Monthly Archives: June 2019

Florida: “Republicans Block Ex-Cons From Voting in Biggest Swing State”

June 22, 2019, 9:13 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

Bloomberg: Seven months ago, almost two-thirds of voters approved Amendment 4, which restores registration rights to many felons. Florida had been one of three states, along with Kentucky and Iowa, where those convicted of a felony were permanently prohibited from… Continue reading

“GOP lawmakers create hurdles for citizen ballot initiatives”

June 22, 2019, 9:06 pmdirect democracyRick Hasen

AP: Arkansas’ GOP-dominated Legislature has taken steps this year that will make it harder to put such proposals before voters, and they are not the only ones.Florida, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah also have enacted restrictions on the public’s… Continue reading

“People Who Can’t Vote Still Count Politically in America. What if That Changes?”

June 22, 2019, 10:16 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT’s The UpShot reports.

“House panel backs election security bill in aftermath of 2016 Russian interference”

June 22, 2019, 10:12 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Wapo reports.

DOJ Signals That If States Want to Start Drawing Legislative Districts on the Basis of Equal Numbers of Eligible Voters Not People (Which Will Shift Power to Republican Party and Against Hispanics), Trump Administration Will Support It

June 21, 2019, 4:29 pmcensus litigationRick Hasen

A nugget from the government’s SCOTUS filing opposing plaintiffs’ motion for a limited remand in the census case (on the basis of the Hofeller evidence): More on the significance of this in my recent Slate piece.

Latest Trump Tweet Video Echoes “President for Life” Theme

June 21, 2019, 1:29 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Watch: pic.twitter.com/JDS4zUXXJG— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2019

“Judge: Voter Fraud Panel Emails About Potential Members Can Be Withheld, For Now”

June 21, 2019, 10:44 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TPM: A federal judge is letting the Trump administration continue to withhold certain emails related to the Trump voter fraud commission while the government appeals her order that the emails be produced for a Democrat who was on the… Continue reading

“Will A Trump Trade Move Create An Election Mess For Overseas U.S. Voters?”

June 21, 2019, 10:38 amelection administrationRick Hasen

TPM: The Trump administration has supported plenty of moves to make it harder to vote. But an under-the-radar action President Trump took last year, as part of his trade war with China, may be a case of him just… Continue reading

“Want to See How Disinformation Could Play Out in 2020? Just Look Overseas.”

June 21, 2019, 10:07 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Mother Jones reports.

“Foreign spending in our elections is a threat to our national sovereignty”

June 21, 2019, 9:04 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub with this WaPo oped: Concerns about foreign attempts to intervene in our political system date back to the founding of our republic. As chair of the Federal Election Commission, I am gravely concerned about ongoing… Continue reading

I Testified at House Judiciary Committee on Foreign Interference in the 2016 and 2020 Elections, and the Implications of the Mueller Report and President Trump’s Statements Welcoming 2020 Foreign Help

June 20, 2019, 5:37 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

My Written Testimony begins: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to speak about a matter that is among the greatest concerns I have had in twenty-five years of researching and teaching about American election law and… Continue reading

As 4th Circuit Contemplates Additional Hearing on Race Discrimination in Adding Citizenship Question to Census, DOJ Files SCOTUS Brief Trying to Preempt Such Consideration

June 20, 2019, 5:27 pmcensus litigation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Hansi Lo Wang: NEW: The 4th Circuit has set June 24 as the deadline for Trump admin to respond to request by @MALDEF @AAAJ_AAJC to send #CitizenshipQuestion lawsuits in Maryland back to the trial court, where U.S. District Judge George… Continue reading

“Security of Voting Machines in Question, Government Watchdogs Sue for Access to Information”

June 20, 2019, 5:05 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Release via email: Free Speech For People has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC) to uncover communications about election security to and from the National Association of Secretaries of State. The lawsuit under the… Continue reading