Monthly Archives: December 2020

“Georgia to audit one county’s signatures on ballot envelopes”

December 15, 2020, 7:09 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

AP: Georgia’s secretary of state on Monday announced an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one county, but the outcome of the presidential race in the state will not change as a result of the audit.“Now that the… Continue reading

“Stephen Miller’s Soviets: From Alternative Facts to Alternate Electors”

December 15, 2020, 7:03 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Michael Dorf: Yesterday, Stephen Miller crammed himself into the clown-car of sycophants making absurd claims on behalf of the would-be Clown-Tyrant-King Donald I. With a claim as deranged and dangerous as any to have oozed out of the skull of… Continue reading

“To Fix the Electoral College, Change the Way Its Votes Are Awarded”

December 15, 2020, 7:00 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Kevin Johnson Governing oped.

Watch President-Elect Biden Rip Trump and Republicans Who Have Not Recognized the Legitimacy of the Election (Includes Transcript)

December 14, 2020, 5:18 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Watch here. From the CSPAN rough transcript: TOGETHER, VICE PRESIDENT ELECT HARRIS AND I EARNED 306 ELECTORAL VOTES, WELL EXCEEDING THE 270 VOTES NEEDED TO SECURE VICTORY. 306 ELECTORAL VOTES IS THE SAME NUMBER OF ELECTORAL VOTES THAT DONALD TRUMP … Continue reading

“As electoral college formalizes Biden’s win, Trump backers hold their own vote”

December 14, 2020, 5:06 pmchicanery, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Republicans in six states won by President-elect Joe Biden held their own electoral college-style votes Monday for President Trump — hoping that future court decisions would throw out Biden’s votes and count the GOP ones instead.These votes have no… Continue reading

Michigan: “State, company officials dispute report claiming Antrim County tabulators bungled results”

December 14, 2020, 5:02 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: State officials are disputing a report on Antrim County’s voting equipment — signed by a consultant who confused Michigan and Minnesota voting districts in an earlier election analysis — that says the county’s equipment “is intentionally and… Continue reading

Rep. Paul Mitchell’s (MI) Resigns from Republican Party to become Independent

December 14, 2020, 3:30 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

From this resignation letter to Majority Leader McCarthy and RNC Chair McDaniel: I have stated publicly numerous times that when entering the political arena, a person must be willing to accept winning and losing with grace and maturity. Having personally… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

December 14, 2020, 10:48 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Lee Chatfield, Speaker of the Michigan House:

“A voting technology company at the center of election conspiracy theories demanded a retraction from Fox News, accusing them of ‘a concerted disinformation campaign'”

December 14, 2020, 10:16 amfraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyRick Hasen

Business Insider: The election software company Smartmatic is demanding retractions from right-wing media outlets, accusing them of spreading conspiracy theories about its role in the 2020 elections.In a letter obtained by Insider, Smartmatic accused Fox News of engaging in… Continue reading

Kris Kobach, Whose Discriminatory Kansas Voting Law Just Lost at the Supreme Court, Also Advised Texas on Suit Attempting to Steal the Election That Supreme Court Rejected Friday

December 14, 2020, 10:11 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry: Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Irvine, School of Law said Kansas “never should have even taken the case to the Supreme Court in the first place given Kobach’s utter failure in… Continue reading

Michigan: “Judge orders release of report examining Antrim County vote tabulators”

December 14, 2020, 10:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: A Michigan judge has ordered the release of a report on Antrim County voting equipment after state and county officials withdrew objections, saying the plaintiff’s attorney had already publicly released his version of the findings in any… Continue reading

Breaking: Wisconsin Supreme Court, on 4-3 Vote, Rejects Trump Challenge to Election; Conservative Justice Hagedorn Joins Liberals; Oddly, Dissenters Do Not Say What the Remedy Should Be for Supposed Illegalities

December 14, 2020, 9:04 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Read Trump v. Biden. The majority found most of the claims were barred by laches. “he Campaign’s delay in raising these issues was unreasonable in the extreme, and the resulting prejudice to the election officials, other candidates, voters of… Continue reading

Michigan Lawmaker Suggests “Hail Mary” Play Regarding Appointing Presidential Electors in Michigan for Trump and Does Not Rule Out Violence; He’s Been Stripped of His Committee Assignments

December 14, 2020, 8:07 amchicanery, electoral collegeRick Hasen

So troubling.

“What’s Next for Trump Voters Who Believe the Election Was Stolen?; Some are certain the election was fraudulent. Others aren’t so sure. What becomes of their skepticism has important implications for American democracy.”

December 14, 2020, 7:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT reports.

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