All posts by Rick Hasen

“Trump Hints at ‘Little Secret’ With House Republicans, Setting Off a Panic”

October 28, 2024, 1:57 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Speaker Mike Johnson was taking in former President Donald J. Trump’s grievance-fueled closing rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon when the main actor onstage turned to him and drew him into the drama. “I think with… Continue reading

“MN voter fraud: Woman cast ballot for Trump under dead mom’s name, charges say”

October 28, 2024, 12:52 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Fox 9 reports: On Oct. 11, the sheriff’s office spoke with Miller about the ballot signature envelopes. She said she filled out her mom’s absentee ballot and signed her mom’s name on the envelope. She admitted her mom was… Continue reading

“Anti-Gerrymandering Groups Warn That Ohio’s Ballot Language Is Misleading Voters”

October 28, 2024, 12:51 pmchicanery, direct democracy, redistrictingRick Hasen

New at Bolts.

“Why We Vote”

October 28, 2024, 12:48 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can read here for free the first chapter of Owen Fiss’s new book, Why We Vote.

“Dark Money from Shadow Parties Is Booming in Congressional Elections”

October 28, 2024, 9:56 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

New from the Brennan Center.

This is What Insanity Looks Like

October 28, 2024, 9:44 amfraudulent fraud squad, UncategorizedRick Hasen

I can’t even… There are three recommendations that I have. Most depend on Elon Musk, who has the resources and megaphone to make these a reality. The first is a whistleblower program that offers a multi-million dollar reward for… Continue reading

Oregon: “Ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver lit on fire”

October 28, 2024, 8:36 amchicaneryRick Hasen

KGW: A ballot box in Southeast Portland and another in Vancouver were lit on fire early Monday morning. It’s currently unclear whether the two incidents are connected. Portland police officers responded around 3:30 a.m. to reports of a fire… Continue reading

Safeguarding Democracy Project Recordings of our Fall 2024 Events on the Upcoming Elections

October 28, 2024, 8:15 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Recordings of our Fall 2024 EventsIf you missed any of our events this fall, you can catch up with these recordings or visit our website www.safeguardingdemocracyproject.org. Sept. 12: From Here to There: How States Can and Should Certify the Results… Continue reading

“Philly DA sues to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway in Pennsylvania”

October 28, 2024, 7:14 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday sued to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million daily giveaway to voters in battleground states including Pennsylvania, calling it an illegal lottery that skirts state requirements and violates consumer protection laws. The… Continue reading

“Before Election Day, Trump is increasingly sowing doubts about the results”

October 28, 2024, 7:10 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NBC News: As Election Day approaches, former President Donald Trump has increasingly been warning that if he loses, it will be because of cheating. “They’re going to cheat. They cheat. That’s all they want to do is cheat,” Trump… Continue reading

“Inside the Movement Behind Trump’s Election Lies” (NYT Has 400 Hours of Cleta Mitchell Zoom Calls)

October 28, 2024, 7:07 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: In the aftermath of Donald J. Trump’s defeat in 2020, one of his election lawyers set out to keep the lies about his loss alive. The lawyer, a well-connected conservative named Cleta Mitchell, knit together grass-roots activists, Republican lawyers,… Continue reading

“105. The Supreme Court and the 2024 Election, Part I”

October 28, 2024, 7:00 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Steve Vladeck on emergency election litigation at, or almost at, SCOTUS: RFK ballot access, PA provisional ballots, VA voter purge. He also says this about the 5th Circuit Mississippi ruling: And then there’s the Fifth Circuit—which, in a case out… Continue reading

“Musk’s X to undershoot revenue goals from political advertising”

October 28, 2024, 6:49 amcampaigns, cheap speechRick Hasen

FT: Elon Musk’s X is on track to fall well short of its goal of bringing in $100mn in revenue from political advertising in 2024, raising just $15mn in the year to date, largely from an increasing reliance on… Continue reading

“Our Analysis of Statewide Election Recounts 2003-2023”

October 28, 2024, 6:44 amrecountsRick Hasen

FairVote: Conducting election recounts to ensure fair, accurate, and genuine democratic outcomes is a critical component of effective election administration. Trust in elections requires trust in a jurisdiction’s recount process. It is an ongoing learning experience for election administrators to… Continue reading