All posts by Rick Hasen
“Opinion: Voting in America is still secure. But a dark anti-election movement seeks to change that”
Sean Morales-Doyle oped in the LA Times:
In the years since, Trump’s ragtag gang of election deniers has built a movement, organizing everyday American citizens to take democracy down. Cleta Mitchell — one of the lawyers on the January 2021 … Continue reading
“What’s a ‘red’ and ‘blue mirage,’ and how election night vote counts make it hard to tell who will win” (And watch for a potential North Carolina RED shift)
Very helpful analysis by Stephen Pettigrew, Andrew Arenge and John Lapinski of NBC News of the complicated patterns we can expect to see of reported vote totals. Some specifics:
North Carolina: Most of the mail ballots will likely be reported first,… Continue reading
“Unequal Access: The Perpetual Struggle for Voting Rights and the Case of Wisconsin”
Benjamin Edelstein, Mark L. Thomsen & Atiba R. Ellis have written this article for the Fordham Law Voting Rights and Democracy Forum. Here is the abstract:
In this Article, we examine the transformation of Wisconsin from a state celebrated for… Continue reading
“Republican lawsuits fly in Fulton County as Election Day nears”
AJC:
Republicans continue to challenge Fulton County elections officials in court as Tuesday’s momentous presidential election looms.
On Saturday a Georgia judge rejected a GOP lawsuit trying to block Fulton and other counties from opening election offices on Saturday and… Continue reading
“In Pennsylvania case, SCOTUS’s far-right trio signals an openness to a power grab”
Chris Geidner:
Which brings us back to Friday night — and the set-up aspect of Alito’s statement.
Alito revealed that, in the wake of Roberts’s “middle ground” note in Moore, he, Thomas, and Gorsuch were open, in the context of Tuesday’s… Continue reading
“James O’Keefe warned against helping put hidden cameras at voting locations”
WaPo:
The top prosecutor in Arizona’s most populous area of Maricopa County warned conservative activist James O’Keefe, known for his undercover videos, against helping in any sort of video or audio recording near or inside a voting location.
Arizona: “Pinal County demanded proof of citizenship for 900 voters, then backtracked”
Votebeat:
Pinal County incorrectly told hundreds of longtime residents they needed to provide proof of citizenship before voting in Tuesday’s election.
The Arizona county’s decision to flag these voters’ registrations came to light when some of the voters tried… Continue reading
“Trump, Preparing to Challenge the Results, Puts His 2020 Playbook Into Action”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies are rolling out a late-stage campaign strategy that borrows heavily from the subversive playbook he used to challenge his loss four years ago.
This time, however, he is counting on reinforcements… Continue reading
“Judge Allows Unusual G.O.P. Strategy to Pump Money Into Senate Races”
NYT:
A federal judge ruled on Friday that Senate Republicans may continue to pump tens of millions of dollars into key swing state races in the final days of the 2024 campaign by employing an unusual advertising strategy that Democrats… Continue reading
“Election workers are exhausted, abused and ready for their moment”
“How Pro-Trump Activists Highlighted Georgia’s Elections Board”
New Yorker:
In 2021, Cleta Mitchell, the former Trump lawyer who tried to block the 2020 vote from being certified, formed a national coalition called the Election Integrity Network. It has been recruiting volunteers to hunt for voter fraud… Continue reading
“The Game Theory of Democracy”
NYT Magazine on the great Adam Przeworski and his work in game theory on democracy—and why he’s worried about democracy in the U.S.
I Spoke with Dahlia Lithwick on the Slate “Amicus” Podcast About What to Expect When You are Expecting a Crazy Election
You can listen here.