Monthly Archives: December 2020

“Detroit elections expert defends TCF operations, refutes allegations during Senate hearing”

December 8, 2020, 8:48 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: In a clear and methodical tone, a longtime Michigan elections expert refuted a litany of fraud and misconduct allegations focused on absentee ballots in Detroit during a legislative hearing on Tuesday. Chris Thomas served roughly 37… Continue reading

“Arizona Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn election results, affirms Biden win in state”

December 8, 2020, 8:41 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona, upholding a lower court’s finding that there was no misconduct, fraud or illegal voting in the general election. The ruling came hours before the… Continue reading

“Social media bet on labels to combat election misinformation. Trump proved it’s not enough”

December 8, 2020, 8:35 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: Around the election, social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter were praised for how quickly and widely they applied warning labels to misinformation.But President Donald Trump’s 46-minute video last week, which was riddled with election misinformation and conspiracy theories… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Rejects Republican Challenge to Pennsylvania Vote”

December 8, 2020, 8:25 pmchicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for the NYT: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a long-shot request from Pennsylvania Republicans to overturn Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the state, delivering an unmistakable rebuke to President Trump in the forum on which he… Continue reading

“Tensions over Minnesota election outcome on display as Senate panel meets; At GOP-led hearing on election integrity, Secretary of State Steve Simon warns of ‘disinformation.'”

December 8, 2020, 8:12 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

The Star-Tribune reports.

“Georgia Senate GOP push for end to no-excuse absentee voting”

December 8, 2020, 8:05 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are calling for an end to absentee voting without cause and want to ban ballot drop boxes, after an increase in mail voting helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to a narrow victory over President… Continue reading

“20 Things We Learned About Money in Politics in 2020”

December 8, 2020, 7:59 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy at the Brennan Center.

Breaking: Without Noted Dissent, Supreme Court Denies Relief in Rep. Kelly PA Voting Case That Sought to Disenfranchise State’s Voters (This is The One I Said Had the Dumbest SCOTUS Argument I’ve Ever Seen)

December 8, 2020, 1:44 pmfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Justice Alito referred it to the whole Court. Earlier: Perhaps the Dumbest Argument Ever Made in Emergency Petition to the Supreme Court Appears in Pennsylvania Election Case Anyone who thought that the Supreme Court was going to save Trump in… Continue reading

New York: “Judge orders partial recount in Brindisi-Tenney House race” [Updated with link to court opinion]

December 8, 2020, 9:40 amrecountsRick Hasen

Syracuse.com: A state Supreme Court judge today ordered a partial recount of absentee ballots in the undecided House race between Rep. Anthony Brindisi and Claudia Tenney.Justice Scott J. DelConte also denied a motion by Tenney’s lawyers, who had asked… Continue reading

Texas Asks Supreme Court for Permission to Sue Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin Over How They Conducted the Election, To Disenfranchise Voters in These States and Let State Legislators Choose Electors. It Won’t Work

December 8, 2020, 7:25 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I may need to take back what I said about Rep. Kelly’s PA suit being the dumbest case I’ve ever seen filed on an emergency basis at the Supreme Court. This new one from the indicted Texas AG Ken Paxton… Continue reading

“Arizona GOP asks if followers willing to give their lives to ‘stop the steal'”

December 8, 2020, 7:15 amchicaneryRick Hasen

More unhinged: The Arizona Republican Party late Monday asked supporters if they are willing to give their lives in the fight over the results of the election.The party retweeted right-wing activist Ali Alexander’s promise that he is “willing to give… Continue reading

Pennsylvania Files Its Opposition in Supreme Court in Rep. Kelly Case, Teeing Up Order from J. Alito or Court Likely Today

December 8, 2020, 7:11 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

You can find the brief here. It begins: Petitioners ask this Court to undertake one of the most dramatic, disruptiveinvocations of judicial power in the history of the Republic. No court has ever issued an order nullifying a governor’s… Continue reading

Lou Dobbs Tells Trump’s Stephen Miller to Hire Marc Elias for Half a Billion Dollars

December 8, 2020, 7:00 amfraudulent fraud squad, UncategorizedRick Hasen

Watch. The whole thing is unhinged.

“Voting rights groups alarmed after Cobb County reduced early-voting sites for Ga. Senate runoffs”

December 7, 2020, 8:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

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