Monthly Archives: August 2017

“Trump’s voter fraud commission could create target for hackers, critics say”

August 10, 2017, 7:55 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: In Maine, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, a Democrat who is a member of Trump’s voting commission, is not handing over the information. Dunlap said the information the commission is getting from other states “isn’t wicked intimate” and may… Continue reading

“Measuring Efficiency in Redistricting”

August 10, 2017, 7:46 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Eric McGhee has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: There has been a recent surge in work on measuring partisan bias in single-member (SMD) redistricting plans. A classic SMD gerrymander is “efficient”: it “cracks” a party’s supporters… Continue reading

Sigh. “In a new poll, half of Republicans say they would support postponing the 2020 election if Trump proposed it”

August 10, 2017, 7:45 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ariel Malka and Yphtach Lelkes for The Monkey Cage: The survey interviewed a sample of 1,325 Americans from June 5 through 20. Respondents were recruited from the Qualtrics online panel who had previously reported identifying with or leaning toward… Continue reading

“Judge won’t dismiss Menendez charges before trial”

August 10, 2017, 7:22 ambriberyRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Maryland City May Let Noncitizens Vote, a Proposal With Precedent”

August 9, 2017, 7:04 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“A Summer School for Mathematicians Fed Up with Gerrymandering”

August 9, 2017, 1:45 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The New Yorker reports.

“They sued for Clinton’s emails. Now they want information on California voters”

August 9, 2017, 7:43 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

LAT: California’s top elections officer and 11 county registrars have been asked to hand over detailed voter registration records or face a federal lawsuit, a request that centers on new accusations that the records are inaccurate. The effort by the… Continue reading

“Investor Reaction to Covert Corporate Political Activity”

August 9, 2017, 7:38 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Timothy Werner has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Strategic Management Journal). Here is the abstract: Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission and subsequent developments created a covert channel for firms to allocate resources from corporate treasuries to political activity.… Continue reading

“Why Limits on Contributions to Super Pacs Should Survive Citizens United”

August 8, 2017, 9:29 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Al Alschuler, Larry Tribe, Norm Eisen, and Richard Painter have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Soon after the Supreme Court decided Citizens United v. FEC, the D.C. Circuit held all limits on contributions to super PACs… Continue reading

“Justice Dept. sides with Ohio’s purge of inactive voters in case headed to Supreme Court”

August 8, 2017, 9:26 pmNVRA (motor voter), Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Voter Fraud Allegations Roil Montana Elections Officials”

August 8, 2017, 8:57 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: Secretary of State Corey Stapleton’s allegations of voter fraud in Montana has widened a rift with elections officers across the state, some of whom want the elections chief to dial back his rhetoric. As they prepare to meet for… Continue reading

“Here’s a voter fraud myth: Richard Daley ‘stole’ Illinois for John Kennedy in the 1960 election”

August 8, 2017, 8:51 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Paul von Hippel: President Trump has chartered a Commission on Election Integrity to investigate his claim that millions of voters, including undocumented immigrants, voted illegally in 2016. Although no evidence has been offered to support this allegation, it does evoke… Continue reading