“Judge denies Abrams bid to seek unlimited contributions”

April 14, 2022, 4:11 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

AP: Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams cannot immediately begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under a state law passed last year because she is not yet her party’s nominee, a federal judge ruled Thursday.Abrams and her One… Continue reading

“DeSantis draws congressional map that would dramatically expand GOP’s edge in Florida”

April 14, 2022, 11:54 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NBC News: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed a new congressional map that would create four more Republican-leaning districts and wipe out Democrats’ national redistricting advantage.The map — which would carve up a Black-held district — was released Wednesday… Continue reading

“Elon Musk launches hostile takeover bid for Twitter”

April 14, 2022, 11:50 amcheap speechRick Hasen

WaPo: Elon Musk has launched a $43 billion hostile takeover bid for Twitter, the social network that the eccentric billionaire behind Tesla uses as a hobby to connect with his 81 million followers — saying he believes the platform… Continue reading

“Ohio Supreme Court rejects Republicans’ fourth set of state legislative maps”

April 14, 2022, 11:49 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Cleveland.com reports.

“RNC votes to withdraw from presidential debates commission”

April 14, 2022, 11:46 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The Republican National Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates, following through on threats to bar GOP presidential nominees from participating in debates sponsored by the nonprofit organization.The RNC has accused the… Continue reading

“Democrats Weigh Shake-Up to Presidential Primary Calendar”

April 14, 2022, 11:44 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

NYT: New Jersey is billing itself as a “microcosm of the country.” Washington State is highlighting its diverse communities — and robust vote-by-mail process. And as Iowa’s status as home to the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest looks increasingly … Continue reading

“Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions”

April 14, 2022, 6:54 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli for the SF Chronicle: When a California Democrat in Congress recently engaged in an extended conversation with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, they prepared for a rigorous policy discussion like those they’d had with her many… Continue reading

“Political ads are allowed to mislead you and are often designed to do so”

April 14, 2022, 6:49 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WRAL reports.

“Occupational Hazard: A Critique of California’s Ballot Designation Statute”

April 14, 2022, 6:44 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Peter Nemerovksi has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Journal of Legislation). Here is the abstract: In 1931, California amended its Political Code to allow candidates for office to list their occupations on the ballot. This ballot designation statute was… Continue reading

An Electoral Game-Changer?

April 13, 2022, 6:23 pmalternative voting systems, UncategorizedNed Foley

Election Law at Ohio State is pleased to host a webinar An Electoral Game-Changer?: What if Ohio (and other states) used Alaska’s new Ranked Choice Voting system? (You can click on the webinar’s title for full information and a link.)… Continue reading

Read Sue Halpern in the New Yorker on Marc Elias’s Controversial Litigation Strategies

April 13, 2022, 6:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here‘s a snippet: Elias’s blitzkrieg litigation strategy has proved divisive among Democrats and others concerned with protecting the right to vote. Bringing so many voting-rights and redistricting cases to court, especially at a time when the judiciary is becoming… Continue reading

New Book Reports Mitch McConnell Knew of Trump’s Plan to Subvert the 2020 Election in December, But Said Nothing Because of Fear of Losing Georgia Senate Runoffs

April 13, 2022, 11:59 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: In the weeks after he lost the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump had a plan to stay in office — and he wanted Mitch McConnell to know about it.If Trump could successfully pressure Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to … Continue reading

“How Bad Could Things Get for the Voting Rights Act? The Supreme Court Just Gave Us a Preview.”

April 13, 2022, 11:34 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Mike Parsons and Joshua Sellers at the Harvard Law Review Blog.

Wisconsin: “Michael Gableman, leader of the GOP’s review of the 2020 vote, disparages state’s election director for how she dresses”

April 13, 2022, 8:44 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: When Republican attorney Michael Gableman took to the airwaves Tuesday, he didn’t just attack the governor, the attorney general, two judges and five members of the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission.He also took a shot at how… Continue reading