“Trump ballot ruling raises new questions even as it answers others”

March 8, 2024, 7:51 amlegislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Patrick Marley for WaPo: The Supreme Court quickly and unanimously resolved a case this week that had divided legal scholars for months, clearing a path for Donald Trump to remain on the ballot for president nationwide. But in doing so,… Continue reading

“Trump’s Man at the R.N.C. Will Face Pressure to Satisfy His Election Lies”

March 8, 2024, 7:48 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: After the 2020 election, one story out of North Carolina had a powerful effect on Donald J. Trump. A proactive Republican, the story went, had worked behind the scenes to stop Democrats from stealing the election in the state… Continue reading

“Huntington Beach on collision course with California over voter ID requirement”

March 8, 2024, 7:39 amvoter idRick Hasen

Cal Matters: Huntington Beach voters are poised to adopt a pair of measures pushed by local leaders seeking to remake the Orange County city into a bastion of resistance against liberal California — likely setting up a showdown with the… Continue reading

“Indiana Election Commission removed 3 Indianapolis candidates from May primary ballot”

March 8, 2024, 7:38 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WISH TV: There is little question that Chunia Graves is a Democrat. She is part of the Indiana Democratic Party’s 2023-24 class of emerging leaders, is the vice president of the Marion County Young Democrats and voted in last year’s… Continue reading

“Going Big on Election Reform: A Political Scientist’s Take on Rick Hasen’s Proposed Constitutional Amendment”

March 8, 2024, 7:36 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Bruce Cain’s contribution to the Balkinization symposium on A Real Right to Vote: Over the decades, Rick has been a consistent advocate for extending political participation, depoliticizing election administration, and promoting equality of voice. What has changed is not Rick’s… Continue reading

“Troops aim to be made ‘first-class voters’ with new DARPA tech”

March 7, 2024, 4:58 pmmilitary votingRick Hasen

Military Times: U.S. service members deserve to cast a paper ballot on election night. That’s the premise behind a $6.8 million research effort headed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that aims to develop technology that could change the … Continue reading

Super Tuesday Was Not So Super for November’s Voters

March 7, 2024, 8:49 amUncategorizedNed Foley

New Common Ground Democracy column, with this subtitle: “The consequences of the nation’s two-party system is vividly on display with the elimination of Kyrsten Sinema and Nikki Haley from their respective races.” Since writing the column last night, I… Continue reading

Texas AG Ken Paxton Successfully Targeted Elected Judges Who Held He Did Not Have Authority to Prosecute Election Fraud

March 7, 2024, 8:12 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Houston Chronicle: The Court of Criminal Appeals upsets are much more clearly attributable to Paxton and his political allies, Jones said. At a campaign event for Marc LaHood in San Antonio in January, Paxton asked for a show of hands… Continue reading

What Does It Mean When Katie Porter Called the Primary “Rigged”?

March 7, 2024, 7:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Katie Porter, who did not make it into the top-two primary for the CA Senate race after coming in behind Adam Schiff and Steve Garvey put out a message saying “Because of you, we had the establishment running scared —… Continue reading

“Arizona investigators issue grand jury subpoenas as state’s 2020 Trump election probe accelerates”

March 7, 2024, 6:57 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Politico: Arizona prosecutors in recent weeks issued grand jury subpoenas to multiple people linked to Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, a sharp acceleration of their criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state. The new steps, first… Continue reading

“Give us (a lasting consensus on really protecting) the Right to Vote!”

March 7, 2024, 6:54 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Emily Rong Zhang in the Balkinization symposium on A Real Right to Vote: I am reminded of the following aphorism as I read Rick’s new book: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” If we can emerge from the… Continue reading

“Third-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say”

March 7, 2024, 6:53 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

AP: The third-party presidential movement No Labels is planning to move toward fielding a presidential candidate in the November election, even as high-profile contenders for the ticket have decided not to run, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.… Continue reading

“Justice Clarence Thomas was the deciding vote in a case he never should have heard”

March 6, 2024, 1:15 pmconflict of interest laws, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Kimberly Atkins Stohr Boston Globe column: Even before the Supreme Court practically nullified the 14th Amendment’s clause banning insurrectionists and their supporters from seeking federal office, another decision all but ensured that outcome. And it was made by a… Continue reading

“Missoula Republicans use Joseph Stalin quote to recruit election judges”

March 6, 2024, 1:01 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NBC Montana: Missoula County Republican Central Committee quoted Joseph Stalin in a section of their website recruiting election judges. Number four of their eight-step guide reads, “If you found the results of the 2020 elections dubious, you’re not alone. We… Continue reading