“Bias and Human Error Played Parts in F.B.I.’s Jan. 6 Failure, Documents Suggest”

February 1, 2023, 7:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Days before the end of the 2020 presidential race, a team of F.B.I. analysts tried to game out the worst potential outcomes of a disputed election. But of all the scenarios they envisioned, the one they never thought of… Continue reading

“GOP report shows plan to ramp up focus on disproven election fraud claims”

January 31, 2023, 4:23 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: A new internal report prepared by the Republican National Committee proposes creating a permanent infrastructure in every state to ramp up “election integrity” activities in response to perceptions within GOP ranks of widespread fraud and abuse in the… Continue reading

“Statewide Investigation of California’s 2020 Local Redistricting Cycle Finds Widespread Gerrymandering to Protect Incumbents, Underscores Benefits of Independent Commissions”

January 31, 2023, 9:09 amcitizen commissions, redistrictingRick Hasen

New Common Cause report.

“A conservative judge helped stop Trump on Jan. 6. He wants to finish the job.”

January 31, 2023, 9:08 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Judge Luttig profile in WaPo.

“What are Andy Ogles’ financial ties? Freshman GOP congressman ignores federal disclosure law”

January 31, 2023, 7:35 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NewsChannel5: Tennessee’s newest congressman, Rep. Andy Ogles, quickly became a key player in the battle for control of the House, demanding concessions in exchange for his support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But a NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered the freshman… Continue reading

“RELEASE: Fixing the Dysfunction in American Politics Through Electoral Reform”

January 31, 2023, 7:33 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

CAP: A new report from the Center for American Progress examines some of the most fundamental problems with the nation’s electoral system and recommends better ways to promote effective, representative government. The report describes how states and localities—from Alaska and… Continue reading

“If Americans hate government, why would they value democracy?”

January 31, 2023, 7:29 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Steven Hill column.

Full Set from J.H. Snider on Financing Constitutional Conventions

January 31, 2023, 7:25 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Snider, J.H., Part I: Alaska’s constitutional convention spending spree, The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 2023. Snider, J.H., Part II: Deterrence helps explain the spending spree, The Fulcrum, Jan. 16, 2023. Snider, J.H., Part III: The failed constitutional convention campaign finance marketplace… Continue reading

“The Jolt: Georgia members of Congress defend living outside of their districts”

January 31, 2023, 7:20 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: Of Georgia’s 14 U.S. House members, four of them do not live in the districts they represent. There is Rep. Rich McCormick,R-Suwanee,the newly elected lawmaker whose house is just outside of the boundary lines of the 6th Congressional District.… Continue reading

“”Judge orders review that could overturn controversial Oakland school board race; Third-place finisher could come out on top after ranked choice voting debacle”

January 31, 2023, 7:17 amalternative voting systems, election administrationRick Hasen

San Jose Mercury News reports.

“Top Arizona election official seeks campaign-violation probe of Kari Lake”

January 30, 2023, 6:04 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for WaPo: Arizona’s top election official has asked the attorney general to investigate Kari Lake, the Republican candidate who lost her bid for governor in 2022, over potential campaign violations involving the disclosure of voter signatures. The… Continue reading

“Faith in Georgia elections rises as fraud frenzy fades, AJC poll shows”

January 30, 2023, 8:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AJC: Two years after allegations of fraud in the presidential election that were never proved, voters have regained their trust in Georgia elections. New polling by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows that voter confidence rebounded from a low point following the… Continue reading

Douek, Persily, Stamos Podcast on Meta Replatforming Decision

January 30, 2023, 7:53 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Listen: Evelyn sits down with Nate Persily, Professor at Stanford Law School, and Alex Stamos, director of the Stanford Internet Observatory, to discuss Meta’s decision that it is reinstating former President Trump’s accounts. Nate is pragmatic, Alex is cynical,… Continue reading

“Arizona election ‘audit’ full of ineptitude, infighting and deceit, messages show”

January 30, 2023, 7:48 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Thousands of new documents The Arizona Republic obtained from Cyber Ninjas, the obscure company state Senate Republicans hired to conduct a partisan “audit” of the 2020 election, show the endeavor was fraught with conflict and confusion. The contractors… Continue reading