“This year, GOP election deniers got a free pass from Twitter and Facebook”

November 6, 2022, 9:21 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate seeking to oversee Arizona’s election system as that state’s secretary of state, made a last-minute fundraising pitch on Wednesday using one of his favorite talking points: the looming threat of voter fraud.Finchem falsely argued… Continue reading

“Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday’s Midterms”

November 6, 2022, 9:17 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced in August after a yearlong silence on the social media platform, reposting a handful of messages with sharply conservative political themes before writing a stream of original vitriol.The posts… Continue reading

“What Can U.S. Democracy Learn From Brazil?”

November 5, 2022, 4:58 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Down in the polls, the right-wing president claimed, without evidence, that the election could be rigged. He suggested that he might not accept a loss. And millions of his followers vowed to take to the streets at his command.But… Continue reading

“How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack”

November 5, 2022, 4:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Within hours of the brutal attack last month on Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the House, activists and media outlets on the right began circulating groundless claims — nearly all of them sinister, and many homophobic… Continue reading

“Lawsuit seeks to block counting of military ballots in Wisconsin”

November 5, 2022, 4:08 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Wisconsin lawmaker who has been a frequent promoter of false election claims is suing to prevent the immediate counting of military ballots in her state after she received three ballots under fake names.The lawsuit, filed on Friday, was… Continue reading

“The Pa. Supreme Court has issued a second order on mail ballot dates as the legal fight continues; The justices on Saturday clarified what they meant when they ordered earlier this week that wrongly dated mail ballots be rejected. Meanwhile, a new lawsuit was filed in federal court on the issue.”

November 5, 2022, 4:04 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

“New York early counting of absentee ballots to move forward after appeals court upholds law”

November 5, 2022, 11:04 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A New York appeals court on Tuesday upheld a new state law allowing absentee ballots to be reviewed before Election Day, saying it would would be “extremely disruptive” to change the rules with absentee voting already underway.The decision from… Continue reading

“The Untold Story of ‘Russiagate’ and the Road to War in Ukraine; Russia’s meddling in Trump-era politics was more directly connected to the current war than previously understood.”

November 5, 2022, 11:02 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jim Rutenberg for NYT Magazine: Putin’s assault on Ukraine and his attack on American democracy have until now been treated largely as two distinct story lines. Across the intervening years, Russia’s election meddling has been viewed essentially as a closed… Continue reading

“Coordinating Audits and Recounts to Strengthen Election Verification”

November 4, 2022, 1:44 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

New paper available at Verified Voting.

“Elon Musk’s Twitter layoffs leave whole teams gutted”

November 4, 2022, 1:42 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

The Verge: on Musk has now purged roughly half of Twitter’s 7,500 employee base, leaving whole teams totally or near completely gutted, including those tasked with defending against election misinformation ahead of the US midterms next week, The Verge has… Continue reading

“Republican Secretaries of State Walk a Minefield of Election Lies”

November 4, 2022, 1:33 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Regardless of how the most outspoken election deniers perform on Tuesday, the furious political climate has already transformed an office whose occupants have often prided themselves on their remove from partisan trench warfare. At a time when Republican… Continue reading

“The Best Way to Protect Elections From Partisan Manipulation; Election administration is a job for professionals.”

November 4, 2022, 1:16 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Larry Schwartztol for The Atlantic.

“‘Citizen Integrity’ Teams’ Efforts Could Be Groundwork for Next False Claims About Election Results.”

November 4, 2022, 1:14 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Brennan Center: In some states, election deniers motivated by false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election are engaging in their own, deeply flawed investigations to substantiate myths of widespread voter fraud. They have organized to engage in practices… Continue reading

“Exclusive emails: Inside Trump’s botched Georgia fight”

November 4, 2022, 6:47 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Axios: Late on the night of Jan. 6, 2021, as the world reeled from the shocking images of a pro-Trump mob ransacking the U.S. Capitol, conservative activist and Trump legal adviser Cleta Mitchell focused her attention elsewhere — on… Continue reading