All posts by Rick Hasen

“Voter ID and absentee-ballot limits: the South tightens key voting laws ahead of election”

April 6, 2024, 2:36 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

USA Today: Since 2020, states have tightened who can vote absentee and who can turn in absentee ballots. They’ve passed or stiffened voter identification laws. And, under pressure from Republicans who falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen through fraud,… Continue reading

“Sources say Trump sought to directly pressure Nebraska state senator over winner-take-all proposal”

April 6, 2024, 2:28 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

The Nebraska Examiner reports.

“Fierce Races Loom With Wisconsin’s New Political Maps”

April 6, 2024, 2:26 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: The state’s residents have long been a close mix of Democrats and Republicans, which makes Wisconsin a crucial swing state in presidential elections and means statewide races are often fiercely contested. The reshaping of the maps is expected to… Continue reading

“Local election officials say the Biden administration needs to do more to keep them safe”

April 5, 2024, 11:09 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News reports.

“There’s a 30,249-vote tie in this California Dem primary. You read that right.”

April 5, 2024, 11:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: If you ever doubted your vote counted, ask the Democrats running to replace California Rep. Anna Eshoo. One month and six lead changes after the March 5 primary, state lawmaker Evan Low and Santa Clara Supervisor Joe Simitian find… Continue reading

I Spoke with Josh Douglas’s “Democracy Optimist” Podcast About My Book, “A Real Right to Vote”

April 5, 2024, 11:04 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

You can listen to the conversation here.

“‘Unconstitutional’ New York primary write-in rule takes center stage in Second Circuit”

April 5, 2024, 11:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Courthouse News: A provision of New York State’s election law is “an unconstitutional infringement” on residents’ right to vote, according to a local elected official, who pleaded to a Second Circuit panel on Thursday to revive her suit challenging the… Continue reading

“The failure of America’s geographic-based Winner Take All system”

April 5, 2024, 10:59 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Steven Hill at Democracy SOS.

“A MAGA Troll’s Memes Were Blatant Disinformation. But Were They a Crime?”

April 4, 2024, 2:32 pmchicanery, First Amendment theoryRick Hasen

The Intercept reports on the Mackey appeal; oral argument is Friday morning. Here’s my earlier Slate piece on the case; and here’s my amicus brief with Protect Democracy and Yale’s MFIA Clinic.

Danforth, Luttig Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Trump Immunity Case Warns of Dangers to Democracy If President Has Immunity to Steal the Next Election

April 4, 2024, 1:45 pmelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From the Introduction: Presidential immunity, under any label, should never be so broad as to embolden an outgoing President’s violations of federal criminal statutes as part of efforts that would prevent what Article II mandates—the vesting of the authority… Continue reading

“Jeffrey Clark’s bid to aid Trump election scheme violated attorney rules, DC Bar panel finds”

April 4, 2024, 1:42 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: A disciplinary panel in Washington has found that Jeffrey Clark, a former high-ranking Justice Department official, violated ethics rules for lawyers in his attempt to aid Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election. The three-member disciplinary committee determined… Continue reading

“No Labels Will Abandon 2024 Presidential Campaign Effort”

April 4, 2024, 11:50 amthird partiesRick Hasen

WSJ: No Labels, the centrist group which has sought to field a third-party presidential bid, is abandoning efforts to create a “unity ticket” aiming to win the White House, according to people familiar with the plans. Nancy Jacobson, No Labels’… Continue reading

“Fulton judge rejects Trump free speech challenge to election charges”

April 4, 2024, 10:53 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: A Fulton County judge on Thursday refused to drop election interference charges against Donald Trump and his co-defendants saying the criminal counts did not violate their constitutional right to free speech. The former president had argued the charges against … Continue reading