CA: “Gavin Newsom signs election ‘deepfake’ ban in rebuke to Elon Musk” (I Think It’s Likely Unconstitutional)

September 17, 2024, 5:43 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

Politico: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the country’s toughest law banning digitally altered political “deepfakes” on Tuesday, following through on a vow to act after rebuking Elon Musk for sharing a doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris. The new California law… Continue reading

“Where third-party candidates have gotten on — or off — the ballot in key swing states”

September 17, 2024, 11:51 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

This is very handy from NBC News:

“Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races”

September 17, 2024, 9:34 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: A key election official in Arizona’s Maricopa County plans to ask the state’s highest court as early as Tuesday to prohibitnearly 100,000 longtime residents from voting in state and local races this fall after discovering the state has no… Continue reading

“Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election”

September 17, 2024, 7:06 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Hours after an apparent attempt on Donald Trump’s life over the weekend, Elon Musk took to his social platform X to post a thinking emoji and a comment that “no one is even trying to assassinate” the Democratic president… Continue reading

“Suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 6 states”

September 17, 2024, 7:02 amchicaneryRick Hasen

ABC News: Suspicious packages were sent to election officials in at least six states on Monday, but there were no reports that any of the packages contained hazardous material. Powder-containing packages were sent to secretaries of state and state election… Continue reading

“The other Jan. 6 Democrats are worried about”

September 17, 2024, 6:58 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico, expressing what I’ve also had as my biggest concern about the 2024 elections: Democrats have spent much of the 2024 campaign reminding Americans of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. But on Capitol Hill, some are already growing… Continue reading

“2020 déjà vu: Why the 2024 election could take days to call”

September 17, 2024, 6:52 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Axios reports.

“Mississippi mail voting case at the Fifth Circuit could quickly become a national issue”

September 17, 2024, 6:51 amabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Chris Geidner: Three of the most extreme right-wing Trump judicial appointees are set to hear arguments next week in an election law appeal that could quickly make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court — and, if the challengers get… Continue reading

Delivering 68th Miller Lecture at Georgia State University September 25: “A Real Right to Vote”

September 17, 2024, 6:47 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Very excited to be joining the great group of those scholars who have given the Miller Lecture. Details: The 68th Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series “A Real Right to Vote” Featuring Rick L. HasenUCLA LawGary T. Schwartz Endowed… Continue reading

Giving Constitution Day Lecture September 24 at Stockton University: “A Real Right to Vote”

September 17, 2024, 6:45 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Looking forward to this event: A Real Right to Vote Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 6:00 p.m.Stockton University Campus Center Event Room Richard L. Hasen is the Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law, Professor of Political Science, and Director… Continue reading

Delivering Constitution Day Lecture Sept. 23 at Franklin College: “Safeguarding American Democracy: Why We Need a Real Right to Vote.”

September 17, 2024, 6:43 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Release: Franklin College will welcome Richard L. Hasen, J.D., M.A., Ph.D., to campus as the Constitution Day speaker on Monday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Branigin Room of the Napolitan Student Center. Hasen will serve as the… Continue reading

A disgraceful Ohio Supreme Court decision

September 17, 2024, 6:29 amUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

In the 2010s, Ohio voters approved constitutional amendments that aimed to curb partisan gerrymandering primarily by requiring parties’ legislative seats to be roughly proportional to their statewide votes. This strategy has now come to be seen as a failure because… Continue reading

Election Deniers on the Ballot as State Chief Election Officers

September 16, 2024, 4:01 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Bolts: In some of these states, including Missouri, Oregon, and Vermont, a candidate is once again running who has clearly embraced false conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. They’ve proposed taking drastic actions such as ending… Continue reading

General Services Administration updates guidance for 2024 presidential transition

September 16, 2024, 1:16 pmelectoral collegeDerek Muller

The Electoral Count Reform Act was only a part of the reforms a bipartisan Senate working group developed in relation to presidential elections. Another was the Presidential Transition Improvement Act to help facilitate a new administration’s ability to hit the… Continue reading

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