All posts by Rick Hasen

January 23 Safeguarding Democracy Project Free Webinar with Ryan Reilly, Author of “Sedition Hunters” (Date corrected)

January 16, 2024, 10:18 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Join us for a conversation on January 23 at 3 pm ET/12 pm PT for a free Safeguarding Democracy Project webinar (free registration required) with Ryan Reilly, author of Sedition Hunters: How January 6 Broke the Justice … Continue reading

My New Piece in the NY Times: “The U.S. Lacks What Every Democracy Needs”

January 16, 2024, 7:58 amReal Right to Vote, Supreme Court, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this guest essay (free gift link) for the NY Times (adapted from my upcoming book, A Real Right to Vote). It begins: The history of voting in the United States shows the high costs of living… Continue reading

“Iowa caucus turnout lowest in over a decade amid freezing temperatures”

January 16, 2024, 6:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The state’s most devoted Republican caucus-goers were undeterred, defying snowy driveways, icy roads and speculation of lower turnout to show up and throw their support behind the former president. In total, Edison Research estimated turnout at 115,000 on Monday… Continue reading

“‘Scared to Death’: Local election officials on edge ahead of 2024 vote”

January 16, 2024, 6:52 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Election officials across the U.S. are confident they can overcome foreign and domestic hacking threats to run a secure election this November. They’re far less sanguine that Americans will believe them. And they’re terrified of the backlash from… Continue reading

“Iowa entrance poll: Most GOP caucusgoers don’t accept Biden’s 2020 win, say a conviction wouldn’t make Trump unfit for office”

January 16, 2024, 6:50 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Most Iowa GOP caucusgoers refuse to accept President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and say they would view former President Donald Trump, whom CNN projected will win the caucuses Monday night, as fit for office even if convicted of… Continue reading

“News Outlets Make an Early Call in Iowa, and a Backlash Ensues”

January 16, 2024, 6:48 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: While news outlets typically refrain from announcing a projection until after polls have closed, Iowa’s caucuses are not typical. Voters must be present by 7 p.m., when the caucus doors close, and The A.P. considers this moment the equivalent… Continue reading

“Prince William County admits election tally in 2020 shorted Joe Biden”

January 15, 2024, 4:20 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NBC Washington: A Northern Virginia county acknowledged it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory over Donald Trump there in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes, the first detailed accounting of errors that came to light in 2022… Continue reading

“Trumper gets jail time in voter fraud case involving dead father’s ballot”

January 15, 2024, 7:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Villages-News: An official active in the Villagers for Trump group has been sentenced to jail time in a voter fraud case involving his dead father’s mail-in ballot. Robert Rivernider Jr., 58, was sentenced to 180 days in jail on Tuesday after… Continue reading

“Majority of Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction wouldn’t affect their support”

January 15, 2024, 7:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: More than 6-in-10 likely Republican caucusgoers — 61% — say that it doesn’t matter to their support if former President Donald Trump is convicted of a crime before the general election, according to the latest numbers from the… Continue reading

“Super PACs have broken records with their spending in Iowa”

January 14, 2024, 8:12 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: utside groups have poured tens of millions of dollars into Iowa to boost — or knock — the Republican presidential candidates. Since the start of 2023, super PACs have spent more than $85 million on TV ads across the… Continue reading

“Caucuses leave many Iowans out in the cold – and not just in bad weather”

January 14, 2024, 8:10 pmprimariesRick Hasen

Patrick Marley for WaPo: To some here, the Iowa caucuses are an exemplar of democracy, binding communities together and allowing everyday voters to connect with candidates who, a year from now, may be running the country. To others, they are… Continue reading

“Subzero Temperatures Are Set to Make Iowa’s Caucuses the Coldest in History” (Yet Another Reason to Kill the Caucuses)

January 13, 2024, 6:46 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: When Iowa voters brave frigid weather to caucus on Monday, they will be participating in one of the coldest caucuses in decades — perhaps ever. A brutal combination of prolonged, below-freezing temperatures and strong winds have created conditions for… Continue reading

“3 people mistakenly eat laundry detergent in Taiwan election giveaway gone awry”

January 13, 2024, 6:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: At least three people were hospitalized after mistakenly eating colorful pods of liquid laundry detergent that were distributed as a campaign freebie in Taiwan’s presidential race, according to Taiwanese media reports. One of the victims said she… Continue reading

‘Wisconsin Supreme Court receives 7 sets of proposed legislative maps in gerrymandering case”

January 13, 2024, 6:40 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: The Wisconsin Supreme Court is now considering a handful of proposed changes to the state’s legislative boundaries after Republicans, Democrats, university professors and partisan law firms submitted options as part of a lawsuit aimed at making the state’s… Continue reading