“2nd Arizona county delays certifying election, for now”

November 22, 2022, 9:16 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying the results of this month’s election as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County that some GOP officials have blamed for their losses in top races including the… Continue reading

“Staten Island grand jury calls for election law changes after finding alleged fraud in ’21 race”

November 22, 2022, 9:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

SILive reports.

I Spoke with Isaac Chotiner of the New Yorker About the Risks to Our Elections Following the 2022 Midterms and the Still-Urgent Need for ECA Reform

November 22, 2022, 6:42 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

You can read the extensive Q and A here: I recently spoke by phone with Richard L. Hasen, who is the director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at U.C.L.A. and an expert in elections law, about what the 2022… Continue reading

Georgia Secretary of State Will Not Seek Further Appeal of Court Order Allowing Saturday Early Voting for Senate Runoff

November 22, 2022, 6:38 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC. Raffensperger will not pursue another appeal. “The court has worked its will. We believe this is something the General Assembly should consider clarifying to avoid confusion in the future. I hope that election workers are able to enjoy a… Continue reading

“House Democrats’ path back to the majority could run through the Supreme Court”

November 22, 2022, 6:36 amredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo: Democrats are suing to overturn congressional maps in six states they weren’t able to undo before the midterm elections: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas. If courts side with them, Democrats believe it could be the difference between… Continue reading

Mark Barabak LA Times Column: “Column: Liars lose and deniers are denied. In the midterms, democracy comes out ahead”

November 22, 2022, 6:35 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

LA Times.

“Tribes Challenge Proof of Address Requirements in Arizona”

November 21, 2022, 6:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NARF: On November 7, 2022, the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Gila River Indian Community filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona challenging the proof of address requirements included in Arizona H.B. 2492. Under… Continue reading

“Voting Rights or Voting Entitlements”

November 21, 2022, 6:11 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

James Sample has posted this draft on SSRN (Houston Law Review). Here is the abstract: It took nearly 100 years after the United States gained its independence for African American men to secure the right to vote, and almost 150… Continue reading

Blake Hounshell NYT Newsletter on the Revival of a Push for Fusion Voting

November 21, 2022, 4:17 pmalternative voting systems, ballot accessRick Hasen

NYT: One of the great paradoxes of America’s polarized political system is that people seem to hate it, yet few can conceive of a way out. Every once in a while, a third-party candidate catches fire — as the quirky… Continue reading

“BREAKING: Saturday voting upheld in Georgia US Senate runoff”

November 21, 2022, 3:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: The Georgia Court of Appeals has denied an attempt to stop early voting on Saturday for the U.S. Senate runoff, a ruling that allows counties to open polling places two days after the Thanksgiving holiday. The court’s one-sentence decision… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with the Los Angeles League of Women Voters on What the 2022 Elections Tells Us About Election Integrity in 2024

November 21, 2022, 11:56 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Watch here:

Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar Tuesday (11/22) at Noon Pacific with Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovich: “Lessons for Democracy from the 2022 Midterm Elections” (Free Registration Required)

November 21, 2022, 10:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Join us! Link to register: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MQ6QiD6vS9ue9a97ZQOVfA

“Did Republicans Gerrymander Their Way to Victory?”

November 21, 2022, 10:27 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Sam Wang for The Atlantic: Republicans have gained control of the House of Representatives, but their majority will be tiny. Such close division has triggered many what-if discussions. Some have focused on New York, where Democrats performed poorly. The… Continue reading