Monthly Archives: September 2020

Karl Rove on “What Could Go Wrong on Election Day”

September 5, 2020, 5:08 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

This WSJ piece makes several important points about the absentee voting process. In particular, Rove strongly endorses a crucial policy change that should be made now, particularly in six battleground states: permit election officials to start the processing of verifying… Continue reading

“Facebook Says Trump’s Misleading Post About Mail-In Voting Is OK. Employees Say It’s Not.”

September 4, 2020, 5:04 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

BuzzFeed: Hours before Trump’s post, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new policies intended to protect the upcoming US election from disruption. Zuckerberg said the company had expanded its voter suppression policy to forbid content containing explicit and “implicit… Continue reading

New York: “Judge blocks Dana Balter from third-party ballot line in campaign for Congress”

September 4, 2020, 4:59 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Syraucuse.com: A judge’s ruling Friday blocked Dana Balter from gaining a third-party ballot line in her campaign for Congress against Rep. John Katko and could keep a candidate in the race who has no interest in running.The Working Families Party… Continue reading

“Some, but not all, felons win back the right to vote in NC 2020 elections”

September 4, 2020, 4:56 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

News & Observer: A new judicial ruling will open the door for some felons on probation or parole to vote in North Carolina’s elections this fall.The ruling isn’t final, so it’s possible that it could still change between now and… Continue reading

“Texas Matters: Election Misinformation And Voter Suppression”

September 4, 2020, 2:18 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I spoke with Texas Public Radio’s “Texas Matters.” Listen.

Politifact Debunks Widely Shared Facebook Post Falsely Stating People Can Vote Both by Mail and In Person without Election Officials Knowing (Hint: They Will Catch You and You Can Be Charged with a Crime)

September 4, 2020, 12:40 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politifact.

“In Barr, Trump has powerful ally for challenging mail voting”

September 4, 2020, 12:37 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Trump’s New Election Law Pitbull Goes to War With Transparency Groups; Trey Trainor is accusing groups like Common Cause and CREW of trying to force the FEC into enacting a liberal agenda.”

September 4, 2020, 8:56 amfederal election commissionRick Hasen

Daily Beast: Donald Trump’s first addition to the nation’s top election regulator has launched a broadside against anti-corruption groups that, he claims, are trying to advance a left-wing agenda by attempting to spur enforcement of federal election laws.Trey Trainor,… Continue reading

“Vote early and often? That’ll just slow down the ballot count. Most states would catch any duplicate votes. But it will strain the electoral system.”

September 4, 2020, 8:53 amchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

Nice Ned Foley piece at WaPo.

Science Magazine Special Issue: Democracy In the Balance

September 4, 2020, 8:49 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This looks terrific: Democracy in the Balance INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUEIn flux and under threatBY TAGE RAI, BRAD WIBLESCIENCE04 SEP 2020 : 1174-1175Full Text PDFPOLICY FORUMRacial authoritarianism in U.S. democracyBY VESLA M. WEAVER, GWEN… Continue reading

“Russia is working to undermine confidence in voting-by-mail, DHS warns”

September 4, 2020, 7:55 amcheap speech, chicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WaPo: Russia is seeking “to undermine public trust in the electoral process” by spreading false claims that mail-in-ballots are riddled with fraud and susceptible to manipulation, according to a new intelligence bulletin by the Department of Homeland Security.Many of the… Continue reading

WaPo Fact Checker Gives AG Barr “Four Pinocchios” for His False Statements on CNN About Fraud and Vote By Mail

September 4, 2020, 7:33 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Barr stated on CNN: “Elections that have been held with mail have found substantial fraud and coercion. For example, we indicted someone in Texas — 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted… Continue reading

“Political group tied to Kanye West campaign law firm sent misinformation on Biden with mail-in ballot applications to battleground state voters”

September 4, 2020, 7:28 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: An Ohio-based political advocacy group that shares a Republican-allied law firm with Kanye West’s political campaign is sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications containing misinformation on Democratic candidates to voters in Pennsylvania and Minnesota — both key battleground states for… Continue reading

I Did a Q and A with CNN’s Paul LeBlanc on Election Night Issues and Election Legitimacy

September 4, 2020, 7:22 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Read it here.

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