Monthly Archives: November 2020

Rich Lowry: “The Completely Insane Electoral College Strategy”

November 11, 2020, 8:16 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico oped: Faced with this prospect, some allies of the president are advocating, or beginning to whisper about, Republican state legislatures taking matters into their own hands and sending slates of Trump electors to Congress regardless of the vote… Continue reading

“Twitter, Facebook face rocky future post-Donald Trump”

November 11, 2020, 8:09 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

Roll Call: Both Facebook and Twitter went into Election Day under enormous pressure from both parties, but in the end it was Trump and other Republicans whose posts were labeled most often for containing misleading or false information about the… Continue reading

“Misinformation by a thousand cuts: Varied rigged election claims circulate”

November 11, 2020, 8:05 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NBC News: For Trump supporters intent on finding it, proof of the president’s claims that the 2020 election was “stolen” is everywhere.For some, it’s in the videos: the one in which a Colorado man claiming to be a poll worker,… Continue reading

“Pressure mounts on state Republicans as lawsuits challenging election results founder”

November 11, 2020, 7:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Pressure mounted on state and local officials in battleground states to accept claims of ballot-counting irregularities and voter fraud in the election despite a lack of evidence, as Republicans sought new ways to block certification of Joe Biden’s clear… Continue reading

“Trump’s campaign is challenging mail and provisional ballots at record rates in Philly and its suburbs”

November 11, 2020, 7:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: Even as President Donald Trump’s campaign is waging a well-publicized legal war on the broad rules governing the presidential election in Pennsylvania, its lawyers are engaging in lower-profile but no less important, county-by-county trench battles to disqualify… Continue reading

Remarkable Self-Sting: “Audio recording shows Pa. postal worker recanting ballot-tampering claim”

November 11, 2020, 7:45 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: In an interview this week with federal agents, a Pennsylvania postal worker walked back his allegation that a supervisor had tampered with mailed ballots, saying he had made “assumptions” based on overheard snippets of conversation, according to an… Continue reading

“Detroit judge promises ruling Friday in election misconduct case”

November 11, 2020, 7:39 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: The attorney who brought a lawsuit against Wayne County and Detroit election officials this week claimed at a hearing Wednesday that local election officials had failed to refute claims of election fraud leveled against them and stated… Continue reading

“What Is Trump’s Legal Strategy? Try to Block Certification of Biden Victory in States; Effort to get state Republicans to appoint pro-Trump Electoral College votes is a long shot, president’s advisers and election-law experts say”

November 11, 2020, 6:28 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: President Trump’s campaign is pursuing a patchwork of legal attacks in key states that have been called for President-elect Joe Biden to mount a long-shot effort to try to prevent officials from certifying the results, advisers and lawyers… Continue reading

Hand Recount of Presidential Race in Georgia Proceeding under Uncertain Legal Authority

November 11, 2020, 4:55 pmelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

AJC: By ordering a statewide hand recount of every ballot in the presidential race, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger combined different parts of recount and audit procedures.His decision will result in a time-consuming, labor-intensive process that’s never been attempted… Continue reading

Federal Court in Pennsylvania Gives Trump Campaign Until 5 PM Thursday to File Any Motion for an Injunction Related to Its Meandering Election Complaint

November 11, 2020, 4:37 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Briefing schedule. I discussed the problems with the Trump complaint here and here.

AP: “Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of voter fraud: ‘From the inside looking out, it feels all very deranged’”

November 11, 2020, 4:27 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: Some of the suits filed on Trump’s behalf appear to be hastily thrown together, with spelling errors (“ballet” for “ballot”), procedural mistakes and little to back up their claims. Judges have been skeptical.In Michigan, Judge Cynthia Stephens dismissed one… Continue reading

“Few Courts Have Intervened in Elections in Ways Sought by Trump Campaign”

November 11, 2020, 4:24 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ: Few courts have considered the types of requests being made by the Trump campaign, such as keeping a state from certifying its election based on allegations that Republican poll observers lacked sufficient access to ballot counting.President Trump’s… Continue reading

“In poll watcher affidavits, Trump campaign offers no evidence of fraud in Detroit ballot-counting”

November 11, 2020, 4:21 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Inside Detroit’s absentee-ballot-counting center, one Republican poll watcher complained that workers were wearing Black Lives Matter gear. She thought one of them — a “man of intimidating size” — had followed her too closely.Another Republican poll watcher complained… Continue reading

Karl Rove in the WSJ: This Election Result Will Not Be Overturned

November 11, 2020, 4:08 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ column: To win, Mr. Trump must prove systemic fraud, with illegal votes in the tens of thousands. There is no evidence of that so far. Unless some emerges quickly, the president’s chances in court will decline precipitously when states… Continue reading

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