Monthly Archives: March 2018

“Lawmakers: Could Kansas Be Liable If Voter Fraud Database Leaks?”

March 7, 2018, 6:05 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

KCUR: In a committee briefing on security matters Monday, Democratic Rep. Jeff Pittman raised concerns that Kansas could face lawsuits or have to pay for credit monitoring services if some of the records get hacked or improperly released. Kansas currently… Continue reading

Kobach, Acting As Attorney, Asks Expert Mike McDonald About “Shit Sandwich” Tweet, Claims His Evidence Will Show Proof of Citizenship Law Prevented Up to 18,000 Noncitizens from Voting in Kansas

March 7, 2018, 6:00 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Kansas.com: Kobach suggested another witness was also biased. He read aloud tweets from Michael McDonald, a professor at the University of Florida, that disparaged Kobach. One tweet referenced reports that a staffer for Vice President Mike Pence had called Kobach… Continue reading

“California voters with sloppy signatures must have a chance to correct them, court rules”

March 7, 2018, 5:33 amelection administrationRick Hasen

SacBee: California elections officials must notify voters before rejecting their mail-in ballots over concerns that the signature is not authentic, a San Francisco judge ruled this week. Current California election law allows officials to toss out vote-by-mail ballots if they… Continue reading

“DOJ & FEC Complaints Urge Full Investigation of Apparent Illegal Coordination Between Trump and RNC & Outside Groups”

March 7, 2018, 4:50 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release: Today, Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging reason to believe that President Trump and his campaign, Vice President Pence and his leadership PAC, the Republican National Committee (RNC),… Continue reading

“Senator Wyden Questions Top Voting Machine Manufacturer Over Reported Security Gaps”

March 7, 2018, 4:46 amelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Gizmodo: Voting machine manufacturer ES&S is facing new questions from a prominent US lawmaker regarding the security of its voting systems. Sen. Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, has asked ES&S to explain by March 30th whether its voting machines or… Continue reading

Pa Legislative Challengers in Congressional Redistricting Case File Reply with Supreme Court

March 6, 2018, 1:58 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

You can read it here. Justice Alito or the Court could rule at any time. I’d expect something in the next few days.

Elections and Thresholds in Gerrymandering Litigation

March 6, 2018, 1:13 pmUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

Say you’re trying to determine whether a district plan that has been used in multiple elections has been highly skewed in a party’s favor. Would you look only at how the plan performed in its first election? Or would you… Continue reading

Today at Lunch: Adam Liptak, Sue Bloch and I Will Discuss Justice Scalia’s Legacy at Georgetown Law

March 6, 2018, 6:24 amScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Amazon has started shipping out my book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, with an official release date of March 20. Today, I am in DC for this event: Justice of Contradictions: Discussing Scalia’s… Continue reading

“Kobach, representing himself, to face ACLU over whether thousands in Kansas can vote”

March 6, 2018, 6:19 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Byran Lowry for the KC Star.

“With 2018 midterms approaching, our elections are not protected”

March 6, 2018, 6:17 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Trevor Potter has written this oped for The Hill.

“Trump is implicated in his attorney’s Stormy Daniels payment for the first time”

March 5, 2018, 8:39 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for WaPo: The headline on the Wall Street Journal’s latest Stormy Daniels scoop is that Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s $130,000 payment to the porn star set off red flags and was reported to the Treasury Department. But what… Continue reading

“Federal employees must keep Trump hats at home after 2020 campaign announcement”

March 5, 2018, 8:36 pmcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

CNN reports.

“Cruz campaign calls don’t want Texans to know about the primary”

March 5, 2018, 8:34 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

McClatchy: Days before the Texas primary, one of Sen. Ted Cruz’s primary opponents was the target of the senator’s own campaign calls. Rather than asking Stefano de Stefano, a Republican running against Cruz, for his support in the March… Continue reading

“Former Pa. Gov. Dick Thornburgh wants Supreme Court to block new congressional map. His son David, who runs Committee of 70, disagrees.”

March 5, 2018, 8:13 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Philly.com: Don’t forget to call your parents. If you don’t, David Thornburgh found out Monday, you just might get a surprise phone call from a reporter: Hey, did you see your dad filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court?… Continue reading

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