Monthly Archives: April 2022

“Private funding saved the 2020 election. Now, some GOP-led states are banning it”

April 1, 2022, 3:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Miles Parks for NPR: For voting officials, money from the private sector leading up to the 2020 election was a lifeline.In Philadelphia, the city was able to buy new high-speed machines to help sort mail ballots by ward and… Continue reading

“Michigan congressional districts upheld by three-judge panel in face of GOP challenge”

April 1, 2022, 3:29 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s congressional districts – drawn for the first time by an independent redistricting commission – survived a legal challenge from Republicans with a Friday ruling from a three-judge panel upholding the new lines. In a… Continue reading

Link to 2020 “Fair Elections During a Crisis” Report

April 1, 2022, 2:26 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Reposting here, so that it will be available after my departure from UCI.

Ohio: “LaRose would ‘be fine with’ chief justice’s impeachment over redistricting rulings”

April 1, 2022, 1:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

What the heck happened to this guy?

“As Earmarks Return to Congress, Lawmakers Rush to Steer Money Home; Democrats and Republicans alike stuffed nearly 5,000 earmarks totaling $9 billion into the $1.5 trillion government spending bill signed by President Biden.”

April 1, 2022, 7:50 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

NYT: Often derided as pork and regarded as an unseemly and even corrupt practice on Capitol Hill, earmarks are also a tool of consensus-building in Congress, giving lawmakers across the political spectrum a personal interest in cutting deals to… Continue reading

Is Yesterday’s Florida Ruling Vindication of Marc Elias’s Litigation Strategy?

April 1, 2022, 7:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Putting aside that Marc sometimes claims credits in cases he didn’t lead, I’m quite skeptical of Marc’s claim that “The journalists, pundits and professors who falsely claimed that Supreme Court’s decision in Brnovich v DNC meant the end of Section… Continue reading

“Falsehoods Aired on Spanish Radio Delude Voters Before Midterms”

April 1, 2022, 7:06 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Bloomberg Government: Misinformation on Spanish-language media about voter fraud, the pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to harm Latino communities during this fall’s midterm elections.The Federal Communications Commission is charged with regulating broadcasters but has done little to… Continue reading