Monthly Archives: October 2016

“2016: The Belt And Suspenders Election”

October 10, 2016, 7:03 amvotingRick Hasen

Doug Chapin: But this year I’ve also noticed something new; many voters are casting ballots and engaging with the election process earlier and in greater numbers than I can remember. Moreover, there seems to be an intensity and urgency that… Continue reading

“Trump’s Promise to Jail Clinton Is a Threat to American Democracy”

October 10, 2016, 6:58 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Yoni Appelbaum in The Atlantic: You know,” Clinton later responded, “It’s just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country.” Trump couldn’t resist. “Because you would be in… Continue reading

Breaking: Democrats Sue to Extend FL Voter Registration Because of Hurricane

October 9, 2016, 4:46 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

The complaint states that failure to extend in the face of a hurricane violates rights to equal protection and the right to vote, with displaced voters being treated worse than others, as well as a Voting Rights Act claim: Because… Continue reading

Go Into the Weeds with Ned Foley on the Electoral College Hail Mary

October 9, 2016, 4:34 pmcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Here at Politico. (My post on the options open to Trump and the Hail Mary is now at Slate).

WI: Undercover State Troopers Checked If DMV Was Giving Correct Info on Voter ID

October 9, 2016, 4:27 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The state is trying to fend off a new order from Judge Peterson.

“From Voting Rights to Voting Wrongs”

October 8, 2016, 7:11 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Jacques Leslie NYT oped: Even in those states, confusion engendered by the laws lingers, sometimes deterring voting more effectively than the laws themselves. Some voters don’t realize that registration and polling-place ID requirements are two different things, so that even… Continue reading

“Howard Dean: How to Move Beyond the Two-Party System”

October 8, 2016, 7:08 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

NYT oped: We keep repeating this cycle. That’s why it is so important that Maine next month can lead the nation in turning our lose-lose electoral rules into a win-win for everyone — one where minor parties can compete on… Continue reading

“What Can the GOP Do About Trump?”

October 8, 2016, 6:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

I did a Q&A with Matt Viser of the Boston Globe.

A Republican Electoral College Hail Mary, and the Current State of the Campaign

October 8, 2016, 8:41 amcampaigns, Supreme Court, UncategorizedRick Hasen

By all accounts, Donald Trump’s Republican presidential campaign is imploding, with the latest revelations from a leaked 2005 “Access Hollywood” taping revealing not only Trump’s disrespect for women but a bragging about what amounts to a sexual assault. (Why… Continue reading

Research on Filling Vacancies on Presidential Ballot

October 8, 2016, 8:03 amcampaignsnpersily

Last July, my great research assistant, Zach Krowitz, helped put together this memo on the filling of vacancies on the presidential ballot.

“GOP repudiation of Trump before 11/8? If so, then what?”

October 7, 2016, 9:35 pmcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Ned Foley: As I write this on Friday night October 7, there is renewed talk of GOP leadership disavowing Trump. True, Trump will still be on the ballot that we citizens cast. But suppose the GOP leadership publicly announces that… Continue reading

“Trump suggests illegal immigrants will vote as parties clash over voter access”

October 7, 2016, 4:17 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important WaPo piece: Donald Trump suggested without evidence Friday that the Obama administration was letting illegal immigrants into the country to vote — part of a series of unsubstantiated complaints by the GOP nominee that the election is “rigged”… Continue reading

Clinton in Private Speech Complains About Citizens United and the Supreme Court’s Money in Politics Cases

October 7, 2016, 3:41 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Wikileaks released some private speeches of Clinton’s that she’d been refusing to release. And this, not really different from her public position, was in the tidbits:

U.S. Gov’t Officially Accuses Russia of Hacking to Influence U.S. Election, But Notes How Difficult to Mess with Vote Counting Systems

October 7, 2016, 12:38 pmcampaigns, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Statement from DHS and ODNI: The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations. The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on… Continue reading