Monthly Archives: April 2021

Trump Appears to Have a New Zuckerberg Variation in His Lies About the Election Being Stolen

April 12, 2021, 7:00 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Per the NYT: As donors and G.O.P. leaders looked on Saturday night, Mr. Trump quickly cast aside his prepared remarks and returned to his false claims that the election was stolen from him. He referenced “Zuckerberg” and $500 million… Continue reading

“New York GOP groups sue over Working Families petitions”

April 12, 2021, 6:54 amballot accessRick Hasen

Times-Union: County Republican organizations around the state have filed lawsuits trying to remove Democrats from the state Working Families Party line ahead of the June primaries.The move comes as local Republicans in at least three counties have also tried to… Continue reading

North Carolina: “Editorial: Find ways to ease voting, not restrict it”

April 12, 2021, 6:43 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

WRAL editorial: State Sen. Paul Newton may have tried to talk a good game in the Senate Election Committee saying Senate Bill 326, “The Elections Integrity Act” was nothing more than an effort to “shore up … leakage around… Continue reading

“CEOs Plan New Push on Voting Legislation”

April 12, 2021, 6:41 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WSJ: Dozens of chief executives and other senior leaders gathered on Zoom this weekend to plot what several said big businesses should do next about new voting laws under way in Texas and other states.Kenneth Chenault, the former chief executive… Continue reading

“Why Are Republicans Upset About Corporate Free Speech All of a Sudden?”

April 12, 2021, 6:38 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy is a guest of Dahlia Lithwick on Slate’s “Amicus” podcast.

Honored to be Appointed to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States

April 10, 2021, 11:36 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court includes several academic figures with ties to the election-law field, including Guy-Uriel Charles, Michael Kang, Heather Gerken, Bertrall Ross, and me, as well as the Commission’s Co-Chair, Bob Bauer. It’s a terrific group… Continue reading

“In 5-2 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps thousands of voters on the rolls”

April 9, 2021, 8:33 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that state election officials do not have to quickly take people off the voter rolls when they suspect they may have moved. The 5-2 ruling means the Wisconsin… Continue reading

“JetBlue Cites Business Ties in Donations to Election Objector”

April 9, 2021, 7:16 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bloomberg Government: JetBlue Airways Corp. is defending its decision to make a PAC contribution to a lawmaker who objected to the presidential vote certification in January, saying it was resuming donations to candidates who are relevant to its… Continue reading

“After Georgia, Voting Fight Moves to Texas”

April 8, 2021, 11:00 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

WSJ: The battle over voting rules has shifted to Texas, following recent legislation in Georgia that led to a backlash from civil-rights groups and some major corporations.The Texas legislature is advancing a bill that would limit early voting hours, place… Continue reading

“Census Delay Spells Election Chaos for States”

April 8, 2021, 8:03 amcensus litigation, redistrictingRick Hasen

Stateline reports.

“The Truth About Georgia’s Voting Law”

April 8, 2021, 7:43 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Derek Thompson for The Atlantic: What can we honestly say about the new Georgia voting-rights law? The legislation is based on a craven conspiracy theory about 2020 voter fraud. It has drawn a barrage of criticism from Democrats, including the… Continue reading

“An under-the-radar voting rights bill in Congress could prevent the election fight in Georgia from happening again”

April 8, 2021, 7:39 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jon Ward for Yahoo News: The political battles over voting laws are at a new fever pitch, with Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to suppress participation by minority voters, and Republicans accusing Democrats of hyperbole and bad-faith objections.Voting experts say… Continue reading

“Trump-era grievances could get second life at Supreme Court”

April 8, 2021, 7:36 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

John Kruzel for The Hill: The Supreme Court’s most conservative justices are signaling an interest in issues closely associated with former President Trump, from rules on social media platforms to how elections are governed. Justice Clarence Thomas this week… Continue reading

“Georgia’s GOP lieutenant governor says Giuliani’s false fraud claims helped lead to restrictive voting law”

April 8, 2021, 7:31 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: A top Georgia Republican said Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani’s false claims of election fraud — which were presented before state lawmakers — created momentum for a package of voting rights restrictions that recently became state law.“This is really… Continue reading