Monthly Archives: November 2020

Very Few Votes Coming in After Nov. 3 in One PA County

November 5, 2020, 12:49 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

As I’ve said, litigation at the Supreme Court over late arriving ballots in PA could still happen, but it would be unlikely to involve enough ballots to make the difference unless we have a race as close as Florida 2000.… Continue reading

“Trump’s legal team scores small win, small losses in election fight”

November 5, 2020, 12:19 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein for Politico: President Donald Trump’s barrage of lawsuits related to the 2020 presidential election got off to a mixed start on Thursday, with his campaign winning closer access to ballot counting in Philadelphia but losing bids to invalidate… Continue reading

PA Court Orders Segregation of Any Mail Ballots Where Voters Cure Missing Information After November 9

November 5, 2020, 12:06 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Not clear how many ballots will be involved here, but if the election is very close there will be an all-out push to get voters to respond with information by the 9th.

“Michigan judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit over absentee ballots”

November 5, 2020, 11:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

PBS: A Michigan judge has dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign in a dispute over whether Republican challengers had access to the handling of absentee ballots.Judge Cynthia Stephens noted that the lawsuit was filed late Wednesday afternoon, just… Continue reading

“Georgia Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Over Late Ballots”

November 5, 2020, 11:25 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bloomberg: A Georgia judge dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign that alleged dozens of late ballots were mingled with on-time ballots, dealing the latest blow to Republicans in a swing state that’s still too close to call.“The court… Continue reading

“Legal Scholars on the Importance of Counting Every Vote”

November 5, 2020, 11:14 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Law Prof letter: American history is replete with presidential elections that were not decided on Election Day. From the very first presidential election in 1788 through the 2016 election, having a sufficiently complete count of votes to confidently predict a… Continue reading

“The final implosion of Trump’s Fox News propagandists”

November 5, 2020, 11:10 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Greg Sargent: With President Trump mounting a frantic, last-ditch effort to stop the counting of votes that could doom his reelection, his Fox News propagandists are wheeling into action: One after another, they are raging that the election is being… Continue reading

Karl Rove Rejects Claims of Widespread Election Fraud

November 5, 2020, 11:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

More of this please: There are suspicious partisans across the spectrum who believe widespread election fraud is possible. Some hanky-panky always goes on, and there are already reports of poll watchers in Philadelphia not being allowed to do their jobs.… Continue reading

President Trump Tweets “STOP THE COUNT” While Behind in the Electoral College Count As His Campaign Brings Small Bore Lawsuits: What’s Trump’s End Game If Race Called for Biden?

November 5, 2020, 7:41 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Although things remain uncertain, it appears that Joe Biden could soon be declared by news organizations as the winner of the presidential race. This depends upon finishing the count in a number of key states including states where Trump is… Continue reading

Fewer “Skinny Ballots” in Philly Than Feared

November 5, 2020, 2:35 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

These are comments from City Commission Chairwoman Lisa Deeley. She is the one who wrote the letter to state officials worrying that there could be 100,000 of these ballots statewide: Tuesday, she was here to tell you, was an utter… Continue reading

“Armed Agents Are Allowed in Ballot-Counting Venues, Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors”

November 4, 2020, 7:36 pmchicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

NYT: The Justice Department told federal prosecutors in an email early on Wednesday that the law allowed them to send armed federal officers to ballot-counting locations around the country to investigate potential voter fraud, according to three people who described… Continue reading

“Viral ‘ballot’ burning video shared by Eric Trump is fake”

November 4, 2020, 4:54 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

CNN Business: A viral video that purports to show about 80 “ballots,” all for Donald Trump, being burned is fake, Virginia Beach city officials say.The video, which surfaced on Tuesday, features a man with a plastic bag full of… Continue reading

New Trump Lawsuit in Georgia is Very Narrow

November 4, 2020, 4:39 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The suit alleges that one county, Chatham County, was accepting absentee ballots that arrived after yesterday’s statutory deadline. I have no idea yet if these allegations are true, but given the number of ballots likely at issue for President in… Continue reading

Updated Indispensable FairVote Report: “Election recounts rarely change the outcome”

November 4, 2020, 4:18 pmrecountsRick Hasen

This is so useful (now including 4 more years of data): In the midst of a presidential election tabulation that could take days, with many states showing apparently close margins, it’s worth examining the impact of election recounts. FairVote has… Continue reading