All posts by Rick Hasen

“The self-inflicted voting machine misinformation crisis looming over 2024”

July 3, 2023, 7:32 amelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, The Voting Wars, voting technologyRick Hasen

Politico: The federal government is about to change its certification guidelines for voting machines — and election officials across the country are bracing for a wave of misinformation that erodes trust in the 2024 election. Election officials are not-so-quietly freaking… Continue reading

“Column: Think our politics stink? Look north — to Alaska”

July 3, 2023, 7:27 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Mark Barabak LAT column: The notion is that by competing en masse not just to finish first but also to be voters’ second choice, successful candidates will have to appeal to a broader segment of the electorate. As experts recently explained in… Continue reading

“As 2024 Voting Battles Heat Up, North Carolina G.O.P. Presses Forward”

July 2, 2023, 2:27 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: A closely watched political fight is developing in North Carolina over voting rights and control of elections, as Democrats aim to recapture a presidential battleground and Republicans look to win back the governor’s office. Much as Georgia, Florida and… Continue reading

“Battle over Wisconsin’s top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024”

July 2, 2023, 2:21 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A fight over whether Wisconsin’s top elections official will keep her job has potential implications for the 2024 presidential contest in a perennial battleground where statewide margins are typically razor thin. Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin… Continue reading

“Trump pressured Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn 2020 election”

July 1, 2023, 7:10 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: In a phone call in late 2020,President Donald Trump tried to pressure Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to overturn the state’spresidential election results, saying that if enough fraudulent votes could be found it would overcome Trump’s narrow loss in… Continue reading

“Oneida County Board of Elections mistakenly leaves an entire town off the ballot”

July 1, 2023, 7:08 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNY Central: The Oneida County Board of Elections (BOE) will have to hold a special primary election after officials realized a clerical error caused them to leave a Republican Primary in the Town of Remsen off the ballot yesterday. Typically,… Continue reading

“Supreme Court rulings scramble Congress seats in South for rising GOP stars”

July 1, 2023, 7:07 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Paul Kane for WaPo: A series of Supreme Court rulings gave Democrats a needed jolt to shore up their ranks in the South heading into the pivotal 2024 election. But those rulings also set up a game of musical chairs… Continue reading

“2024 presidential election poses new tests for guardians and guardrails of American Democracy”

June 30, 2023, 2:09 pmelection subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: The baseline for 2024 is not as reliable as one might hope because 2020’s election was during a pandemic where emergency measures were implemented. For example, in the general election, 46 percent of voters nationally cast mailed-out… Continue reading

“Brazil Votes to Bar Bolsonaro From Office for Election-Fraud Claims”

June 30, 2023, 10:27 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: A majority of judges on Brazil’s electoral court have voted to block former President Jair Bolsonaro from seeking public office for the next eight years, removing a top contender from the next presidential contest and dealing a significant blow… Continue reading

Unanimous Federal Appeals Court Rejects Challenge by Members of Congress to Covid Mask Mandate, Citing Speech or Debate Clause Immunity

June 30, 2023, 10:25 amlegislation and legislatures, Speech or Debate ClauseRick Hasen

Opinion (via Politico).

Grimmer and Hersh: “How Election Rules Affect Who Wins”

June 30, 2023, 10:21 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

New provocative paper draft by Justin Grimmer and Eitan Hersh, that I look forward to reading closely. Abstract: Contemporary election reforms that are purported to increase or decrease turnout tend to have negligible effects on election outcomes. We offer an… Continue reading

Mike Parsons: “Moore v. Harper and the ‘Anti-Arrogation Principle'”

June 30, 2023, 10:18 amlegislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Mike Parsons, Senior Counsel at ERN and Principal at Parsons Law PLLC: In this post, I offer some comments on what Moore v. Harper definitively resolved; why it’s time to move beyond… Continue reading

Breaking: Supreme Court Sends Back Congressional Redistricting Decision to Ohio Supreme Court for Further Consideration in Light of Moore v. Harper

June 30, 2023, 9:14 amlegislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Order list.

Breaking: Over the Dissents of Justices Jackson and Sotomayor, Supreme Court Will Not Review Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement Law Adopted Long Ago with Discriminatory Purpose

June 30, 2023, 9:12 amfelon voting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From today’s final order list of the term, this dissent from Justice Jackson from a cert denial in Harness v. Watson: The President of the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention said it plain: “Let us tell the truth if it bursts… Continue reading