“And then what?” should accompany hypotheticals surrounding January 6, 2025 disaster scenarios

September 19, 2024, 6:01 pmelection administration, electoral collegeDerek Muller

Continuing in the spirit of my recent blog post, I want to visit this Politico piece Rick H. posted earlier this week. It offers four specific disaster scenarios surrounding the counting of electoral votes, with no better sourcing… Continue reading

Doomcasting continues to overstate the case for a presidential election going to the House of Representatives

September 19, 2024, 3:49 pmelection administration, electoral college, Supreme CourtDerek Muller

Justin Levitt‘s excellent piece earlier this election season, “Get Ready for the Scourge of Election Season: Electoral-Process Porn,” is well worth another read. That’s because a new round of paranoia about the 2024 election continues to spread. There are… Continue reading

“Legal Watchdog Group Warns Pro-Trump Lawyers Against Subverting Democracy in November”

September 19, 2024, 7:29 amelection law biz, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: After the 2020 election, legal watchdogs, outraged at some of their colleagues, filed scores of ethics complaints against lawyers who used their skills in questionable ways to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power. And in the… Continue reading

“Even before election, Trump, allies sue over claims that non-citizens might vote”

September 19, 2024, 7:26 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Reuters: Donald Trump and his Republican allies are ratcheting up baseless claims that the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election could be skewed by widespread voting by non-citizens in a series of lawsuits that democracy advocates say are meant to sow… Continue reading

“In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules”

September 19, 2024, 7:24 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: A showdown is brewing between the top election official in Georgia and the State Election Board over more than a dozen new rules and procedures scheduled to be voted on by the board at a meeting on Friday. A… Continue reading

“US Senate Warns Big Tech to Act Fast Against Election Meddling”

September 18, 2024, 5:24 pmcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Wired: Top officials from Google, Apple, and Meta testified Wednesday before the United States Senate Intelligence Committee about each of their company’s ongoing efforts to identify and disrupt foreign influence campaigns ahead of the country’s November elections. The… Continue reading

“Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result”

September 18, 2024, 2:14 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Guardian: Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal a behind-the-scenes network of county election officials throughout Georgia coordinating on policy and messaging to both call the results of November’s election into question before a single vote is cast, and push… Continue reading

“Trump’s Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials”

September 18, 2024, 2:11 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Mr. Trump’s escalating calls to investigate and prosecute election officials he sees as “corrupt” are sounding alarms among democracy experts and the local and state workers preparing to run elections and tally millions of votes across the country. In … Continue reading

“California Anti-Deepfake Laws Target of Free Speech Lawsuit”

September 18, 2024, 11:12 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bloomberg Law: The creator of a parody video criticizing Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is suing California over new legislation that he says would restrict his content. Christopher Kohls, who goes by “Mr Reagan” on Youtube, alleged that a… Continue reading

“Georgia election officials worry a GOP-led board will OK last-minute voting changes”

September 18, 2024, 9:19 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NPR: Georgia’s State Election Board is preparing to vote on nearly a dozen rule changes Friday that could take effect before the upcoming election, concerning local officials who are training poll workers and processing absentee ballot applications. The once-obscure state… Continue reading

Federal Court Rejects Facial Challenge to Minnesota Law Barring Material False Statements Made with Intent to Prevent Someone from Voting

September 18, 2024, 9:11 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This decision seems right, given how plaintiffs have filed their challenge as a facial challenge but don’t meet that burden. (Via Zoe Tillman)

“Travis County sues top Texas officials, accusing them of violating National Voter Registration Act”

September 18, 2024, 8:22 amNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Travis County officials sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Tuesday over the state’s attempt to block voter registration efforts ahead of a hotly contested presidential election. The new federal lawsuit escalates… Continue reading

“Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He’s a Danger to Democracy”

September 18, 2024, 7:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: For months, Donald J. Trump and his allies have described a nation facing almost unthinkable darkness. The United States is under “under invasion” from “thousands and thousands and thousands of terrorists,” Mr. Trump told thousands at a rally on… Continue reading

I Spoke with Jon Weiner on The Nation’s Podcast About Threats to the 2024 Election

September 18, 2024, 7:52 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Listen here.

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