Monthly Archives: January 2019

“You might be seeing headlines or tweets tonight that claim Texas says 58,000 non-citizens have voted in Texas. That is not true.”

January 28, 2019, 7:08 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

So begins this tweet thread from the indispensable Texas Tribune, based upon this article. 1/ You might be seeing headlines or tweets tonight that claim Texas says 58,000 non-citizens have voted in Texas. That is not true. That is… Continue reading

Lawyers’ Committee Slams Texas AG for Unsupported Voter Fraud Claims

January 25, 2019, 5:16 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Via email: Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response to an announcement made by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton regarding alleged non-U.S. citizens on the state’s… Continue reading

Michigan: “GOP asks Supreme Court to block Dem settlement in gerrymandering suit”

January 25, 2019, 3:18 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Detroit News: Michigan Republicans are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hit pause on a federal lawsuit alleging GOP gerrymandering, a move that could disrupt a settlement agreement announced Friday by Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson’s deal… Continue reading

Breaking: DOJ Files Formal Request to Have Supreme Court Leapfrog Second Circuit in Considering Census Citizenship Question Case–A Request the Supreme Court is Very Likely to Grant

January 25, 2019, 2:46 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

Via Chris Geidner, comes this filing from the Department of Justice, seeking review of the district court order keeping the citizenship question off the upcoming census form. The petition seeks to have the Supreme Court immediately review this judgment,… Continue reading

“Iowa voter ID law: Judge strikes rule on absentee ballots as ‘irrational, illogical and wholly unjustifiable'”

January 25, 2019, 1:44 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Des Moines Register: An Iowa judge struck down part of a 2017 voter ID law dealing with absentee ballots — a decision opponents of the law say will make it easier for voters to get ballots and Secretary of… Continue reading

With Resignation of North Carolina Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court About to be 6-1 Democratic, with Implications for Partisan Gerrymandering

January 25, 2019, 1:39 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Democratic governor Roy Cooper will get to name a replacement for North Carolina Chief Justice Mark Martin. This increases the chances that a state Supreme Court strikes down North Carolinas districts as partisan gerrymanders, which perhaps takes the heat off… Continue reading

Election Security Advocates Battle the National Association of Secretaries of State over Opposition to Strengthening Voting Systems

January 25, 2019, 1:18 pmelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Politico: Indiana’s top election official is refusing to release her communications with the National Association of Secretaries of State, limiting the public’s understanding of both her role and the role of NASS in squashing federal legislation to upgrade voting… Continue reading

“A crowded 2020 presidential primary field calls for ranked choice voting”

January 25, 2019, 1:14 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Rep. Jamie Raskin oped.

“Roger Stone’s Indictment Could Be Good News for Donald Trump Jr.”

January 25, 2019, 11:32 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Why didn’t Special Counsel Robert Mueller charge self-proclaimed dirty trickster Roger Stone with violating campaign finance laws? And what does this say about Donald Trump Jr.’s potential exposure for his Trump… Continue reading

Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument in Partisan Gerrymandering Cases on March 26

January 25, 2019, 9:33 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

And the Virginia racial gerrymandering case is on March 18. Michael Li: Just out: NC and MD partisan gerrymandering cases set for oral argument at SCOTUS on 3/26. #fairmaps #ncpol pic.twitter.com/BlkPcR4ima— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) January 25, 2019

“Roger Stone was in close contact with Trump campaign about WikiLeaks, indictment shows”

January 25, 2019, 7:54 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A major focus of the probe has been whether Stone coordinated with WikiLeaks or its founder, Julian Assange, as the group published thousands of Democratic emails that prosecutors say were hacked by Russian operatives.Stone was not charged with… Continue reading

“Dems denied access to voter database in lawsuit over NH election law”

January 25, 2019, 7:50 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Union Leader: The state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the secretary of state does not have to provide a detailed voter database to the N.H. Democratic Party, the League of Women Voters and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit… Continue reading

“Illinois leaving ‘Crosscheck’ voter fraud system due to security, reliability concerns”

January 25, 2019, 7:45 amelection administrationRick Hasen

WGEM reports.

“New NC elections board won’t start for a week. But it’s already deep in controversy.”

January 25, 2019, 7:40 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Charlotte Observer: North Carolina’s new bipartisan elections board won’t be named for a week, but it’s already sparked more partisan sniping in the midst of what could be the state’s biggest election scandal in years.The attacks began after former… Continue reading

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