Monthly Archives: June 2020

“Postponing Federal Elections Due to Election Emergencies”

June 10, 2020, 9:29 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Federal Election Day didn’t just happen. Instead, it reflects the culmination of a series of federal laws enacted over the course of nearly a century that each set… Continue reading

My Appearance on Chris Hayes Show: “How to stop Trump from delegitimizing the 2020 decision: election law expert explains”

June 10, 2020, 8:38 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Watch here.

Major New Report from American Academy of Arts and Sciences Coming Tomorrow on Improving American Democracy; Must RSVP Today for June 11 Event

June 10, 2020, 8:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

RSVP link.

Important New Brennan Center Report: “Waiting to Vote”–“Long waits at polling places are disruptive, disenfranchising, and all too common. Black and Latino voters are especially likely to endure them.”

June 10, 2020, 8:19 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Report: For this report, we analyzed data from two nationwide election surveys regarding the 2018 election: the Cooperative Congressional Election Study, a 60,000-person survey on Election Day experiences, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Election Administration and Voting Survey, which… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Georgia’s primary debacle should sound alarm bells for November”

June 10, 2020, 8:12 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

WaPo: Multiple problems plagued voters as they went to the polls yesterday in Georgia’s primary, from hours-long lines, technical disasters and absentee ballots that never arrived.They’re another ominous sign for states and the general election officials trying to run… Continue reading

“In Georgia, primary day snarled by long lines, problems with voting machines — a potential preview of November”

June 10, 2020, 8:08 amelection administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WaPo: The chaos in Georgia offered another example of election troubles as states adjust their procedures in response to the pandemic. The problems could foreshadow significant challenges in November at a time of deepening partisanship around voting, with President Trump… Continue reading

“How a group of scholars hope to avert an election ‘doomsday’ in November; They fear mounting rhetoric about voter fraud and litigation over voting access could put democracy at risk”

June 10, 2020, 8:05 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Matthew Brown for the Deseret News: Even before COVID-19 complicated voting this year, Richard Hasen worried about the American public losing confidence in the elections. Mostly, he feared a “doomsday” scenario of public protest against a government voters don’t… Continue reading

“It Could Be a Long Election Night; Amid the pandemic, several states will take a while to count ballots. This isn’t something nefarious.”

June 10, 2020, 7:58 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Jonathan Bernstein for Bloomberg View: Kudos to the NBC News political team for a very good item about counting ballots in November’s elections. As the team explains, it’s going to take a week or more to get a complete vote … Continue reading

“Vote counting continues after problems in Georgia’s primary”

June 10, 2020, 7:46 amelection administrationRick Hasen

AJC: Election workers resumed counting votes Wednesday morning as they scanned hundreds of thousands of last-minute absentee ballots in Georgia’s primary, leaving the final result of races unsettled.The time it takes to count so many paper ballots was… Continue reading

“Long lines to vote delay Nevada election returns”

June 10, 2020, 7:42 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Las Vegas Sun. Nikki Levy: https://twitter.com/Nikki_Levy/status/1270725086895460359

Watching AJC Craft Its Election Meltdown Cover

June 9, 2020, 8:19 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here: Working on Wednesday’s front page. Not done yet. It hasn’t been a good day in Georgia. https://t.co/1vvUcjjBrY pic.twitter.com/xDXM0k0nCd— Kevin Riley (@Kevin_Riley2023) June 10, 2020 And the final product: Tomorrow’s @ajc today #gapol pic.twitter.com/xbduXsoUu0— Greg Bluestein… Continue reading

“From Long Lines To Frustrated Voters, Georgia Election Plagued By Problems”

June 9, 2020, 8:01 pmelection administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

AP: Voters endured heat, pouring rain and waits as long as five hours Tuesday to cast ballots in Georgia, demonstrating a fierce desire to participate in the democratic process while raising questions about the emerging battleground state’s ability to manage… Continue reading

“After record primary turnout, Iowa senate Republicans try to limit vote-by-mail in presidential election”

June 9, 2020, 7:51 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Fortune reports.

“Mail-in voting delays in primary cause Pennsylvania to sound alarm about November”

June 9, 2020, 7:49 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

ABC News: Now, a week after the primary, votes are still being counted, leading local election officials to sound the alarm, warning America may not know the outcome in the battleground state on election night in November.“We don’t want… Continue reading

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