Monthly Archives: August 2022

Georgia: “Kemp accuses Fulton DA’s office of playing politics as he fights subpoena”

August 18, 2022, 7:41 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: A long-simmering clash between two branches of Georgia government exploded into public view on Wednesday, when an attorney for Gov. Brian Kemp moved to kill a subpoena seeking the Republican’s testimony before the Fulton County special grand jury… Continue reading

“The GOP Turns Against the League of Women Voters”

August 18, 2022, 7:34 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

ProPublica deep dive.

Michael L. Rosin: “Why the Framers Gave That Responsibility to the President of the Senate and to the House and Senate”

August 17, 2022, 7:02 pmelectoral collegeDerek Muller

I’ve had some helpful exchanges with independent scholar Michael L. Rosin on the history and practice of the Electoral College. After the recent Senate Rules Committee hearing on the Electoral Count Reform Act, he shared some thoughts with me that… Continue reading

“Texas county’s entire election staff steps down, citing death threats and stalking”

August 17, 2022, 5:45 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Sa n Antonio Express-News: The elections administrator in Gillespie County, which includes Fredericksburg, is stepping down Tuesday over death threats, stalking and understaffing that followed the 2020 election, according to the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post.“I’m understaffed and underpaid and… Continue reading

Georgia Secretary of State Files Opposition at SCOTUS in Voting Rights Act Case Involving District Elections for Public Service Commissioners

August 17, 2022, 5:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can read the opposition at this link.

Wisconsin Judge in Case on Gableman’s Failure to Produce Records in His Bogus Voter Fraud Investigation Explains Reasons for Not Recusing, Revokes Attorney Jim Bopp’s Pro Hac Vice Status to Appear in His Court

August 17, 2022, 2:25 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

This is something.

“A Tale of Two Primary (Systems)”

August 17, 2022, 10:48 amUncategorizedNed Foley

Echoing Aaron Blake’s analysis in the Washington Post, which I blogged about yesterday, Amy Walter, Jessica Taylor, and Dave Wasserman, all of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, jointly highlight the importance of the difference in electoral… Continue reading

“Rightwing sheriffs’ groups ramp up drives to monitor US midterm elections”

August 17, 2022, 8:33 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The Guardian: Two groups of rightwing sheriffs that echo some of Donald Trump’s false claims about widespread voting fraud in 2020 are ramping up drives to monitor this year’s elections for potential voting and election fraud.The two Arizona-led groups… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

August 17, 2022, 8:31 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

“I can’t tell you the number of times somebody said, ‘You don’t have to believe the election is stolen, the important thing isn’t believing it, it’s saying it. . . . That is what a Republican is supposed to do… Continue reading

“Redistricting, abortion supercharge state Supreme Court races”

August 17, 2022, 7:38 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Facebook has a midterm strategy. Trump won’t be part of it.”

August 17, 2022, 7:36 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Politico: Facebook will not move up its timeline for reviewing its decision to suspend Donald Trump, regardless of whether he announces he’s running again for president, a top company executive told POLITICO.In sticking to its January timetable, Facebook has decided… Continue reading

“Robin Vos says Michael Gableman could lose his law license over 2020 election review, records violations”

August 17, 2022, 7:25 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman could lose his law license over his conduct during the taxpayer-funded review of the 2020 election — but he stopped just short of calling for it.“It’s… Continue reading

Must-Listen NPR Report: “The unspoken role of race in the Jan. 6 riot” (Featuring Important Analysis from Stanford Prof. Hakeem Jefferson)

August 17, 2022, 7:17 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Listen here. (Reporter Sandhya Dirks) I’ve written in both Election Meltdown and Cheap Speech on the racial undertones of much of the talk of voter fraud and stolen elections. But this report helped emphasize some themes that deserve more… Continue reading

“Widespread Partisan Gerrymandering Mostly Cancels Nationally, but Reduces Electoral Competition”

August 17, 2022, 5:00 amUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

This interesting new paper by Chris Kenny et al. compares the newly enacted House plans across the country to sets of randomly generated maps. The bottom line is that the House as a whole is just slightly more pro-Republican than… Continue reading

Election Law Blog

The law of politics and the politics of law