“Voting rights groups target line relief ban in Georgia election law changes”

April 26, 2023, 7:22 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

GPB: Voting rights groups are going to federal court to block part of a law the General Assembly passed two years ago prohibiting volunteers from providing food and water to voters waiting in long lines at the polls. Groups including… Continue reading

Trump Donor Charged with Voter Fraud, Voting in Both Ohio and Florida in 2020 and 2022

April 26, 2023, 7:16 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Fox8 reports.

“The Jolt: Top Trump lawyer never saw proof of Dominion fraud claims”

April 26, 2023, 7:14 amchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

AJC: One of the chief architects of pro-Donald Trump election conspiracy theories conceded in a recording that she never saw evidence of voting machine fraud in Georgia — and that’s why she didn’t target election equipment maker Dominion in a… Continue reading

“The State Con-Con Papers”

April 26, 2023, 7:11 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

JH Snider with 223 pages on state constitutional conventions. And another using the U.S. Virgin Islands as a case study.

Election Litigation Fell Almost 25 Percent in 2021-22 Compared to Last Midterm Election Season (2017-18), But Slump May Not Last [Corrected]

April 26, 2023, 7:01 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

My latest data crunching of a sample of election law cases shows a steep drop in the rate of election litigation, with litigation averaging 257 .5 cases per year in the 2021-22 midterm election period, down almost 19 percent compared… Continue reading

Stopping Gerrymandering by Respecting Territorial Communities

April 25, 2023, 7:35 amUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

As Rick noted, the Alaska Supreme Court held on Friday that “partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the Alaska Constitution,” specifically, its equality guarantee in Article I, Section 1. This ruling is notable in at least two respects. First, it’s… Continue reading

“President Biden Announces 2024 Re-Election Bid, Setting Up Potential Trump Rematch”

April 25, 2023, 7:24 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ: President Biden is framing the 2024 election as a fundamental choice about the future of freedom and democracy in the U.S., casting Republicans—who want to focus on the faltering economy and Mr. Biden’s age—as a danger to the nation.… Continue reading

ELB Summer Blogging Schedule (May)

April 25, 2023, 7:20 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

As it was last summer, this summer will be filled with various ELB contributors taking the helm of ELB. Here are the primary ELB bloggers for the month of May: Week of May 1, 2023: Justin Levitt Week of May… Continue reading

“Massive turnover in local election officials likely before 2024, says new survey; A new survey suggests that more than 1 in 5 local election officials will have never worked a presidential election next year.”

April 25, 2023, 7:15 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NBC News: A new survey from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law predicts huge turnover in local election officials before the 2024 election. According to the survey, 12% of local officials began working in… Continue reading

Arizona: “Cochise County ready to hire elections director who spread false claims of 2020 election rigging”

April 24, 2023, 4:49 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Votebeat: Cochise County is close to hiring an elections director who has repeatedly shared false claims about widespread election fraud on Facebook, including claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump. Bob Bartelsmeyer, currently the… Continue reading

“Iran gained access to election results server in 2020, military reveals”

April 24, 2023, 4:24 pmchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo: The U.S. military discovered that an Iranian hacking group had penetrated a local government website that was to report 2020 election results and disrupted the attack before the votes were tallied, officials revealed Monday during a conference of… Continue reading

Georgia: “Trump probe: DA urges law enforcement to prep for indictments this summer”

April 24, 2023, 1:46 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

AJC: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday said she would announce this summer whether former President Donald Trump and his allies would be charged with crimes related to alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 election. Willis revealed the timetable… Continue reading

Pennsylvania: “Lackawanna County officials seek solution to mail-in ballot issue at county prison”

April 24, 2023, 1:20 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

Times-Tribune: Lackawanna County Prison and election bureau officials say they’re working to resolve an issue that could prevent inmates who are legally eligible to vote from casting mail-in ballots in the May primary election. Under the prison’s current mail policy,… Continue reading

Mitchell on gov’t agencies at the RNC donor retreat

April 24, 2023, 7:38 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), redistricting, voter registrationJustin Levitt

As this blog noted, Cleta Mitchell was invited to give a “special legal presentation” to a recent RNC donor retreat — either because of or despite her role in proceedings attempting to overturn the 2020 election. There has already… Continue reading