“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

Dan Tokaji in Balkinization Symposium on “A Real Right to Vote”: “Dare to Dream”

March 13, 2024, 7:27 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Here’s Dan Tokaji’s contribution to the symposium on my book, A Real Right to Vote: Toward the end of his new book A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy, Rick Hasen addresses the concern that… Continue reading

Hans von Spakovsky Won’t Say If the 2020 Election Was “Rigged”

March 12, 2024, 11:50 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

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Funding elections

March 12, 2024, 11:35 amelection administration, votingJustin Levitt

Justin here. The President’s 2025 budget dropped on Monday, and it once again includes a substantial, long-term, sustained investment in funding elections. $5 billion, this time around. I continue to think that this is right at the top of the… Continue reading

Brennan Center Virtual Event March 20 with Wilfred Codrington and Me: “The Missing Constitutional Right”

March 12, 2024, 10:09 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

I’m very much looking forward to this virtual event put on by the Brennan Center on March 20 at 3 pm ET (noon pacific). Free registration required. Details: The right to vote is one of the foundations of… Continue reading

“Guide to Becoming a Model Code Company”

March 12, 2024, 10:04 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Center for Political Accountability has a post in Harvard Law School’s Forum on Corporate Governance on the Guide to Becoming a Model Code Company. The CPA-Zicklin Model Code provides companies with a framework for approaching, governing and assessing… Continue reading

New Edition of “Election Law in a Nutshell” from Tokaji with New Co-Author Rob Yablon

March 12, 2024, 10:03 ampedagogyRick Hasen

Congratulations to Dan Tokaji and Rob Yablon on the publication of the 3rd Edition of “Election Law in a Nutshell.” Details here.

“The Chinese government is using TikTok to meddle in elections, ODNI says”

March 12, 2024, 6:55 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: The Chinese government is using TikTok to expand its global influence operations to promote pro-China narratives and undermine U.S. democracy, according to a report released today from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The annual assessment from… Continue reading

“Bloodbath at RNC: Trump team slashes staff at committee”

March 12, 2024, 6:54 ampolitical partiesRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump’s newly installed leadership team at the Republican National Committee on Monday began the process of pushing out dozens of officials, according to two people close to the Trump campaign and the RNC. All told, the expectation is… Continue reading

Derek Muller for Balkinization Symposium on “A Real Right to Vote:” “Some skepticism about (and some promise for) a constitutional right to vote”

March 12, 2024, 6:52 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Derek Muller’s contribution to the symposium on my book, A Real Right to Vote: But I have some doubts about whether the solution, which seems to invite much more involvement of the federal courts, fits the problem. Indeed, Chapter One… Continue reading