All posts by Rick Hasen

“Group Takes on Charitable Political Speech Prohibition”

March 20, 2024, 7:35 amtax law and election lawRick Hasen

Tax Notes: A nonprofit is seeking declaratory judgment from the Tax Court that charitable organizations shouldn’t be restricted from political speech. The group filed a March 18 petition with the Tax Court, which was served March 19, seeking a declaratory… Continue reading

“Why Everyone in New Jersey Politics Is Talking About ‘the Line'”

March 20, 2024, 7:25 amballot accessRick Hasen

NYT: New Jersey election ballots have long been designed to benefit the favored candidates of local political leaders. But now, in the middle of a high-stakes Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, a move to declare the ballot design unconstitutional could… Continue reading

California: “A Central Valley politician was charged with voter fraud. Right-wing conspiracies took over”

March 19, 2024, 5:46 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

LA Times: Hicks, a real estate agent from Lodi, believes California’s universal vote-by-mail process is fraught with fraud risks, echoing unfounded messaging from the far right that election officials nationwide have worked to combat since Donald Trump and his allies… Continue reading

“Democrats spurn use of certification process to block a Trump win”

March 19, 2024, 2:48 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Roll Call: Congressional Democrats are showing no signs of using the Electoral College certification process to enforce the 14th Amendment and deny Donald Trump a second presidential term if he wins in November. The Supreme Court’s decision this month to… Continue reading

“New data shows it’s gotten easier to vote in the U.S. since 2000”

March 19, 2024, 11:08 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Miles Parks for NPR: For all the concern in recent years that U.S. democracy is on the brink, in danger or under threat, a report out Tuesday offers a glimmer of good news for American voters worried that casting a… Continue reading

Pennsylvania: “Push to cut 10s of thousands from Allegheny County voter rolls feeds fears”

March 19, 2024, 10:40 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Public Source: Clara Osburg has lived in Allegheny County since 2011 and is a regular voter — including in last fall’s municipal election. So it came as a surprise when she received a letter in late January from the county:… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar, “Business’s Role in Preventing Democratic Backsliding”

March 19, 2024, 8:55 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

This was a great conversation, featuring Daniella Ballou-Aares (Leadership Now Project), Richard Eidlin (Business for America), Ben Ginsberg (Hoover Institution, Stanford), moderated by Richard H. Pildes (NYU School of Law). Watch:

“Potential 2024 candidates keep saying no, but No Labels is pressing forward anyway”

March 19, 2024, 6:24 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

NBC News: No Labels is still working to find its dream third-party presidential ticket for 2024 — but there’s a hitch: It keeps getting turned down. The deep-pocketed centrist group once envisioned a vigorous public competition to join its ticket,… Continue reading

“Trump is making the Jan. 6 attack a cornerstone of his bid for the White House”

March 19, 2024, 6:13 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

AP: Republican Donald Trump has launched his general election campaign not merely rewriting the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, but positioning the violent siege and its failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election as a cornerstone of his … Continue reading

“Supreme Court Voices Skepticism Over Social-Media Censorship Claims Against Government”

March 18, 2024, 7:08 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

WSJ: The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to reject a bid by GOP-led states to restrict the federal government from urging social-media companies to remove allegedly misleading posts or disinformation on their platforms, unless there is a threat of official… Continue reading

Schedule for Wash U. Election Law Conference

March 18, 2024, 7:05 pmpedagogyRick Hasen

This looks great and so sorry I wasn’t able to make it: Friday, March 22 1:30 to 2:45: Election Law and Race The Riddle of Race-Based Redistricting Travis Crum Reconstruction’s Last Monument Maureen Edobor Senior Discussant: Josh Sellers 3:00 to 4:15: Election… Continue reading

“Suggested Principles for State Statutes Regarding Ballot Marking and Vote Tabulation”

March 18, 2024, 6:47 pmvoting technologyRick Hasen

New: This letter, signed by 20 election cybersecurity experts, was addressed to the Pennsylvania State Senate Committee on Government in response to a request for policy advice, but it applies in any state — especially those that use Ballot … Continue reading

“LWV Files Federal Lawsuit Against AI-Generated Robocalls Sent on the Eve of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary”

March 18, 2024, 6:18 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Release: Today, the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, the League of Women Voters of the United States, and individual New Hampshire voters filed a federal lawsuit against Steve Kramer, Lingo Telecom, LLC, and Life Corporation for voter intimidation,… Continue reading

“Federal Judge Greenlights Lawsuit Challenging Virginia’s Permanent Felony Disenfranchisement Law”

March 18, 2024, 6:06 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

Release: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement law has merit and can proceed. The ACLU of Virginia, WilmerHale, and Protect Democracy filed the suit last year on… Continue reading

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