“Ohio Supreme Court won’t review congressional map until after May 3 primary”

March 29, 2022, 10:38 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Columbus Dispatch: The Ohio Supreme Court won’t decide whether a Republican-crafted congressional district map violates anti-gerrymandering rules in the Ohio Constitution until after the May 3 primary.The court, which struck down a previous congressional map, set a schedule Tuesday… Continue reading

NYT: “New Focus on How a Trump Tweet Incited Far-Right Groups Ahead of Jan. 6”

March 29, 2022, 7:19 amcheap speech, chicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Federal prosecutors and congressional investigators have gathered growing evidence of how a tweet by President Donald J. Trump less than three weeks before Jan. 6, 2021, served as a crucial call to action for extremist groups that played a… Continue reading

“Local Election Officials in Georgia Oppose G.O.P. Election Bill”

March 29, 2022, 7:15 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

NYT: A year ago, when Georgia Republicans passed a mammoth law of election measures and voting restrictions, many local election officials felt frustrated and sidelined, as their concerns about resources, ballot access and implementation went largely ignored.This year, Republicans have… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 White House logs given to House show 7-hour gap in Trump calls”

March 29, 2022, 7:10 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Bob Woodward and Robert Costa: Internal White House records from the day of the attack on the U.S. Capitol that were turned over to the House select committee show a gap in President Donald Trump’s phone logs of… Continue reading

ELB Podcast Episode 3:7: Mike Haas: The Mess with Wisconsin’s Elections

March 28, 2022, 6:12 pmELB Podcast, election administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

New ELB Podcast: How did Wisconsin go from the gold standard for election administration in the United States to its laughing stock?What does the partisan investigation into the 2020 election say about how to once again achieve bipartisan cooperation… Continue reading

Ben Ginsberg & Sarah Longwell on “the Big Lie”

March 28, 2022, 6:11 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

Ben Ginsberg is Sarah Longwell’s guest on her “Focus Group” podcast. Having listened to it on my drive to work this morning, I recommend it as a “must listen” for anyone concerned about protecting American democracy from the consequence… Continue reading

North Carolina: “Legislative leaders pin Supreme Court elections ruling appeal on obscure legal theory”

March 28, 2022, 5:40 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jordan Wilkie reports.

“Dominion Voting’s Libel Suits, the First Amendment, and Actual Malice”

March 28, 2022, 5:37 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy for the Brennan Center, with the subhead: “If the Supreme Court gets involved, the defamation cases against Fox News and One America News could end up changing longstanding rules relating to the press.”

“Federal Judge Finds Trump Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election”

March 28, 2022, 10:39 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: A federal judge ruled on Monday that former President Donald J. Trump and a lawyer who advised him on how to overturn the 2020 election most likely committed felonies, including obstructing the work of Congress and conspiring to… Continue reading

“Jan. 6 committee to seek interview with Ginni Thomas”

March 28, 2022, 10:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Balancing Security, Access, and Privacy in Electronic Ballot Transmission; A product of the Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force on Elections”

March 28, 2022, 10:35 amelection administrationRick Hasen

New BPC report.

New White House Budget Proposes $10 Billion More to Rebuild and Support Election Infrastructure and Administration

March 28, 2022, 10:31 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

From the White House Budget Fact Sheet: Protects Our Elections and the Right to Vote. As our democracy faces threats across the country—and to provide state and local election officials with a predictable funding stream for critical capital investments… Continue reading

“Why redistricting has stalled in 4 unfinished states”

March 28, 2022, 7:06 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico reports. The final stage of the redistricting cycle has arrived: gridlock.Spats between governors and state legislators — and between different Republican factions — have brought map-making to a standstill in the final four states still without new congressional… Continue reading

“Supreme Court ruling on Wisconsin legislative map puts voting rights advocates on high alert”

March 28, 2022, 7:05 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jane Timm for NBC News: A Supreme Court order last week blocking Wisconsin’s redistricting map is sparking fresh concerns among advocates that the high court may soon sound the death knell for what’s left of the Voting Rights Act.Experts… Continue reading