Category Archives: election subversion risk

Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar, “Can Proposed New Congressional Legislation on Counting Electoral College Votes Lessen the Risk of Election Subversion?,” with Norm Eisen, Ned Foley, Rebecca Green, J. Michael Luttig and Janai Nelson

August 25, 2022, 11:27 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

You can watch the event that I moderated, from UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project, here:

“Far-Right Sheriff Pushes the Big Lie in Arizona; Mark Lamb and a network of sheriffs around the country are partnering with leading purveyors of election fraud conspiracies, part of an escalating campaign to police the vote.”

August 24, 2022, 10:54 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Bolts: Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb walked out to standing applause at Donald Trump’s July 22 rally in Prescott, Arizona, wearing his usual cowboy hat-and-blue jeans getup and flashing a blindingly white smile. He waved and pumped a fist… Continue reading

“A Democracy Crisis In The Making: August 2022 Edition”

August 24, 2022, 10:52 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

States United updated report: “As of July 31, 2022, with most state legislative sessions having drawn to a close, there have been at least 244 bills introduced in 33 states that would interfere with election administration—and 24 of this… Continue reading

“Court filings detail dramatic near encounter between Schumer and Proud Boys member on January 6”

August 23, 2022, 7:21 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: Court filings have shed further light on the dramatic moment when Proud Boy Joshua Pruitt nearly came face to face with the then-Senate minority leader during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.Pruitt pleaded guilty … Continue reading

“McConnell says voter fraud is rare and he isn’t worried about threats to democracy”

August 23, 2022, 7:07 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that he isn’t worried about threats to American democracy after a national NBC News poll revealed voters ranked it as the top issue facing the country.The Republican Senate leader… Continue reading

“Files copied from voting systems were shared with Trump supporters, election deniers”

August 22, 2022, 1:32 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo: Sensitive election system files obtained by attorneys working to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat were shared with election deniers, conspiracy theorists and right-wing commentators, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.A Georgia computer forensics firm hired… Continue reading

“Meet the First Election Denier Poised to Win for Secretary of State This Year”

August 21, 2022, 2:58 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Bolts: Measured by the intensity of the media glare, Tuesday night unquestionably belonged to Liz Cheney’s bid for political survival, as the conservative Republican with the dynastic name fell in a race defined by her vote to impeach Donald Trump… Continue reading

“‘Never in a Million Years’: Arizona Republicans Grapple with the Rising Fringe”

August 18, 2022, 7:49 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: When Arizona state lawmaker Mark Finchem, a 2020 election denier who deals in fringe legal theories, won the Republican nomination for secretary of state earlier this month, many of his GOP colleagues in the state Legislature couldn’t believe… Continue reading

“Trump supporters’ threats to judge spur democracy concerns”

August 18, 2022, 7:46 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

AP: Hundreds of federal judges face the same task every day: review an affidavit submitted by federal agents and approve requests for a search warrant. But for U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, the fallout from his decision to approve… Continue reading

“Rightwing sheriffs’ groups ramp up drives to monitor US midterm elections”

August 17, 2022, 8:33 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The Guardian: Two groups of rightwing sheriffs that echo some of Donald Trump’s false claims about widespread voting fraud in 2020 are ramping up drives to monitor this year’s elections for potential voting and election fraud.The two Arizona-led groups… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

August 17, 2022, 8:31 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

“I can’t tell you the number of times somebody said, ‘You don’t have to believe the election is stolen, the important thing isn’t believing it, it’s saying it. . . . That is what a Republican is supposed to do… Continue reading

Must-Listen NPR Report: “The unspoken role of race in the Jan. 6 riot” (Featuring Important Analysis from Stanford Prof. Hakeem Jefferson)

August 17, 2022, 7:17 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Listen here. (Reporter Sandhya Dirks) I’ve written in both Election Meltdown and Cheap Speech on the racial undertones of much of the talk of voter fraud and stolen elections. But this report helped emphasize some themes that deserve more… Continue reading

“Independent State Legislatures and Presidential Elections: Addressing Misconceptions About Current Law and Prospects for Reform”

August 16, 2022, 8:39 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Genevieve Nadeau and Helen White for Just Security: During the recent Senate Rules Committee hearing on Electoral Count Act reform, Senator Angus King (I-ME) asked a question that seems to be on many minds: What is the independent state… Continue reading

“Giuliani Is Told He Is a Target of Trump Election Investigation in Georgia”

August 15, 2022, 10:42 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Lawyers for Rudolph W. Giuliani have been told that he is a target of a criminal investigation in Georgia into election interference by Donald J. Trump and his advisers, one of Mr. Giuliani’s lawyers said on Monday.Mr. Giuliani, who… Continue reading

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