“Trump’s moves to overturn 2020 election were ‘aspirational,’ not criminal, his lawyer argues”

August 6, 2023, 4:00 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: An attorney for former president Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will argue that Trump’s failed attempt to cling to power after the 2020 election was “aspirational” and not criminal. John Lauro, who is defending Trump against four… Continue reading

“The 2020 Election Fueled a Crisis of Democracy. Voters Fear a Repeat in 2024.”

August 6, 2023, 3:54 pmelection subversion risk, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WSJ: Americans are worried there will be another electoral crisis in 2024 because the aftermath of 2020 continues to reverberate through the nation’s politics. Many Republicans refuse to acknowledge Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, saying they have lost faith in… Continue reading

New York: “Critics unhappy with BOE’s certification of new voting machines”

August 6, 2023, 3:41 pmvoting technologyRick Hasen

NY State of Politics: You may be voting on a brand new type of voting machine soon – if your county decides to buy them. On Wednesday, after a lengthy and somewhat contentious meeting, the New York State Board of… Continue reading

“Republicans Saved Democracy in 2020”

August 6, 2023, 2:56 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Henry Olsen WaPo column: If you think this commendation is misplaced, imagine what would have happened if some or all of these people had been partisan rather than patriotic. State legislatures would have openly challenged the election outcome, presenting… Continue reading

“Rancor flares on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as its new liberal majority moves to limit the chief justice’s power”

August 4, 2023, 6:07 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Three days after securing a new majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the court’s four liberal justices voted to limit the power of its conservative chief justice — a move the leader called “an attempt to gut” her… Continue reading

“DeSantis Dismisses Trump’s 2020 Election Theories as False”

August 4, 2023, 3:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said that claims about the 2020 election being stolen were false, directly contradicting a central argument of former President Donald J. Trump and his supporters. The comments went further than Mr. DeSantis typically goes… Continue reading

“Michigan trio indicted in voting machine breaches. Clerks and experts say it’s a warning for others.”

August 4, 2023, 2:01 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

VoteBeat: This week’s indictments of three Michigan allies of former President Donald Trump on claims of illegally seizing voting machines demonstrate that the rules and laws governing the security of Michigan’s election systems worked, say experts and local clerks, and… Continue reading

“Court blocks Mississippi ban on voting after some crimes, but GOP official will appeal ruling”

August 4, 2023, 1:59 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

AP: Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a federal appeals court panel ruled in a split decision Friday. Two judges on the 5th… Continue reading

“Threats to Elections Didn’t End on January 6; The election denial scheme at the heart of the Trump indictment is continuing to wreak havoc ahead of 2024.”

August 4, 2023, 8:38 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

New Brennan Center report.

“How Trump is rewriting the GOP’s rules to win in 2024”

August 4, 2023, 8:06 ampolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Politico: “Trump’s team has worked behind the scenes to ensure delegate selection rules play to their favor — or, in their rivals’ telling, to ‘rig’ the system.”

“Trump, Arraigned on Election Charges, Pleads Not Guilty”

August 4, 2023, 7:49 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump appeared in federal court in Washington on Thursday for the first time to face charges that he conspired to remain in office despite his 2020 election loss, pleading not guilty at a hearing conducted… Continue reading

“Trump plans to use charges to revisit 2020 election, a fraught topic for GOP”

August 4, 2023, 7:46 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Former president Donald Trump and some of his legal advisers see an upside to the latest criminal case against him: He can use his upcoming trial to further argue his false claims of a stolen 2020 election. The looming… Continue reading