“Media network paid by GOP groups is behind deluge of election records requests”

September 28, 2023, 6:22 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Votebeat: In North Carolina, Local Labs wanted obscure voter records that would take weeks, or even months, to prepare. In Georgia, the company requested a copy of every envelope voters used to mail in their ballots. And in dozens of… Continue reading

“Redistricting redux: North Carolina lawmakers to draw again new maps for Congress and themselves”

September 28, 2023, 6:08 amredistrictingRick Hasen

AP: With a new state budget completed, North Carolina legislators now turn their attention yet again to mapping the state’s congressional and General Assembly districts. The House and Senate redistricting committees scheduled hearings this week — the last one… Continue reading

Kirkus Reviews Calls My Forthcoming Book, A Real Right to Vote, “A persuasive, up-to-date proposal that deserves widespread attention.”

September 27, 2023, 7:44 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

My book, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy, is out February 20 from Princeton University Press. (You can preorder now at Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes and Noble. There is also… Continue reading

“Voter Suppression, New York Style; Few states make it harder to participate in primary elections, which frequently determine the eventual winner.”

September 27, 2023, 7:36 amprimariesRick Hasen

Howard Husock for City Journal.

“Pluribus AM: All redistricting, all the time”

September 27, 2023, 7:13 amredistrictingRick Hasen

From Reid Wilson’s indispensable morning newsletter on news around the states: In Politics & Business We should just rename this section “Today in Redistricting Litigation” ALABAMA: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Alabama’s bid to keep a U.S. House district map that… Continue reading

“Trump Lawyers Assail Gag Order Request in Election Case”

September 27, 2023, 7:08 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Lawyers representing former President Donald J. Trump against federal charges accusing him of seeking to overturn the 2020 election offered an outraged response on Monday to the government’s request for a gag order, saying the attempt to “muzzle” him… Continue reading

Fascinating Election Law Issue Raised in Petition for Review to California Supreme Court

September 26, 2023, 3:49 pmdirect democracy, votingRick Hasen

The Petition for Review in Alliance San Diego v. City of San Diego raises a very interesting issue: QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. The City of San Diego (the “City”) held an election on an initiative proposing a special tax (Measure C)… Continue reading

“Maine Referendum Spotlights Voting Rights for People Under Guardianship “

September 26, 2023, 3:33 pmvoters with disabilitiesRick Hasen

Bolts: Since its drafting in 1819, Maine’s constitution has barred people who are “under guardianship for reasons of mental illness” from voting in state and local elections. The state legislature tried to end that exclusion decades ago, putting constitutional amendments… Continue reading

PlanScore Updated Through 2022 Elections

September 26, 2023, 7:42 amUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

PlanScore is now updated with partisan fairness data about congressional and state legislative plans through the 2022 election. Below are maps showing the biases of congressional plans in 2022 and 2012 (in that order). The improvement in 2022 in states… Continue reading

My New One in The Atlantic: “The Supreme Court Needs to Make a Call on Trump’s Eligibility; The question of the former president’s possible disqualification needs to be resolved sooner or later. Sooner is better than later.”

September 26, 2023, 7:33 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this piece for The Atlantic. It begins: There’s an old saying that sometimes it is more important for the law to be certain than to be right. Certainty allows people to plan their actions knowing what the… Continue reading

“Ohio Sec. of State LaRose has flagged 641 cases of voter fraud. Less than 3% resulted in charges”

September 26, 2023, 7:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ohio Capital Journal: After discussion, LaRose’s office said it would provide a spreadsheet identifying the number of allegations per county, broken down into broad categories of potential offenses. It took five months for the office to provide that document. As… Continue reading

“The High Cost of High Turnover; When local election officials leave their positions in record numbers, the costs to institutional knowledge and running elections are significant”

September 26, 2023, 7:16 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

New report from Issue One.

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