Category Archives: election administration

“In Year of Voting by Mail, a Scramble to Beef Up In-Person Voting, Too”

September 7, 2020, 7:29 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Unnerved by the difficulties of voting amid a pandemic and faced with both the political static injected by President Trump and the limits on expanding voting by mail, state and local authorities across the country are racing to… Continue reading

Useful and Helpful Content Over at Healthy Elections

September 7, 2020, 7:19 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Check out these posts at healthyelections.org: Arizona’s 2020 Elections in the Wake of the Coronavirus (July 31, 2020) The 2020 California Special Elections (June 17, 2020) Florida Election Policies and Readiness (July 22, 2020) A Quantitative Dive into Florida’s … Continue reading

“Voters Face a Complicated Election as the Pandemic Remakes Voting; Mail-in voting, Covid-19, disinformation and a possibly lengthy wait for results make the 2020 election unlike others”

September 5, 2020, 8:18 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

Important deep dive by the WSJ: In a year of uncertainties, one thing seems certain: This November’s general election is shaping up to be one of the most complicated in U.S. history.States are racing to make changes to voting procedures… Continue reading

Chemerinsky in ABA Journal on the Purcell Principle Applied in SCOTUS Covid-Related Election Cases

September 4, 2020, 7:18 amelection administration, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Read it here.

“Donald Trump’s Encouragement to Vote Twice Could Cause Election Day Chaos”

September 3, 2020, 1:05 pmchicanery, election administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. A snippet: Another possible defense is that Trump was “joking” or not being serious about his comments and this was typical Trumpian hyperbole. Perhaps so, and I do not expect Trump to be… Continue reading

“Detroit, Michigan secretary of state partner to ensure integrity of November election”

September 2, 2020, 9:12 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Good news: Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced a partnership Wednesday aimed at ensuring the “integrity and accessibility” of the Nov. 3 election in the state’s largest city.The partnership comes after recorded ballot counts … Continue reading

“As states make voting easier during the pandemic, Tennessee is moving in the other direction”

September 1, 2020, 8:24 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

CNN: While several other states are expanding mail-in voting, several moves in Tennessee are actually restricting the right to vote in the Volunteer State.A recent Tennessee Supreme Court decision ruled that the state does not need to further expand access… Continue reading

“Senior intelligence officials will no longer brief Congress in person on foreign threats to the 2020 election”

August 30, 2020, 9:05 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: Senior intelligence officials will no longer brief Congress in person on foreign interference in the 2020 election. Instead, they will inform lawmakers of threats in writing, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Saturday.The decision, made with… Continue reading

“Voting in Person in the 2020 Elections”

August 28, 2020, 11:51 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Humphrey School event Sept. 1: Vote-by-Mail is dominating news headlines, but tens of millions of Americans will vote in person out of habit and to ensure that their ballot is counted. But in-person voting poses daunting challenges for election officials.… Continue reading

BPC Event Monday: “Socially Distanced Voting: How We Can Vote at the Polls This November”

August 28, 2020, 11:49 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Details: More than 50 million Americans are expected to cast their November ballots in person this election. The debate over expanding by-mail voting options has overshadowed the fact that state and local election officials must also adapt to provide socially… Continue reading

“Fearing Delays and Chaos, Swing States Weigh Early Counting of Mail-In Ballots”

August 28, 2020, 11:48 amabsentee ballots, election administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

AP: The cumbersome and sometimes slow counting of an expected record number of mail-in ballots — especially in some crucial swing states — could delay results and open the door to challenges in this year’s elections.In 13 states and… Continue reading

“Wolf, Republicans at odds over Pennsylvania election law”

August 27, 2020, 8:32 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

AP: Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican state lawmakers remained at odds Thursday over how to update Pennsylvania’s voting laws to handle an expected avalanche of mail-in ballots in November’s presidential election in the battleground state, even as Philadelphia moved… Continue reading

“Attitudes on Voting in 2020 Preparing for Elections During a Pandemic”

August 27, 2020, 8:34 amelection administrationRick Hasen

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“ABA joins NASS and NASED to mobilize lawyers as poll workers for Election Day”

August 26, 2020, 7:19 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Release: The American Bar Association is partnering with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) to issue a “Rally Cry” aimed at mobilizing lawyers to assist as poll workers… Continue reading