“The changing congressional map is shifting the fight for control of the House”

January 8, 2024, 7:59 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Politico: The partisan tilt of a handful of districts could still change dramatically before voters even go to the polls this year — shifting who has the upper hand in the battle for control the House. Republicans hold just a… Continue reading

“How Hillsdale Got Mixed Up in the 2020 Election Plot”

January 8, 2024, 7:56 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT Magazine: It is unclear precisely how the Hillsdale contingent was brought into this widening conspiracy-seeking swirl. But the college was nothing if not well connected. Northon also did work for the Amistad Project, a self-described “election-integrity watchdog” that emerged… Continue reading

Rick Pildes: I’m Honored to Receive the John Hart Ely Memorial Prize, for Contributions to Election Law, from the American Assn of Law Schools

January 8, 2024, 5:42 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

I was greatly honored this weekend to receive this award at the annual meeting of the American Law School Association, even if it partly means I have been at this work for a long time. It’s particularly meaningful to me… Continue reading

House Speaker Says It’s “Nonsense” to Call Him a 2020 Election Denier, Cites Discredited Version of Independent State Legislature Theory

January 7, 2024, 4:29 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Watch the “Face the Nation video.

“Stefanik pre-emptively declines to commit to accepting 2024 election results”

January 7, 2024, 12:50 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Rep. Elise Stefanik on Sunday declined to commit to certifying the results of the 2024 election and accused Democrats of trying “to steal the election,” and illegally gerrymander congressional districts in their favor. “We will see if this… Continue reading

“Trump allies seek to co-opt coming election-security case to bolster 2020 lie”

January 7, 2024, 12:44 pmfraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo must-read: Mike Lindell, the flamboyant pillow magnate, has spent millions promoting the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump — a claim that has been roundly rejected by cybersecurity experts, government officials and numerous courts. But… Continue reading

“Trump Signals an Election Year Full of Falsehoods on Jan. 6 and Democracy”

January 7, 2024, 12:18 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Rarely in American politics has a leading presidential candidate made such grave accusations about a rival: warning that he is willing to violate the Constitution. Claiming that he is eager to persecute political rivals. Calling him a dire threat… Continue reading

“Michigan Republicans vote to remove chair Kristina Karamo as she promises not to accept result”

January 7, 2024, 12:13 pmchicanery, political partiesRick Hasen

Politico: Michigan Republicans have voted to remove state GOP Chair Kristina Karamo during a meeting Saturday after many of the party’s leaders called for her resignation following a year of leadership plagued by debt and infighting. A large majority of… Continue reading

“How the GOP’s rewriting of Jan. 6 paved the way for Trump’s comeback”

January 7, 2024, 12:06 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Donald Trump spent the days after Jan. 6, 2021, privately fuming about the election and his media coverage. Leaving office with an approval rating below 40 percent, he skipped Joe Biden’s inauguration and retreated to Mar-a-Lago. He was… Continue reading

“Transgender Candidate in Ohio Is Disqualified for Not Disclosing Birth Name”

January 7, 2024, 11:54 amballot accessRick Hasen

NYT: A transgender woman was disqualified from a race for the Ohio House of Representatives after she did not include her previous name in election materials, raising the prospect that transgender candidates would face similar barriers elsewhere. Vanessa Joy, a… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court’s Election Dilemma”

January 7, 2024, 11:19 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Jeff Rosen in the WSJ Saturday Essay: (Corrected link) The Supreme Court, too, might decide that removing Trump from the ballot in some states but not others risks chaos. The dilemma facing the conservative majority is that in the past… Continue reading

I Spoke to Harry Litman on the Talking Feds Podcast About the Trump Colorado Disqualification Case at SCOTUS

January 7, 2024, 11:16 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

You can watch here.

“Cases and Materials on California’s Political and Election Laws”

January 7, 2024, 11:12 ampedagogyRick Hasen

Newly published by Chris Mitchell.

Learning the Lesson of January 6

January 6, 2024, 1:54 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

A new Common Ground Democracy column: Hopefully, after this year’s elections, America will get another chance to adopt the structural reforms necessary to assure that elections produce the results that a majority of voters want.