Monthly Archives: August 2019

“Virtual Caucus at Risk After DNC Experts Hacked Conference Call”

August 24, 2019, 5:29 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bloomberg: The Democratic National Committee has raised substantial cybersecurity concerns over virtual caucusing, potentially dooming the effort just five months before Iowa begins its process of choosing a presidential nominee.At a closed-door session of the Rules and By-Laws Committee… Continue reading

Looking Forward To Participating on this APSA Breaking News Panel: Trump, Constitutional Crisis, and American Democracy

August 24, 2019, 5:16 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Breaking News Panel: Trump, Constitutional Crisis, and American Democracy Thu, August 29, 4:00 to 5:30pm, Marriott, Salon 3 Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session Description Breaking News Panel: Trump, Constitutional Crisis and American Democracy Sub Unit Theme Panel Chair David Karol University of Maryland… Continue reading

APSA Panels Sponsored by the Law and Political Process Study Group

August 24, 2019, 5:14 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bruce Cain and I , who organize the panels for the Law and Political Process Study Group, hope to see many of you at these: The Electoral College: New Theoretical and Empirical Thinking Thu, August 29, 10:00 to 11:30am, Marriott,… Continue reading

“NC officials vote against new election-security rules, citing time crunch for 2020 election”

August 23, 2019, 2:28 pmvoting technologyRick Hasen

News and Observer: North Carolina elections officials upset a packed room of advocates for election security Friday, voting down a proposal to require stricter anti-hacking provisions in the 2020 elections and beyond.The State Board of Elections approved three new types… Continue reading

“Google Puts Curbs on Political Debate by Employees Company frowns on ‘disrupting the workday to have a raging debate over politics’”

August 23, 2019, 9:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ reports.

“Electoral College Members Can Defy Voters’ Wishes, Court Rules”

August 23, 2019, 8:27 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

NYT: Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard law professor who founded the group that brought the case, Equal Citizens, said it was the first time a federal appeals court had ruled on whether electors could be bound in how they… Continue reading

“FBI recovers ammo that went missing after Kobach left secretary of state’s office”

August 23, 2019, 8:24 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

KC Star: The Kansas Secretary of State’s office received 218 rounds of ammunition for a handgun Thursday morning after the FBI conducted an investigation into bullets that went missing after Kris Kobach left the post in January.Kobach’s GOP successor,… Continue reading

Unanimous 11th Circuit Panel Affirms District Court Ruling Upholding Broward County, FL’s List Maintenance Rules Against NVRA Challenge Brought by ACRU

August 23, 2019, 8:19 amNVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

Opinion in Bellitto v. American Civil Rights Union: The National Voter Registration Act requires state election officials to make a reasonable effort to remove certain ineligible registrants from the voter rolls. The American Civil Rights Union (“ACRU”) claims that… Continue reading

“John Roberts said we need to rely on states to solve gerrymandering. That’s not going so well.

August 23, 2019, 7:47 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Josh Douglas WaPo oped: The Supreme Court ruled in June that federal courts are closed to claims of partisan gerrymandering. But never fear, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority: “numerous [states] are restricting partisan considerations… Continue reading

“Making every vote count: An alternative plan for fixing our presidential election mess”

August 22, 2019, 1:11 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Kevin Johnson looks at alternatives to the National Popular Vote plan for reforming the electoral college.

FEC Deadlocks Over Advisory Opinion on Tom Price Attempt to Transfer Congressional Funds to Political 501(c)(4)

August 22, 2019, 1:08 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

FEC: August 22, 2019On August 22, 2019, the Commission considered an advisory opinion request (AOR) from Price for Congress, the principal campaign committee of former Rep. Dr. Thomas Price. The request asked if the committee could contribute funds to… Continue reading

“Perspective: State of the Military Voter in 2019 and Beyond”

August 22, 2019, 1:04 pmmilitary votingRick Hasen

David Beirne, director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, at Electionline.

Michigan Republican Party Files Lawsuit Against New Independent Redistricting Commission, Raising Same Political Party First Amendment Association Theories

August 22, 2019, 1:01 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Detroit News story. Complaint. (My coverage of the first lawsuit.)

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