Monthly Archives: September 2020

“Democrats scramble to soothe voter fears about in-person voting ahead of November election”

September 17, 2020, 7:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: After months of warnings about the risks posed by in-person voting in a push to expand access to mail-in ballots, Democrats across the country are increasingly focused on communicating to voters that it is safe to cast… Continue reading

“Lara Trump: Did You Know? Voting Absentee is the Most Secure Way to Ensure Your Vote is Counted”

September 17, 2020, 6:57 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Campaign messaging in North Carolina: The Trump campaign assures me that absentee voting is the most secure way to vote in North Carolina. #VoteByMail #NC pic.twitter.com/kgD7RWJ93B— Aylett Colston (@EveryVoiceNC) September 17, 2020

“How the Campaigns Are Preparing to Win the Chaotic Election Aftermath”

September 17, 2020, 6:54 amElection Meltdown, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ben Jacobs: With less than seven weeks to the general election, both Democrats and Republicans are preparing for a drawn-out fight to decide who serves the next four years in the White House — with at least some of… Continue reading

“Watchdogs demand election night clarity from the media”

September 17, 2020, 6:52 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Politico: The unprecedented, pandemic-era 2020 election is bringing increased scrutiny to how the news media report the vote count and project who will be the next president.The National Task Force on Election Crises, a consortium of election experts and… Continue reading

“New Report: Republican-Controlled Senate Renders 116th Congress as Least Productive in History”

September 17, 2020, 6:48 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Release: With mail-in voting underway and early in-person voting coming up in many states, Common Cause today released its 2020 Democracy Scorecard to help voters evaluate the records of their members of Congress.The 2020 Democracy Scorecard provides data on… Continue reading

“Tribal nations face continued voter suppression”

September 17, 2020, 6:45 amabsentee ballots, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

High Country News: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Dakota encouraged voters to use absentee ballots in the June 3 presidential primary election. Although the state received almost 89,000 absentee ballots in the primaries— five times the number of… Continue reading

Brian Stelter: How the Media is Preparing for Potential “Election Chaos” in November

September 17, 2020, 6:40 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

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“Postal Service and State Officials Feud Over Mail Voting as Election Looms”

September 16, 2020, 8:10 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

NYT: The Postal Service postcard urging voters to “plan ahead” if they intended to vote by mail seemed innocuous enough.But not to Colorado’s secretary of state, Jena Griswold, who dispatched her staff to call the Postal Service trying to… Continue reading

“Wisconsin Elections Commission: 19 Reported Cases Of Possible Voter Fraud Over Nearly 2 Years”

September 16, 2020, 8:05 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WPR: The violations were: Seven reports of an undeliverable Election Day registration confirmation postcard.Four reports of an individual attempting to vote twice in the same election by trying to cast a ballot in two different municipalities.Three reports of an… Continue reading

“SC’s governor signs into law new COVID-19 election rules”

September 16, 2020, 7:59 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Wednesday changes in South Carolina voting rules allowing anyone to cast an absentee ballot without a reason in November’s general election to help fight the spread of COVID-19.But the changes… Continue reading

“Just Seven Weeks Out, Michigan Considers Election Law Changes”

September 16, 2020, 7:56 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Governing: With seven weeks left until voters step into the ballot box — and even less time until voters can begin sending in absentee ballots — Michigan lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s election laws in anticipation of… Continue reading

“New Tool to Analyze Political Advertising on Facebook Reveals Massive Discrepancies in Party Spending on Presidential Contest”

September 16, 2020, 5:54 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, cheap speechRick Hasen

NYU: Transparency in political ads is vital to ensuring safe and fair elections, but transparency is difficult if advertisers are not required to disclose details about targeting and sources of funding. While TV broadcasters must disclose information about political… Continue reading

Federal District Court Rips Louisiana for Rolling Back Voting During Pandemic without a “Scintilla” of Evidence of Widespread Voter Fraud

September 16, 2020, 4:28 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

From the opinion: Even under this standard, Defendants’ evidence is woefully inadequate. First, they offer not a scintilla of evidence of fraud associated with voting by mail in Louisiana. Strikingly absent is even a hint of fraud in the… Continue reading

“Optimism and Despair About a 2020 ‘Election Meltdown’ and Beyond”

September 16, 2020, 3:36 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this brief response to an upcoming Boston University Law Review online symposium on my recent book, Election Meltdown. Here is the abstract: It is easy to assume that the author of a book called Election Meltdown thinks… Continue reading