“Trump’s Reported Fund-Raising Tops Biden’s for First Time”

May 21, 2024, 7:27 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party out-raised President Biden and the Democrats last month for the first time in this election cycle, according to campaign officials, as Mr. Biden’s pace of fund-raising slowed significantly from March.… Continue reading

“Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress”

May 21, 2024, 7:17 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

AP: A new report released Tuesday by States United Action, a group that targets election deniers, said nearly one-third of the lawmakers in Congress supported in some way Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 results or otherwise cast doubt on… Continue reading

Brad Smith Not Testifying in Trump Trial, Says Judge’s Bias is “Very Evident”

May 21, 2024, 7:16 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

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“Arizona Supreme Court justice targeted for removal over 1864 abortion ban blasts critics”

May 20, 2024, 8:17 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick forcefully decries the effort urging voters to remove him and a colleague from the bench since upholding the state’s 1864 abortion law, arguing his critics are “hijacking the retention process.” In a … Continue reading

“GOP to court: Let Arizona block voting for president without citizenship proof”

May 20, 2024, 5:38 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Tucson.com: Republicans want a federal judge to let thestate block those who do not provide proof of citizenshipfrom voting in this year’s presidential election. In new legal filings Friday, House Speaker Ben Toma, SenatePresident Warren Petersen and the Republican NationalCommittee… Continue reading

“Minnesota ends prison gerrymandering”

May 20, 2024, 1:46 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Prison Gerrymandering Project: On Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed HF 4772 — an omnibus elections policy bill — into law, officially ending prison gerrymandering in the state. With this action, Minnesota joins the rapidly growing list of states that … Continue reading

“Sen. Marco Rubio won’t commit to accepting 2024 election results”

May 20, 2024, 12:41 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, widely seen as a potential vice presidential pick for former President Donald Trump, on Sunday refused to say whether he would accept the results of the 2024 presidential election, instead blaming Democrats for… Continue reading

“Montana’s attorney general said he recruited token primary opponent to increase campaign fundraising”

May 20, 2024, 7:54 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: Montana’s attorney general told supporters he skirted the state’s campaign finance laws by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token candidate in next month’s primary so he could raise more money for the November general election,… Continue reading

“See How Easily A.I. Chatbots Can Be Taught to Spew Disinformation”

May 20, 2024, 7:36 amcampaigns, cheap speechRick Hasen

NYT: The responses, which took a matter of minutes to generate, suggested how easily feeds on X, Facebook and online forums could be inundated with posts like these from accounts posing as real users. False and manipulated information online is… Continue reading

“As the 2024 Race Heats Up, Betting Is Growing for Everything but Elections”

May 20, 2024, 7:34 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: I can’t watch a basketball game on TV without seeing ads urging me to place a bet on one app or another. I can’t walk down the street in New York City without seeing ads about the latest lottery… Continue reading

“2 Liberal Groups to Spend $5 Million on State Supreme Court Races”

May 20, 2024, 7:33 amcampaign finance, judicial electionsRick Hasen

NYT: Two groups on the left with differing missions are joining forces to bolster their preferred candidates in state supreme court races in November, as such elections grow increasingly expensive and politically polarizing. The two organizations — the National Democratic… Continue reading

“Miriam Adelson’s Unfinished Business”

May 20, 2024, 7:23 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

New York goes deep: Money to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Money to the Zionist Organization of America. Money to the Republican Jewish Committee. So much money up and down the ballot and across the globe that a candidate’s… Continue reading

“Time to Close the Hatch Act’s Escape Hatch”

May 20, 2024, 7:11 amconflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

Hampton Dellinger for Politico: Since the Hatch Act was passed in 1939, government workers have faced strict limits on their political activity. And rightly so. Federal employees should be on the job for the public good, not partisan ends. Violators… Continue reading

“RFK Jr. lists voting address at Westchester home — that’s in foreclosure and neighbors have never seen him”

May 19, 2024, 9:19 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NY Post: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lists his residence to vote as a tony Westchester County address — which is in foreclosure proceedings for non-payment, court records show. The independent candidate claims his voting address is 84 Croton… Continue reading