Monthly Archives: August 2020

“GOP faces questions about vetting after abruptly canceling convention speaker who promoted anti-Semitic tweet”

August 25, 2020, 9:09 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The Republican Party’s choreographed coronation of President Trump at its convention this week was quickly upended Tuesday by controversial remarks — both new and in the past — by its speakers, including one who encouraged her Twitter followers… Continue reading

“Al Gore: If Trump Refuses to Concede, the Military Would Run Him Out”

August 25, 2020, 9:02 pmBush v. Gore reflections, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

The Daily Beast reports. Gore also offers some thoughts on why he conceded after the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore.

“Ask the Expert; How to Protect the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election”

August 25, 2020, 8:57 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Brendan Nyhan interview.

Podcast: “How to Ensure a Free and Fair Election”

August 25, 2020, 3:25 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I spoke with Alexander Heffner for the Open Mind podcast.

“Democrats sue in attempt to force Ohio to allow multiple ballot drop boxes per county”

August 25, 2020, 3:05 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Cleveland.com reports.

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan Denies Montana Ballot Access Case, Without Submitting it to Other Justices”

August 25, 2020, 3:03 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

BAN notes there’s a separate case coming from the Green Party pending in the 9th Circuit.

“Huge numbers of primary absentee voters in swing states must reapply for a fall ballot”

August 25, 2020, 12:05 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: On August 20, the Wisconsin Elections Commission announced that they would send letters to 2.6 million voters who have not yet signed up to receive an absentee ballot for the fall election, reminding them about their voting… Continue reading

“Whitmer won’t weigh in on oversight of Detroit’s fall election”

August 25, 2020, 12:03 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Detroit News reports.

Times of Israel Takes Deep Dive into Psy Group’s Connection with Trump Campaign (as Detailed in Senate Intelligence Committee Report), Including Proposal to Target Minority Communities, Suburban Female Voters, and Undecided Voters with Covert Messaging

August 25, 2020, 10:38 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Times of Israel: On August 18, the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released the fifth volume of its Russia investigation, which examines Russia’s attempts to meddle in US politics during the 2016 elections. An entire section of the… Continue reading

“Managers Gave to GOP Groups Accused of Racial Gerrymander Push”

August 25, 2020, 10:24 amcampaign finance, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

FundFire (subscription only): Asset management firms gave at least $1.5 million between 2010 and 2018 to Republican-affiliated groups that promoted redistricting efforts that were later struck down by federal courts for disenfranchising Black voters, according to data in a new … Continue reading

Hillary Clinton Advises Joe Biden “Not to Concede Under Any Circumstances” on Election Night As Ballots Continue to Be Counted

August 25, 2020, 9:24 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Watch here. I’m sure this will be spun on the right as a claim that Clinton is saying that Biden should not accept the election results, but watching in context it is clear she’s talking about Biden not conceding… Continue reading

“California Republicans have less faith in mail voting, poll finds”

August 25, 2020, 7:32 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Politico: Those partisan attacks on mail voting mirror wariness among California Republicans, according to a new poll conducted by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies.The poll affirmed that mail voting is already widespread in California: pluralities of… Continue reading

“As Dems push mail-in voting, Black and Latino voters wary”

August 25, 2020, 7:29 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Politico: In a series of recent focus groups conducted in Philadelphia and Las Vegas by iVote — a Democratic group focused on voting rights and secretaries of state — and shared with POLITICO, Black and Latino voters said… Continue reading