Thanks to Nick and to Tabatha…
for being primary ELB bloggers for the last two weeks.
I’ve been travelling and they’ve done a great job steering the ship.
All posts by Rick Hasen
“Evaluating a New Generation of Expansive Claims about Vote Manipulation”
Justin Grimmer, Michael Herron and Michael Tyler in ELJ. Abstract:
In the wake of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a cottage industry of conspiracy theorists has advanced ever more expansive claims of vote manipulation, going… Continue reading
“Gene Mazo survives petition challenge in NJ-10 special election”
New Jersey Globe:
Eugene Mazo, a Rutgers law professor with a penchant for filing for political office in order to test out state election laws, has just barely survived a challenge to his nominating petitions for the special election… Continue reading
“Trump may face ‘civil death’ if he is convicted in New York trial: Analysis”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy for Law & Crime.
“At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display”
Jodi Kantor for the NYT:
After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts:… Continue reading
“Parties bet on ballot measures to boost turnout”
Reid Wilson for Pluribus News.
FEC Commissioner Lindenbaum Issues Statement Urging Congress to Remove Requirement of Public Disclosure of Street Addresses of Campaign Contributors
See this statement, issued partially in response to Commissioner Dickerson’s proposal on making it easier to get exceptions to disclosure for those facing a risk of harassment.
“Can Suing People for Lying Save Democracy?”
New Yorker:
Freeman hired a lawyer, though it wasn’t clear what could actually be done. But, in 2021, the lawyer was approached by a nonprofit called Protect Democracy. The group had been founded a few years earlier by former… Continue reading
“A flyer in her name told migrants to vote for Biden. But she says she didn’t write it”
NPR deep dive into a story previously featured on ELB from the NYT:
Zavala said a “blanket of fear” fell over her in the days after the flyers went viral.
“I didn’t know how to respond. I didn’t know… Continue reading
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“Are R.F.K. Jr. Signature Gatherers Misleading New Yorkers for Ballot Access?”
NYT:
Amy Bernstein, a traffic court judge in Brooklyn, was heading home from work one night in late April when, she said, a young man carrying a clipboard approached her on the subway platform, asking if she would sign a… Continue reading
“Henry Cuellar Indicted Over Bribery Scheme”
Missed this story (and the Illinois one Derek flags) while traveling:
Representative Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat in a crucial swing district, and his wife were charged with participating in a yearslong $600,000 bribery scheme involving Azerbaijan and a… Continue reading
Irony Alert
Politico:
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Sunday supported the election fraud allegations made by former President Donald Trump, claiming on CNN: “I think it’s clear that there’s vote-buying going on at a scale like we have never seen before.”…… Continue reading
“Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept 2024 election results”
NBC News:
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday did not directly answer multiple questions about whether he’d accept the results of the 2024 presidential election, regardless of who wins.
“At the end of the day, the 47th president of… Continue reading