“Local election officials in Florida call for scrapping new ID rules for mail voting”

January 27, 2023, 9:58 amelection administrationRick Hasen

NPR: County election supervisors in Florida are urging the state to throw out new vote-by-mail restrictions that are set to be rolled out next year, saying the measures could present serious logistical and security issues. In a report sent to… Continue reading

“New Report: Publicly Funded Campaigns Can Dilute Big Money’s Influence on California’s Politics”

January 27, 2023, 9:56 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release: “Matching funds” programs and democracy dollars, two approaches to public financing of campaigns, can be keys to breaking big money’s grip on state politics and lifting up the voices of regular Californians, according to a new report released today… Continue reading

“Report: NY can boost voter turnout with this single change”

January 27, 2023, 9:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Gothamist: Could New York City’s notoriously low voter turnout just be a scheduling snafu? That’s the argument in a new report from Citizens Union to be released on Friday. The nonpartisan good government group examined how holding local elections in… Continue reading

“Revealed: Trump secretly donated $1m to discredited Arizona election ‘audit'”

January 27, 2023, 7:06 amcampaign finance, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Guardian:/Documented: One of the enduring mysteries surrounding the chaotic attempts to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential battle has been solved: who made a secret $1m donation to the controversial election “audit” in Arizona? The identity… Continue reading

“The Incoherence of Facebook’s Trump Decision”

January 27, 2023, 7:02 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

David Graham for The Atlantic: Whatever one thinks of Meta’s decision to allow Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram, how the company is doing so is already shambolic. This is a man who tried to stay in office despite… Continue reading

With Petition for Rehearing Filed in (Republican-Majority) North Carolina Supreme Court, Could SCOTUS Decision in Moore v. Harper Become Moot?

January 26, 2023, 5:22 pmlegislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Back on November 9, I wrote: Could the Flipping of the North Carolina Supreme Court to Republican Control Moot the Moore v. Harper Case about the Independent State Legislature Doctrine? With news that the North Carolina Supreme Court has flipped… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Rachel Maddow: “What ‘Ultra’ Can Teach Us About Threats to American Democracy Today”

January 26, 2023, 2:51 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

You can watch this very interesting conversation at this link.

State Bar of California: “Attorney John Eastman Charged with Multiple Disciplinary Counts by the State Bar of California”

January 26, 2023, 2:47 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Release: The State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced today the filing of a Notice of Disciplinary Charges (NDC) against attorney John Charles Eastman (State Bar No. 193726). The 11 charges arise from allegations that… Continue reading

“Cyber Ninjas’ ties to Trump during Arizona election ‘audit’ revealed in messages”

January 26, 2023, 1:59 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Former President Donald Trump publicly kept his distance from the review of Maricopa County’s 2020 election. But inside Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, his influence loomed over critical aspects of the “audit,” according to messages sent and… Continue reading

Eighth Circuit considers whether the Voting Rights Act allows private parties to sue under Section 2

January 26, 2023, 11:39 amVoting Rights ActDerek Muller

An Eighth Circuit panel recently heard oral argument (MP3) in Arkansas State Conference NAACP vs. Arkansas Board of Apportionment. It’s an appeal from a district court decision concluding that private parties may not sue under Section 2 of… Continue reading

Must-Read NYT: “Barr Pressed Durham to Find Flaws in the Russia Investigation. It Didn’t Go Well.”

January 26, 2023, 11:22 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Must-read NYT: It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald J. Trump and his supporters: The investigation into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia was a witch hunt, they maintained, that had been opened without any solid… Continue reading

“With newfound powers, statehouse Democrats race to expand voting rights”

January 25, 2023, 8:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: After strong electoral results in the midterm elections, Democrats in some key states are moving quickly this year on voting rights – pushing ambitious plans to expand access to the ballot ahead of the 2024 presidential election. In… Continue reading

“Cochise County elections director resigns after protecting midterm ballots from Republican officials”

January 25, 2023, 8:06 pmelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Votebeat Arizona: During last fall’s fights in Cochise County over hand-counting ballots and rejecting the election results, county residents say they were glad there was one person standing up to defend elections. Elections Director Lisa Marra repeatedly explained — to… Continue reading

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