Monthly Archives: August 2020

“Shift on Election Briefings Could Create an Information Gap for Voters”

August 30, 2020, 9:29 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The decision by the nation’s top intelligence official to halt classified, in-person briefings to Congress about foreign interference in a presidential election that is just nine weeks away exposes the fundamental tension about who needs to know this information:… Continue reading

“The Big Question: Can the U.S. Hold a Fair Election? A Q&A with election law expert Richard L. Hasen on how to avoid a democratic meltdown.”

August 30, 2020, 9:22 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I talked with Frank Wilkinson of Bloomberg View.

“A November Nightmare Part I: What If Mailed Ballots Are Never Counted?”

August 30, 2020, 9:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ned Foley: President Trump and Attorney General Barr can continue to attack the use of vote-by-mail ballots for November’s election, but the rules were largely set even before the pandemic struck, and they are unlikely to change significantly before… Continue reading

NY Post Runs Extensive Uncorroborated Story From Unnamed Supposed Democratic Operative Explaining His Alleged Extensive Use of Voter Fraud in New Jersey and Other States

August 30, 2020, 9:12 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Not clear why this supposed Bernie Sanders supporter would be going to the right-leaning tabloid with this story, and no corroboration that any of the alleged fraud happened. The Post offers only that they corroborated the person’s identity, rap… Continue reading

“Senior intelligence officials will no longer brief Congress in person on foreign threats to the 2020 election”

August 30, 2020, 9:05 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: Senior intelligence officials will no longer brief Congress in person on foreign interference in the 2020 election. Instead, they will inform lawmakers of threats in writing, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Saturday.The decision, made with… Continue reading

“Election Day could mean big changes for Southern high courts”

August 30, 2020, 8:58 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Facing South reports.

“Ignoring FBI And Fellow Republicans, Trump Continues Assault On Mail-In Voting”

August 28, 2020, 5:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“For second time, federal judge finds Texas is violating voter registration law”

August 28, 2020, 5:51 pmNVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: A persistent Texas voter, twice thwarted when he tried registering to vote while renewing his driver’s license online, has for the second time convinced a federal judge that the state is violating federal law.In a 68-page ruling Friday… Continue reading

“Kanye West campaign files lawsuit to try to get on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin”

August 28, 2020, 5:41 pmballot accessRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: The campaign for rapper Kanye West filed a lawsuit Friday against the state Elections Commission in a bid to get on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin this November. The 12-page suit was filed in Brown County Circuit… Continue reading

“Top general says no role for military in presidential vote”

August 28, 2020, 5:38 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

AP: The U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote, the top U.S. military officer told Congress in comments released Friday.The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint… Continue reading

“‘Cases and Controversies’ Podcast: The 2020 Election”

August 28, 2020, 5:33 pmElection Meltdown, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I spoke with Bloomberg Law’s Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin: Challenges to election laws have poured into the Supreme Court and more are likely as the 2020 campaign season really heats up after Labor Day.Election law expert Rick Hasen,… Continue reading

“Controversial organization led by Trump allies has tax-exempt status revoked by IRS”

August 28, 2020, 1:43 pmtax law and election lawRick Hasen

CNN: A nonprofit organization started by two Trump administration allies that stirred up controversy earlier this year for holding cash giveaways in predominantly Black communities had its tax exempt status auto-revoked after failing to provide legally required forms to… Continue reading

“Google greenlights ads with ‘blatant disinformation’ about voting by mail”

August 28, 2020, 1:22 pmcampaigns, cheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Google has declined to remove ads from a shadowy group echoing President Trump’s misleading claim that there is a meaningful difference between voting by mail and absentee voting.Google took five days to reach its decision to leave… Continue reading

“Texas tells Harris County to halt plan to send all voters applications for mail-in ballots”

August 28, 2020, 12:55 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Until now, the fight over voting by mail in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic has focused on which voters are eligible to cast an absentee ballot. Now, the battle has progressed to an argument between the state… Continue reading

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