Near-unanimous Wisconsin Senate advances important bill responding to Electoral Count Reform Act

February 20, 2024, 12:28 pmelectoral collegeDerek Muller

In December 2022, I blogged about how state legislatures needed to take a look at how their existing election codes fit with the Electoral Count Reform Act. In particular, “States should be working backwards from that deadline to determine… Continue reading

“Florida man arrested for alleged Kansas election fraud in No Labels party petition”

February 20, 2024, 12:01 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

KC Star: A Florida man accused of forging signatures on petitions to get a new political party officially recognized in Kansas has been arrested. George Andrews, 30 of Dade City, Florida, was arrested on Feb. 10 and has been charged… Continue reading

“Supreme Court allows sanctions against Trump-allied lawyers over 2020 election lawsuit”

February 20, 2024, 10:51 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NBC News: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals brought by Trump-allied lawyers who faced legal sanctions for baselessly alleging in court that the 2020 election in Michigan was fraudulently won by President Joe Biden. By rejecting the appeals, the… Continue reading

“DNC intervenes in GOP effort to nullify Arizona election manual”

February 20, 2024, 10:50 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Politico: The Democratic National Committee is looking to jump into a pair of Arizona election lawsuits Tuesday morning, another salvo in the sprawling legal battle over the country’s election procedures ahead of November. The DNC and Arizona Democratic Party, with… Continue reading

Justice Alito Sings a Different Tune About Disparate Impact as a Test of Race Discrimination: Compare What He Said under the Voting Rights Act With His Views About Preventing School Admissions Policies Promoting Diversity

February 20, 2024, 8:29 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Compare what Justice Alito wrote about using disparate impact in the Voting Rights Act context in the Brnovich case with what he wrote today dissenting from denial of cert in Coalition of TJ.

“Effort to allow for early processing of Wisconsin absentee ballots stalls out”

February 20, 2024, 7:38 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

WPR: Local clerks may still have to wait until Election Day to begin processing absentee ballots in Wisconsin, despite a bipartisan effort to allow for early canvassing. The state Assembly passed legislation in November that would allow election workers to… Continue reading

“The Quiet Way Democrats Hope to Expand Their Power at the State Level”

February 20, 2024, 7:31 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Locked out of power on the Supreme Court and still playing catch-up against Republicans in the federal judiciary, Democrats are hoping to gain a political advantage on a less visible but still important playing field: the state courts. After… Continue reading

I Will Be Discussing My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote” with Larry Mantle at Feb. 21 Free “America at the Crossroads” Webinar

February 20, 2024, 7:25 amReal Right to VoteRick Hasen

Looking forward to this conversation Feb. 21 at 5 pm PT: Join us!

“Gov. Tony Evers signs new election maps, ending Wisconsin Republicans’ grip on legislative power”

February 19, 2024, 8:55 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Wisconsin Republicans lost their more than decade-long grip on control of the state Legislature Monday after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed into law new electoral maps that reshape down-ballot races in this battleground state. Evers signed a bill … Continue reading

Free UCLA Law Webinar: February 20, 12:15pm – 1:15pm: “Lessons and Warning Signs: A Conversation with a January 6th Investigator”

February 19, 2024, 8:49 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

At UCLA Law: Register here for in-person or virtual attendance. Organized by the Promise Institute for Human Rights; co-sponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project With introductions by Director of the International & Comparative Law Program, Jess Peake, the conversation will… Continue reading

“San Francisco Appoints First Noncitizen to Serve on Elections Commission”

February 19, 2024, 8:43 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

KQED: The newest member of the San Francisco Elections Commission, a seven-member civilian body that oversees and creates policy for the city’s Department of Elections, isn’t legally allowed to vote. Kelly Wong, an immigrant rights advocate, is believed to be… Continue reading

“A Top-3 Presidential Election System”

February 19, 2024, 7:33 amUncategorizedNed Foley

Happy President’s Day. Here’s a new Common Ground Democracy column explaining why and how to apply the top-3 electoral system that Eric Maskin and I describe in our Project Syndicate column to presidential elections. The key, as explained at the… Continue reading

“Trump VP contender Tim Scott doesn’t want to talk about vice president’s role in certifying election”

February 18, 2024, 4:22 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

AP: Sen. Tim Scott, a potential running mate if Donald Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee, is treading carefully on questions about whether he would have certified the 2020 election had he been vice president at that time. On Jan.… Continue reading

“No, Your Honor, You Can’t Call Yourself ‘High Justice’ on the Ballot in Chinese”

February 18, 2024, 4:18 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NYT: Hong Le still remembers meeting a charismatic woman campaigning for San Francisco district attorney in 2003. In Cantonese, that woman’s name was 賀錦麗, which is pronounced Ho Gam-lai and means “Congratulate Brocade Beautiful.” Most Americans know her by another… Continue reading

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