Monthly Archives: December 2020

“Nessel to seek sanctions against some lawyers challenging Michigan’s election results”

December 22, 2020, 12:05 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Detroit News: Attorney General Dana Nessel said she plans to seek sanctions against lawyers who filed lawsuits against the state’s election results that contained “intentional misrepresentations” regarding Michigan’s elections. The Democratic attorney general also plans to pursue court costs and… Continue reading

Arizona: “Maricopa County supervisors sue rather than comply with senator’s subpoenas for election materials”

December 22, 2020, 11:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Tucson.com: Maricopa County supervisors voted Friday to not comply with subpoenas for election materials issued by the chairman of the state Senate Judiciary Committee.The subpoenas demanded access to copies of the more than 2 million ballots cast by Maricopa County… Continue reading

Shana Broussard, First African-American Member of the Federal Election Commission, Elected Its New Chair; Allen Dickerson, Formerly of the Institute for Free Speech, Elected Vice Chair

December 22, 2020, 11:38 amfederal election commissionRick Hasen

Congratulations!

“A Delay In Census Results Would Hinder States’ Redistricting Efforts”

December 22, 2020, 11:35 amcensus litigation, redistrictingRick Hasen

NPR reports.

Derek Muller: “Iowa’s Second Congressional District Contest Should Be Dismissed for Lack of Exhaustion of State Remedies”

December 22, 2020, 11:32 amlegislation and legislatures, recountsRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Derek Muller about Iowa’s Second Congressional District Contest: Iowa’s Second Congressional District is officially one of the closest congressional elections in American history. Congresswoman-Elect Mariannette Miller-Meeks led by 47 votes after the official… Continue reading

“Atty Lin Wood Under Fire From Del. Judge For Election Suits”

December 22, 2020, 11:27 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Law360: Attorney L. Lin Wood’s representation of former Trump adviser Carter Page in Delaware state court could be revoked based on his conduct in suits challenging the results of the general election as a plaintiff in Georgia and as… Continue reading

“Trump and Republican officials have won zero out of at least 40 lawsuits they’ve filed since Election Day”

December 22, 2020, 11:25 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Business Insider reports.

“Misinformation Amplifiers Target Georgia Senate Races; The conservative social media personalities who spread baseless rumors of election fraud are starting to focus on the races that will decide control of the Senate.”

December 22, 2020, 11:14 amcheap speech, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Two weeks ago, the conservative media personalities Diamond and Silk falsely claimed on their Facebook page that people who were not eligible to vote were receiving ballots in Georgia’s special elections next month. Their post was shared more than… Continue reading

“POLITICO Playbook PM: Deep dive: Electoral College on the Hill”

December 22, 2020, 11:04 amelectoral college, legislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Interesting stuff on the VP here: THE VP TYPICALLY presides over the certification in his role as the president of the Senate. JONATHAN SWAN from Axios had an excellent report this morning about how President DONALD TRUMP is turning on everyone, and… Continue reading

“No. 2 GOP senator: Efforts to overturn election would ‘go down like a shot dog'”

December 21, 2020, 9:13 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Hill: Sen. John Thune (S.D.), the No. 2 Senate Republican, warned on Monday that efforts to challenge the Electoral College vote in Congress next month would fall short in the Senate.The GOP senator — who has publicly and privately… Continue reading

“Anti-Semitic, misogynist attacks on Wisconsin Supreme Court justices after Trump ruling”

December 21, 2020, 9:03 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Wisconsin Examiner: Trump supporters unleashed a barrage of obscenity on Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky after Karofsky joined the majority in a decision rejecting the Trump campaign’s lawsuit seeking to throw out more than 200,000 votes in Dane… Continue reading

Prosecutors Charge PA Voter with Voter Fraud in Voting His Dead Mother’s Absentee Ballot for Trump

December 21, 2020, 8:54 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

This is typical; an isolated, stupid criminal act, not a vast conspiracy to change election results. “In his political frustration, he chose to do something stupid,” [the man’s lawyer said]. “And for that he is very sorry.”

“Trump assembles a ragtag crew of conspiracy-minded allies in flailing bid to reverse election loss”

December 21, 2020, 6:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: With his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud rejected by dozens of judges and GOP leaders, President Trump has turned to a ragtag group of conspiracy theorists, media-hungry lawyers and other political misfits in a desperate attempt to hold… Continue reading

“House conservatives strategize with Trump and Pence in push to challenge Biden’s win”

December 21, 2020, 5:47 pmchicanery, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks and fellow House conservatives met privately on Monday with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as the lawmakers prepared to mount a long-shot bid in January to overturn the Electoral College… Continue reading

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