Monthly Archives: March 2020

Persily: “The Paradox of Political Problem Perception (or if you will, Persily’s Paradox)” (Balkinization Symposium on Election Meltdown)

March 4, 2020, 7:50 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Nate Persily: One of the central concerns animating Rick Hasen’s excellent book, Election Meltdown, is Americans’ decreasing confidence in the electoral system. Genuine worries about voter suppression and voting machine insecurity, as well as manufactured anxieties due to disinformation,… Continue reading

“Watchdog Sues to Force Facebook to Reveal Political Ad Sponsor”

March 3, 2020, 4:46 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Bloomberg: A watchdog group is seeking to force Facebook Inc. to disclose who paid for online political ads on the social media site in 2018 that promoted Green Party candidates in certain House and Senate races.The Campaign Legal Center (CLC)… Continue reading

“The U.S. is Vulnerable to an ‘Election Meltdown’

March 3, 2020, 1:44 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I was on Texas Public Radio discussing my new book.

“Cashing in on justice; Three Senate Judiciary members outpace colleagues in contributions from judicial nominees”

March 3, 2020, 12:00 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Roll Call: Before they put on their robes, dozens of federal judges appointed during the Trump and Obama administrations made significant campaign contributions to Senate Judiciary Committee members and their home-state senators — the very people who could make or… Continue reading

“Primary Day: Why Presidential Nominees Should Be Chosen on a Single Day”

March 3, 2020, 11:57 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Eugene Mazo has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Why do we have an Election Day but not a Primary Day? No aspect of the presidential nomination process causes as much controversy as the primary calendar. The… Continue reading

“Ohio’s Absentee Ballot Deadline for Prisoners Upheld on Appeal”

March 3, 2020, 11:55 amabsentee ballots, felon votingRick Hasen

Bloomberg Law: An Ohio law allowing unexpectedly hospitalized voters to get an absentee ballot as late as 3 p.m. on Election Day, while most voters, including prisoners, must request an absentee ballot by noon three days before, is constitutional,… Continue reading

My New LA Times Oped on Why Cable News Needs to Stop Its Breathless Coverage of Election Reporting Delays

March 3, 2020, 7:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

I have written this piece for the LA Times Opinion section. It begins: Americans are increasingly worried that the 2020 presidential election will not be safe and secure. The news media have done a good job covering the threats,… Continue reading

“Michigan’s swing state status could put it at risk for Russian election interference”

March 3, 2020, 7:57 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press reports.

Redistricting Reform May Still Come to Virginia

March 3, 2020, 7:56 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Some Election-Related Websites Still Run on Vulnerable Software Older Than Many High Schoolers”

March 3, 2020, 7:54 amelection administration, UncategorizedRick Hasen

Pro Publica reports.

El Haj: “Too Little Hope, Not Enough Gloom” (Balkinization Symposium on Election Meltdown)

March 3, 2020, 7:53 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Tabatha Abu el-Haj: Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy is an accessible, engaging read that synthesizes the stories Rick Hasen systematically collects on his invaluable blog into a graphic depiction of the stresses on our… Continue reading

“Case closed: No evidence of hacking alleged by Georgia Gov. Kemp”

March 3, 2020, 7:48 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: Georgia investigators found no evidence to support Gov. Brian Kemp’s allegation just before Election Day in 2018 that the Democratic Party tried to hack election information, according to a report released Tuesday by the attorney general’s office.The attorney general’s… Continue reading

“Explaining the Blue Shift in Election Canvassing”

March 3, 2020, 7:42 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Ned Foley and Charles Stewart have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: We conduct statistical analysis of a phenomenon identified by Foley (2013), the rise in the number of votes counted after Election Day (“overtime votes”) and… Continue reading