Category Archives: election administration

“No counterfeit ballots found by Georgia election investigators”

October 12, 2021, 4:32 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AJC: Georgia election investigators were unable to find any counterfeit ballots among batches identified by Republican vote-counters, according to a court brief Tuesday, dealing a blow to a lawsuit seeking to inspect absentee ballots cast in last year’s presidential… Continue reading

“Election Observation Post-2020”

October 11, 2021, 2:25 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Rebecca Green has written this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Fordham Law Review). Here is the abstract: The United States is in the midst of a crisis in confidence in elections, despite the many process protections baked into every stage of… Continue reading

“Michigan Republicans replace local election officials in ‘unprecedented’ trend”

October 11, 2021, 1:20 pmchicanery, election administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Detroit News: Republican Party leaders across the battleground state of Michigan have quietly worked in recent weeks to replace incumbent county election officials with newcomers, some of whom have sought to undermine the public’s faith in the 2020… Continue reading

Georgia: “Fulton fires 2 elections workers accused of shredding voter applications”

October 11, 2021, 11:24 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

AJC: The state is investigating accusations that Fulton County elections workers shredded voter registration applications.The news came Monday, less than 24 hours before early voting is set to begin for municipal races in Fulton. A news release from… Continue reading

“Behind the Curtain of Post-Election Canvassing, Audits, and Certification”

October 7, 2021, 9:37 amelection administrationRick Hasen

New report from Matthew Weil and Christopher Thomas of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

ELB Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2: “Brad Raffensperger and Isabel Longoria: The Risk of Election Subversion”

September 28, 2021, 5:08 pmELB Podcast, election administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

On Season 3, Episode 2 of the ELB Podcast: Is the United States at risk of election subversion and stolen elections?Is the key to secure American elections having people of integrity running them?What role can law play in protecting the… Continue reading

“AZ Election Audit Undermines Protocols — and Confidence”

September 21, 2021, 9:14 amelection administrationDerek Muller

I have this piece over at RealClearPolitics today. It begins: Confidence in elections is essential to democracy. Losing candidates and their supporters must believe that a free and fair election accurately reflects the preferences of the voters.States have myriad post-election… Continue reading

“Trump won these counties big. His supporters question the results there, too.”

September 20, 2021, 11:30 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Former President Donald Trump won Mesa County, Colorado, by 28 points in last fall’s election.In Barry County, Michigan, he won by more than 32 points. And in Lander County, Nevada, his victory was in excess… Continue reading

My New Draft Paper: “Identifying and Minimizing the Risk of Election Subversion and Stolen Elections in the Contemporary United States”

September 20, 2021, 7:52 amelection administration, election subversion risk, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this new academic draft, in connection with the virtual Election Subversion conference that we are holding at UCI Law’s Fair Elections and Free Speech Center, this Friday, September 24. Here is the paper’s abstract: The… Continue reading

“Harassed and Harangued, Poll Workers Now Have a New Form of Defense”

September 19, 2021, 1:06 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: It is perhaps a metaphor for the times that even the volunteer who checked you into the polls in November now has a legal defense committee.The Election Official Legal Defense Network, which made… Continue reading

“Election Officials on Radar of Rich Donors, Thanks to Trump”

September 15, 2021, 7:07 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Bloomberg: The once-obscure state-level job of overseeing elections has emerged as a prime target for wealthy donors and national organizers from both parties seeking an edge in the 2022 midterms that could shift control of Congress away from Democrats.Republicans are… Continue reading

More Disputes Over Fulton County, GA Election Administration and a Possible State Takeover

September 15, 2021, 7:01 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AJC’s The Jolt: The Fulton County Commission could tap former Atlanta City Council president Cathy Woolard as the next chairwoman of the troubled elections board. And Republicans are up in arms. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued some of the… Continue reading

“California has a secure voting system — but more transparency wouldn’t hurt. Here’s why”

September 14, 2021, 4:14 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Kim Alexander and Mike Alvarez oped in the SacBee: In light of the alarming and unsubstantiated claims that have been made, California’s Secretary of State and local election officials need to be transparent about how we verify election results, and… Continue reading

Bauer and Ginsberg: “Election officials need our legal help against repressive laws and personal threats”

September 8, 2021, 8:23 pmchicanery, election administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo oped: Election officials are coming under unprecedented attack for doing their jobs. Some states are attempting to criminalize the exercise of these officials’ trained professional judgments; some officials have been the target of threats to themselves and their families.… Continue reading