Arizona’s Especially Worthwhile Electoral Reform Effort

March 14, 2024, 7:53 amUncategorizedNed Foley

A new Common Ground Democracy essay with this subtitle: “A local group is pursuing a proposal that deserves nationwide recognition as well as success at home.” ELB readers should be especially interested in following the development of this important effort.… Continue reading

“Race is an ever present source of tension in Trump Georgia case”

March 14, 2024, 7:12 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Amy Gardner for WaPo: In the weeks that followed, the racist messages to Willis — some of them anonymous and difficult to trace — ramped up significantly in volume and tone, according to a sampling of them obtained by The… Continue reading

“Democrats Meddle in Ohio G.O.P. Senate Primary, Pushing Trump’s Choice”

March 14, 2024, 7:09 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A Democratic group is wading into the Republican Senate primary in Ohio with a new television spot aimed at promoting the conservative credentials of Bernie Moreno, a Cleveland-area businessman who has been endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump.… Continue reading

“Is the End of the Filibuster Near?”

March 14, 2024, 7:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Carl Hulse for the NYT: “It is going to be challenged,” said Mr. Manchin, who sided with Mr. McConnell and Senate Republicans to block fellow Democrats from rewriting the Senate rule book. Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and… Continue reading

“Democrats prepare to go to war against third-party candidates”

March 14, 2024, 7:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: The Democratic National Committee is building its first team to counter third-party and independent presidential candidates, people involved told NBC News, as the party and its allies prepare for a potential all-out war on candidates they view as… Continue reading

I Joined the “Future Hindsight” Podcast to Talk About My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote”

March 14, 2024, 6:53 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

A great conversation with Mila Atmos. Listen.

“No Labels Co-Chairman Pat McCrory Quits Group as It Presses Ahead With Presidential Ticket”

March 14, 2024, 6:52 amthird partiesRick Hasen

WSJ: Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, a national co-chairman of No Labels, is resigning from the centrist political organization as it takes steps to launch a presidential ticket, according to people familiar with the plans. McCrory, a Republican who… Continue reading

Poor Disclosure from Some State Supreme Courts

March 14, 2024, 6:45 amconflict of interest laws, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Fix the Court release: State supreme court justices have the power to impact federal elections, redistricting, immigration, reproductive rights, gun rights and more, and yet most states are suppressing information about their top judges — either by making it difficult… Continue reading

“RNC to add new lawyers focusing on claims of election fraud – including one key figure from 2020 challenges”

March 13, 2024, 1:12 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: The Republican National Committee, now under the control of former President Donald Trump and his campaign, is bringing on a slate of new lawyers both internally and externally who will focus intensely on election fraud, an issue Trump has remained… Continue reading

“Republicans in a rural Georgia county ignore a judge’s order to qualify candidates”

March 13, 2024, 11:23 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: A political and legal standoff is underway in Catoosa County after the local GOP passed rules giving it the final say over who can qualify as a Republican and then this week refused to allow several contenders for… Continue reading

“Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting. It’s a myth with a long history”

March 13, 2024, 7:58 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Miles Parks for NPR: For those looking to raise doubts about American elections, it’s becoming clear that a key 2024 voting boogeyman will be immigration. The false notion that undocumented immigrants are affecting federal elections has been floating around for… Continue reading

“BREAKING: Fulton judge kills six counts in Trump indictment” (Link to Order)

March 13, 2024, 7:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday struck down six counts of the August indictment that alleged felony conduct by former President Donald Trump and 18 others, saying they lacked sufficient detail. In a nine-page ruling, McAfee dismissed… Continue reading

“Republicans Can’t Restructure North Carolina Election Boards, Judges Rule”

March 13, 2024, 7:35 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: A bipartisan panel of three judges in North Carolina ruled that a Republican-led effort in the state legislature to restructure state and county election boards is unconstitutional. Their ruling, which contained no dissent, leaves in place the current makeup… Continue reading

“The Potential for Chaos in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Colorado Ballot Decision”

March 13, 2024, 7:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Gerard Magliocca in Washington Monthly: One goal of both parties to the Section 3 lawsuit was to obtain a decision on Trump’s eligibility before the election. As Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote, it is usually more important that the “law … Continue reading