“New Guides to Protecting Election Certification from Interference in Battleground States”
Watch Archive Video of My Humphrey School Conversation with Jennifer Morrell and Larry Jacobs, “The Threat to the 2024 Elections”
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CA: “Gavin Newsom signs election ‘deepfake’ ban in rebuke to Elon Musk” (I Think It’s Likely Unconstitutional)
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”
This is very handy from NBC News:
“Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races”
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”
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”
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”
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”
“Mississippi mail voting case at the Fifth Circuit could quickly become a national issue”
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”
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”
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.”
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