“How News About Maricopa County’s Ballot-Counting Machines Went Viral”

November 9, 2022, 11:20 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Technical glitches on Tuesday disrupted operations at about a quarter of the voting centers in Maricopa County, Ariz., the most populous county in a state with multiple competitive races.While the problems were later solved, it set off a firestorm… Continue reading

Pennsylvania: “Republican National Committee to challenge provisional ballots”

November 9, 2022, 11:19 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: The national Republican Party is planning to challenge provisional ballots cast by Pennsylvania voters, a lawyer wrote in a letter to county elections officials Wednesday.The Republican National Committee “intends to challenge the provisional ballots cast by voters… Continue reading

“Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump’s 2020 loss”

November 9, 2022, 10:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Voters in several battleground states have rebuked state-levelcandidates who echoed former president Donald Trump’s false claim that the 2020 presidential race was rigged, keeping election deniers from positions with power over the certification of future presidential election results.But dozens… Continue reading

Election Deniers Didn’t Win Big, but Continue to Threaten Multiracial Democracy

November 9, 2022, 7:58 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

While election denialism was a winning strategy in many Republican primaries, it was a mixed bag last night in many contests for key state-level offices that play some role in overseeing elections. Key projected winners included Florida Governor Ron DeSantis… Continue reading

Thoughts on Last Night: A Step Back from the Precipice on Election Denialism and a Slightly Rosier Forecast for a Free and Fair Election in 2024

November 9, 2022, 7:46 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The votes are still being tallied and there are still some worrisome places to watch (most importantly at this point, Arizona), but the worst case scenario seemed to have been avoided yesterday and last night in terms of risks to… Continue reading

Could the Flipping of the North Carolina Supreme Court to Republican Control Moot the Moore v. Harper Case about the Independent State Legislature Doctrine?

November 9, 2022, 7:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

With news that the North Carolina Supreme Court has flipped to Republican control, there is a good chance that the this court’s holding that partisan gerrymandering violates the state constitution will be overturned. That ruling will allow Republicans to draw… Continue reading

Even with Oz-Fetterman PA Senate Race Decided with Oz Concession, Litigation Over Undated but Timely PA Mail in Ballots Could Affect U.S. House and Other Races

November 9, 2022, 7:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

ELB readers may remember that John Fetterman intervened in some litigation in federal court over whether the state may reject mailed in ballots that arrived on time but had no date or the wrong date. The state Supreme Court split… Continue reading

“It all turns on Maricopa County: Takeaways from a day of glitches, conspiracies and a lawsuit”

November 9, 2022, 7:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Republicans on Tuesday sought an emergency court order to prevent polls from closing.Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters joined the RNC as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Maricopa County. They asked a judge… Continue reading

“Voting was largely uneventful despite fears of intimidation and conspiracies”

November 9, 2022, 7:20 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR: In an election that had experts worried about vigilante poll monitors and the potential for danger for election workers, voting on Election Day seems to have gone off without any major incidents.That is — no incidents that rise above… Continue reading

“Shapiro Defeats Mastriano, an Election Denier, for Pennsylvania Governor”

November 9, 2022, 7:07 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Counting all of the votes in Nevada could take days, election officials say.”

November 9, 2022, 7:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Overwhelmed election officials in Nevada say that they have been flooded by thousands of mail-in ballots, and that it may take several days to count the votes and upload results.Last year, the state began requiring that mail-in ballots be… Continue reading

“More than 210 Republicans who questioned the 2020 election have won seats in the U.S. House and Senate and in state races for governor, secretary of state and attorney general, according to results as of 7 a.m. on Wednesday.”

November 9, 2022, 7:04 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT. But as Rick Pildes points out, it looks like in key battleground states, most or all of the election deniers among the Secretary of State candidates appear to be losing.

The 2024 Election Might Have Gotten More Secure Last Night

November 9, 2022, 3:27 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Solid chance that Democrats win Secretary of State races in all of WI/AZ/NV.Combine this with their MI SoS + PA Gov wins + Raffensperger in GA and you may not have an election denier as Secretary of State in any… Continue reading

“New Voting Laws Add Difficulties for People With Disabilities”

November 8, 2022, 10:35 amvoters with disabilitiesRick Hasen

NYT: Laura Halvorson was ready to vote. On Thursday afternoon, she sat in front of a ballot screen at the Igo Library in San Antonio, after spending a month preparing for this moment. It was the first time in… Continue reading