All posts by Rick Hasen
“The late GOP push to deny Kamala Harris a Nebraska electoral vote”
Semafor:
The Trump campaign is making a last-ditch plea to Nebraska Republicans to change how their state awards electoral votes, switching to a winner-take-all system to deny Democrats a possible vote from the 2nd Congressional District.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey… Continue reading
“2024 brings back fake electors for Donald Trump, even some facing charges for 2020”
“Wisconsin clerks in sticker shock over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to have name covered on ballot”
“The Biggest Swing State Counts Its Votes in the Worst Way”
Jesse Wegman for NYT Opinion.
“Will the Supreme Court Revive the Dangerous Fringe Election Theory It Just Rejected?”
Anna Jessurun in Slate:
As several scholars predicted, ISLT proponents have now seized on the language in Moore to argue that state supreme court decisions that invalidate state election laws on state constitutional grounds violate the elections clause. This spring, the … Continue reading
“‘It’s Our Last Backstop’: How Voting Access in Montana Rides on Supreme Court Races”
The latest from Bolts.
“Ricketts’ Riches: Wealthy governor, billionaire family changed Nebraska elections”
Sara Gentzler and Alex Richards report for the Flatland Free Press, with the subhead: “A new Flatwater Free Press analysis shows the breadth of Nebraska campaign giving by Pete Ricketts and his parents, which spiked when he ran for governor… Continue reading
“With Trump Ready to Pounce, What Happens When Election Officials Make Mistakes?”
New from Steven Rosenfeld.
“Report — Rules of the Road: Political Advertising on Social Media in the 2024 U.S. Election”
New from CDT.
“Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns”
“Legal Watchdog Group Warns Pro-Trump Lawyers Against Subverting Democracy in November”
NYT:
After the 2020 election, legal watchdogs, outraged at some of their colleagues, filed scores of ethics complaints against lawyers who used their skills in questionable ways to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power.
And in the… Continue reading
“Even before election, Trump, allies sue over claims that non-citizens might vote”
Reuters:
Donald Trump and his Republican allies are ratcheting up baseless claims that the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election could be skewed by widespread voting by non-citizens in a series of lawsuits that democracy advocates say are meant to sow… Continue reading
“In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules”
NYT:
A showdown is brewing between the top election official in Georgia and the State Election Board over more than a dozen new rules and procedures scheduled to be voted on by the board at a meeting on Friday.
A… Continue reading