“Michigan Republicans Stumble in Dress Rehearsal for Overturning Future Elections”

September 9, 2022, 10:53 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts: Ever since allies of Donald Trump in Michigan failed to stall the certification of Joe Biden’s win in 2020, they have pursued a methodical purge of election officials who affirmed the results, replacing them with new canvassers who… Continue reading

“Senators say vote on election reform bill unlikely until after midterms”

September 9, 2022, 8:38 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

LA Times: A bipartisan group of senators pushing legislation designed to prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol say a vote on the package isn’t likely until after election day.“We’ve talked about it as… Continue reading

“‘This cannot continue’: MAGA influencers are creating hell for California elections offices”

September 9, 2022, 7:35 amchicaneryRick Hasen

SF Gate: Natalie Adona, the clerk-recorder and registrar of voters in California’s Nevada County, is having a bad week. For almost two years now, her inbox has been inundated with public records requests from people who falsely believe the… Continue reading

“Trump’s Post-Election Fund-Raising Comes Under Scrutiny by Justice Dept.”

September 9, 2022, 7:22 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A federal grand jury in Washington is examining the formation of — and spending by — a fund-raising operation created by Donald J. Trump after his loss in the 2020 election as he was soliciting millions of dollars by… Continue reading

“Truth Social in limbo as merger partner grapples with another failed vote”

September 9, 2022, 7:19 amcheap speechRick Hasen

WaPo: Former president Donald Trump has failed to win another vote — this time, by the shareholders of an investment ally his social network Truth Social had been counting on for cash.Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company,… Continue reading

“State Constitutions as a Defense Against Election Subversion”

September 9, 2022, 7:17 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Jessica Bulman-Pozen and Miriam Seifter at LawFare.

“Is Election Denial a Big Deal? Judging By Some Obits, Not Really; They voted to overturn an election. When they died, it went unmentioned.”

September 9, 2022, 7:13 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico Magazine.

“‘Absolutely terrifying prospect’: How the midterms could weaken U.S. election security”

September 9, 2022, 7:11 amelection subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

Eric Geller for Politico: Republicans who support former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election would gain the power to open up access to their states’ voting machines if they win in November — a prospect that security experts… Continue reading

“Wisconsin election clerks race to understand absentee ballot ruling”

September 9, 2022, 7:07 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Associated Press: Wisconsin’s 1,800-plus election clerks were racing Thursday to understand a judge’s ruling nine weeks before the election that some fear could lead to absentee ballots being counted in parts of the battleground state but rejected in others.A judge… Continue reading

CNN: Leaked Video “shows Republican leaders in Michigan training poll workers to break the rules so they can act as ‘undercover agents’ during mid-term elections in November.”

September 8, 2022, 5:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Watch: CNN EXCLUSIVE: New video obtained by @DrewGriffinCNN shows Republican leaders in Michigan training poll workers to *break the rules* so they can act as "undercover agents" during mid-term elections in November. pic.twitter.com/QOz6taBc9E— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt… Continue reading

“Michigan abortion ballot measure will be put to voters in November”

September 8, 2022, 5:15 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The Michigan Supreme Courton Thursday ordereda proposal enshrining the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution be added to the November ballot, ending a partisan feud that unexpectedly erupted when a state board refused to approve the… Continue reading

“A publisher abruptly recalled the ‘2,000 Mules’ election denial book. NPR got a copy.”

September 8, 2022, 2:40 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Tom Driesbach for NPR: For months, the conservative provocateur Dinesh D’Souza teased that the book version of his widely debunked film “2,000 Mules” would provide compelling new evidence that the 2020 election was “stolen.” The film has been repeatedly promoted… Continue reading

Democratic, Republican fundraising for election litigation tops $121 million in 18 months, beats entire 2020 presidential election cycle

September 8, 2022, 9:40 amcampaign financeDerek Muller

I’ve chronicled the recent, astonishing increase in spending on election litigation. Sine 2015, election donors may contribute to “election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings,” above and beyond individual candidate campaign contribution limits. The total from the first 18… Continue reading