Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“RNC is leading the legal charge for Trump amid echoes of 2020 election chaos”

October 25, 2024, 7:35 amelection law biz, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Lawrence Hurley for NBC News: When a local Republican official in Georgia filed a lawsuit this year declaring that election boards did not have a duty to certify results, the lawyer she turned to was part of the legal team… Continue reading

“The Fight Over Ballots Has Already Begun in Wisconsin”

October 20, 2024, 8:47 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Republicans and Democrats are both preparing for long legal battles over the 2024 election results”

October 20, 2024, 7:39 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP reports.

“More Than 165 Lawsuits Are Already Shaping the 2024 US Presidential Election”

October 15, 2024, 4:42 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Very helpful and detailed analysis by Bloomberg of the shape of litigation today. My anecdotal sense so far is that while the volume is high, the substantive significance and chances of success of many of the late filed suits is… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Conversation with Lisa Manheim and Derek Muller: “Finding Common Ground in Election Law”

October 10, 2024, 1:09 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

This was a great conversation with Derek and Lisa, the Reporters on ALI’s new project on election litigation. Watch here:

“Why the Supreme Court May Not Decide the 2024 Election After All”

October 10, 2024, 8:39 amSupreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Some have speculated that the Supreme Court has kept its fall schedule light in case it decides to take up litigation that could affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential… Continue reading

“Voting Wars Open a New Front: Which Mail Ballots Should Count?”

October 9, 2024, 7:20 amabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: As Pennsylvania voters begin casting perhaps two million-plus mail ballots, Democrats and Republicans are in furious legal combat over a once-overlooked aspect of voting remotely: which ballots are counted, which are rejected as defective and… Continue reading

“Trump Allies Bombard the Courts, Setting Stage for Post-Election Fight”

September 29, 2024, 11:57 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans have unleashed a flurry of lawsuits challenging voting rules and practices ahead of the November elections, setting the stage for what could be a far larger and more contentious legal battle over the White House after Election Day.… Continue reading

ELB Podcast 6:1: Democracy and the Risks to the 2024 Elections (Aden, Fortier, & Roth)

September 26, 2024, 2:55 pmcheap speech, ELB Podcast, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

We are back with a new season of the ELB Podcast: Season 6, Episode 1 of the ELB Podcast: How prepared are we for a peaceful transition of power in 2024 in light of what we witnessed in the 2020… Continue reading

“Warning: Elections in Mirror Appear Closer Than They Are”

September 26, 2024, 5:13 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jesse Wegman NYT opinion column: Yet it would be a mistake to think of what just happened in Nebraska as being in the rearview mirror; rather, as long as we continue to choose our president through the mechanism of… Continue reading

“Voting rights groups ask Pa. high court to take up mail ballot dating issue immediately”

September 25, 2024, 5:12 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Votebeat on another potentially big deal: A coalition of voting rights advocates is trying again to get the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to conclusively decide whether voters need to date their mail ballot return envelope in order for their vote to… Continue reading

“Democrats propose voting rights bill to counter Georgia’s election changes and others”

September 25, 2024, 5:10 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

USA Today: On the heels of another state adopting what they call restrictive election changes, Democrats are introducing voting rights legislation Tuesday aimed at making it easier for voters to cast ballots, including same-day registration. Democratic leaders said the… Continue reading

Watch Video of UCLA Hammer Museum/Safeguarding Democracy Project Forum: Democracy and Risks to the 2024 Elections (Leah Aden, John Fortier, Yoel Roth)

September 23, 2024, 7:34 amelection administration, election subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Great conversation that you can watch here.

“Florida Law Strikes ‘Deathblow’ to Outside Groups Trying to Register New Voters “

September 20, 2024, 8:50 pmThe Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Bolts: The effects of SB 7050 have been felt around the state. In a state that already sees lower voter registration rates across the board, particularly for Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other communities of color outside organizations have long stepped… Continue reading