“Judge denies Abe Hamadeh’s election challenge in Arizona attorney general race”

December 23, 2022, 12:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee F. Jantzen denied Friday Republican attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh’s election challenge. Hamadeh trailed 511 votes behind Democrat Kris Mayes in one of Arizona’s closest statewide elections. Frantzen ruled from the… Continue reading

“Departing Secretary of State Cegavske: ‘I just stuck up for the law'”

December 23, 2022, 12:32 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Nevada Independent: Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske sits for a rare interview in her high-ceilinged office in the historic state capitol building, wearing a sweater adorned with a sparkling Christmas tree. Nevada’s top election administrator has just wrapped up her staff holiday… Continue reading

Parliamentary tweaks to the Electoral Count Reform Act

December 23, 2022, 11:16 amelectoral collegeDerek Muller

Earlier this week, I noted that the Senate’s Electoral Count Reform Act was included in the omnibus bill, with “quite minor technical and parliamentary changes.” I wanted to highlight what those are. There are a few word choice changes… Continue reading

“Lawyer aiding Trump in late 2020 emailed Kobach, others about Pence, Jan. 6 report says

December 23, 2022, 10:08 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

KC Star: Kansas Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach was among a group of eight attorneys in December 2020 who received an email from pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman that discussed potential intervention by the vice president on Jan. 6, 2021, according to… Continue reading

“How a Bipartisan Senate Group Addressed a Flaw Exposed by Jan. 6”

December 23, 2022, 9:12 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Carl Hulse NYT tick-tock.

My Reflections on the Release of the January 6 Committee Report on Trump’s Attempted Election Subversion and the Expected Passage This Week of Electoral Count Act Reform: Gratitude, Awe, and Partial Relief

December 22, 2022, 10:16 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

We are just a few weeks shy of the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection in the United States Capitol, the culmination of a series of events engineered by Donald Trump and his allies to disrupt the peaceful… Continue reading

John Eastman Testified as Expert Witness in Alaska Oath Keepers Trial

December 22, 2022, 10:19 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

ADN: Arguments in a trial over Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman’s eligibility to hold office concluded Wednesday, leaving it up to Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna to determine whether Eastman’s membership in the Oath Keepers precludes him from serving… Continue reading

“The backlash against pro-democracy reporting is coming”

December 22, 2022, 10:18 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Michael Wagner: In 2023, I predict that a backlash is coming — we will be increasingly likely to hear that pro-democracy reporting is biased, dangerous, and un-American. Some of the backlash will come from folks favoring a more traditional journalism… Continue reading

“Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6 committee she felt pressure from Trump allies not to talk and instead risk ‘contempt”

December 22, 2022, 9:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: The final straw for former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson with her first attorney, paid through allies of former President Donald Trump, came when he told her to stop cooperating with the January 6 select House committee… Continue reading

“As Republicans inch away from election denialism, one activist digs in”

December 22, 2022, 8:57 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Patrick Marley for WaPo: Harry Wait marched into the courthouse, walked through a metal detector and planted himself on a bench in the ornate lobby. His supporters, some wearing bright yellow “Free Harry” T-shirts, chatted amiably as they followed him… Continue reading

“Florida’s effort to charge 20 people with voter fraud has hit some roadblocks”

December 22, 2022, 8:55 amfelon votingRick Hasen

NPR: Back in August, Florida officials announced they were charging 20 people with alleged voter fraud. It was the first big set of cases investigated by the state’s new election crimes unit, which was created at the urging of Republican… Continue reading

“No evidence of misconduct in first day of Kari Lake election-challenge trial”

December 22, 2022, 8:49 amfraudulent fraud squad, recountsRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: The first day of an evidence trial based on an election-challenge lawsuit by Republican governor candidate Kari Lake raised plentiful suspicions but did not reveal evidence of the misconduct she alleged. Lake, a Republican endorsed by former President… Continue reading

Jan. 6 Committee Has Released Transcripts of Some Witness Deposition Interviews, Including John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark

December 21, 2022, 3:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

List here. Here’s a snippet of Eastman’s deposition:

“Chief justice in Ohio map flap: Court attacks harm democracy”

December 21, 2022, 2:59 pmjudicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

AP: Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor isn’t rattled on a personal level by the political attacks she endured from fellow Republicans during Ohio’s protracted redistricting fight. She’s confident she “did the right thing” in ruling their proposed political maps… Continue reading