All posts by Rick Hasen

“How Trump allies are sowing election doubts”

October 14, 2024, 6:58 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Very deep dive in the Financial Times.

“In a Tight Presidential Race, Third-Party Candidates Present a Wild Card”

October 14, 2024, 6:50 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

NYT: With a month to go before what is widely expected to be an extraordinarily close election, an extra element of unpredictability looms: In every battleground state, there is at least one third-party or independent presidential candidate on the… Continue reading

“How Trump may try to challenge the election results if he loses again”

October 14, 2024, 6:48 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Patrick Marley for WaPo: But vulnerabilities persist. The risks this year will depend on the particulars of the election — and the closeness of the results. Many election officials and experts are worried false narratives could again take off, eroding… Continue reading

“How we know voter fraud is very rare in U.S. elections”

October 14, 2024, 6:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ashley Lopez for NPR.

“Trump floats sending military after US citizens on election day citing ‘radical left lunatics’ and ‘the enemy from within’”

October 13, 2024, 5:28 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The Independent: Donald Trump has chillingly suggested sending the military or National Guard after US citizens on Election Day. The ex-president gave a sit-down interview with Maria Bartiromo, one of the Fox News hosts whose role in pushing Trump’s… Continue reading

“Here’s how Donald Trump could fight to overturn a 2024 loss”

October 13, 2024, 5:24 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Deep dive by Bart Jensen from USA Today: The strategy is nothing new. Trump refused to say he’d concede if he lost to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016. Trump was filing lawsuits through Election Day that year, making claims… Continue reading

My Q and A with Jonathan Weiler on Risks in the Upcoming Elections

October 13, 2024, 5:19 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Read it over at Jon’s substack.

“Far-right website admits there was no fraud at 2020 vote count in Atlanta”

October 12, 2024, 10:00 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Sam Levine for The Guardian: The far-right website the Gateway Pundit acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that there had not been any fraud during ballot counting in Atlanta in 2020 when Donald Trump lost the presidency, a significant… Continue reading

Federal District Court Strikes Down 5 More Provisions of Restrictive Texas Law Limiting Assistance for Voters

October 11, 2024, 4:40 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Via Sean Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center, here is the court’s order.

“Justice Department Sues Virginia for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election”

October 11, 2024, 3:39 pmDepartment of Justice, voter registrationRick Hasen

DOJ has been busy: The Quiet Period is an important protection for voters, because systematic removal programs may be error-ridden, cause voter confusion and remove eligible voters days or weeks before Election Day who may be unable to correct the… Continue reading

The View from Australia: “Can You Steal an Election? America are You OK?”

October 11, 2024, 2:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

I spoke with ABC Australia for their program on what’s going on here in the U.S.

“Democratic campaign office in Arizona closes down after being shot at 3 times in 3 weeks”

October 11, 2024, 2:34 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

USA Today: The Arizona Democratic party closed a field office in Tempe, Arizona that was the target of three shootings in three weeks. The incidents come amid a 2024 election cycle that has seen multiple instances of threats or violence,… Continue reading