Monthly Archives: May 2021

“Florida Republicans rushed to curb mail voting after Trump’s attacks on the practice. Now some fear it could lower GOP turnout.”

May 3, 2021, 7:18 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Amy Gardner for WaPo: Virtually every narrow Republican victor of the past generation — and there have been many, including two of the state’s current top officeholders, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott — owes their victory, at least… Continue reading

“The Dangerous Part of Georgia’s Voter Suppression Law That No One Is Talking About”

May 3, 2021, 7:12 amprovisional ballotsRick Hasen

Glad to see my former student Orion de Nevers on the pages of Slate talking about Georgia and provisional ballots.

“Census Bureau: 70% of voters cast ballots early or by mail”

May 3, 2021, 6:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP reports.

“The politicians who tried to overturn an election — and the local news team that won’t let anyone forget it”

May 3, 2021, 6:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Maragaret SullivanWaPo column.

“G.O.P. Seeks to Empower Poll Watchers, Raising Intimidation Worries”

May 3, 2021, 6:55 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: As Republican lawmakers in major battleground states seek to make voting harder and more confusing through a web of new election laws, they are simultaneously making a concerted legislative push to grant more autonomy and access to partisan poll… Continue reading

“Delayed census data kicks off flood of redistricting lawsuits”

May 3, 2021, 6:52 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: States are months away from getting the census data they need to draw new political maps, but courts are already filling up with lawsuits challenging the redistricting process.One of the Democratic Party’s most prominent lawyers quickly filed three suits… Continue reading

“Arizona Republicans Continue Recount Drive in ‘Fealty’ to Trump”

May 3, 2021, 6:51 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bloomberg: Arizona Republicans still distraught that voters rejected both Donald Trump and their incumbent U.S. senator are hyper-scrutinizing millions of ballots, looking for anything other than the candidates themselves to account for their top-of-the-ticket defeats.Six months after a presidential election… Continue reading

“Swiss Billionaire Quietly Becomes Influential Force Among Democrats”

May 3, 2021, 6:42 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: He is not as well known as wealthy liberal patrons like George Soros or Tom Steyer. His political activism is channeled through a daisy chain of opaque organizations that mask the ultimate recipients of his money. But the Swiss… Continue reading

“For Republicans, fealty to Trump’s election falsehood becomes defining loyalty test”

May 3, 2021, 6:36 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Debra Ell, a Republican organizer in Michigan and fervent supporter of former president Donald Trump, said she has good reason to believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen.“I think I speak for many people in that Trump has never… Continue reading

“How a $1-million donation on behalf of Newsom was hidden in plain sight”

May 3, 2021, 6:29 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

LAT: The $1-million donation came as the COVID-19 crisis was unfolding, a charitable gift given on behalf of Gov. Gavin Newsom last year. But unlike with other so-called behested payments, philanthropic contributions made at the request of an elected official,… Continue reading

“Antifa fears, UV lights: What the group running Arizona GOP’s election audit tried to keep secret”

May 3, 2021, 6:26 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jane Timm for NBC News: The private companies hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to recount millions of ballots from the 2020 election are concerned about possible Antifa attacks and planned to use UV lights to hunt for fraud, internal documents… Continue reading

Five Years Probation for a PA Man Who Admitted to Voter Fraud by Voting His Dead Mother’s Absentee Ballot for Donald Trump

May 3, 2021, 6:22 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Create More Competitive Seats to Limit Extremism” Part I

May 2, 2021, 1:33 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

In Real Clear Politics, I published a longish essay arguing that one direction political reform should take to limit the forces of extremism in our politics is the creation of more competitive election districts. I will blog about the analysis… Continue reading

Texas Uses Top-Two Primary in Special Election to Fill House Seat for TX CD6

May 2, 2021, 8:09 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

For its special election to fill a vacant House seat, Texas used the top-two primary structure currently used more generally in CA and WA. There were 23 candidates who ran, and since no one is going to win an outright… Continue reading