Category Archives: election subversion risk

“Nevada county reverses controversial vote and certifies two recounts while legal action looms”

July 17, 2024, 6:04 amelection administration, election subversion risk, recountsDan Tokaji

AP: “The 4-1 decision overturns last week’s vote against certifying election recount results from June’s primary in the politically mixed swath of northern Nevada [Washoe County], which includes Reno. The rare move had potential implications for how the November … Continue reading

“How JD Vance passed Trump’s running mate litmus test”

July 16, 2024, 6:33 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

MSNBC’s Ryan Teague Beckwith calls J.D. Vance “the most vocal election denier among Trump’s small circle of finalists, having claimed without evidence since his 2022 run for the Senate that the election was stolen,” and lists false or unsupported claims… Continue reading

Dangerous Times: Trump Chooses Election Denier JD Vance as VP Nominee

July 15, 2024, 1:15 pmauthoritarian threats in US, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT on JD Vance: Election denial: He has not committed to accepting the results of this year’s election. “If we have a free and fair election, I will accept the results,” he said on CNN in May. It’s a caveat… Continue reading

Introduction to: Richard L. Hasen, “States a Bulwarks Against, or Potential Facilitators of, Election Subversion” (in new Zelizer and Greenberg book)

July 15, 2024, 10:07 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

In a couple of weeks, NYU Press will release Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue (Julian E. Zelizer & Karen J. Greenberg eds. NYU Press 2024). It’s an impressive and important collection that I’m glad… Continue reading

Republican Plans for Election 2024

July 14, 2024, 6:10 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

NYT has this lengthy story on pre-election and post-election strategy. It begins: “The Republican Party and its conservative allies are engaged in an unprecedented legal campaign targeting the American voting system. Their wide-ranging and methodical effort is laying the groundwork… Continue reading

“‘It was horrifying’: Chutkan warns against complacency about Jan. 6”

July 13, 2024, 5:50 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

Politico: “The effects of that day are still being felt,” [U.S. District Judge Tanya] Chutkan said before sentencing defendant Spencer Offman to 30 days in prison for breaching the building during the riot. Chutkan used Friday’s sentencing in the… Continue reading

Heritage Tries to Turn the Tables on Election Subversion

July 12, 2024, 5:17 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

AP reports: A conservative think tank that is planning for a complete overhaul of the federal government in the event of a Republican presidential win is suggesting that President Joe Biden might try to hold the White House “by… Continue reading

“Georgia election proposal would add new rule before certification”

July 11, 2024, 3:58 pmelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

From Atlanta Journal-Constitution, news of troubling developments for those concerned about election subversion: Local election board members across Georgia would be entitled to review vast troves of documents before they certify this fall’s presidential election under a rule proposal… Continue reading

ACLU Report: “Trump on Voting Rights”

July 9, 2024, 12:20 pmelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

Available here, arguing: “A second Trump administration will renew efforts to erode constitutional foundations of our democracy, make it harder for Americans to vote — particularly voters of color, voters with limited English proficiency, voters with disabilities, older voters,… Continue reading

“Immunity Ruling Leaves Judge Facing Tough Calls on Trump’s Election Indictment”

July 9, 2024, 4:41 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

NYT: Judge Chutkan will have to sort through the 45-page indictment, making decisions about which of its many allegations can move forward and which will have to be tossed out. The Supreme Court has held that former presidents are… Continue reading

“A billionaire is boosting a major defamation lawsuit against Fox News”

July 8, 2024, 5:05 amelection subversion risk, voting technologyDan Tokaji

WaPo: Smartmatic, the voting technology company enmeshed in complex defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax, has a powerful new financial ally: billionaire tech entrepreneur Reid Hoffman. Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn, has made a multimillion-dollar investment intended in… Continue reading

“Special Counsel Is Said to Be Planning to Pursue Trump Cases Past the Election”

July 3, 2024, 7:20 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The special counsel Jack Smith plans to pursue his two criminal cases against former President Donald J. Trump through the election and even up until Inauguration Day if Mr. Trump wins the presidential race, according to a person familiar… Continue reading

“Giuliani Disbarred From the Practice of Law in New York”

July 2, 2024, 10:27 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Rudolph W. Giuliani — the former mayor of New York, top federal prosecutor and a longtime ally of former President Donald J. Trump — has been disbarred from the practice of law effective immediately, a New York State appellate… Continue reading

“Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say”

July 2, 2024, 7:02 amauthoritarian threats in US, election subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: In its immunity decision Monday, the Supreme Court emphasized the long-cherished ideal that no one in America is above the law, not even the president. The court’s dissenters and a chorus of critics said the majority had undercut that… Continue reading