All posts by Rick Hasen

“Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters”

October 17, 2024, 7:28 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts: Voting rights advocates celebrated the court’s decision but they remain outraged at Evnen and Hilgers for the confusion and delays they created. The timing of the court’s decision gives advocates little opportunity to help people who might be confused… Continue reading

En Banc Sixth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Reconsider Ruling Rejecting RFK Jr.’s Attempt to Get Off Michigan Ballot

October 17, 2024, 7:26 amballot accessRick Hasen

You can read a set of opinions here. From Judge Clay’s concurrence: Plaintiff’s complaint also suffers from flaws on the merits. Plaintiff’s theory of injury, for example, argues that that “once the ballots are printed” with his name on… Continue reading

Breaking: More Controversial New Georgia Election Board Rules That Were Going into Effect for This Election, Including the “Reasonable Inquiry” Rule Before Certification, Blocked By Georgia State Court

October 16, 2024, 3:56 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Read the 11-page opinion and order (via Stephen Fowler. who also notes the case was brought by a Republican state law maker and a Republican election official). The primary basis for the ruling is that the new rules… Continue reading

” Vance says ‘no,’ Trump did not lose the 2020 election”

October 16, 2024, 3:21 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: This time, JD Vance didn’t dodge the question: “Did Donald Trump lose the election in 2020? Not by the words that I would use.” Vance has been repeatedly asked in recent weeks if he thinks his running mate lost… Continue reading

“Inside the Republican legal blitz to sow election doubt: ‘The claims are garbage'”

October 16, 2024, 3:09 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Sam Levine for The Guardian.

“Preliminary Injunction Entered in Justice Department Suit to Stop Alabama’s Systematic Removal of Voters from Registration Rolls”

October 16, 2024, 1:54 pmDepartment of Justice, NVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

DOJ release.

“Elon Musk Might Have Broken the Law Against Bribing Voters. Whoops!”

October 16, 2024, 1:14 pmvote buyingRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. A snippet: Federal law has long prohibited providing payments or making expenditures to induce voting, whether or not those inducements are limited to those who might vote for a particular candidate. The… Continue reading

“Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.”

October 16, 2024, 1:12 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica: Right-wing strategists still talk about what happened in Detroit in 2020, when poll watchers stood outside the absentee ballot counting center, banging on windows and shouting “Stop the count!” Conspiracy theories swirled that those volunteers had been kept out… Continue reading

“Online Political Spending in 2024”

October 16, 2024, 9:58 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

New: Political advertisers in the United States spent more than $619 million on the two largest digital ad platforms between the beginning of 2023 and the end of August of this year, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis jointly conducted… Continue reading

Votebeat Investigation of Arizona County Rejection of Mail-In Ballots for Signature Mismatches Finds Fault in Use of Signatures Captured on Electronic Pads at DMV, Hurts Younger, Older Voters

October 16, 2024, 9:42 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Great Votebeat investigation: That’s especially true in Maricopa County, the largest county in Arizona and a focal point of false claims about election fraud. Under a more stringent review process, the number of ballots rejected in the county for… Continue reading

“Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy'”

October 16, 2024, 7:25 amauthoritarian threats in US, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: With three weeks left before Election Day, former President Donald J. Trump is pushing to the forefront of his campaign a menacing political threat: that he would use the power of the presidency to crush those who disagree… Continue reading

“Nebraska Supreme Court Orders Elections Officials to Let Thousands of Nebraskans with Felony Convictions Vote”

October 16, 2024, 7:23 amfelon votingRick Hasen

Release via email: The Nebraska Supreme Court issued a ruling today that orders elections officials to let Nebraskans with past felony convictions vote. The decision stems from a lawsuit challenging Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Evnen’s directive ordering county elections officials… Continue reading

Elon Musk’s Latest Offer of Free Admission to Hear His Speech in Exchange for Having Voted in Pennsylvania Likely Violates Federal Prohibition on Vote Buying

October 16, 2024, 7:16 amvote buyingRick Hasen

Here is what Elon Musk tweeted last night: This is likely illegal, because in a federal election one cannot give anything of value in exchange for someone agreeing to turn out to vote. It is not necessary to offer that… Continue reading

“Georgia won’t count ballots by hand on election night, judge rules”

October 16, 2024, 7:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: A judge stopped a planned hand count of ballots on election night in Georgia, ruling Tuesday that it would create “administrative chaos” if poll workers were required to conduct the manual review without being trained. Fulton County Superior Court… Continue reading

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