2024, 6:47 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Joe Davidson column: Unless blocked by the courts, the National Popular Vote would take effect when states with electoral votes totaling at least 270 — the number needed for victory — agree to participate. That’s just over half of… Continue reading

“In blow to Newsmax, judge rules Smartmatic’s case over 2020 election lies will go to trial this month”

September 13, 2024, 6:39 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the 2020 election to be relitigated during… Continue reading

“Fears mount that election deniers could disrupt vote count in US swing states”

September 13, 2024, 6:38 amelection administration, election subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ed Pilkington in The Guardian: Fears are rising that the vote count in November’s presidential election could be disrupted as a result of the proliferation of Donald Trump’s lies about stolen elections and rampant voter fraud in the key swing… Continue reading

“Judge narrows election interference case against Trump in Georgia”

September 12, 2024, 1:46 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: he judge in the election interference case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants in Georgia has thrown out three counts in the indictment — including two counts brought against the former president. The original 41-count indictment accused Trump… Continue reading

“Rich Bernstein: Trump Had 2020 Court Challenges Rejected ‘On the Merits'”

September 12, 2024, 11:13 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

At Society for the Rule of Law: At Tuesday’s debate, Donald Trump stated that his side lost the court cases brought to overturn the 2020 election results solely on the technicality of standing: “They said we didn’t have standing. A… Continue reading

“14 pro-Trump electors linked to efforts to reverse his 2020 loss are back for 2024”

September 12, 2024, 9:57 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“Sweeping Section Three under the Rug: A Comment on Trump v. Anderson”

September 12, 2024, 8:32 amelection subversion risk, legislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

William Baude and Michael Stokes Paulsen have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Harvard Law Review). Here is the abstract: In Trump v. Anderson, the Supreme Court was confronted with the explosive question of whether former President Donald Trump was constitutionally… Continue reading

“Purcell Principles for States Courts”

September 12, 2024, 8:04 amelection administration, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Robert Yablon and Derek Clinger have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Wisconsin Law Review). Here is the abstract: In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has stressed that federal courts ordinarily should not issue remedies, such as preliminary injunctions,… Continue reading

“Georgia’s presidential ballot could include some disqualified candidates”

September 12, 2024, 6:52 amballot accessRick Hasen

AJC: A pair of court rulings in the span of a few hours disqualified two longshot candidates from Georgia’s presidential race. In a twist, though, both could still appear on the ballot in this battleground state. In separate rulings on… Continue reading

“A ballot fight in New Jersey nears an end as 2 counties prepare settlement for new design”

September 12, 2024, 6:44 amballot accessRick Hasen

Politico: Two New Jersey counties are on the verge of settling a constitutional challenge to New Jersey’s controversial “county line” ballot structure after a four-year legal battle, according to two people with knowledge of the talks. The upcoming settlements with… Continue reading

Leonard Leo Holds Up Aggressiveness of the Charlatan Group, “Honest Elections Project,” as An Example of What He Wants to Fund with His Billion Dollars

September 12, 2024, 6:41 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Axios: Leonard Leo, the conservative activist with an estimated $1 billion at his disposal, is threatening to withhold money from the dozens of groups he supports unless they develop plans to “weaponize” their ideas. Why it matters: Leo’s call for conservative… Continue reading

“Judge rules that incarcerated U.S. House candidate can remain on Alaska ballot”

September 12, 2024, 6:39 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

ADN: An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Tuesday denied a request by the Alaska Democratic Party to have the name of a jailed non-resident removed from Alaska’s U.S. House ballot. Alaska Democratic Party Executive Director Lindsay Kavanaugh said Tuesday evening… Continue reading

“Feds increase security for Jan. 6 in effort to prevent Capitol attack repeat”

September 11, 2024, 5:29 pmelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: The federal government will dramatically increase security protections for the joint session of Congress where lawmakers count states’ electoral votes, an escalation of government-wide efforts to prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol,… Continue reading

“How unfounded GOP claims about noncitizen voting could cost some eligible voters their rights”

September 11, 2024, 3:25 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Votebeat: But this close to an election, the risk of disenfranchising or discouraging eligible voters is high. Efforts to “clean” the voter rolls have indeed wrongly or improperly ensnared eligible voters in the past. In 2019, for example, Texas officials … Continue reading