All posts by Rick Hasen

“Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments”

October 20, 2024, 8:31 amvote buyingRick Hasen

Alexandra Marquez for NBC News: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sunday said that tech mogul Elon Musk’s plan to give money to registered voters in Pennsylvania is “deeply concerning” and “it’s something that law enforcement could take a look at”… Continue reading

“Republicans and Democrats are both preparing for long legal battles over the 2024 election results”

October 20, 2024, 7:39 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP reports.

“The Very Real Scenario Where Trump Loses and Takes Power Anyway”; John Eastman Quoted Saying ECRA is Unconstitutional (It’s Not)

October 20, 2024, 7:33 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Dozens of interviews with people deeply familiar or involved with the election process point to a clear consensus: Not only could Trump make a second attempt at overturning an election he loses, he and his allies are already laying… Continue reading

Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters

October 19, 2024, 6:40 pmchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

Hugo Lowell: “Elon Musk says on stage at a town hall that America PAC will be awarding $1 million every day until the election to a registered Pennsylvania voter who has signed his petition. Musk awarded the first $1… Continue reading

“Pro-Trump dark money network tied to Elon Musk behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme”

October 19, 2024, 9:36 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Open Secrets: An initiative called Progress 2028 that purports to be Kamala Harris’ liberal counter to the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is actually run by a dark money network supporting former President Donald Trump. Building America’s Future, the dark… Continue reading

“Elon Musk-Funded PAC Chases Jewish and Muslim Votes With Wildly Conflicting Messaging”

October 19, 2024, 7:59 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Daily Beast: A pro-Donald Trump Super PAC funded by Elon Musk is chasing votes in two key swing states—in ways that outright contradict each other. According to Meta and Snapchat’s political ad disclosures, the Future Coalition PAC has… Continue reading

“Trump Tries to Rewrite History of Jan. 6 in Campaign’s Final Stretch”

October 19, 2024, 7:57 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump on Friday tried to revise the history of the deadly attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, as new details in the federal prosecution against him were made public by the judge in the case.… Continue reading

“Citizen advocates are training to disrupt 2024 elections in the name of election integrity”

October 19, 2024, 7:43 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Sarah Wire for USA Today: For the last four years, a network of right-wing activists and Trump allies, like Clements, has crisscrossed the country and held thousands of organizing meetings in order to create an army of tens of thousands of… Continue reading

Federal Court Won’t Give Cornel West Order to Get on PA Ballot at This Late Date Pending Appeal to Third Circuit

October 19, 2024, 7:41 amballot accessRick Hasen

Order.

Radiolab Tackles Ranked Choice Voting

October 18, 2024, 11:13 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Listen.

“Public opinion alone won’t save democracy”

October 18, 2024, 9:00 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Brendan Nyhan and Rocio Titiunik in Science: The articles by Chu et al., Voelkel et al., and Tessler et al. show that online surveys, experiments, and AI-assisted deliberation can help to improve democratic attitudes and build consensus among the… Continue reading

Election Betting Markets as a New Source for Disinformation? “A Mystery $30 Million Wave of Pro-Trump Bets Has Moved a Popular Prediction Market”

October 18, 2024, 8:21 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in the polls. But in one popular betting market, the odds have skewed heavily in Trump’s favor, raising questions about a recent flurry of wagers and… Continue reading

“JD Vance Campaign Event With Christian Right Leaders May Have Violated Tax and Election Laws, Experts Say”

October 18, 2024, 6:29 amtax law and election lawRick Hasen

ProPublica: Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance’s appearance at a far-right Christian revival tour last month may have broken tax and election laws, experts say. On Sept. 28, Vance held an official campaign event in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, in partnership with the … Continue reading

“Musk pushes debunked Dominion voting conspiracy theory at first Pennsylvania appearance”

October 18, 2024, 6:27 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NBC News: Billionaire Elon Musk promoted debunked conspiracy theories about election fraud Thursday at the first of a series of planned campaign events across Pennsylvania meant to rally support for former President Donald Trump’s campaign. At a town hall hosted… Continue reading

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