“NYC’s non-citizen voting law ruled unconstitutional on appeal”

February 22, 2024, 7:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: A state appeals court ruled that a New York City law that would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections is unconstitutional — marking a win for the Republican elected officials who sued to block it. “We determine that… Continue reading

“My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell must pay $5 million to election data debunker, federal judge confirms”

February 22, 2024, 7:02 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN reports. My Pillow owner and right-wing conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell will have to pay $5 million because of a contest he initiated at one of his “cyber symposium” events after the 2020 election, a federal judge confirmed Wednesday. Robert… Continue reading

Join Trevor Potter and Me for a Free Webinar on My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote,” Feb. 29 at 3 PM ET

February 22, 2024, 6:57 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Looking forward to this conversation with Trevor, brought to you by the Campaign Legal Center. (Free registration required.)

“Local Initiatives to Improve the Voting Experience”

February 22, 2024, 6:56 amelection administrationRick Hasen

New report from the Fair Elections Center.

Cert petition filed in Wyoming polling place electioneering restriction

February 22, 2024, 5:29 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Last fall, I noted the 10th Circuit’s decision upholding Wyoming’s ban on electioneering within 300 feet of the polling place. That restriction is substantially larger than the restriction approved by the Supreme Court in Burson v. Freeman (1992). In… Continue reading

“West Virginia’s top election official embraces conspiracy theories and election denial”

February 21, 2024, 4:47 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: The National Association of Secretaries of State Winter Conference is usually a cordial affair. It’s one of two occasions every year in which top election officials from most states gather to commiserate and share nonpartisan advice. But at… Continue reading

“Election Deniers Seek to Rewrite the Law”

February 21, 2024, 4:14 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: In the conspiracy-soaked aftermath of the 2020 election, far-right activists clamored to inspect ballots based on elaborate — and false — theories. In Georgia, election deniers pushed for a review that might detect counterfeit ballots because they were not… Continue reading

“What Recalls Tell Us About Regular Elections”

February 21, 2024, 4:12 pmrecall electionsRick Hasen

Joshua Spivak in Governing; Most people, including elected officials, seem to believe that a recall held on a special election date is much more likely to result in removal. Their logic is clear: The recall proponents would have motivated voters,… Continue reading

“The President of the Senate, the Original Public Meaning of the Twelfth Amendment, and the Electoral Count Reform Act”

February 21, 2024, 11:56 amelection law and constitutional law, electoral collegeDerek Muller

The Case Western Reserve Law Review has just published my article, “The President of the Senate, the Original Public Meaning of the Twelfth Amendment, and the Electoral Count Reform Act.” Here is the abstract: When Congress convenes under… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Erwin Chemerinsky on My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote” at the Hammer Museum

February 21, 2024, 10:13 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

You can watch here: A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American DemocracyNow available from Princeton University Press!Read the Kirkus Review NEW! Book tour informationWatch book discussion on Morning JoeOrder at … Continue reading

Andrew Albright: “Opportunities for IE Reform in California Law in a Post-Citizens United World”

February 21, 2024, 10:09 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Andrew Albright: In Citizens United, as we all know, the Supreme Court held that independent expenditures (IEs) cannot be a source of quid pro quo corruption so long as the persons or entities publishing the IEs… Continue reading

“US appeals court to decide if Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with wrong date still count”

February 21, 2024, 7:35 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A federal appeals court must decide if Pennsylvania voters need to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots for the votes to count, a dispute with implications for this year’s presidential contest. The 3rd… Continue reading

“At worst [Douglas Mackey’s tweets containing false information about how to vote] were calculated to cause voters to send futile text messages and then stay home on election day.”

February 21, 2024, 7:30 amchicanery, First Amendment theoryRick Hasen

Pretty remarkable statement in Douglas Mackey’s reply brief in his criminal appeal before the Second Circuit. To me, the “at worst” it seems pretty bad! As a reminder, Protect Democracy and the Yale Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed … Continue reading