All posts by Rick Hasen

“Unequal Access: The Perpetual Struggle for Voting Rights and the Case of Wisconsin”

November 3, 2024, 10:02 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Benjamin Edelstein, Mark L. Thomsen & Atiba R. Ellis have written this article for the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum. Here is the abstract: In this Article, we examine the transformation of Wisconsin from a state celebrated for… Continue reading

“Republican lawsuits fly in Fulton County as Election Day nears”

November 2, 2024, 3:02 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: Republicans continue to challenge Fulton County elections officials in court as Tuesday’s momentous presidential election looms. On Saturday a Georgia judge rejected a GOP lawsuit trying to block Fulton and other counties from opening election offices on Saturday and… Continue reading

“In Pennsylvania case, SCOTUS’s far-right trio signals an openness to a power grab”

November 2, 2024, 2:08 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Chris Geidner: Which brings us back to Friday night — and the set-up aspect of Alito’s statement. Alito revealed that, in the wake of Roberts’s “middle ground” note in Moore, he, Thomas, and Gorsuch were open, in the context of Tuesday’s… Continue reading

“James O’Keefe warned against helping put hidden cameras at voting locations”

November 2, 2024, 1:01 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: The top prosecutor in Arizona’s most populous area of Maricopa County warned conservative activist James O’Keefe, known for his undercover videos, against helping in any sort of video or audio recording near or inside a voting location.

Arizona: “Pinal County demanded proof of citizenship for 900 voters, then backtracked”

November 2, 2024, 12:07 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Votebeat: Pinal County incorrectly told hundreds of longtime residents they needed to provide proof of citizenship before voting in Tuesday’s election. The Arizona county’s decision to flag these voters’ registrations came to light when some of the voters tried… Continue reading

“Trump, Preparing to Challenge the Results, Puts His 2020 Playbook Into Action”

November 2, 2024, 11:35 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies are rolling out a late-stage campaign strategy that borrows heavily from the subversive playbook he used to challenge his loss four years ago. This time, however, he is counting on reinforcements… Continue reading

“Judge Allows Unusual G.O.P. Strategy to Pump Money Into Senate Races”

November 2, 2024, 11:32 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT: A federal judge ruled on Friday that Senate Republicans may continue to pump tens of millions of dollars into key swing state races in the final days of the 2024 campaign by employing an unusual advertising strategy that Democrats… Continue reading

“Election workers are exhausted, abused and ready for their moment”

November 2, 2024, 11:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“How Pro-Trump Activists Highlighted Georgia’s Elections Board”

November 2, 2024, 11:24 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

New Yorker: In 2021, Cleta Mitchell, the former Trump lawyer who tried to block the 2020 vote from being certified, formed a national coalition called the Election Integrity Network. It has been recruiting volunteers to hunt for voter fraud… Continue reading

“The Game Theory of Democracy”

November 2, 2024, 11:19 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT Magazine on the great Adam Przeworski and his work in game theory on democracy—and why he’s worried about democracy in the U.S.

I Spoke with Dahlia Lithwick on the Slate “Amicus” Podcast About What to Expect When You are Expecting a Crazy Election

November 2, 2024, 11:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can listen here.

“Efforts to combat disinformation in retreat as voters head to the polls”

November 2, 2024, 11:04 amcheap speech, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: During the chaos after the 2020 election, tech companies erected unprecedented defenses to prevent misinformation from spreading on their platforms. Twitter’s Trust and Safety team added fact-checking labels to false claims about the election and blocked some of then-President… Continue reading

“Rich Bernstein: The Fifth Circuit Was Wrong–Counting Timely-Cast Remote Votes That Are Received After Election Day is as Old as the Founding”

November 1, 2024, 4:53 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Smart analysis of a laughable decision.

Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Give Relief in Naked Ballots Case (Updated Post)

November 1, 2024, 3:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can find the order here. What’s most notable is Justice Alito, purportedly applying Moore v. Harper’s anti-arrogation principle, saying that the interpretation here would clearly violate the power of the state legislature: “The applicants contend that this interpretation… Continue reading