Monthly Archives: September 2022

Judge Luttig Likes the Cheney-Lofgren Bill to Change the Electoral Count Act, Urges House and Senate to Compromise to Pass an anti Election Subversion Bill

September 21, 2022, 7:48 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Thread begins here: This week, Congresswoman Liz Cheney @RepLizCheney and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren @RepZoeLofgren introduced a bipartisan bill in the House to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887. This bill represents a comprehensive and compelling Rule of Law… Continue reading

“House Dems’ latest pre-election push: Stopping another Jan. 6”

September 21, 2022, 7:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: House Democrats are rapidly pushing ahead on a new bill designed to prevent future election challenges. It carries the added benefit of helping them put Donald Trump back on the midterm ballot.Lawmakers are expected to vote as soon… Continue reading

Useful Politifact Comparison of the Senate and House Bills to Reform the Electoral Count Act

September 21, 2022, 7:39 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

The latest from Lou Jacobson.

“Alaska election results show why Condorcet is obsolete”

September 21, 2022, 7:37 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Steven Hill writes.

“The ‘Cost’ of Voting in America: A Look at Where It’s Easiest and Hardest”

September 20, 2022, 4:19 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Voters in New Hampshire and Mississippi face the highest personal cost in the country in terms of the time and effort required to cast a ballot, according to a new academic study. Voters in Oregon and Washington have it… Continue reading

Lofgren-Cheney proposal to amend Electoral Count Act would create new federal cause of action over ballot tabulation

September 20, 2022, 1:56 pmelectoral collegeDerek Muller

There’s a lot to say about the Lofgren-Cheney proposal (the “Presidential Election Reform Act”) to amend the Electoral Count Act of 1887, released yesterday and potentially voted upon by the House tomorrow (a very compressed timeline for public conversation about… Continue reading

“Time To Retire ‘First-Past-the-Post’ Elections”

September 20, 2022, 1:53 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Jerry Goldfeder in the NY Law Journal.

“John Roberts’s Long Game; Is This the End of the Voting Rights Act?”

September 20, 2022, 1:51 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Linda Greenhouse in The Atlantic: Back in February, in a 5–4 vote, the Court’s conservative majority temporarily blocked the district court’s order; the majority didn’t even deign to issue an opinion explaining its reasoning. The justices’ audacious move freed Alabama… Continue reading

“Behind the Campaign to Put Election Deniers in Charge of Elections; The states’ secretaries of state are supposed to insure election integrity, but a far-right coalition seeks to transform that office”

September 20, 2022, 1:49 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Sue Halpern in The New Yorker.

Good Indication That Republicans in the House Would Not Be Open to Fixing the Electoral Count Act Should They Retake the House

September 20, 2022, 10:53 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

See these comments from Rep. Scalise on the Cheney-Lofgren bill: Scalise recommends no vote on bill to update the Electoral Count Act. Scalise office says it’s “the Democrats’ latest attempt at a federal takeover of elections in order to… Continue reading

Georgetown SALPAL Virtual Event 9/29: “Upcoming: Independent State Legislature Theory and the States”

September 20, 2022, 10:49 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

SALPAL: Join us virtually for a conversation with Professors Rick Pildes and Carolyn Shapiro and attorney Jason Torchinsky on September 29th at 4 p.m. Eastern.RSVP here to receive the link.The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider the… Continue reading

CDT 9/28 Event: “The Big Lie’s Long Tail: Election Denialism in the Midterms and Beyond”

September 20, 2022, 8:56 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Announcement via email: The Big Lie’s Long Tail: Election Denialism in the Midterms and Beyond 9/28 @ 3pm Eastern Eventbrite registration page The “Big Lie,” the denial that the 2020 election outcome was legitimate, continues to have ongoing, harmful effects… Continue reading

Arizona Secretary of State Candidate Mark Finchem: Biden Winning Arizona (in 2020 or 2024) is a “Fantasy”

September 20, 2022, 8:52 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Charlotte Alter: I asked AZ GOP Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem if he would certify the election if Biden wins the state in 2024. This is what he said: https://t.co/Noe0vAKjwf pic.twitter.com/7BUNlO6U4U— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) September 20, 2022

Giving Constitution Day Lecture at the University of Utah This Friday (Sept. 23) on “Cheap Speech” and Threats to American Democracy

September 20, 2022, 8:18 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Looking forward to this! Details here.

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