All posts by Rick Hasen

“Record number of open primary initiatives on the ballot”

August 20, 2024, 6:50 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Pluribus: Voters in as many as half a dozen states will decide this year whether to open primary elections to independent and crossover voters in what supporters say is the broadest-ever assault on the traditional partisan primary process. Ballot initiatives… Continue reading

“Trump’s AI fakes of Harris and Swift aren’t meant to fool you; These aren’t credible deepfakes. They’re provocative memes.”

August 19, 2024, 5:32 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Smart Will Oremus.

Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN

August 19, 2024, 5:10 pmpedagogyRick Hasen

Here: RankPaperDownloads1.Give Parents the Vote Joshua Kleinfeld and Stephen E. SachsNorthwestern University – Pritzker School of Law and Harvard Law SchoolDate Posted: 22 Jul 2024Last Revised: 25 Jul 20241,4102.Election Law for the New Electorate Nicholas Stephanopoulos… Continue reading

“US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns”

August 19, 2024, 4:22 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

AP: U.S. intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American… Continue reading

“We Can Mend Our National Division”

August 19, 2024, 2:23 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Walter Olson, Michael Sozan, and Cissy Jackson in a Baltimore Sun oped: We’re living through an age in which American democracy and the rule of law face deep challenges. Mob violence, vicious rhetoric and even attempted assassinations have raised… Continue reading

“George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity Theft”

August 19, 2024, 1:34 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman from New York whose penchant for lying led to one of the oddest sideshows in modern U.S. politics, pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. While Mr. Santos’s… Continue reading

“Justice Department Secures Agreement to Eliminate Voting Barriers for Native Americans in South Dakota”

August 19, 2024, 1:00 pmDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Release: The Justice Department has secured an agreement with Bennett County, South Dakota, and county officials to resolve claims that the county has failed to make its registration and early voting opportunities equally open to Native American voters as… Continue reading

“Trump’s ‘pit bulls’ on Georgia election board face new pressure”

August 19, 2024, 11:15 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

AJC: Three right-wing Republicans behind a series of rules changes praised by former President Donald Trump face intensifying political pressure as the State Election Board considers new rules for ballot-counting and election certification at its Monday meeting. Georgia House Democrats… Continue reading

“Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital city”

August 19, 2024, 9:08 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Mayoral candidate Victor Miller, a bespectacled librarian with an AI obsession, stood between an American flag and a Wyoming flag, preaching what he sees as the untapped potential of artificial intelligence in government. AI would be objective. It wouldn’t… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Diana Dwyre and Robin Kolodny: “Capitalism, Campaign Finance, and Policymaking”

August 19, 2024, 7:52 amcampaign finance, ELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am pleased to welcome Diana Dwyre and Robin Kolodny to the ELB Book Corner, authors of the new book, The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance: Why We Have the System We Have (University of Michigan Press). The 30% discount code… Continue reading

“With false ‘coup’ claims, Trump primes supporters to challenge a Harris win”

August 19, 2024, 7:44 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: From the moment Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the surprise Democratic presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump began arguing that she was anointed through a “coup” rather than chosen by primary voters. After barely mentioning election integrity at… Continue reading

“How a Far-Right Takeover of Georgia’s Election Board Could Swing the Election”

August 19, 2024, 7:41 amelection administration, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Like similar entities in other states, Georgia’s elections board was established to be an independent agency that determines voting rules and issues guidance for poll workers to maintain order and integrity in elections without consideration of their political impact.… Continue reading

“Republicans are central in an effort to rescue Cornel West’s ballot hopes in Arizona”

August 19, 2024, 7:38 amballot access, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: A group of lawyers with deep ties to the Republican Party scrambled over the weekend to rescue an effort to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the Arizona ballot, offering one of the clearest examples yet of the… Continue reading

RNC Filed Reply Brief after Midnight Last Night in SCOTUS Emergency Election Case from Arizona; Expect an Order within a Couple of Days

August 19, 2024, 7:29 amSupreme Court, voter registrationRick Hasen

With this filing, briefing is now complete. The administrative deadline suggested to the Justices was July 22. I expect the Justices are not going to grant the relief given the closeness to the election and its application of Purcell.… Continue reading