All posts by Rick Hasen

“NC Justice Berger won’t be recused from major cases involving his father, court rules”

August 25, 2024, 7:14 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

News and Observer: North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. will not be recused from two high-profile cases involving his father, the Republican Senate leader. The court’s Republican justices denied Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s motion requesting Berger Jr.’s recusal… Continue reading

“With eyes on November, Colorado Republicans keep voting against certifying elections”

August 25, 2024, 7:04 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

USA Today: After Colorado’s elections for local offices this past November, a state Republican Party official sent out a notice to local board members saying they should vote against certifying the results. “Nothing has changed since the 2020 elections,” wrote … Continue reading

“LULAC says its members were target of latest Ken Paxton voter fraud search, calls for federal probe”

August 25, 2024, 7:01 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Houston Chronicle: The League of United Latin American Citizens is requesting a federal investigation after it said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton conducted raids of its volunteers’ homes this week, looking for evidence of possible vote harvesting. Paxton on Wednesday… Continue reading

“Illinois Supreme Court upholds unconstitutionality of Democrats’ law banning slating of candidates”

August 23, 2024, 3:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that tossed out a law barring political parties from choosing candidates for the General Assembly when they had no one run in a primary. The court’s decision… Continue reading

Fantasy of Trump “Mini-Trial” on Election Interference Charges Goes Away

August 23, 2024, 1:23 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

After the Supreme Court’s atrocious immunity ruling in Turmp v. United States, which had the effect of pushing back until after the 2024 election Trump’s trial on very serious election interference charges related to to the 2020 election, some had … Continue reading

“Alaska Supreme Court Keeps Initiative to Repeal Top-Four on the Ballot”

August 23, 2024, 1:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

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“Six ‘America First’ Candidates, Vying to Take Over Florida Elections, Advance to November”

August 23, 2024, 1:12 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Bolts: Followers of Donald Trump are pursuing an unusually coordinated effort to capture local election offices in his home state of Florida. Still motivated by his false claims of widespread voter fraud, they have formed a slate of self-described “America … Continue reading

Supreme Court Ignores the Purcell Principle in Its Latest Voting Case on Arizona, Creating Confusion and Potential Disenfranchisement for Newly Registering Voters in the Period Before the Election

August 23, 2024, 10:05 amSupreme Court, votingRick Hasen

I have long been critical of the application of the Purcell Principle, a Supreme-court created rule that discourages court orders in the period before the election on grounds that it can cause election administrator difficulties and voter confusion. I initially… Continue reading

“A close race brings fresh fears of election interference by Trump allies”

August 23, 2024, 8:18 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Also this week, election officials in at least three battleground states received nearlyidentical letters from the American Conservative Union explaining their plan to monitor ballot drop boxes and scrutinize those using them to vote. The letters prompted concerns… Continue reading

“RFK’s withdrawal from Arizona’s ballot signals a likely end to his presidential bid”

August 23, 2024, 7:10 amthird partiesRick Hasen

NPR: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork to withdraw his name from Arizona’s ballot, a sign his long-shot candidacy may be ending. Kennedy had already planned to give remarks Friday in Arizona, on his “path forward.”… Continue reading

“NECR Webinar: Overcoming Toxic Polarization and the 2024 Election”

August 23, 2024, 7:03 ampolitical polarizationRick Hasen

Aug. 29 webinar at Columbia: During the M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution’s first webinar of the new academic year, Dr. Peter T. Coleman, author of The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization (Columbia University Press, 2022), will share… Continue reading

“How states are preparing to head off an election certification crisis in November”

August 22, 2024, 3:15 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Votebeat: New rules in Georgia governing how local officials finalize vote totals have some election watchdogs worried that loyalists of former President Donald Trump could trigger a crisis if he loses the state in November, by abusing their authority… Continue reading

Breaking: Supreme Court Issues Split Emergency Order in Arizona Case; CJ Roberts and J. Kavanaugh Cast Deciding Votes to Allow AZ to Bar from Registering Those Who Use State Form and Don’t Provide Documentary Proof of Citizenship [UPDATED]

August 22, 2024, 12:17 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

The Court’s order reads in full as follows: Application (24A164) is granted in part and denied in part by the Court. The district court’s May 2, 2024 judgment is stayed only to the extent it enjoins enforcement of Ariz. Rev.… Continue reading

“Court Accepts Request to Review Appeal of Crystal Mason Acquittal”

August 22, 2024, 10:43 amfelon votingRick Hasen

Release: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has decided to reexamine the voting case of Fort Worth grandmother Crystal Mason that it had previously sent back to the Texas Second Court of Appeals to review. That lower court reversed Crystal … Continue reading

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