“As Midterms and 2024 Loom, Trump Political Operation Revs Up”

January 4, 2022, 2:41 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump and his allies are scheduling events and raising money for initiatives intended to make the former president a central player in the midterm elections, and possibly to set the stage for another run for the White… Continue reading

“Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots, Researchers Find”

January 4, 2022, 2:27 pmcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, the conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck outlined his prediction for how Election Day would unfold: President Donald J. Trump would be winning that night, but his lead would erode as dubious mail-in ballots… Continue reading

My Conversation on KPCC’s Airtalk: “One Year After The January 6 Attack On The U.S. Capitol, How Have American Democracy And Elections Changed? “

January 4, 2022, 2:07 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

I talked to Larry Mantle. Listen. (You need to scroll down to my segment)

“How Congress can fix the Electoral Count Act”

January 4, 2022, 2:05 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

The Washington Post has published this essay from Ned Foley, Michael McConnell, Brad Smith, and me. An excerpt: We are scholars of election law who span the ideological spectrum but agree on two fundamental principles to help avert potential political… Continue reading

“By Preserving Bob Dole’s Bipartisan Voting Rights Legacy, Manchin and Sinema Can Help Save Democracy”

January 4, 2022, 1:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

David Durenberger and Ralph Neas in the Washington Spectator.

“The Arbitrariness of Citizenship; It makes sense to expand local voting rights to everyone who lives and pays taxes in a community.”

January 4, 2022, 11:55 amvotingRick Hasen

Rosa O’Hara for Noema.

“States prepare for new round of voting wars as midterms approach”

January 4, 2022, 11:17 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Reid Wilson for The Hill: State legislatures will begin debating changes to voting rights and election administration laws in the coming days after an unprecedented wave of reforms passed in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. At least… Continue reading

“Here’s where election deniers and doubters are running to control voting”

January 4, 2022, 11:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Miles Parks for NPR: Mark Finchem was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.He says he didn’t go inside, but he snapped some photos of people who did.“What happens when the People feel they have been ignored, and Congress… Continue reading

Must Read WaPo/ProPublica: “Facebook groups topped 10,000 daily attacks on election before Jan. 6, analysis shows”

January 4, 2022, 7:19 amcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, with many calling for executions or other political violence, an… Continue reading

New CAP Report on the Risk of Election Subversion

January 4, 2022, 6:43 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Read it here.

NYC Bar Association Event: “New York/Texas: An Election Reform Conversation”

January 4, 2022, 6:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This looks interesting and important: WebcastNew York/Texas: An Election Reform ConversationWednesday, January 12 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Program Fee:Free for Members | $15 for Non-Member Lawyers | Free for Non-LawyersNon-Lawyers please CLICK HERE to register. Members of the Austin Bar… Continue reading

Watch My Interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper About Lessons for American Democracy from January 6 Anniversary and Risk of Election Violence in U.S.

January 4, 2022, 6:24 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

You can watch the video here.

“New Hampshire’s Top Election Official Announces Retirement”

January 3, 2022, 5:38 pmelection law bizRick Hasen

NYT: Bill Gardner, who for decades as secretary of state has fiercely defended New Hampshire’s right to hold the country’s first presidential primaries, said on Monday that he would step down after 45 years.Mr. Gardner, a Democrat first elected in… Continue reading

“Odds of Gerrymandering Grow in New York as Redistricting Panel Falters”

January 3, 2022, 3:24 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: The independent commission created to strip politics from New York’s redistricting process veered toward collapse on Monday, as the same partisan forces the panel was designed to circumvent threatened to undo it.With time running out, the panel’s Republican… Continue reading