Monthly Archives: February 2020

“Partisan Gerrymandering and State Constitutions”

February 6, 2020, 7:24 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Since the U.S. Supreme Court held in Rucho v. Common Cause that partisan gerrymandering claims are non-justiciable under the U.S. Constitution, reformers have shifted their focus to pursuing… Continue reading

Trump “Jokes” Again, For At Least the 28th Time, About Remaining in Office Beyond His Legal Term Limit

February 5, 2020, 5:47 pmchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

This, in response to the Senate acquittal vote. (See my earlier Slate piece on this topic.) Having just been acquitted in his Senate trial, the President immediately threatens to violate the 22d Amendment pic.twitter.com/A3Bu4Syh40— Elizabeth Joh (@elizabeth_joh) February … Continue reading

“Iowa caucus app was rushed and flawed from the beginning, experts say”

February 5, 2020, 5:04 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News reports.

Georgia: “New voting machines raise concerns about privacy”

February 5, 2020, 4:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

11Alive—you can watch people voting on the new BMDs in Georgia.

“Iowa, A Cautionary Tale of ‘Election Meltdown'”

February 5, 2020, 3:52 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I was on WNYC’s “All of It,” speaking with Alison Stewart about the Iowa debacle and my new book, Election Meltdown. Listen.

“Candidate Privacy”

February 5, 2020, 3:37 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Rebecca Green has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Washington Law Review). Here is the abstract: In the United States, we have long accepted that candidates for public office who have voluntarily stepped into the public eye sacrifice claims to… Continue reading

Kansas Has a New Bill to Make the Secretary of State a Nonpartisan Elected Position, and Kris Kobach and I Are (Partially) on the Same Side About It

February 5, 2020, 3:32 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

KC Star: Kobach condemned the bill Wednesday, saying it’s based on “the illusion that a politician elected in an election without party labels somehow loses all preferences and principles.”“All it would do is make it less clear what… Continue reading

“Tool to Help Journalists Spot Doctored Images Is Unveiled by Jigsaw”

February 5, 2020, 3:30 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A doctored, phony image of President Barack Obama shaking hands with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. A real photograph of a Muslim girl at a desk doing her homework with Donald J. Trump looming in the background on television.It… Continue reading

RNC Sending Misleading Fundraising Mailers Designed to Look Like Official Census Forms in Northern California

February 5, 2020, 3:28 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

SacBee: Some Northern California voters are receiving documents that resemble U.S. Census forms, but they are in fact fundraising appeals from the Republican National Committee.The document, printed on heavy paper, is labeled “2020 Congressional District Census,” with the words “DO… Continue reading

“Impeachment Was Supposed to Protect the 2020 Election. Now, It’s Worse Off.”

February 5, 2020, 3:16 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ned Foley for Politico.

“What the impeachment ordeal can tell us about the 2020 election”

February 5, 2020, 7:27 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this oped for CNN Opinion. It begins: The United States Senate is poised to acquit President Donald Trump on what will likely be a near party-line vote after a witness-free impeachment trial in which he will be… Continue reading

“‘A Systemwide Disaster’: How the Iowa Caucuses Melted Down”

February 5, 2020, 7:00 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT tick tock. But soon the party phone lines were completely jammed. Operators were overwhelmed. Only a quarter of nearly 1,700 precinct chairs even successfully downloaded the app, according to a Democrat familiar with the matter.“I couldn’t get it to… Continue reading