“Michigan abortion ballot measure will be put to voters in November”

September 8, 2022, 5:15 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The Michigan Supreme Courton Thursday ordereda proposal enshrining the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution be added to the November ballot, ending a partisan feud that unexpectedly erupted when a state board refused to approve the… Continue reading

“A publisher abruptly recalled the ‘2,000 Mules’ election denial book. NPR got a copy.”

September 8, 2022, 2:40 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Tom Driesbach for NPR: For months, the conservative provocateur Dinesh D’Souza teased that the book version of his widely debunked film “2,000 Mules” would provide compelling new evidence that the 2020 election was “stolen.” The film has been repeatedly promoted… Continue reading

Democratic, Republican fundraising for election litigation tops $121 million in 18 months, beats entire 2020 presidential election cycle

September 8, 2022, 9:40 amcampaign financeDerek Muller

I’ve chronicled the recent, astonishing increase in spending on election litigation. Sine 2015, election donors may contribute to “election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings,” above and beyond individual candidate campaign contribution limits. The total from the first 18… Continue reading

Great Discussion with Jamelle Bouie and Carolyn Shapiro on Strict Scrutiny Podcast About “Independent State Legislature Theory”

September 8, 2022, 8:54 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This is worth a listen with Leah Litman and Kate Shaw interviewing.

WaPo Editorial: “Congress’s first job right now: Safeguarding democracy”

September 8, 2022, 8:52 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo editorial: Congress has a lot on its to-do list ahead of November’s midterm elections — confirming circuit-court judges, funding the government and possibly enshrining same-sex marriage protections along the way. But at least as important is a piece… Continue reading

Nina Perales, Andrew Appel Join Safeguarding Democracy Project’s Advisory Board

September 8, 2022, 7:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

I’m thrilled to welcome two new Advisory Board members to the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law: Nina Perales is Vice President of Litigation at MALDEF Andrew Appel is Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science at Princeton. Both were on… Continue reading

“Georgia’s biggest county can’t find a top elections official”

September 8, 2022, 6:47 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: It is in many ways an ideal job for a public servant with a passion for democracy — the chance to facilitate voting in Georgia’s most populous county, the electoral center of one of the most important political… Continue reading

Kansas: “‘We’ve got to find somebody’: JoCo sheriff appears to lack probable cause in election inquiry”

September 8, 2022, 6:46 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

KC Star: Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden, who has spent months promoting a criminal investigation into elections, told a gathering of residents last week that “we’ve got to find somebody” who knows election rigging is happening. But the Republican… Continue reading

“Federal grand jury probing Trump PAC’s formation, fundraising efforts: Sources”

September 8, 2022, 6:38 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

ABC News: A federal grand jury investigating the activities leading up the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the push by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the result of the 2020 election has expanded… Continue reading

FEC on 6-0 Vote Rejects Complaint Against Mark Zuckerberg and Others for Campaign Finance Violations Based on Grants to Help Local Administrators Run Elections During Covid

September 8, 2022, 6:25 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

They say no good deed goes unpunished, but this one mercifully was rejected 6-0. I’ve been very critical of Facebook for how it has handled election-related content. But these grants by Zuckerberg and Chan (his spouse) were extremely helpful… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Routledge Handbook of Election Law: Disputed Elections in Africa and the Role of Courts

September 8, 2022, 6:25 amcomparative election law, ELB Book CornerRick Hasen

am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner some of the authors of the Routledge Handbook of Election Law. Here is the final of three posts, by Ugochukwu Ezeh. Ugochukwu Ezeh The judicialisation of electoral disputes has emerged… Continue reading

“A Long-Shot Push to Bar Trump in 2024 as an ‘Insurrectionist'”

September 7, 2022, 5:58 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Democrats and liberal groups, determined to find a way to bar former President Donald J. Trump from returning to office, are preparing a variety of ways to disqualify him, including drafting new legislation and readying a flurry of lawsuits… Continue reading

“A QAnon-Touting Election Denier Could Soon Run This Swing State’s Elections”

September 7, 2022, 5:30 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Cameron Joseph for Vice News: In June 2020, stuck at home with her kids and growing increasingly infuriated by the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Toni Shuppe binge-watched a QAnon conspiracy theory video series that changed her life—and altered… Continue reading

“Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session”

September 7, 2022, 5:27 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: The evening before Michigan’s state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers — warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging them to ignore local… Continue reading