Monthly Archives: April 2019

“New Study: Automatic Voter Registration Increases Registration Rates Across the Board”

April 11, 2019, 9:31 amelection administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

Brennan Center: Automatic voter registration has led to a spike in average registration rates in every state where it’s been implemented, according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. In the first study of … Continue reading

“Don’t blame our polarized politics on voters. Blame it on who runs for office in the first place.”

April 11, 2019, 7:12 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Monkey Cage: In his new book, “Who Wants to Run?” Stanford University political scientist Andrew Hall investigates a familiar question — why Congress is so polarized — but comes to a less familiar answer. He writes, “Most… Continue reading

“Ex-Obama Counsel Expects to Be Charged Soon in Mueller-Related Case”

April 11, 2019, 7:08 amlobbyingRick Hasen

NYT: Lawyers for Gregory B. Craig, a White House counsel in the Obama administration, expect him to be indicted in the coming days on charges related to his work for the Russia-aligned government of Ukraine.The case against Mr. Craig,… Continue reading

“Broad cross-partisan coalition urges presidential candidates to disclose their big-money campaign fundraisers”

April 11, 2019, 7:05 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Issue One: Issue One was joined today by 15 other organizations from across the ideological spectrum in urging all Republican and Democratic presidential candidates to publicly disclose information about their campaign top fundraisers on a regular basis during the 2020… Continue reading

Douglas: Vote for US – The Organizations

April 11, 2019, 7:00 amvotingRick Hasen

The following is the third of three guest posts by University of Kentucky Law Professor Josh Douglas about his new book, Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting: In my previous posts… Continue reading

“DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016”

April 10, 2019, 1:53 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

ARS Technica: joint intelligence bulletin (JIB) has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation to state and local authorities regarding Russian hacking activities during the 2016 presidential election. While the bulletin contains no… Continue reading

“PR Firm Behind Likud’s Hidden Cameras in Arab Polling Sites Boasts of Lowering Voter Turnout”

April 10, 2019, 1:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Haaretz: An Israeli public relations company headed by a settler leader boasted Wednesday that it was behind the Likud initiative to place 1,200 hidden cameras in Arab polling stations on Election Day.

Third Circuit Strikes Down Delaware Rule Requiring Judicial Candidates to Be Member of Republican or Democratic Parties

April 10, 2019, 11:15 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Opinion in Adams v. Delaware: James R. Adams is a resident and member of the State Bar of Delaware. For some time, he has expressed a desire to be considered for a judicial position in that state. Following the announcement… Continue reading

“John Roberts: Boy the the Bubble”

April 10, 2019, 7:43 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Stephanie Mencimer reviews Joan Biskiupic’s fantastic new book on John Roberts, The Chief. The review focuses on Roberts and race, and discusses the Crawford voter id decision and the Shelby County voting rights case. A good read.

“Democrats, Stop Delegitimizing Our Elections”

April 10, 2019, 6:08 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

David French for National Review has written this article, with the subhead: “Claims of voter fraud or voter suppression may excite a crowd, but our leaders are playing with fire.”

“Democratic 2020 hopefuls’ feel-good, anti-PAC pledges leave plenty of room for huge PAC benefits”

April 10, 2019, 6:05 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The Washington Examiner reports.

Today’s Must-Read: Republicans Blame Democrats’ Passage of H.R. 1 Reform Bill in the House for Failure of Senate to Take Up Separate Legislation Protecting Country from Russian and other Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections

April 10, 2019, 6:00 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

KC Star: Despite clear and compelling evidence of a Russian plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election,partisanship has all but killed any chance that Congress will pass legislation to shore up election security before voters cast their ballots next… Continue reading

North Carolina: “Fix proposed so student IDs can be used for voting”

April 10, 2019, 5:56 amelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

WRAL: Legislation meant to work around a problem the state has had getting college IDs approved for voting identification was filed Tuesday.Lawmakers had been promising this fix. Most of the state’s universities failed to satisfy legal requirements set out… Continue reading