“Trump indicted again in election subversion case brought by Jack Smith”

August 27, 2024, 2:36 pmelection subversion risk, UncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has reindicted Donald Trump on four felony charges related to his effort to subvert the 2020 presidential election. The 36-page indictment, secured Tuesday by special counsel Jack Smith, is an… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania county broke law by refusing to tell voters if it rejected their ballot, judge says”

August 27, 2024, 12:52 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

AP: A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters that their mail-in ballot had been rejected and wouldn’t be counted in last April’s primary election, a judge ruled. As a result, voters in… Continue reading

“Republicans sue over partisan breakdown of election workers in Detroit”

August 27, 2024, 10:19 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Detroit News: The Republican National Committee and the Michigan Republican Party have launched a lawsuit that contends officials in Detroit, a Democratic stronghold, are failing to appoint enough GOP election workers to comply with state law. The Republican lawsuit asked… Continue reading

“The Election Interference Merry-Go-Round”

August 27, 2024, 7:37 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Jon Allsop in The New Yorker: But claims and counterclaims of “election interference” are, it seems, ubiquitous these days. Recently, the right has accused the left of election interference for a wide array of behavior: directing federal agencies to promote… Continue reading

“Officials Voted Down a Controversial Georgia Election Rule, Saying It Violated the Law. Then a Similar Version Passed.”

August 27, 2024, 7:13 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica: In May, four of them voted down a proposed rule that would have given county election boards a new way to delay or reject election results, which could throw the November vote count into chaos. “You run counter… Continue reading

“An unseen problem with the Electoral College – it tells bad guys where to target their effort”

August 27, 2024, 7:12 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Barry Burden at The Conversation.

“Republican Party leaders seek to purge 225,000 NC voters ahead of 2024 elections, citing worries dismissed by state officials”

August 27, 2024, 7:11 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WRAL: State and national Republican Party leaders are suing the State Board of Elections again, days after the board criticized GOP leaders for filing a lawsuit based on what the board called “categorically false” allegations about the potential for voter… Continue reading

“RFK may be unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states”

August 27, 2024, 7:00 amballot access, election administrationRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“The Supreme Court is sowing confusion over how it will handle election disputes this fall”

August 27, 2024, 6:56 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

John Fritze for CNN on SCOTUS and Purcell.

APSA Panel on Multiracial Democracy

August 27, 2024, 6:28 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

The APSA Law and Political Process Study group has organized the roundtable panel “Building the Future of Multiracial Democracy: The Role of Political Scientists and Law Professors.” The panel will take place on Thursday, September 5, 4:00 to… Continue reading

Why Derek is Wrong about the Purcell Principle in the Latest Arizona Case

August 26, 2024, 3:04 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Derek tries mightily to justify under the Purcell Principle the Supreme Court’s order allowing Arizona, in the weeks before early voting begins, to change one of the rules for voter registration in the state, but not all three of the… Continue reading