Monthly Archives: September 2018

NAS Panel Issues Report on Fighting Election Hacking

September 6, 2018, 3:56 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Amid a chorus of warnings that the American election system is ground zero for foreign attackers, a panel of leading scholars and election experts issued a sweeping set of recommendations on Thursday for how to make elections more… Continue reading

“Kavanaugh Won’t Say Whether He Believes There’s Widespread Voter Fraud”

September 6, 2018, 3:54 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

TPM reports.

ELB Gets Another Shoutout at the Kavanaugh Hearings

September 6, 2018, 12:40 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Klobuchar asking Kavanaugh now about voting rights and the myth of widespread voter fraud. Kavanaugh says he reads @rickhasen’s blog, where “there is discussion of this issue.” Won’t comment further on the existence of voter fraud. — Kira Lerner… Continue reading

North Carolina Voting Investigation Subpoenas Postponed

September 6, 2018, 11:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This is huge. The US Attorney for EDNC postpones #ncpol election subpoena compliance until January 2019. @rickhasen @HHHElections @AriBerman @vbauerlein https://t.co/5I2phVnBHR — Gerry Cohen (@gercohen) September 6, 2018 This is the right call, and shows some good faith on… Continue reading

“Small Donors May Soon Be the Only Way to Fight Big Money”

September 6, 2018, 9:17 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Eliza Newlin Carney for TAP.

TODAY! ABA Webinar September 6: Gerrymandering and the New Supreme Court: Where Do We Go From Here?

September 6, 2018, 7:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

[Bumping to the top] Looking forward to doing this: Gerrymandering and the New Supreme Court: Where Do We Go From Here? Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET Format: Webinar DESCRIPTION: The webinar will… Continue reading

“Brett Kavanaugh gave a troubling answer to Sen. Kamala Harris’ question on the Voting Rights Act”

September 6, 2018, 7:53 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Think Progress: Kavanaugh, for his part, tried to downplay the significance of Shelby County. “There is still, of course, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,” the nominee explained. That provision “allows litigation brought by plaintiffs to challenge voter restrictions… Continue reading

“Democrats Outperforming Republicans in Small Donations”

September 6, 2018, 7:45 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

WSJ: In 28 of the 30 most competitive House races and five of eight tossup Senate races, as rated by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, the Democratic candidates have outraised the Republicans in donations of less than $200, the Journal’s… Continue reading

“Sixth Circuit Removes Straight-Ticket Device from 2018 Michigan Ballots”

September 6, 2018, 7:44 amelection administrationRick Hasen

BAN: On September 5, the Sixth Circuit issued an order that permits Michigan to remove the straight-ticket device from 2018 ballots. Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Institute v Johnson, 18-1910. The state legislature had repealed the authorization for the device… Continue reading

“Kavanaugh’s Campaign Finance Record Shows an Atrocious Disregard for Precedent”

September 6, 2018, 7:42 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Stephen Weissman for Slate.

“Justice Dept. Demands Millions of North Carolina Voter Records, Confounding Elections Officials”

September 6, 2018, 7:41 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Federal prosecutors have issued sweeping subpoenas demanding that millions of North Carolina voter records be turned over to immigration authorities by Sept. 25. With just two months to go before the midterms, the subpoenas threatened to sow chaos in… Continue reading

“Beto O’Rourke Campaign Says Texts About Illegal Voting Were Sent by an ‘Impostor’”

September 6, 2018, 7:40 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Voters in Texas received a mysterious text message on Wednesday, one that purported to be from a campaign volunteer for Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat who is running against Ted Cruz for Senate this fall. “We are in search of… Continue reading

“Behind $250 million State Farm settlement, a wild tale of dark money in judicial elections”

September 6, 2018, 7:38 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Reuters: The biggest difference between a John Grisham novel and the allegations in a racketeering class action State Farm settled Tuesday for $250 million is that Grisham would have had the insurance company buy off a state Supreme Court candidate… Continue reading