All posts by Rick Hasen

Don’t Let the Dismal Biden Debate Performance Overshadow Donald Trump’s Whitewashing of January 6 and His Refusal to Commit to Accepting the Results of the 2024 Election

June 28, 2024, 6:54 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

All eyes of course are on Biden’s dismal performance in last night’s debate. (I wrote about the election law implications here.) But that should not overshadow the continued serious risk of election subversion coming from Donald Trump. Plans are… Continue reading

The Election Law Issues Surrounding a Potential Biden Withdrawal from the Presidential Race

June 28, 2024, 6:36 amCandidate replacement, political partiesRick Hasen

I think after last night’s dismal debate performance, the odds that Joe Biden will drop out of the presidential race are now greater than 50 percent. Just look at where the columnists in the New York Times are. How would… Continue reading

“Arizona RNC delegation chair: ‘I would lynch’ county election official”

June 27, 2024, 2:49 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Earlier this month, Shelby Busch — chair of Arizona’s delegation to the Republican convention — was in court trying to learn the identities of local elections workers. Under oath, she said she was unaware of any threats that had… Continue reading

“Third-party and independent candidates for president often fall short of early polling numbers”

June 27, 2024, 1:27 pmthird partiesRick Hasen

Super interesting analysis at Pew Research Center.

Election Law Academics Update

June 27, 2024, 7:55 amelection law bizRick Hasen

Here’s my yearly roundup of election law academic hires, promotions moves, visits, accolades: Ellen Aprill is Senior Scholar in Residence at the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits at UCLA (and continues as the John E Anderson Professor in Tax… Continue reading

“Fixing Texas’ ballot secrecy problems won’t be easy, experts say”

June 27, 2024, 6:43 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Votebeat reports.

“An Alabama Town’s New Mayor Was Locked Out. 3 Years Later, He Will Return.”

June 27, 2024, 6:29 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: Nearly four years after Patrick Braxton won the mayoral election for the small town of Newbern, Ala., in November 2020, he could soon get to serve his first term. Mr. Braxton said in a lawsuit that, after he won… Continue reading

“New Pro-Trump Super PAC Quietly Spends Millions on G.O.P. Ground Game”

June 26, 2024, 4:59 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans have quietly formed a new super PAC that is preparing what appears to be a significant push to persuade former President Donald J. Trump’s voters to vote early or by absentee ballot. The group, America PAC, was created… Continue reading

“Where’s Mr. Postman? The Struggles of Voting by Mail in Indian Country”

June 26, 2024, 3:33 pmabsentee ballots, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

New article by Torey Dolan in the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.

“Democrat Loses Primary to Alleged Republican Imposter”

June 26, 2024, 3:22 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Newsweek: A former Republican voter appears to have defeated Democrat Mondaire Jones in the left-wing Working Families Party’s primary for New York’s 17th Congressional District. As of 8:55 a.m. ET on Wednesday, ex-GOP backer Anthony Frascone led Jones 244… Continue reading

“From Barriers to Ballots: Identifying and Reducing Voting Barriers for Young People”

June 26, 2024, 3:15 pmvotingRick Hasen

New University of California white paper by Laura Wray-Lake, Chris M. Wegemer, Ryo Sato, Leslie Ortiz, and Amy Wong.

5th Edition of “The Connection: Strategies for Creating and Operating 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, and Political Organizations”

June 26, 2024, 3:12 pmtax law and election lawRick Hasen

Now available from the Alliance for Justice.

Supreme Court Publishing Snafu Leads to Early Publication of Draft in Idaho Abortion Case Ending the Stay and Dismissing Case as Improvidently Granted; Some Thoughts on Justice Barrett’s Draft Concurrence

June 26, 2024, 11:26 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Unlike the Dobbs leak, this seems inadvertent. Bloomberg scoop: The US Supreme Court is poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on the court’s website. The… Continue reading

“Trump trusted more than Biden on democracy among key swing-state voters”

June 26, 2024, 9:51 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: President Biden and his Democratic allies have cast his reelection campaign as a battle for the country’s survival, warning that a second Donald Trump presidency would present an existential threat to American democracy. In speeches and campaign ads, Biden… Continue reading