“Florida Legislature will let DeSantis draw US House maps”

April 12, 2022, 12:05 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Reid Wilson for The Hill: The legislature approved a map earlier this year that would have kept most districts largely the way they have existed in recent elections. A new district awarded to Florida after the decennial redistricting process would… Continue reading

“Court allows Democrats to challenge Arizona election law”

April 12, 2022, 7:13 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Tucson.com: The Democratic Party is entitled to challenge an Arizona law that results in GOP candidates being listed first on most ballots, a court ruled Friday.A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said there is reason… Continue reading

“New Legislation Will Bring Polling Places to New York College Campuses”

April 12, 2022, 6:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Good news.

“How a Trump ally got his unfounded voting-machine audit push in front of federal cyber agency”

April 12, 2022, 6:56 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump’s top pick to administer Arizona elections in 2024 is more than a garden-variety backer — he played a little-known but notable role in bolstering the former president’s push to subvert the 2020 ballot.It was the waning… Continue reading

Eastman Watch: “Former Trump lawyer, amid clash with Jan. 6 committee, pushing to decertify 2020 election”

April 12, 2022, 6:54 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ABC News: Just as he was emerging as a top target of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack, former Trump lawyer John Eastman took a trip to Wisconsin.Eastman, a right-wing lawyer who drafted a plan for former President… Continue reading

“US assesses Putin may increase efforts to interfere with US elections”

April 11, 2022, 12:55 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: The United States believes Russian President Vladimir Putin may be willing to take more aggressive action against the US, including dialing up his attempts to interfere with American elections in response to its support for Ukraine, according to… Continue reading

New Hampshire Supreme Court Takes Over Lawsuit Over Congressional Redistricting, Appoints Nate Persily as Special Master

April 11, 2022, 10:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can find the court’s order at this link.

April 14 Webinar: “Best Practices for Election Audits – discussion co-sponsored by Wayne Law’s Voting Rights and Election Law Society”

April 11, 2022, 10:30 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Levin Center at Wayne Law: Properly administered election audits are one of the most important tools states can use to improve voter confidence and election security. In 2020, however, state legislatures in multiple states used audits for the opposite… Continue reading

“Stung by redistricting rulings, Republicans target state court elections”

April 11, 2022, 7:29 amjudicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

Reuters: Republicans are vowing to spend record amounts in key state supreme court races this fall, seeking to take advantage of a favorable national political environment to elect conservative judges at the state level amid deep political divisions.A string… Continue reading

“With Biden’s voting rights push stalled, Georgia activists regroup”

April 11, 2022, 7:12 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: For months, Georgia voting rights advocates and faith leaders warned that a new state law would drastically suppress minority turnout and pleaded with Congress to enshrine protections.But with no signs of progress in President Biden’s push for voting rights… Continue reading

Yasmin Dawood for Balkinization “Cheap Speech” Symposium: “Social Media and Democracy: An Institutional Perspective”

April 11, 2022, 7:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here is the introduction to Yasmin Dawood’s contribution to the Balkinization symposium on my Cheap Speech book: n a compelling new book, Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics – And How to Cure It, Rick Hasen provides a searing… Continue reading

“2024 hopefuls are already in a dark-money arms race”

April 11, 2022, 7:04 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: When Mike Pompeo announced his political action committee last June, he set off a wave of news stories heralding the move as a potential step toward a 2024 presidential campaign. But the former secretary of State kept his next… Continue reading

“Georgia voting rights trial to begin after years of heated elections”

April 11, 2022, 6:54 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AJC: One of the most prominent voting rights cases in years is going to trial Monday, testing allegations that Georgia’s election policies illegally obstructed voters from casting their ballots.The long-awaited trial will highlight complaints about voting problems in the… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 Panel Has Evidence for Criminal Referral of Trump, but Splits on Sending”

April 10, 2022, 12:22 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The leaders of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack have grown divided over whether to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department of former President Donald J. Trump, even though they have concluded that they have… Continue reading