Category Archives: election administration

“Delaware’s early voting and permanent absentee laws are unconstitutional, a judge says”

February 28, 2024, 7:39 amelection administrationRick Hasen

AP: Laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status violate Delaware’s constitution and are invalid, a judge ruled in a lawsuit brought by a state elections inspector and a Republican lawmaker. The laws are “inconsistent with our constitution… Continue reading

“The 2020 election took days to call. Could it happen again this year?”

February 27, 2024, 12:33 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NBC News: After the 2020 presidential election took days to call, many states reworked how they process mail ballots with the goal of delivering results faster — and cutting off oxygen for conspiracy theories that flourished as the country… Continue reading

New Jersey: “Andy Kim Sues to Block Preferential Treatment on Ballots in Senate Race”

February 26, 2024, 12:17 pmballot access, election administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Representative Andy Kim, a Democrat running for Senate in New Jersey against the state’s first lady, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday that seeks to redesign the ballot before June’s contentious primary election, arguing the current layout unfairly benefits… Continue reading

“Local Initiatives to Improve the Voting Experience”

February 22, 2024, 6:56 amelection administrationRick Hasen

New report from the Fair Elections Center.

Cert petition filed in Wyoming polling place electioneering restriction

February 22, 2024, 5:29 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Last fall, I noted the 10th Circuit’s decision upholding Wyoming’s ban on electioneering within 300 feet of the polling place. That restriction is substantially larger than the restriction approved by the Supreme Court in Burson v. Freeman (1992). In… Continue reading

“DNC intervenes in GOP effort to nullify Arizona election manual”

February 20, 2024, 10:50 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Politico: The Democratic National Committee is looking to jump into a pair of Arizona election lawsuits Tuesday morning, another salvo in the sprawling legal battle over the country’s election procedures ahead of November. The DNC and Arizona Democratic Party, with… Continue reading

“No, Your Honor, You Can’t Call Yourself ‘High Justice’ on the Ballot in Chinese”

February 18, 2024, 4:18 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Hong Le still remembers meeting a charismatic woman campaigning for San Francisco district attorney in 2003. In Cantonese, that woman’s name was 賀錦麗, which is pronounced Ho Gam-lai and means “Congratulate Brocade Beautiful.” Most Americans know her by another… Continue reading

“Multiple Threats Converge to Heighten Disinformation Risks to This Year’s US Elections”

February 16, 2024, 9:53 amcheap speech, election administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Lawrence Norden, Mekela Panditharatne, and David Harris at Just Security.

“Election Denial Can’t Overcome Election Certification Protections”

February 13, 2024, 2:16 pmchicanery, election administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Lauren Miller: Election certification has long been an unfamiliar term to most Americans, and for good reason. Certification, the statutory process by which officials sign off on the accuracy and completion of election results, usually serves as an important but… Continue reading

“To avoid election crisis, Arizona lawmakers try bipartisanship”

February 9, 2024, 2:28 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: Alarmed that Arizona’s 11 electoral votes mightnot be counted in the process for selecting the next American president, Republicans and Democrats in this political battleground did something rare: They found consensus. After months of warnings and a frantic series… Continue reading

“Election officials go on offense to prevent disruptions of 2024 vote”

February 9, 2024, 6:53 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for WaPo: In training poll workers for this year’s presidential election, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is preparing them for a series of worst-case scenarios, including combat. His office is coordinating active-shooter drills for election… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar with Renee DiResta, Kate Klonick, Charles Stewart and Kim Wyman on How to Have a Fair and Safe 2024 Election

February 7, 2024, 7:11 amcheap speech, election administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Great conversation here:

“The Nuanced Challenges of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission”

February 2, 2024, 7:19 amelection administrationRick Hasen

BPC: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is once again in the limelight. The EAC has faced extensive criticism since its creation in 2002: It has been accused of political bias in its reporting, hiring discrimination, technical inadequacy, inefficiency, … Continue reading

Feb. 6 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “What Can We Do to Have a Fair and Safe Election in 2024?”

January 30, 2024, 7:18 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

I’m very much looking forward to this event (free registration required): February 6, 12pm – 1pm What Can We Do to Have a Fair and Safe Election in 2024? Webinar Register here Renee DiResta (Stanford Internet Observatory),… Continue reading