“How vote count mistakes by two rural counties fed Trump’s big lie”

September 16, 2022, 11:36 amvoting technologyRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: Since 2020’s presidential election, two rural counties in Michigan and Colorado that initially reported incorrect results have had outsized roles in spreading Donald Trump’s big lie that his second term was stolen by Democrats colluding with one… Continue reading

“Virginia’s Election Integrity Unit: Safeguard or ‘stunt’?”

September 16, 2022, 6:22 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WTOP: After Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ announcement Friday of the formation of an Election Integrity Unit in his office, the attorney general spoke with reporters Tuesday about the structure of the new unit. Meanwhile, two commonwealth’s attorneys and… Continue reading

“Column: Prepare ballots, set up polls, fight Trump saboteurs. Election officials have their work cut out”

September 16, 2022, 6:13 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Mark Barabak LAT column.

“Trump warns of ‘problems’ like ‘we’ve never seen’ if he’s indicted”

September 16, 2022, 6:12 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Former President Donald Trump said Thursday the nation would face “problems … the likes of which perhaps we’ve never seen” if he is indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, an apparent suggestion that such a… Continue reading

“Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor says she’ll join anti-gerrymandering effort after leaving office”

September 16, 2022, 6:09 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor said Thursday she plans to campaign to try to end gerrymandering in Ohio once she leaves office at the end of the year.O’Connor commented Thursday on her future plans during her… Continue reading

“Fraudulent Document Cited in Supreme Court Bid to Torch Election Law”

September 15, 2022, 7:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ethan Herenstein and Brian Palmer Politico piece: Supporters of a legal challenge to completely upend our electoral system are citing a fraudulent document in their brief to the Supreme Court. It’s an embarrassing error — and it underscores how flimsy… Continue reading

“Lawsuit alleges True the Vote hacked data and targeted small election vendor with racist, defamatory campaign”

September 14, 2022, 5:45 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Votebeat: A defamation and computer fraud lawsuit filed this week against Texas-based True the Vote asks a judge to essentially determine whether the election-integrity group’s campaign against a small election vendor constitutes slanderous lies or a participation in criminal… Continue reading

“Jeffrey Clark told DC Bar that DOJ search of his home linked to false statements, conspiracy, obstruction investigation”

September 14, 2022, 5:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: The Justice Department is investigating felony violations of false statements, conspiracy and obstruction as part of its January 6, 2021, probe that led to a recent search of former Trump administration official Jeffrey Clark’s home, according… Continue reading

“Republican members of the FEC blocked a probe of the ‘election integrity’ services provided by True the Vote to the Georgia GOP in the 2021 runoffs on grounds the services weren’t designed to influence an election”

September 14, 2022, 4:14 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

LOL: Republican members of the FEC blocked a probe of the “election integrity” services provided by True the Vote to the Georgia GOP in the 2021 runoffs on grounds the services weren’t designed to influence an election https://t.co/pTFhEOymWC pic.twitter.com/ov0QRgnWfS… Continue reading

Oct 7-8 Event at ASU: “Conference on Elections and Federalism”

September 14, 2022, 3:38 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Excited to be one of the keynote speakers (along with Sarah Longwell) at this conference: In partnership with the University of Wisconsin’s State Democracy Research Initiative, the Center for Constitutional Design will host an interdisciplinary conference on electoral… Continue reading

“House members roll out bipartisan election bill aimed at preventing future coups”

September 14, 2022, 12:18 pmelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

NBC News: A pair of centrist House lawmakers on Wednesday is rolling out a bill aimed at preventing stolen elections in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack, mirroring bipartisan legislation in the Senate, NBC News has learned.Moderate Reps. Josh… Continue reading

“How a Spreader of Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories Became a Star; For more than a decade, Catherine Engelbrecht, a Texas mom turned election-fraud crusader, has sown doubts about ballots and voting. Her patience has paid off.”

September 14, 2022, 11:14 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT profile by Cecilia Kang: Her journey into the limelight illustrates how deeply embedded the idea of voter fraud has become, aided by a highly partisan climate and social media. Even though such fraud is rare, Mr. Trump and his… Continue reading

“Improving the Census; The census has struggled to fulfill its vital functions. Our 19 proposals would make future counts more accurate, equitable, and legitimate.”

September 14, 2022, 11:05 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

New report from the Brennan Center.

“The Unique Appearance of Corruption in Personal Loan Repayments”

September 14, 2022, 11:02 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

John Martin has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Cornell Law Review). Here is the abstract: Under U.S. campaign finance jurisprudence, electoral candidates have the right to self-fund their campaigns without limitation. The majority of self-funded candidates do so by… Continue reading

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