Monthly Archives: August 2022

Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN

August 1, 2022, 11:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here: Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 02 Jun 2022 – 01 Aug 2022 RankPaperDownloads1.Textualism, Judicial Supremacy, and the Independent State Legislature Theory Leah Litman and Katherine ShawUniversity of Michigan Law School and Yeshiva University – Benjamin… Continue reading

“State officials scramble to respond as election skepticism goes hyper-local”

August 1, 2022, 10:58 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Fredreka Schouten for CNN: And as adherents of election skepticism have pushed their theories into more obscure corners of American democracy, state election officials are now scrambling to address the new challenges. They warn that these isolated pockets of resistance… Continue reading

Pam Karlan: “The Virtues of the Electoral Count Reform Act”

August 1, 2022, 7:30 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Pam Karlan, now back at Stanford: The Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) is a vast improvement over the existing Electoral Count Act of 1887, whose ambiguities and gaps became evident during… Continue reading

“Trump-Backed Conspiracy Theorist Vies to Take Over Arizona Elections”

August 1, 2022, 7:28 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: This spring, Mark Finchem traveled to Mar-a-Lago for the premiere of a documentary advancing the specious notion that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen from President Donald J. Trump by an army of leftists stuffing drop boxes with… Continue reading

Wisconsin: “Tim Ramthun’s campaign for governor promoted election denial. Election law experts worry about the consequences”

August 1, 2022, 7:24 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Shawn Johnson for WPR.

“Michigan secretary of state: Attempts to block election certification will be ‘futile'”

August 1, 2022, 7:20 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Detroit News: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says her office will not tolerate any effort to obstruct the certification of Tuesday’s primary election based on “partisan games” or “baseless lies.”“Any attempts to block the certification of our… Continue reading

“Conservative groups raise money for voter-fraud probes as states ban election grants; States banned private money for election expenses, but a new plan to raise money for voter fraud investigations poses similar concerns.”

August 1, 2022, 7:18 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Carrie Levine for VoteBeat: It turns out that the much-publicized spate of new state laws banning private grants for elections may have left a route open for private money after all. It flows through law enforcement.Conservative nonprofit True the Vote… Continue reading