All posts by Rick Hasen

Divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court, In Case Involving Mail-In and Provisional Ballots, Tees Up Potential Independent State Legislature Theory for U.S. Supreme Court

election administration, provisional ballots, Supreme Court
Genser v. Butler County Board of Elections involves a very particular issue under Pennsylvania law, but it raises a potentially larger one that could make it to the Supreme Court. To simplify just a bit: voters send in their mail-in… Continue reading

“Wisconsin’s Blue Cities Brace for Another Onslaught of ‘Stolen Election’ Accusations; Wisconsin state lawmakers failed to pass key changes officials say could have helped dispel misinformation and lies about the election.”

election administration, fraudulent fraud squad
Notus: Little has changed in Wisconsin to facilitate a faster vote count since 2020, and election leaders in the state’s biggest and bluest cities — where ballots take the longest to count — are bracing for another onslaught of attacks.… Continue reading

“Virginia city’s preelection fight over certification shows how local procedures have become a flashpoint”

chicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad
CNN: A lawsuit from two Republican officials in Waynesboro, Virginia, that threatened not to certify the 2024 election results attracted a counter lawsuit Monday from voters in the Shenandoah Valley city who are seeking a court order that would force the board to formalize… Continue reading