What Would a VP Vance Do on January 6, 2029? Matt Seligman Explores Before the VP Debate

October 1, 2024, 3:01 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

From his NYT oped: By saying he would have prevented Congress from counting the electoral votes that confirmed President Biden’s victory, Mr. Vance has admitted that he would have asserted an extra-constitutional power to abet Mr. Trump’s plot to… Continue reading

“New and Old Tools to Tackle Deepfakes and Election Lies in 2024”

October 1, 2024, 2:58 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

Some of the folks from Protect Democracy have this very helpful analysis at Lawfare.

Danielle Lang Has a New Voting-Related Substack

October 1, 2024, 2:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Check it out!

“Corruption and the Supreme Court”

October 1, 2024, 8:30 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Can’t wait to read this new Josh Chafetz draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities). Here is the abstract: Corruption is everywhere at the Supreme Court. The justices routinely rule on what is—and, more frequently, what… Continue reading

Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN

October 1, 2024, 8:24 ampedagogyRick Hasen

Here: RankPaperDownloads1.A Lost Opportunity to Protect Democracy Against Itself: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in Trump v. Anderson Ilya SominGeorge Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law SchoolDate Posted: 29 Aug 2024Last Revised: 17 Sep 20243512.The Stagnation, … Continue reading

October 10 Virtual Event: “2024 Presidential Elections: Implications and Consequences for U.S. Democracy”

October 1, 2024, 8:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Very much looking forward to participating in this virtual event, with Lilliana Mason and Steve Levistky (free registration required).

October 8 Live Event at UCLA Hammer Museum: “The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections”

October 1, 2024, 7:54 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Very much looking forward to moderating this event: Hammer Forum Part of the series Hammer Forum: 2024 Presidential Election Tuesday Oct 8, 2024 7:30 PM Hammer Forums are made possible by the Rosenbloom Family. Co-presented with the Safeguarding Democracy Project… Continue reading

“Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: How Elections Would Look Different This Year and in the Future”

October 1, 2024, 7:43 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

New from CAP.

“Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000”

October 1, 2024, 7:42 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from her polling place in 2022 despite registering online to vote, her attorneys said Monday. Ashleigh Smith made… Continue reading

“Hurricane Helene scrambles mail and early voting plans in North Carolina”

September 30, 2024, 5:28 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NBC News: Hurricane Helene has caused significant disruptions for election officials in North Carolina and across the Southeast, scrambling preparations for early and mail voting that have been in the works for months. In western North Carolina, one of the… Continue reading

“Despite federal court ruling, Arizona has power to ensure counties certify election results”

September 30, 2024, 3:33 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Votebeat: A federal judge has blocked an Arizona rule aimed at enforcing timely finalizing of election results, ruling that the state can’t simply exclude a county’s results if local officials there refuse to certify them, and noting the various… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Republicans Lag Democrats in Early Mail Ballot Requests”

September 30, 2024, 12:57 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

NYT: In the past two election cycles, Republicans have been far less eager to vote by mail than Democrats — and their candidates have suffered because of it. This year, Republicans made Pennsylvania their target for flipping the trend, pledging … Continue reading

“Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat”

September 30, 2024, 12:28 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale for CNN.

October 16 Event: “Connecting Research with Policy: Foreign Influence, Disinformation, and Generative AI”

September 30, 2024, 12:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

This looks great: Over the past decade, immense research and policy efforts have focused on understanding digital media’s impact on democracy, particularly around foreign influence campaigns and disinformation. However, the online environment has shifted radically over the last few years… Continue reading

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