Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Michigan election board rejects abortion rights initiative”—Republican Canvassing Board Members Seem to Be Violating their Ministerial Duty to Put Measure on the Ballot

August 31, 2022, 2:12 pmdirect democracy, election subversion riskRick Hasen

AP: Michigan elections board on Wednesday rejected an abortion rights initiative after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot.The two Democrats on the Board of State Canvassers voted in favor, but… Continue reading

“Conservative Lawyer a Likely Target in Atlanta Trump Investigation, His Lawyer Says; John Eastman, who developed strategies to block certification of the 2020 election, appeared before a grand jury in Atlanta on Wednesday.”

August 31, 2022, 12:06 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: John Eastman, the lawyer who developed strategies to block certification of the 2020 election, is “probably a target” in the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Donald J. Trump’s election loss in Georgia, one of Mr. Eastman’s lawyers said… Continue reading

“Ron DeSantis is a Test Case”

August 31, 2022, 7:43 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Tom Edsall NYT column: What would it be like living in this country in 2025 if Trump, DeSantis or one of their emulators wins the White House backed by Republican majorities in the House and Senate?I posed this question to… Continue reading

“Response to Trump Search Highlights Violent Rhetoric From the Right”

August 30, 2022, 2:19 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: One week after a team of F.B.I. agents descended on his private club and residence in Florida, former President Donald J. Trump warned that his followers were enraged by the search — and that things could get out of… Continue reading

“Trump shares barrage of QAnon content and other conspiracy theories on his social media platform”

August 30, 2022, 2:01 pmcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Former President Donald Trump spent Tuesday morning posting inflammatory messages on social media, including many explicitly promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory.While Trump has in the past promoted QAnon-inspired accounts and theories, the posts on his Truth Social account… Continue reading

“When an election denier becomes a chief election official”

August 29, 2022, 7:39 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Zach Montellaro for Politico: Many of the election deniers running for secretary of state this year have spent their time talking about something they can’t do: “decertifying” the 2020 results.The bigger question — amid concerns about whether they would fairly… Continue reading

“Election Data Breach Attracts Georgia Investigators”

August 27, 2022, 8:16 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

NYT: The day after Donald J. Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, a small group working on his behalf traveled to rural Coffee County, Ga., about 200 miles southeast of Atlanta.One member of the group was Paul Maggio, an executive… Continue reading

“Michigan GOP formally nominates two Trump-backed election deniers for key statewide offices”

August 27, 2022, 7:46 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: The Michigan Republican Party on Saturday nominated two candidates for statewide office who have denied the results of the 2020 presidential election and would have oversight of the state’s elections if they win in November.Party delegates formally nominated … Continue reading

“Republicans fight new NC election rules, led by Trump lawyer central to 2020 conspiracies”

August 27, 2022, 7:42 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

News and Observer: Claiming to have already trained over 1,000 people to volunteer to help run this November’s elections, conservative activists in North Carolina are opposing new rules that would more strictly regulate those volunteers’ behavior at polling places.… Continue reading

“Michigan G.O.P. Lining Up Behind Conspiracy Theorist for Attorney General; Matthew DePerno’s political rise has been tied to a debunked election report. Some see parallels between his dive into 2020 conspiracies theories and his legal career.”

August 26, 2022, 2:00 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT reports.

Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar, “Moore v Harper, the Independent State Legislature Theory and Potential Threats to American Democracy,” with Vik Amar, Derek Muller, Rick Pildes, Carolyn Shapiro, and Franita Tolson

August 25, 2022, 4:20 pmelection subversion risk, legislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

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

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

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