Monthly Archives: December 2020

“Trump’s Future: Tons of Cash and Plenty of Options for Spending It”

December 18, 2020, 9:32 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump will exit the White House as a private citizen next month perched atop a pile of campaign cash unheard-of for an outgoing president, and with few legal limits on how he can spend it.Deflated by a… Continue reading

“How did the GOP gain in the House while Trump lost? It’s actually pretty simple.”

December 18, 2020, 8:22 amlegislation and legislatures, political polarizationRick Hasen

Aaron Blake: One of the increasingly prevalent arguments spun by President Trump and his allies when it comes to supposed voter fraud in the 2020 election is this: Republicans had, by and large, a pretty good election below the presidential… Continue reading

Breaking: Supreme Court, on 6-3 Vote, Ducks Census Ruling, Holding There is No Standing and Remanding for Further Proceedings; What It Means

December 18, 2020, 7:03 amcensus litigation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

In an unsigned (per curiam) order over 3 dissents, the Supreme Court has bounced a case back to a lower court that challenged a Trump Administration plan to exclude certain non-citizens from the census count used to apportion seats among… Continue reading

Two Lawsuits Seeking to Make Voting Harder in Georgia Runoffs Dismissed for Lack of Standing

December 17, 2020, 5:32 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

See here and here.

Watch Ned Foley at the Robert H. Jackson Center Talking About Our Most Recent Election and the Electoral College

December 17, 2020, 5:22 pmElection Meltdown, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Archived video.

Antrim, Michigan Hand Recount Confirms Accuracy of Machine Recount, with 12-Vote Gain for Trump

December 17, 2020, 2:02 pmchicanery, election administration, recounts, voting technologyRick Hasen

Detroit News: An audit of Antrim County election results Thursday gave President Donald Trump a net gain of 12 votes from the certified results in the northern Michigan county. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s total decreased by one vote, from… Continue reading

“76K new Georgia voters registered before US Senate runoffs”

December 17, 2020, 12:40 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC reports.

Illinois Appellate Court Rejects First Amendment Challenge to State Ballot Selfie Ban

December 17, 2020, 12:38 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here.

Watch Archived Video of BPC Election Post-Mortem Event

December 17, 2020, 12:36 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here at YouTube.

Trevor Potter: “No, Jan. 6 isn’t another chance for Trump to reverse the election”

December 17, 2020, 12:33 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Trevor Potter in WaPo: What will happen then — a joint session of Congress to receive the presidential and vice-presidential election results transmitted by the states — typically occurs every four years in relative obscurity. But this election cycle has… Continue reading

“Dominion demands that Sidney Powell retract ‘baseless and false allegations’ about voting machines.”

December 17, 2020, 12:31 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Dominion Voting Systems sent a blistering letter on Wednesday night to the right-wing lawyer Sidney Powell, demanding that she publicly retract her “wild, knowingly baseless and false accusations” about the company’s voting machines, which have repeatedly found themselves… Continue reading

“GOP launches legal war on absentee voting ahead of Georgia runoffs”

December 17, 2020, 12:26 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: Federal judges in Georgia will hear arguments Thursday in Republican-led lawsuits to restrict absentee voting ahead of next month’s Senate runoffs — the first salvos in a GOP effort to change voting rules for future elections following President Donald… Continue reading

Michigan: “Benson refuses to testify at House hearing, says committee ‘wounding our democracy'”

December 17, 2020, 12:23 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has refused an invitation to testify before a House legislative committee, arguing the committee’s previous hearings with Rudy Giuliani and others show lawmakers are focused more on politics and undermining election… Continue reading

“Will Tommy Tuberville back Mo Brooks in overturning Electoral College decision?”

December 17, 2020, 12:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AL.com: U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ pursuit to overturn the presidential election results by tossing out Electoral College votes in key battleground states will require at least one Senator to be successful when the new Congress convenes on January 6.Veteran… Continue reading

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