Monthly Archives: January 2021

“One GOP legal claim failed in 2020 but could change how future elections are run”

January 28, 2021, 8:44 amElections ClauseRick Hasen

Jordan Wilkie for Carolina Public Press: Each expert to whom CPP talked for this story said that, in election litigation in the United States, the motivation is always driven at least in part by the pursuit of power, and that… Continue reading

“Census Numbers For Dividing Up House Seats Delayed Until April 30, Bureau Says”

January 28, 2021, 8:38 amcensus litigation, redistrictingRick Hasen

NPR reports: Disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and last-minute changes by the Trump administration, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday that the release of the first results of the 2020 census will likely be delayed by four months.The latest… Continue reading

Two from Josh Douglas

January 28, 2021, 8:36 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Voter ID Laws Are Bad. But Some Are Better Than Others (Wash Monthly) Republicans react to 2020 defeats by trying to make it harder to vote (CNN)

“Republicans demand audit of Kelli Ward’s narrow win for Arizona GOP chair”

January 28, 2021, 8:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: After months of sounding the alarm on what she claimed was a stolen presidential election, Kelli Ward is facing questions about her own reelection Saturday as Arizona Republican Party chair.Sergio Arellano, the southern Arizona businessman who narrowly lost… Continue reading

“The Election Reform Agenda: A Deep Dive into H.R.1”

January 27, 2021, 4:32 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Four part series at Stanford with dynamite speakers delving into Democrats’ proposed election reform measure, H.R. 1. You need to register to watch.

“Depoliticizing Redistricting”

January 27, 2021, 11:32 amUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

I just posted this book chapter on redistricting commissions around the world, based on the first ever survey of commission members. It’ll be part of the Comparative Election Law volume that Jim Gardner is editing. The abstract is below: This… Continue reading

“Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference Stemming from Voter Disinformation Campaign”: Defendant Alleged to Have Targeted African-American Voters Urging Them to Text Their Votes

January 27, 2021, 9:52 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

DOJ: A Florida man was arrested this morning on charges of conspiring with others in advance of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election to use various social media platforms to disseminate misinformation designed to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to… Continue reading

Brennan Center Analysis: Rate of Bills Introduced in State Legislature to Restrict Voting Have Tripled Compared to Last Year

January 27, 2021, 9:13 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Fear of voting roundup.

TPM Offers Great Narrative Description of Trump and His Allies’ Months-Long Lies About Voter Fraud in An Attempt to Steal the 2020 Election

January 27, 2021, 9:10 amchicanery, Election Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

This from Tierney Sneed and Matt Shuham is a must-read.

“Post-Election Litigation and the Paradox of Voting”

January 25, 2021, 3:59 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Peter Salib & Guha Krishnamurthi have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, U Chicago L Rev. Online). Here is the abstract: Economists will tell you that your vote does not matter. Or at least it does not matter if what… Continue reading

“Watchdog Probes Whether Justice Department Officials Tried to Alter 2020 Election Results”

January 25, 2021, 12:38 pmchicanery, Department of Justice, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WSJ: The Justice Department’s inspector general said Monday his office will investigate whether department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn President Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.The announcement comes after news reports that former President Donald Trump considered… Continue reading

Blockbuster WSJ Report: “Trump Pressed Justice Department to Go Directly to Supreme Court to Overturn Election Results”

January 25, 2021, 8:41 amchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jess Bravin and Sadie Gurman for WSJ: In his last weeks in office, former President Donald Trump considered moving to replace the acting attorney general with another official ready to pursue unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and he pushed… Continue reading

“Jeffrey Clark Was Considered Unassuming. Then He Plotted With Trump.”

January 25, 2021, 8:36 amchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT profile: It was New Year’s Eve, but the Justice Department’s top leaders had little to celebrate as they discussed Jeffrey Clark, the acting head of the civil division, who had repeatedly pushed them to help President Donald J.… Continue reading

“Dominion voting machine firm sues Giuliani for more than $1.3 billion”

January 25, 2021, 8:29 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit Monday seeking more than $1.3 billion from Rudolph W. Giuliani, the lawyer for former president Donald Trump who played a key role in promoting the falsehood that the 2020 election was… Continue reading