All posts by Rick Hasen

“Gov. Mike DeWine calls special legislative session to address Biden ballot issue”

May 24, 2024, 6:16 amballot accessRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: Gov. Mike DeWine has taken the rare step of calling a special legislative session, in effect summoning the General Assembly to make sure that President Joe Biden qualifies for the ballot this November. DeWine announced in a Thursday evening… Continue reading

“Justice Department Secures Agreement with Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Resolve Voting Rights Lawsuit”

May 24, 2024, 6:12 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement with the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and city elections officials to resolve allegations that Pawtucket failed to provide Spanish-language assistance for voters in violation of the Voting… Continue reading

“Those who helped file voting fraud allegations are protected from suit, North Carolina justices say”

May 23, 2024, 5:38 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a defamation lawsuit against attorneys who assisted voters with submitting some 2016 ballot complaints, saying the fraud allegations they helped make were broadly protected within the protest process. The 5-0… Continue reading

Travis Crum: “Justice Thomas Exits the Political Thicket”

May 23, 2024, 3:51 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Travis Crum: The wait for Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP is finally over. Nearly five months after the parties asked for the case to be resolved, the Court has… Continue reading

Things That Make You Say “Hmmm.”, Milwaukee Elections Division

May 23, 2024, 10:40 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

What’s happening here? NEW: Ousted Milwaukee election chief Claire Woodall, in an agreement to temporarily extend her time with the election commission, can't talk to any elex staff except new chief Paulina Gutierrez; is limited (along w/ city staff) in… Continue reading

“Electors who tried to reverse Trump’s 2020 defeat are poised to serve again”

May 23, 2024, 10:30 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

WaPo: Republican activists in at least three states where Donald Trump tried to reverse his defeat in 2020 — nearly all of them under criminal indictment for casting electoral votes for him despite his loss — are poised to reprise… Continue reading

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy Speaks to Eric Segall Podcast About Her Upcoming Book, Corporatocracy

May 23, 2024, 10:29 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

You can watch here.

“Imagine if Congress was elected by Proportional Representation”

May 23, 2024, 10:28 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Steven Hill: A number of US cities and towns – from New York City, Cincinnati and Cleveland to Chilton County AL and a number of counties in Pennsylvania — have had a history of electing their city councils or county… Continue reading

Breaking and Analysis: Justice Alito for Republican Justices, over the Dissent of Democratic Justices, Rewrites Racial Gerrymandering Standards to Help White Republican States

May 23, 2024, 7:11 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

[This post has been edited and updated.] In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling holding that South Carolina’s congressional map was a racial gerrymandering. Justice Thomas concurred, and Justice Kagan,… Continue reading

“Ohio Elections Official Threatens to Exclude Biden From the Ballot”

May 23, 2024, 6:58 amballot accessRick Hasen

NYT: The Ohio General Assembly adjourned on Wednesday without addressing an issue that the state’s top elections official said would prevent President Biden from being placed on the ballot there, escalating a partisan clash that could result in the president… Continue reading

“Political consultant indicted for AI robocalls with fake Biden voice made to New Hampshire voters”

May 23, 2024, 6:54 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

WMUR: A man who admitted to sending out robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice on the day of the New Hampshire primary is now facing criminal charges. Ten indictments have been returned against Steve Kramer out of Rockingham County for… Continue reading

von Spakovsky Lying Again About Noncitizen Voting

May 23, 2024, 6:49 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Walter Olson at Cato: In testimony before a House committee, a Republican witness recently cited as credible claims by researcher James Agresti that “10% to 27% of non‐citizens are illegally registered to vote” and predicted that “about 5% to… Continue reading

Truly Bizarre Story in Mediaite About Texas Voting Technology Making It Possible to Figure Out How People Voted, and FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor Taunting Republican Leader for Voting for DeSantis Rather than Trump

May 23, 2024, 6:44 amchicanery, federal election commission, voting technologyRick Hasen

Mediaite: The eyes of Texas were upon the ballots cast by several high-profile Texas politicians on Wednesday, after documents were leaked related to a stunning lawsuit accusing state election officials of failing to properly protect ballot secrecy. The leak included… Continue reading

WTF Justice Alito?

May 22, 2024, 3:08 pmconflict of interest laws, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

NYT: Last summer, two years after an upside-down American flag was flown outside the Virginia home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., another provocative symbol was displayed at his vacation house in New Jersey, according to interviews and photographs. This… Continue reading