“Is a longstanding Chicago political tradition on its way out?”

January 9, 2023, 6:56 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WBEZ: Every municipal election, candidates, lawyers and election officials alike gear up for a weekslong slog of resolving dozens — even hundreds, in some years — of nominating petition challenges, a longstanding Chicago tradition to knock candidates off the ballot… Continue reading

“Voting Rights in Corporate Governance: History and Political Economy”

January 9, 2023, 6:48 amvotingRick Hasen

Sarah Haan has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Southern California Law Review). Here is the abstract: Political voting rights have become the subject of sharp legal wrangling in American elections, and the focus of headlines and popular debate. Less… Continue reading

Arizona: “Former Justice McGregor will lead inquiry into Maricopa County Election Day printer issues”

January 6, 2023, 6:09 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Maricopa County has asked a former Arizona Supreme Court justice to lead an independent inquiry into its Election Day printer problems, officials announced Friday. Former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth McGregor will lead the probe, which was… Continue reading

“Corporations gave $10M to election objectors after pledging to cut them off”

January 6, 2023, 6:05 pmcampaign finance, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Political action committees affiliated with more than 70 major corporations said they would pause or reconsider donations to those who objected to certifying the results of the 2020 election after the attack on the U.S. Capitol two years… Continue reading

“Dark Money: Are U.S. Politics Unduly Influenced by Secret Donors?”

January 6, 2023, 4:51 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Deep dive by CQ Researcher, outside the paywall for a short time.

“Ohio voters will need photo ID for in-person voting, under bill signed by Gov. Mike DeWine”

January 6, 2023, 4:15 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed a bill that will require Ohio voters to show a photo ID when voting in person, either early or on Election Day. House Bill 458 replaces current law, which gives voters the option… Continue reading

“After Election Problems in Houston, Republicans Seek to Overturn Results”

January 6, 2023, 4:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Jon Rosenthal has seen some close races, but his re-election to the Texas State House in November, in a Houston district redrawn to be a virtual lock for Democrats, was not one of them. Mr. Rosenthal won by 15… Continue reading

Must Read Michael Kruse: “The ‘Stolen’ Election That Poisoned American Politics. It Happened in 1984.”

January 6, 2023, 4:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Michael Kruse for Politico: This week 38 years ago, in the first official act on the first official day of the 99th Congress, the Democrats in power did something nearly unprecedented in the history of the House of Representatives. Speaker… Continue reading

“Elon Musk says Twitter staff ‘error’ led to hiring Perkins Coie law firm”

January 6, 2023, 4:07 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Reuters: Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said in an email to Reuters on Friday that hiring law firm Perkins Coie to defend the company in a California federal lawsuit this week was a mistake it would not make again. Reuters … Continue reading

“‘We’re all on the same team’: Inside the Alaska model for US politics”

January 6, 2023, 2:58 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

The Christian Science Monitor has a deep dive look into Alaska’s politics, including a balanced set of interviews about how the adoption of the Top-4 primary, with RCV in the general election, has shaped those politics.

“Why Big-Money Donors Can’t Reel In GOP Rebels”

January 6, 2023, 11:27 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

This WSJ piece has a lot of good detail elaborating on a point I make in my recent NYT essay, which is the way small-dollar donations have enabled the rise of free-agent politicians. This also highlights concerns I’ve raised before… Continue reading

“Federal judges strike down SC’s 1st Congressional District as racial gerrymandering” (With Link to 33-page unanimous ruling)

January 6, 2023, 9:06 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Post & Courier: A panel of federal judges in South Carolina has concluded that the state’s coastal 1st Congressional District was drawn in such a way that it discriminates against Black voters and must be redesigned before the end of… Continue reading

My Thoughts on the Two-Year Anniversary of the January 6 Insurrection

January 6, 2023, 7:20 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Here’s what I posted a couple of weeks ago: We are just a few weeks shy of the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection in the United States Capitol, the culmination of a series of events engineered by… Continue reading

“New Law School Dean Gave Trump Bad Legal Advice”

January 6, 2023, 7:19 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Inside Higher Ed: Two years ago today, a group of insurrectionists, whipped into a frenzy by former President Trump’s false rhetoric about a stolen election, waged an attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to subvert American democracy. During the… Continue reading