Monthly Archives: November 2018

Paul Ryan Suggests Without Evidence, But Does Not Directly Say, There’s Wrongdoing in California’s Late Vote Counting

November 29, 2018, 12:23 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Fix: Outgoing Speaker of House Paul D. Ryan suggested Thursday that the stream of post-Election Day Republican losses in California were suspect at best, piling on to growing claims from the right that the way the state counts ballots… Continue reading

“AZ LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL? A Special Election To Replace Senator McCain Must Be Held In 6 Months, Claims New Lawsuit”

November 29, 2018, 12:17 pmlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Arizona’s Politics reports.

Evidence of Absentee Ballot Fraud Emerging in North Carolina Congressional Race, But Scale Uncertain

November 29, 2018, 12:14 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Here's another affidavit from a Bladen absentee voter. One reason why state officials apparently looking into such cases. #ncpol #nc9 #ncga pic.twitter.com/qC1EpVLsXp — Jim Morrill (@jimmorrill) November 29, 2018 Charlotte Observer editorial: Aha! NC voter fraud does exist. … Continue reading

“N.C. officials investigating possible irregularities in 9th Congressional District election”

November 28, 2018, 8:02 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Kirk Ross at WaPo: North Carolina election officials are investigating possible irregularities with absentee ballots in the state’s 9th Congressional District, refusing to certify the race weeks after Election Day. Unofficial results show Mark Harris, a Republican, defeating Democrat… Continue reading

Read Sasha Samberg-Champion on the Texas Appellate Court Decision Upholding an Eight-Year Sentence for Voter Fraud Against Green Card Holding Mother of Four

November 28, 2018, 7:45 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Read Sasha’s thread starting here about this new opinion of a Texas appellate court [corrected]: https://twitter.com/ssamcham/status/1067967125107683329

I Talked to Mary Louise Kelly on NPR’s All Things Considered Discussing Stacey Abrams’ New Georgia Voting Rights Lawsuit

November 28, 2018, 7:35 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NPR: NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Professor Richard Hasen of the University of California, Irvine, about the lawsuit that allies of Stacey Abrams filed accusing Georgia of disenfranchising voters.

UCI Law IPAT Clinic: “Reflections from Election Night 2018”

November 28, 2018, 7:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

From the UCI Law IPAT Clinic: Over the past year, the UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic has begun working with nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving our election systems and fixing problems with electronic voting. As part of… Continue reading

“Wisconsin Democrats fear GOP redistricting end-around”

November 28, 2018, 1:13 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

AP: Wisconsin Democrats scored a huge win when Tony Evers captured the governor’s office last month. But an even bigger fight is looming as Republican lawmakers prepare to redraw legislative boundaries, stirring fears among Democrats that their rivals could take… Continue reading

Justice Kennedy Stands By the Correctness of His Citizens United Opinion

November 28, 2018, 1:10 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

NLJ: When asked if, in the wake of the huge influx of money into elections, he had any regrets about his majority opinion in Citizens United v. FEC, he said the decision “stands for itself.” “It’s true there’s a problem… Continue reading

“NC Elections Investigator Seized Absentee Ballots From Bladen County”

November 28, 2018, 9:45 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

The plot thickens.

“Foreign Dark Money Is Threatening American Democracy; Here’s how to put a stop to it.”

November 28, 2018, 7:47 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Joe Biden and Michael Carpenter for Politico.

“‘Large-Scale Reforms’ of Georgia Elections Sought in Federal Lawsuit”

November 27, 2018, 5:28 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Richard Fausset reports for the NYT. My take on the lawsuit is over at Slate.

In Connection with Controversy Over Tom Farr Nomination to District Court, WaPo Obtains 1991 DOJ Memo on Jesse Helms “Ballot Security” Programs Aimed at Discouraging Minority Turnout

November 27, 2018, 4:33 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

WaPo: Farr worked on the 1990 campaign of Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), which came under scrutiny for distributing postcards that the Justice Department later said were sent to intimidate black voters from heading to the polls. The postcard issue has… Continue reading

With Suggestion of Chicanery, Something Strange Happening in Delay of Certification of North Carolina Congressional Race [Corrected Title]

November 27, 2018, 4:26 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

This is some major news breaking in #ncpol tonight: Via @jimmorrill: NC elections board refuses to certify 9th Congressional District race, leaving one of the closest elections in limbo https://t.co/1yhYHJMeeN pic.twitter.com/bVe8ToCjMI — Dr. Michael Bitzer (@BowTiePolitics) November 28, 2018

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