All posts by Rick Hasen

“Judge denies Missouri’s effort to block federal election monitors”

November 5, 2024, 7:18 amDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

WaPo: A federal judge late Monday denied an effort by Missouri’s Republican leaders to ban Justice Department election monitors from gaining access to polling sites in St. Louis County on Election Day. U.S. District Judge Sarah Pitlyk said state officials… Continue reading

“Attorneys General Issue Bipartisan Statement Condemning Possible Violence in Response to Election Results” (51 AGs including Kris Kobach, but Not Ken Paxton, Todd Rokita, or Austen Knudsen)

November 5, 2024, 7:14 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Release: The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) released the following statement today on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general, led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Oregon Attorney General and NAAG President Ellen Rosenblum, Connecticut Attorney… Continue reading

“Influential Attorneys Send a Message to Their Peers: No More Frivolous Election Lawsuits”

November 5, 2024, 7:11 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

U.S. News: A coalition of current and former bar association presidents published a letter Monday night reminding their fellow attorneys and the public that “the courtroom is not a theater for unsubstantiated claims.” The move comes as the Republican National… Continue reading

More Government Warnings About Foreign Interference in 2024 Elections

November 5, 2024, 7:10 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Kyle Cheney: JUST IN: New statement from intel agencies about foreign interference in the election describing two specific Russian attempts to create/amplify disinformation. pic.twitter.com/RGz3BBOU5F— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 5, 2024

“In Pennsylvania, a race to keep voters from having their ballots thrown away”

November 4, 2024, 7:46 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Republicans have sued to prevent voters like King from getting a do-over. But the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for voters who make mistakes with their mail ballots to have a second chance. Now, in the … Continue reading

“Arizona Official Releases Voter List Sought by Activists After Court Order”

November 4, 2024, 7:44 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Adrian Fontes, Arizona’s secretary of state, said Monday that his office had handed over the names of hundreds of thousands of voters to lawyers for a right-wing activist group as ordered by a court, adding that he regretted having… Continue reading

Waynesboro, VA Board of Elections Ordered to Certify Votes

November 4, 2024, 7:41 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Release: Today, Waynesboro Circuit Court Judge Paul Dryer issued an opinion requiring Waynesboro Electoral Board members Curtis Lilly and Scott Mares to certify the results of the November 2024 election. Judge Dryer ruled in favor of five Waynesboro voters represented… Continue reading

“How Pennsylvania’s mail ballot rules will lead to thousands of provisional ballots on Election Day”

November 4, 2024, 7:39 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Mark Meredith and Michael Morse for NBC News: Overall, about 2.2 million Pennsylvanians have had approved mail ballot applications…. [R]oughly 390,000 mail ballots are outstanding. If Pennsylvania’s 2024 election follows the same trend we observed in 2022, then about… Continue reading

“RNC sues Milwaukee on eve of election claiming limits on vote observers”

November 4, 2024, 5:38 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A day before the presidential election, the Republican National Committee on Monday said it had filed a lawsuit against the City of Milwaukee claiming its Election Commission had “arbitrarily” limited the number of observers allowed in some… Continue reading

Did Testimony from Elon Musk’s Advisor Aiming to Show the Million Dollar Lottery Was Not Violating PA Gaming Law Actually Incriminate Musk’s PAC for Federal Vote Buying?

November 4, 2024, 5:31 pmchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: Later in the hearing, Musk political adviser Chris Young provided new details about how the giveaway operated. “Our intent all along is to only provide compensation to registered voters and US citizens, and avoid any chance… Continue reading

“Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged”

November 4, 2024, 4:52 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR: Thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ mail ballot applications, along with baseless claims by former President Donald Trump about an investigation into suspicious voter registration forms, are adding pressure on Pennsylvania county officials in the final hours before Election… Continue reading

“A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn’t the first time”

November 4, 2024, 4:49 pmcheap speech, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. The payment was one of several the man said… Continue reading

“Foreign Adversaries May Try to Undermine U.S. Elections After Vote”

November 4, 2024, 2:50 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Russian groups and other foreign adversaries have unleashed an extensive disinformation campaign to undermine confidence in the U.S. election, but there is no evidence that their efforts will affect the outcome, federal officials said on Monday. The officials remain… Continue reading

“Scoop: Meta to extend block on new election ads”

November 4, 2024, 2:48 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

Axios: Meta will extend its ban on new election ads for the week leading up to the election until several days after the polls close, Axios has learned. The tech giant informed advertising partners about the shift on Monday. Why… Continue reading