Monthly Archives: May 2020

Franita & Foley Podcast Episode: “Flattening the absentee ballot curve, and other solutions to prevent an election meltdown”

May 13, 2020, 8:11 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

I was glad to be a guest on the Free & Fair podcast. Episode description: With the American electoral system under unprecedented stress, an expert committee led by legal scholar Richard L. Hasen (UCI Law and author of Election Meltdown)… Continue reading

I’ll Be Speaking at Attorney Generals Alliance May 28 Virtual Event: “COVID-19 Impacts on Election Law & Policy”

May 13, 2020, 8:06 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Looking forward to this: Join the DiscussionThursday, May 282pm – 3:30pm ETPHIL WEISERCOLORADOATTORNEY GENERALLAWRENCE WASDENIDAHOATTORNEY GENERALCOVID-19 may fundamentally alter the way Americans vote. The Supreme Court’s decision in the Wisconsin primary is anticipated to spur future litigation. Petition gatherers are… Continue reading

New Perkins Coie Lawsuit Seeking COVID-Related Changes to Minnesota Absentee Ballot Requirements

May 13, 2020, 8:02 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Details here.

“Voting in the Time of COVID-19: Can We Make It Work?”

May 13, 2020, 7:57 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Event announcement: Voting in the Time of COVID-19: Can We Make It Work? An Ash Center/Harvard Kennedy School Event, Tuesday, May 19th, 12:00-1:15 Ash Center Senior Practice Fellow Miles Rapoport will moderate a discussion with four leading voices with differing… Continue reading

I Was on PBS News Hour Talking About Supreme Court Faithless Elector Case

May 13, 2020, 7:51 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

You can watch here.

Breaking: Texas Seeks Order Directly in State Supreme Court Against Some Texas Counties That Are Allowing Voters to Vote by Mail If They Fear Contracting Coronavirus By Voting in Person

May 13, 2020, 12:58 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

This seems to be an attempt to circumvent other federal and state court cases on this question.

“Nine lessons from Wisconsin’s chaotic spring election”

May 13, 2020, 11:44 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Very useful from the American Press Institute.

“Oral argument analysis: Will the Tenth Amendment make a comeback in the faithless electors cases?”

May 13, 2020, 11:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Derek Muller blogs.

J. Christian Adams, of The Disbanded Pence-Kobach Voter Fraud Commission, Suggests Deputy Postmaster General Removed Because He Clashed with Pres. Trump on Vote By Mail

May 13, 2020, 9:12 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

This is very troubling: H/t Jessica Huseman

Supreme Court Justices Seem Wary of “Chaos” If Ruling for Lessig Side in Faithless Electors Cases

May 13, 2020, 8:36 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Justices from the left and right are worried about what it would mean to hold states can’t police electors who want to violate the requirement that they vote in line with the popular vote for president in the state. Justice… Continue reading

“In Florida, felons must pay court debts before they can vote. But with no system to do so, many have found it impossible.”

May 13, 2020, 8:23 amfelon votingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“SC expands absentee voting for June primaries due to coronavirus pandemic”

May 13, 2020, 6:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Post and Courier: All South Carolina voters will be able to request a mail-in absentee ballot for the upcoming June 9 primaries due to the coronavirus pandemic after state lawmakers approved a short-term bill Tuesday that added the ongoing state… Continue reading

“Elderly Workers Run Elections. But COVID-19 Will Keep Many Home”

May 13, 2020, 6:39 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Carrie Levine for CPI.

“Ocasio-Cortez Commits Re-election Gaffe, Losing a Progressive Ballot Line”

May 12, 2020, 8:41 pmballot accessRick Hasen

NYT: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best-known progressive politicians in the country, and her endorsement is sought by candidates running for president. Her firebrand style of politics has helped her raise millions of dollars and accumulate 6.9 million … Continue reading

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