“Real Right to Vote” Book Tour Opens This Thursday, Feb. 15, at UCLA Hammer Museum, with me in Conversation with Erwin Chemerinsky

February 11, 2024, 9:04 pmReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

I recently noted some in-person and virtual events to discuss my new book, A Real Right to Vote, out February 20th. (Preorder from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop, and read the Kirkus Review). Here’s the… Continue reading

Digging in in the Badger State

February 11, 2024, 11:16 amredistrictingJustin Levitt

Justin here. There’s an oddity in the most recent round of Wisconsin’s redistricting travails. Democratic legislators (and later, the Democratic Governor) seem to be voting against an ostensible olive branch extended by the Republican legislative leadership. And I wonder if… Continue reading

“Meta turns its back on politics again, angering some news creators”

February 11, 2024, 7:48 amcheap speechRick Hasen

WaPo: Meta announced on Friday it would stop proactively recommending political content on Instagram or its upstart text-based app Threads, alarming news and politics-focused creators and journalists gearing up for a crucial election year. While users will still be allowed… Continue reading

“Georgia Republican Party official denies voting fraud charges in court”

February 11, 2024, 7:14 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: A top Georgia Republican Party official and talk show host accused of election fraud, Brian K. Pritchard, testified Friday that he never voted illegally while serving a felony sentence for forging checks, but state attorneys showed evidence that he… Continue reading

“A ‘Top Three’ Version of California’s ‘Top Two’ Elections”

February 11, 2024, 6:46 amUncategorizedNed Foley

Common Ground Democracy essay that develops further the proposal discussed in the Project Syndicate column with Eric Maskin. This essay includes more examples of congressional elections for which the proposal would make a significant difference and also connects the… Continue reading

“Much unease in blue states as Supreme Court weighs the Trump ballot case”

February 11, 2024, 4:36 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

This Washington Post story features Prof. Doug Spencer, an election law expert, in both his personal and professional identities: Professor Douglas Spencer began his Thursday afternoon class at the University of Colorado Law School by reading a text message he… Continue reading

Tim Synder Ridicules Argument that the President is not included in Sec. 3’s Disqualification Ban

February 10, 2024, 1:51 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Synder, a well-known Yale political scientist, participated in an amicus brief in the case on behalf of academics who study democratic backsliding in other countries. A recent substack post of his illustrates the kind of reaction the Court can expect… Continue reading

“To avoid election crisis, Arizona lawmakers try bipartisanship”

February 9, 2024, 2:28 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: Alarmed that Arizona’s 11 electoral votes mightnot be counted in the process for selecting the next American president, Republicans and Democrats in this political battleground did something rare: They found consensus. After months of warnings and a frantic series… Continue reading

“What the Colorado Oral Argument Missed”

February 9, 2024, 10:50 amUncategorizedNed Foley

For The Atlantic: “The justices seem ready to leave the issue of Donald Trump’s eligibility up to Congress. Here’s why they shouldn’t.” After acknowledging why the justices would be inclined to rely on Trump’s congressional exclusivity argument, the piece… Continue reading

“Exclusive: Biden officials confront limits of federal response in exercise preparing for 2024 election threats”

February 9, 2024, 10:40 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: When senior national security officials gathered in the White House Situation Room in December to prepare for the 2024 election, they faced a pair of stark, simulated scenarios that tested the limits of any federal response to election-related chaos,… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court and the Risks of January 6, 2025”

February 9, 2024, 8:27 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Jeannie Suk Gersen: The election-law experts Edward Foley, Benjamin Ginsberg, and Richard Hasen warned, in an amicus brief, that if the Justices resolve the case without “deciding the merits of the disqualification question,” it “would not reflect an admirable judicial… Continue reading

Elise Stefanik, If She Had Been Vice President in 2020, “Would Not Have Done What Mike Pence Did,” Suggesting She Would Have Acted to Subvert the 2020 Election

February 9, 2024, 7:54 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

THIS is troubling (via Political Wire).

DNC Files FEC Complaint Claiming Illegal Coordination Against RFK Jr. and a Supportive PAC That is Allegedly Helping Him with Ballot Access

February 9, 2024, 7:14 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

You can find the complaint here.

“Election officials go on offense to prevent disruptions of 2024 vote”

February 9, 2024, 6:53 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for WaPo: In training poll workers for this year’s presidential election, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is preparing them for a series of worst-case scenarios, including combat. His office is coordinating active-shooter drills for election… Continue reading