Monthly Archives: July 2018

‘NH officials say college students don’t have standing to sue over election law”

July 24, 2018, 12:36 amvotingRick Hasen

Union Leader: Six college students listed as plaintiffs in a lawsuit that challenges the Senate Bill 3 election reform bill are legally able to vote in New Hampshire and lack the standing necessary to challenge the law, New Hampshire officials… Continue reading

“Despite ‘sore loser’ law, Don Blankenship trying third party bid for US Senate in West Virginia”

July 24, 2018, 12:34 amballot accessRick Hasen

ABC News: In a statement posted on Facebook, Blankenship conceded that he does not expect the filing to be certified due to West Virginia’s “sore loser” law that prohibits candidates that lost in a primary to run in the… Continue reading

“Drive Against Gerrymandering Finds New Life in Ballot Initiatives”

July 24, 2018, 12:32 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Michael Wines reports for the NY Times.

“‘It looks kind of skeevy’: Illinois governor shamed by cash giveaway”

July 23, 2018, 3:11 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: Gov. Bruce Rauner, who’s campaigning as an anti-corruption crusader, today found himself fending off attacks on his own ethics after attending an event where a political ally handed out $300,000 in cash. The cash giveaway happened after the Republican… Continue reading

NC: “Lawmakers will return to write constitutional amendment ballot descriptions”

July 23, 2018, 12:47 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

News & Observer: The state legislature will return to Raleigh on Tuesday to write short introductions to six constitutional amendments after a high-ranking House Republican voiced suspicions about a special three-member commission responsible for writing them. The legislature “must prevent… Continue reading

“How to Tell Where Brett Kavanaugh Stands on Citizens United”

July 23, 2018, 8:07 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for the NYT: Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has a favorite sentence. It explains why he is likely to reaffirm and build on the Citizens United decision if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court. The sentence appeared in… Continue reading

“The super rich boost political giving ahead of November’s tough midterm election”

July 23, 2018, 8:00 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

USA Today: Donors who have given $1 million or more in this cycle contributed $120.1 million to super PACs in the April-to-June fundraising quarter. That’s more than twice the $58.8 million they donated during the previous three-month period. Republicans accounted… Continue reading

“RNC Spokesperson: Democrats Want ‘a Few Hundred Thousand Russians’ to Vote in U.S. Elections”

July 22, 2018, 11:54 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Newsweek: A Republican National Committee spokesperson was shut down during a Fox News segment on Saturday after suggesting that Democrats want “hundreds of thousands of Russians” to come to the United States and vote in elections.

“Do-It-Yourself Legislative Redistricting; A Michigan ballot initiative points the way to reforming gerrymandering, one of the most anti-democratic practices in American politics” (with note from Ron Klain)

July 22, 2018, 11:49 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT editorial. Nice @nytopinion piece on redistricting commissions, BUT…. They were ruled as constitutional by a 5-4 SCOTUS vote in 2015. One of the 5 was Justice Kennedy. Will the law change if Kavanaugh is confirmed?https://t.co/OShiRHNlJ9 — Ronald Klain… Continue reading

“The Scalia Factor: Rick Hasen on his book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption.”

July 21, 2018, 1:54 pmScalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I sat down with Dahlia Lithwick for Slate’s Amicus Podcast. Listen: In the first of a series of deep dives into great legal reads this summer, Dahlia Lithwick talks with Rick Hasen, author of The Justice of Contradictions: … Continue reading

North Carolina General Assembly May Call Another Special Session Because They Don’t Want Democrats Wording Ballot Descriptions of Constitutional Amendments on Voting and Gerrymandering

July 21, 2018, 1:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Concerns from House rules chair @RepDavidRLewis over how wording will be decided for proposed amendments on the constitution. Copy of letter he sent @NCHouseSpeaker asking to be called back in to session for legislature to do wording themselves. #ncpol #ncga… Continue reading

“Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics”

July 21, 2018, 1:26 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Federal authorities examining the work President Trump’s former lawyer did to squelch embarrassing stories before the 2016 election have come to believe that an important ally in that effort, the tabloid company American Media Inc., at times acted more… Continue reading

“Ethics complaints target eight write-in candidates as bogus, including two in Tampa”

July 21, 2018, 1:13 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Tampa Bay Times: If only members of one party are running in an election, so the primary will decide the race, the primary is open to all voters. But if any other candidate files, including a write-in, the primary is… Continue reading

“Maryland can’t protect its elections”

July 21, 2018, 12:51 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Mary Kiraly oped in WaPo.

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