Breaking: “Colorado judge rules Trump ‘engaged in an insurrection’ — but can still run for president”; Thoughts on What It Means and What’s Next

November 17, 2023, 4:56 pmballot access, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: A Colorado judge has turned away a challenge looking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from running for president under an interpretation of the 14th Amendment that argued he engaged in insurrection against the United States on Jan. 6,… Continue reading

“Judge Rejects Trump Motion to Strike Jan. 6 Mentions From Federal Election Case”

November 17, 2023, 1:20 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election rejected on Friday a request by Mr. Trump’s lawyers to remove language from his indictment describing the role he played… Continue reading

“Michigan Law Would Be First to Automatically Register People to Vote As They Leave Prison”

November 17, 2023, 1:17 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

Bolts reports.

“The hidden biases at play in the U.S. Senate; People of color get significantly less representation than White voters. And that’s not the only way the Senate is skewed.”

November 17, 2023, 11:55 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Deep dive at WaPo: The result of the country’s evolution has been a Senate that suffers from three fundamental imbalances, according to a Washington Post data analysis of population growth, demographic changes and shifts in voting patterns. First, the disparities… Continue reading

“A third of Kansas election officials have quit because of harassment and conspiracy theories”

November 17, 2023, 9:12 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Lawrence Times reports.

“Trump and Bolsonaro Claimed Fraud. Now an Argentine Candidate Is, Too.”

November 17, 2023, 7:51 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian economist, could be elected Argentina’s president on Sunday. If he is not, he has already pointed to fraud.

ProPublica on the Contiguity Requirement for Wisconsin Redistricting and the Upcoming Lawsuits

November 17, 2023, 7:31 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Here.

Ninth Circuit, Over the Dissent from Denial of Rehearing En Banc by a Number of Conservative Judges, Upholds a San Francisco Campaign Finance Disclosure Law for Ballot Measure Elections

November 17, 2023, 7:24 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The panel’s result in this case seems both correct and one that the Supreme Court could well agree to hear and overturn. (For reasons I explain here.)

Galveston Plaintiffs Go to Supreme Court to Prevent 5th Circuit From Running Out the Clock on 2024 Redistricting After Plaintiffs Won Their Case

November 17, 2023, 7:10 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Application.

“Nevada GOP fake electors under state investigation”

November 16, 2023, 1:29 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Nevada Independent: Nevada’s attorney general is investigating the six Republicans who, in 2020, falsely pledged Nevada’s electoral votes to Donald Trump even though the former president lost to President Joe Biden by 2.4 percentage points. It marks a significant change… Continue reading

Political questions and Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment

November 16, 2023, 12:14 pmelection administration, election law and constitutional lawDerek Muller

I went back to look at some of the commentary around the Supreme Court’s decision in Rucho v. Common Cause in 2019. The decision shut the door on federal constitutional challenges to partisan gerrymanders. Much of the commentary around the… Continue reading

“Today’s Election Administration Landscape”

November 16, 2023, 9:36 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

From Paul Gronke at Electionline Weekly: As regular electionline Weekly readers know, the administration of elections in the United States is a decentralized system with a complex set of diverse institutional arrangements that vary across states and sub-state jurisdictions. Nearly… Continue reading

“Ethics panel finds ‘substantial evidence’ Rep. Santos violated federal laws”

November 16, 2023, 7:47 amethics investigationsRick Hasen

WaPo: House investigators found “substantial evidence” that Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) knowingly violated a litany of ethics and criminal laws, according a House Ethics Committee report released Thursday. “Representative Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the… Continue reading

“The New Hampshire Primary Will Be Jan. 23”

November 16, 2023, 7:43 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

NYT: New Hampshire’s presidential primary will be held Jan. 23, state officials announced on Wednesday. The date had been in contention since the Democratic National Committee decided earlier this year to change its nominating calendar, which had long given New… Continue reading

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