All posts by Rick Hasen

“There’s a 30,249-vote tie in this California Dem primary. You read that right.”

April 5, 2024, 11:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: If you ever doubted your vote counted, ask the Democrats running to replace California Rep. Anna Eshoo. One month and six lead changes after the March 5 primary, state lawmaker Evan Low and Santa Clara Supervisor Joe Simitian find… Continue reading

I Spoke with Josh Douglas’s “Democracy Optimist” Podcast About My Book, “A Real Right to Vote”

April 5, 2024, 11:04 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

You can listen to the conversation here.

“‘Unconstitutional’ New York primary write-in rule takes center stage in Second Circuit”

April 5, 2024, 11:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Courthouse News: A provision of New York State’s election law is “an unconstitutional infringement” on residents’ right to vote, according to a local elected official, who pleaded to a Second Circuit panel on Thursday to revive her suit challenging the… Continue reading

“The failure of America’s geographic-based Winner Take All system”

April 5, 2024, 10:59 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Steven Hill at Democracy SOS.

“A MAGA Troll’s Memes Were Blatant Disinformation. But Were They a Crime?”

April 4, 2024, 2:32 pmchicanery, First Amendment theoryRick Hasen

The Intercept reports on the Mackey appeal; oral argument is Friday morning. Here’s my earlier Slate piece on the case; and here’s my amicus brief with Protect Democracy and Yale’s MFIA Clinic.

Danforth, Luttig Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Trump Immunity Case Warns of Dangers to Democracy If President Has Immunity to Steal the Next Election

April 4, 2024, 1:45 pmelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From the Introduction: Presidential immunity, under any label, should never be so broad as to embolden an outgoing President’s violations of federal criminal statutes as part of efforts that would prevent what Article II mandates—the vesting of the authority… Continue reading

“Jeffrey Clark’s bid to aid Trump election scheme violated attorney rules, DC Bar panel finds”

April 4, 2024, 1:42 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: A disciplinary panel in Washington has found that Jeffrey Clark, a former high-ranking Justice Department official, violated ethics rules for lawyers in his attempt to aid Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election. The three-member disciplinary committee determined… Continue reading

“No Labels Will Abandon 2024 Presidential Campaign Effort”

April 4, 2024, 11:50 amthird partiesRick Hasen

WSJ: No Labels, the centrist group which has sought to field a third-party presidential bid, is abandoning efforts to create a “unity ticket” aiming to win the White House, according to people familiar with the plans. Nancy Jacobson, No Labels’… Continue reading

“Fulton judge rejects Trump free speech challenge to election charges”

April 4, 2024, 10:53 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: A Fulton County judge on Thursday refused to drop election interference charges against Donald Trump and his co-defendants saying the criminal counts did not violate their constitutional right to free speech. The former president had argued the charges against … Continue reading

“Inside a G.O.P. Plan to Encourage Early Voting Despite Trump’s Attacks”

April 4, 2024, 10:50 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“A Reversal Cannot Undo the Damage Caused by This Voting Fraud Case”

April 4, 2024, 10:49 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Gregory Nolan NYT oped: When a Texas appeals court reversed itself last week and acquitted Crystal Mason, a mother of three, in a voting fraud case, it ended almost a decade in which Ms. Mason lived in fear of… Continue reading

“In Electoral Disputes, State Justices Are Less Reliable GOP Allies than the U.S. Supreme Court—That’s the ‘Problem’ the Independent State Legislature Claim Hopes to Solve”

April 4, 2024, 8:20 amlegislation and legislatures, political polarization, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Rebecca L. Brown, Lee Epstein, and Michael J. Nelson have this new article in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Here is the abstract: Scholars have identified serious drawbacks to the independent state… Continue reading

“Political Parties and Loser’s Consent in American Politics”

April 4, 2024, 8:20 ampolitical polarizationRick Hasen

Geoffrey Layman , Frances Lee, and Christina Wolbrecht have this new article in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Abstract: Social science has established that political parties have been indispensable to American democracy and… Continue reading

“Tarrant County approves use of pre-numbered ballots. Do they ensure election integrity?”

April 4, 2024, 7:37 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: The Tarrant County Election Board Tuesday approved an initiative to use pre-numbered ballots in the general election in November. In a briefing to the county commissioners ahead of the board’s vote, Tarrant County Election Administrator Clint… Continue reading