Monthly Archives: April 2019

“Blockchain Voting: Unwelcome Disruption or Senseless Distraction?”

April 4, 2019, 12:10 pmelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

U.S. Vote Foundation: It really gets old being a guinea pig. Not because of the cagey confines, but for the insistence of those who try their ideas out on you. Overseas and military voters continue to be the guinea pigs… Continue reading

Horwitz on The Troubling Phenomenon of Supreme Court Justices as Celebrities

April 4, 2019, 9:14 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Paul Horwitz: Usefully, Hasen emphasizes “the role of the ‘Celebrity Justice,’ a phenomenon which Devins and Baum acknowledge near the end of the book. Scalia, and later Ruth Bader Ginsburg, became rock star Justices, drawing adoring crowds… Continue reading

SCOTUSBlog Running Symposium on Census Citizenship Question Case

April 4, 2019, 8:33 amcensus litigation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Posts being collected here.

Stacey Abrams Reiterates Language of Georgia Governor’s Election Being “Stolen”

April 4, 2019, 8:26 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

From her speech via Axios: So on November 6, I said at the podium we were not going to declare anything till every vote was counted. And on November 16, I decided to acknowledge the states of the election… Continue reading

“Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump nominees”

April 4, 2019, 8:18 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Politico: Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” Wednesday to unilaterally reduce debate time on most presidential nominees, the latest in a series of changes to the fabric of the Senate to dilute the power of the minority.The move by… Continue reading

“Another GOP Voter Fraud Claim Falls Apart, and Democrats See an Opening”

April 4, 2019, 8:15 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Eliza Newlin Carney: The latest overblown Republican claims of voter fraud have been thoroughly debunked, now that a federal judge has blocked a massive voter purge in Texas, and accused GOP election officials there of creating a “mess” that intimidated… Continue reading

“John Kasich forms dark money political group with other prominent never-Trumpers”

April 4, 2019, 8:10 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“For independent voters, California lawmakers seek to end ballot confusion”

April 4, 2019, 8:09 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

John Myers for the LAT: In the days leading up to California’s primary three years ago, the complaints from unaffiliated independent voters started pouring in. They were promised they could vote in the closely watched Democratic race for the White… Continue reading

“House Panel Seeks to Interview Top Organizer of Trump Inauguration”

April 4, 2019, 8:01 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WSJ: The House Intelligence Committee is seeking an interview with and documents from a top organizer on President Trump’s inaugural committee, according to people familiar with the request, signaling that Congress is expanding its probe of how the fund… Continue reading

“Two Birds, One Stone: The Supreme Court’s Shot to Fix the Political Question Doctrine and Political Gerrymandering”

April 4, 2019, 7:57 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Mike Parsons blogs.

“Poll Finds Overwhelming, Bipartisan Support for Election Reform Measures Designed to Make it Easier for Citizens to Register and Vote”

April 4, 2019, 7:53 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Why Tuesday? releases new polling results.

“You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead.”

April 4, 2019, 7:45 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

USA Today: Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks.Disguised as the work of lawmakers, these so-called “model” bills get copied in one state Capitol… Continue reading

One of the Citizenship Question Census Endgames: Exclude Non-Citizens from Redistricting

April 3, 2019, 2:49 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed: Catching up on the amicus briefs filed in the Census case at SCOTUS and, oh hey look at that, Ed Blum—who spearheaded the lawsuit that gutted the Voting Rights Act— wants a citizenship question so noncitizens can be… Continue reading