Monthly Archives: March 2019

Government Must Reveal Names of People Mentioned in Partially Redacted von Spakovsky Email on Voter Fraud Commission; Some Speculation

March 18, 2019, 10:12 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The court’s order and opinion is here. I expect two of the three names released on this email will be Christian Adams and Donald Palmer (now on the EAC). We’ll see soon enough if that’s correct.

“Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law championed by Kobach”

March 18, 2019, 8:21 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

AP: A federal appeals court will hear arguments Monday over the constitutionality of a struck-down Kansas law that required people to provide documents proving their U.S. citizenship before they could register to vote.In a case with national implications for… Continue reading

“Partisan Gerrymandering Returns to a Transformed Supreme Court”

March 18, 2019, 8:04 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column.

About Those Supposed 58,000 Noncitizen Voters in Texas? So Far 14 Registrations Were Cancelled, and Some of Those May Be Citizens

March 18, 2019, 7:46 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Fourteen Texas voters caught up in the secretary of state’s botched review of the voter rolls for supposed noncitizens had their registrations canceled but have since been reinstated, state officials told a federal judge Friday.The Texas Attorney… Continue reading

“We know Trump drives turnout. Here’s how states can get even more people to vote.”

March 18, 2019, 7:43 amvoter registration, votingRick Hasen

Michael McDonald and Brian Miller USA Today oped: Political engagement in America is surging. More than 118 million people participated in the November elections, marking the first time more than 100 million Americans voted in any midterm. Raw numbers can… Continue reading

“One Way to Spot a Partisan Gerrymander”

March 18, 2019, 7:03 amUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

A nice analysis by FiveThirtyEight using the partisan bias metric and covering North Carolina’s congressional plan (extremely skewed in Republicans’ favor), the court-drawn remedial plan in Pennsylvania (almost perfectly neutral), and all congressional plans currently in effect (exhibiting a significant… Continue reading

New Documentary on Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering, “Rigged,” Now Available for Preorder on iTunes (Available April 2)

March 17, 2019, 6:01 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

This is worth watching, and is well done, even though I don’t agree with everything in it. They’ve got some interviews with the major players. I’ve talked to the producers about this project over the last few years (and… Continue reading

“U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in appeal of Virginia racial gerrymandering case”

March 17, 2019, 5:54 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a redistricting case that could help determine the balance of power in Virginia’s legislature for years to come.A panel of lower-court judges ruled last year that 11 Virginia House… Continue reading

Arizona: “Republican lawmaker prompts state investigation of Tempe ban on dark money”

March 17, 2019, 4:18 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Arizona Capitol Times reports.

“Is it Time for Corporate Political Spending Disclosure?”

March 17, 2019, 4:15 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Cydney Posner at Harvard Law Review Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.

NYT Reporting Suggests That Cindy Yang Illegally Funneled Contributions Through Conduits to Reach $50,000 Threshold for Picture with Donald Trump

March 16, 2019, 12:42 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

This story is going to get bigger: The Republican National Committee promised an “evening reception with Donald J. Trump” last March at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.A contribution of $2,700 toward the president’s re-election would get you in… Continue reading

Texas: “Senate Democrats unmoved as DPS shoulders blame for voter purge errors”

March 16, 2019, 12:19 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

San Antonio Express-News: Senate Democrats still pledge to block the confirmation of embattled Secretary of State David Whitley, even asa top Texas law enforcement official is taking blame for major errors in a list of suspected non-citizen voters.“I take… Continue reading

“Academic Behind Cambridge Analytica Data Mining Sues Facebook for Defamation”

March 16, 2019, 11:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The academic who helped Cambridge Analytica vacuum up private information from tens of millions of Facebook profiles sued the social media giant on Friday, arguing that the company defamed him when it claimed he had lied about how… Continue reading

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