“House members roll out bipartisan election bill aimed at preventing future coups”

September 14, 2022, 12:18 pmelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

NBC News: A pair of centrist House lawmakers on Wednesday is rolling out a bill aimed at preventing stolen elections in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack, mirroring bipartisan legislation in the Senate, NBC News has learned.Moderate Reps. Josh… Continue reading

“How a Spreader of Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories Became a Star; For more than a decade, Catherine Engelbrecht, a Texas mom turned election-fraud crusader, has sown doubts about ballots and voting. Her patience has paid off.”

September 14, 2022, 11:14 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT profile by Cecilia Kang: Her journey into the limelight illustrates how deeply embedded the idea of voter fraud has become, aided by a highly partisan climate and social media. Even though such fraud is rare, Mr. Trump and his… Continue reading

“Improving the Census; The census has struggled to fulfill its vital functions. Our 19 proposals would make future counts more accurate, equitable, and legitimate.”

September 14, 2022, 11:05 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

New report from the Brennan Center.

“The Unique Appearance of Corruption in Personal Loan Repayments”

September 14, 2022, 11:02 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

John Martin has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Cornell Law Review). Here is the abstract: Under U.S. campaign finance jurisprudence, electoral candidates have the right to self-fund their campaigns without limitation. The majority of self-funded candidates do so by… Continue reading

“Election deniers advanced to November ballots in 27 states, report finds”

September 14, 2022, 7:35 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Candidates who deny the results of the 2020 election have advanced to November ballots in statewide races for positions that will oversee, defend or certify elections in more than half of the states, according to a nonpartisan… Continue reading

“After a Wave of Subpoenas, Notes of Caution About the Jan. 6 Investigation”

September 13, 2022, 8:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: From outside the walls of the Justice Department, the sprawling investigation into efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election seems only to be accelerating, with prosecutors last week subpoenaing about 40 associates of former President Donald J.… Continue reading

“Russia Secretly Gave $300 Million to Political Parties and Officials Worldwide, U.S. Says”

September 13, 2022, 5:32 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Russia has covertly given at least $300 million to political parties, officials and politicians in more than two dozen countries since 2014, and plans to transfer hundreds of millions more, with the goal of exerting political influence and… Continue reading

My New Article Posted on SSRN: “Election Reform: Past, Present, and Future”

September 13, 2022, 3:51 pmdirect democracy, legislation and legislatures, Supreme Court, theory, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have posted on SSRN a draft of this encyclopedia article, forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of American Election Law (Eugene Mazo, editor, forthcoming 2023). Here is the abstract: This Chapter considers what election “reform” is and why many Americans… Continue reading

“Justice Department criminal investigation now touches nearly all efforts to overturn 2020 election for Trump”

September 13, 2022, 3:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Justice Department criminal prosecutors are now examining nearly every aspect of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election – including the fraudulent electors plot, efforts to push baseless election fraud claims and how money flowed to… Continue reading

Two APSA Panels from the Law and Political Process Study Group

September 13, 2022, 1:48 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Join us if you are at APSA in Montreal, with a panel on Lani Guinier’s legacy and one on my Cheap Speech book: Lifting Every Voice: The Legacy of Lani Guinier Sat, September 17, 2:00 to 3:30pm, TBA Session Submission… Continue reading

I Talked to NPR’s Here and Now about the Supreme Court’s Upcoming Moore v. Harper Case and Dangers to American Democracy

September 13, 2022, 12:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Listen here.

New York: “Rensselaer County’s Republican elections commissioner arrested by FBI”

September 13, 2022, 10:11 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Times-Union: Jason T. Schofield, the Republican Rensselaer County Board of Elections commissioner, was arrested Tuesday morning by the FBI as he left his residence and was on his way to the county office building where he works, according to multiple… Continue reading

“Requests for info on 2020’s election hinders local officials ahead of midterms”

September 13, 2022, 10:08 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough”

September 13, 2022, 10:07 amcampaigns, cheap speechRick Hasen

NPR: With two months to go until the midterms, tech companies are getting ready: rolling out fact checks, labeling misleading claims and setting up voting guides.The election playbooks being used by Facebook, Twitter, Google-owned YouTube and TikTok are… Continue reading

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