ELB Summer Blogging Schedule (May)

April 25, 2023, 7:20 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

As it was last summer, this summer will be filled with various ELB contributors taking the helm of ELB. Here are the primary ELB bloggers for the month of May: Week of May 1, 2023: Justin Levitt Week of May… Continue reading

“Massive turnover in local election officials likely before 2024, says new survey; A new survey suggests that more than 1 in 5 local election officials will have never worked a presidential election next year.”

April 25, 2023, 7:15 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NBC News: A new survey from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law predicts huge turnover in local election officials before the 2024 election. According to the survey, 12% of local officials began working in… Continue reading

Arizona: “Cochise County ready to hire elections director who spread false claims of 2020 election rigging”

April 24, 2023, 4:49 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Votebeat: Cochise County is close to hiring an elections director who has repeatedly shared false claims about widespread election fraud on Facebook, including claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump. Bob Bartelsmeyer, currently the… Continue reading

“Iran gained access to election results server in 2020, military reveals”

April 24, 2023, 4:24 pmchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo: The U.S. military discovered that an Iranian hacking group had penetrated a local government website that was to report 2020 election results and disrupted the attack before the votes were tallied, officials revealed Monday during a conference of… Continue reading

Georgia: “Trump probe: DA urges law enforcement to prep for indictments this summer”

April 24, 2023, 1:46 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

AJC: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday said she would announce this summer whether former President Donald Trump and his allies would be charged with crimes related to alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 election. Willis revealed the timetable… Continue reading

Pennsylvania: “Lackawanna County officials seek solution to mail-in ballot issue at county prison”

April 24, 2023, 1:20 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

Times-Tribune: Lackawanna County Prison and election bureau officials say they’re working to resolve an issue that could prevent inmates who are legally eligible to vote from casting mail-in ballots in the May primary election. Under the prison’s current mail policy,… Continue reading

Mitchell on gov’t agencies at the RNC donor retreat

April 24, 2023, 7:38 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), redistricting, voter registrationJustin Levitt

As this blog noted, Cleta Mitchell was invited to give a “special legal presentation” to a recent RNC donor retreat — either because of or despite her role in proceedings attempting to overturn the 2020 election. There has already… Continue reading

“For Saner Politics, Try Stronger Parties; Well-intended reforms have made the national parties weak and ineffective—and unable to resist their most extreme elements”

April 24, 2023, 7:33 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

Gerald Seib WSJ column.

“Supreme Court to decide if First Amendment stops government officials from blocking social media critics”

April 24, 2023, 7:27 amcheap speech, First Amendment theory, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed for CNN: The Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider whether the First Amendment protects social media users from being blocked from commenting on the personal pages that government officials use to communicate actions related to their… Continue reading

“Whitman & Torricelli: Why we need a 3rd political party in New Jersey | Opinion”

April 24, 2023, 7:23 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

At NJ.com, advocating fusion.

“Looking Behind the Curtain: Corporate due diligence of political spending essential to protect companies from growing risks”

April 24, 2023, 7:21 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

CPA at the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.

“Testimony Suggests Trump Was at Meeting About Accessing Voting Software”

April 22, 2023, 11:27 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump took part in a discussion about plans to access voting system software in Michigan and Georgia as part of the effort to challenge his 2020 election loss, according to testimony from former Trump advisers.… Continue reading

“Ohio Republicans try to change rules to defeat abortion rights amendment”

April 22, 2023, 11:20 amdirect democracyRick Hasen

Dan Balz WaPo column: or 111 years, Ohio voters have lived with a set of rules for amending their state constitution through citizen initiative. The requirements have not changed and the threshold for enactment has always been 50 percent plus… Continue reading

“Alaska Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, says partisan gerrymandering violates state constitution”

April 22, 2023, 11:18 amredistrictingRick Hasen

ADN: In a landmark decision, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the Alaska Constitution’s equal protection doctrine. The decision follows a contentious recent reapportionment cycle: The Alaska Redistricting Board was twice found by the… Continue reading

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