Category Archives: election subversion risk

Sept. 17 Live Event from Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Hammer Museum: “Democracy and Risks to the 2024 Elections”

September 10, 2024, 11:11 amelection subversion risk, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Very much looking forward to moderating this event (recording will be made available after the event): Sept. 17: Democracy and Risks to the 2024 Elections Tuesday, September 17, 7:30pm PT at the UCLA Hammer Museum, (Recording to Follow)Co-presented with the… Continue reading

Must-Read NYT: “Trump Steps Up Threats to Imprison Those He Sees as Foes; The former president is vowing to prosecute those he sees as working to deny him a victory, while laying the groundwork to claim large-scale voter fraud if he loses”

September 10, 2024, 7:35 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump has long used strongman-style threats to prosecute people he vilifies as a campaign tactic, dating back to encouraging his 2016 rallygoers to chant “lock her up” about Hillary Clinton. And during his term as president,… Continue reading

“Election prosecutions? North Dakota’s governor sees no issue with Trump’s remarks.”

September 9, 2024, 7:54 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Gov. Doug Burgum on Sunday tried to dial down reaction to Republican president nominee Donald Trump’s Saturday statement on Truth Social that threatened extensive election prosecutions. Trump on Saturday posted on Truth Social: “WHEN I WIN, those people that… Continue reading

“Trump pledges to jail opponents, baselessly suggests election will be stolen from him”

September 8, 2024, 1:41 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

And now the WaPo story: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump threatened to jail people “involved in unscrupulous behavior” related to voting in the 2024 election, suggesting without evidence that the election could be stolen from him — and prompting widespread… Continue reading

Must read: “Trump threatens lawyers, donors and election officials with prison for ‘unscrupulous behavior'” (Why Is This Not Getting More Coverage?)

September 8, 2024, 10:34 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Former President Donald Trump, who makes frequent false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through rampant fraud, warned Saturday that he would attempt to imprison anyone who engages in “unscrupulous behavior” during the 2024 race results.… Continue reading

Must-Read and Must-Watch AP Dive Compiling the Evidence of What Happened at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and Trump and His Allies’ Efforts to Deny It

September 7, 2024, 4:47 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

This is well worth your time: Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating… Continue reading

“Trump Urges Police Officers to Watch for Voter Fraud”

September 6, 2024, 8:27 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NY Times: Former President Donald J. Trump urged the board of the nation’s largest police union on Friday to “watch for voter fraud” across the country, an appeal that, if followed through on, could run afoul of multiple state laws… Continue reading

My Interview on NPR’s Here and Now: “Election expert: It will be harder for Trump to challenge the 2024 election”

September 5, 2024, 11:03 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

You can listen here.

“Chutkan says 2024 election ‘not relevant’ in deciding Trump criminal case timeline”

September 5, 2024, 11:02 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: The imminent presidential election will have no bearing on the schedule of Donald Trump’s criminal proceedings for seeking to subvert the last one, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan vowed Thursday. “The electoral process and the timing of the election… Continue reading

Sept. 12 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “From Here to There: How States Can and Should Certify the Results of the 2024 Elections”

September 5, 2024, 7:20 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Join us! (Free registration required): Thursday, September 12, 12:15pm-1:15pm PT, Webinar Webinar Registration Ben Berwick, Head of Election Law & Litigation Team & Counsel (Protect Democracy), Lauren Miller Karalunas, (Brennan Center for Justice), and Michael Morley (Florida State University… Continue reading

“GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election”

September 5, 2024, 7:16 amelection subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: Despite the flurry of litigation, the cases have tended to be fairly small-bore, with few likely impacts for most voters. “When you have all this money to spend on litigation, you end up litigating less and less important stuff,”… Continue reading

“Here’s why many election experts aren’t freaking out about certification this year”

September 4, 2024, 7:40 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Miles Parks for NPR: Across the country, dozens of local officials this year are tasked with some role in certification who have shown an openness to refusing to do so, based on disproven or unsubstantiated election conspiracy theories, according to… Continue reading

“What Would Stop the Steal 2.0 Look Like?”

September 4, 2024, 7:38 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The Dispatch: Much has been done to strengthen the federal law governing the counting of Electoral College votes in Congress to prevent the chaos that occurred on January 6, 2021 (more on that below). But intense post-election chaos could… Continue reading

My Take Over the Labor Day Weekend in the Wall St. Journal on the Chances of a Subverted Presidential Election in 2024: We Are In Better Shape Than 2020 But Vigilance is the Watchword

September 3, 2024, 7:16 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Here’s a gift link to the article.

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