“Voter Data, Democratic Inequality, and the Risk of Political Violence”

November 3, 2022, 11:08 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bertrall Ross and Doug Spencer have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Cornell Law Review). Here is the abstract: Campaigns’ increasing reliance on data-driven canvassing has coincided with a disquieting trend in American politics: a stark gap in voter turnout… Continue reading

Election Law Program Publishes Revised Election Law Manual

November 3, 2022, 10:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Election Law Program, a joint project of the National Center for State Courts and William & Mary Law School, is pleased to share the 2022 edition of its Election Law Manual. The Manual is organized around substantive election law… Continue reading

“Musk personally led call with civil rights groups to address hate speech on Twitter”

November 3, 2022, 10:53 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Politico: Twitter CEO Elon Musk single-handedly led a call on Tuesday with civil rights groups in an effort to assure them that he would curtail hate speech — and stop the spread of misinformation ahead of the midterm elections.Musk said… Continue reading

“It Can Happen Here: 8 Great Books to Read About the Decline of Democracy”

November 3, 2022, 10:47 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT reading list.

11th Circuit finds eligibility challenge to Marjorie Taylor Greene moot, but one judge finds Georgia had no power to adjudicate her qualifications

November 3, 2022, 9:57 amcourt decisions, legislation and legislaturesDerek Muller

From Greene v. Secretary of State (disclosure: I filed an amicus brief in the case), a per curiam opinion (Judges Wilson, Branch, and Lagoa): As explained, in this federal lawsuit, Rep. Greene is seeking to enjoin the application of the… Continue reading

“Independent State Legislature Theory Undermines Elections Principles”

November 2, 2022, 7:18 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

BPC: ollowing the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Moore v. Harper, one of the more consequential cases in recent years, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Structural Democracy Project released their latest report, Independent State Legislature Theory Undermines Elections Principles. The… Continue reading

“Lawyers Who Advanced Trump’s Election Challenges Return for Midterms”

November 2, 2022, 6:45 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: At least three dozen lawyers and law firms that advanced Donald J. Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election are now working for Republican candidates, parties and other groups, filing lawsuits and other complaints that could lay… Continue reading

“Biden says Americans ‘can’t take democracy for granted any longer'”

November 2, 2022, 6:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: With just six days until Election Day, President Biden delivered a speech in which he warned the country about the risk posed by voter intimidation and political violence. “What we’re doing now is going to determine whether democracy will… Continue reading

“New poll workers raising concerns in Michigan, other states”

November 2, 2022, 6:37 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A shortage of poll workers has concerned local election officials in some parts of the country as the midterm elections approach. Not so in Michigan.Conservative groups and local Republican Party operatives who have pushed false claims about the 2020… Continue reading

“Canvassing Deserts: When Obstacles to Reaching Urban Voters Become Voter Suppression”

November 2, 2022, 6:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Interesting piece at Just Security.

“Originalism Demands Only One Answer in the Supreme Court’s Big Elections Case”

November 2, 2022, 2:10 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

David Gans on Moore v. Harper.

More related to Ranked Choice Voting

November 2, 2022, 1:20 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

I had the opportunity to discuss Ranked Choice Voting on WOSU All Sides with Ann Fisher. (Mike Thompson was substituting for Ann Fisher today.) I was fortunate to be joined in the conversation by Nate Atkinson, who teaches… Continue reading

“Nye County, Nevada: A Harbinger of Future Elections if 2020 Deniers Win”

November 2, 2022, 9:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld reports.

“Trump lawyers saw Justice Thomas as ‘only chance’ to stop 2020 election certification”

November 2, 2022, 9:02 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump’s attorneys saw a direct appeal to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as their best hope of derailing Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 presidential election, according to emails newly disclosed to congressional investigators.“We want to frame… Continue reading