All posts by Rick Hasen

“In Georgia, Local Officials Express Frustration Over New Election Rules”

August 29, 2024, 12:41 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The people who run elections in Georgia are angry and frustrated over new state rules that they say will make the process less secure and their jobs more difficult. At a meeting this week in the small city of… Continue reading

Fifth Circuit, in Divided En Banc Decision, Ends Chisom Consent Decree Protecting Black Voters in Louisiana Supreme Court Elections

August 29, 2024, 12:38 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can find the opinion and dissents at this link. Here’s the Remedies Scholars brief in the case in which I participated, which argued against ending the decree under Rule 60(b)(5)’s standards. The en banc court did not address… Continue reading

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Scheduling Order So That Any 2024 Election-Related Challenges Can Be Decided Quickly

August 29, 2024, 11:53 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This seems like a smart move to do early.

“In Some States, Having a Guardian Means Not Having a Vote”

August 29, 2024, 9:43 amvoters with disabilitiesRick Hasen

NYT reports.

My New Essay in the Wall Street Journal: “Why It Will Be Harder for Trump to Challenge This Year’s Election”

August 29, 2024, 7:16 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

I have written this Essay for the Wall Street Journal (appearing in print on Saturday). It begins: There are abundant signs that Republican nominee Donald Trump won’t accept the results of the 2024 election if he loses. He has taken… Continue reading

Trump Threatens Mark Zuckerberg with Life in Prison in Upcoming Book

August 29, 2024, 7:11 amauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

Politico: Former President Donald Trump writes in a new book set to be published next week that Mark Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election and said the Meta chief executive would “spend the rest of his life… Continue reading

“Trump shares social media posts with QAnon phrases and calls for jailing lawmakers, special counsel”

August 29, 2024, 7:05 amauthoritarian threats in USRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump shared more than a dozen posts on his social media network Wednesday that call for the trial or jailing of House lawmakers who investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, special counsel Jack Smith and… Continue reading

“There’s a fair way to ensure third-party candidates don’t ‘spoil’ the US election”

August 29, 2024, 7:01 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

David Daley Guardian oped: We need a modern fix that recognizes that third parties are here to stay, but also that a nation with a guiding principle of majority rule deserves winners who earn more than 50% of their fellow… Continue reading

Federal District Court Dismisses PILF NVRA Lawsuit Against the State of Louisiana on Standing Grounds

August 28, 2024, 2:43 pmNVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

The conservative group PILF claimed it could get access to Louisiana’s list of voters removed from the registration rolls under the NVRA. Today a federal district court dismissed the case on grounds that PILF had no standing.

Trump Explains to Dr. Phil His Comment About Christians Not Having to Vote Anymore After This Election

August 28, 2024, 11:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

From the interview: During their talk, Dr. Phil also pressed the former president about his comments at a gathering of Christians last month, during which he said that they wouldn’t “have to vote again” after 2024. Trump insisted he… Continue reading

“Voting Rights for Nebraska Felons in Flux as Election Day Approaches”

August 28, 2024, 10:32 amfelon votingRick Hasen

NYT: When the Nebraska Legislature voted 38 to 6 this year to allow people convicted of felonies to cast a ballot immediately after completing their sentences, it was a moment of bipartisan unity. That moment did not last. Just before… Continue reading

“Voting Rights Leaders Step Up Election Initiatives After Texas Raids”

August 28, 2024, 10:18 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Republican officials in Texas in recent days have investigated a number of Latino voting activists and political organizers as part of an election fraud inquiry, conducting a series of raids that led one group to appeal to the federal… Continue reading

“Republican Donors, Do You Know Where Your Money Goes”

August 28, 2024, 10:12 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Juleanna Glover NYT oped: We long ago blew past any meaningful controls on political giving in American elections. Now we should focus on the rules governing political spending, which are in equally terrible shape. For that we can blame the… Continue reading

Colorado: “On Native Land, a New Push to Expand Voting Meets the Long Tail of State Violence”

August 28, 2024, 9:39 amvoter registration, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bolts: Lorelei Cloud was born in 1967, three years before Native Americans living on tribal lands in Colorado were guaranteed the right to vote. Even once she turned 18, and for many years thereafter, she did not vote. Her polling… Continue reading