“McConnell says voter fraud is rare and he isn’t worried about threats to democracy”

August 23, 2022, 7:07 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC News: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that he isn’t worried about threats to American democracy after a national NBC News poll revealed voters ranked it as the top issue facing the country.The Republican Senate leader… Continue reading

“Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed”

August 23, 2022, 7:03 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NPR: A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say.Florida, which concludes its primary elections on Tuesday, is among various Republican-led states that have… Continue reading

“Michigan election officials demanded change after 2020. Their calls so far have gone unmet.”

August 23, 2022, 7:02 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: As voters across the country prepare for the upcoming midterm elections, many will contend with a whole new set of election rules from lawmakers who ushered in major changes in the wake of 2020. But… Continue reading

“A change to Florida’s election law creates headaches for local officials”

August 23, 2022, 7:00 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“Arkansas violated the Voting Rights Act by limiting help to voters, a judge rules.”

August 22, 2022, 8:04 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: A federal judge ruled that Arkansas violated the Voting Rights Act with its six-voter limit for those who help people cast ballots in person, which critics had argued disenfranchised immigrants and people with disabilities.In a 39-page ruling issued on… Continue reading

“Inside The Right’s Historic Billion-Dollar Dark Money Transfer”

August 22, 2022, 1:55 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The Lever/ProPublica: An elderly, ultra-secretive Chicago businessman has given the largest known donation to a political advocacy group in U.S. history — worth $1.6 billion — and the recipient is one of the prime architects of conservatives’ efforts to… Continue reading

“Files copied from voting systems were shared with Trump supporters, election deniers”

August 22, 2022, 1:32 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo: Sensitive election system files obtained by attorneys working to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat were shared with election deniers, conspiracy theorists and right-wing commentators, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.A Georgia computer forensics firm hired… Continue reading

“Skewtube: New breed of video sites thrive on misinformation and hate”

August 22, 2022, 10:28 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Reuters: A day after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York last May, the video-sharing website BitChute was amplifying a far-right conspiracy theory that the massacre was a so-called false flag operation, meant to discredit gun-loving Americans.Three of the… Continue reading

My Interview on NPR’s Morning Edition: “Candidates who deny the 2020 presidential election results are winning races”

August 22, 2022, 7:05 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can listen here.

“Federal Appeals Court Halts Graham Testimony Before Atlanta Grand Jury”

August 22, 2022, 7:03 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

NYT: A federal appeals court temporarily blocked Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, on Sunday from testifying in the investigation into efforts by President Donald J. Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.… Continue reading

“NYC Electoral ReformHow to Increase Political Competition and Revitalize Local Democracy”

August 22, 2022, 6:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Manhattan Institute favors some big election reforms for NYC.

August 22, 2022, 6:56 amdirect democracyRick Hasen

“Two nonbinary candidates make history with election to Maryland’s Democratic Central Committee”

August 22, 2022, 6:53 ampolitical partiesRick Hasen

Baltimore Banner: Hopkins’ and Bowens’ strong showings in the July 19 primary has focused attention on the Democratic Party’s efforts to be more inclusive from a gender standpoint. The DCC voted in 2018 to allow nonbinary candidates to identify… Continue reading

“Election officials brace for onslaught of poll watchers”

August 22, 2022, 6:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Carrie Levine for VoteBeat: North Carolina’s May primary was “one of the worst elections I’ve ever worked,” said Karen Hebb, the elections director in Henderson County. “It was worse than COVID.” In addition to long conversations with skeptical voters bringing… Continue reading

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