“Judge rules for Fulton election workers in Giuliani defamation lawsuit”

August 31, 2023, 7:00 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AJC: A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Rudy Giuliani is liable in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former Fulton County election workers. In her 57-page order, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued a default judgment against the former… Continue reading

Parsons, Penrose, and Carroll: “Pico & Proportional Ranked Choice Voting”

August 31, 2023, 6:56 amalternative voting systems, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from G. Michael Parsons (Senior Legal Fellow, FairVote), Drew Penrose (Policy Consultant, FairVote), and Terrance Carroll (Senior Fellow for Voting and Democracy, FairVote): The California Supreme Court’s decision in Pico Neighborhood Association v. City … Continue reading

“An Iowa County Just Stopped An Election Denier from Overseeing 2024 Election”

August 31, 2023, 6:54 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts reports.

Must-Read NYT Piece on How Changes to Campaign Finance Contribute to Extremism

August 30, 2023, 12:35 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Tom Edsall in the NYT does a masterful job synthesizing the state-of-the-art empirical knowledge on how changes in recent years to the way elections are financed have contributed to polarization and extremism. Relying on this data, the piece makes two… Continue reading

“Court Skirmishes Show Divergent Strategies by Prosecutors in Trump Cases”

August 30, 2023, 7:25 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: While a federal judge was fast-tracking the start of former President Donald J. Trump’s election interference trial in Washington on Monday, the sprawling prosecution of Mr. Trump and 18 co-defendants by the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., on… Continue reading

“No Labels preps playbook to select presidential candidates, broaden support”

August 30, 2023, 7:23 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

WaPo reports. Politico: A 6-figure Donald Trump donor is now a No Labels adviser

“Secretaries of state get ready for possible challenges to Trump’s ballot access”

August 30, 2023, 7:14 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NBC News: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said Tuesday that his office is figuring out how to handle potential complaints over whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from appearing on the 2024 ballot. The issue centers on… Continue reading

“In court, Trump supporter faces election official he violently threatened”

August 30, 2023, 7:11 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: The election officials piled into the front row of a federal courtroom — a show of support for a local public official who has endured more than two years of attacks for his role in helping to certify Donald… Continue reading

Wisconsin: “Speaker Robin Vos keeps open option of impeaching newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz”

August 30, 2023, 6:51 amconflict of interest laws, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continues to leave the door open to launching impeachment proceedings against state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she does not recuse herself from lawsuits challenging the state’s electoral maps. The Rochester Republican raised … Continue reading

“The False Promise of Party-Centric Reform”

August 30, 2023, 6:49 amalternative voting systems, political partiesRick Hasen

Seamus Allen: But what change to pursue? For the vast majority of the public, the end goal is clear: we want a democracy that provides representation for all. To accomplish that, the US needs to adopt some form of proportional… Continue reading

“How Might Trump Challenge the March 4 Trial Date in the Federal Election Case?”

August 30, 2023, 6:47 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: By itself, the objection raised by Mr. Lauro — that March 4 will not give Mr. Trump’s lawyers adequate time to prepare — would almost certainly fall short as a reason for a higher court to intervene early, according… Continue reading

“Small Donors are a Big Problem”

August 30, 2023, 6:45 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Tom Edsall NYT column explores link between small donors and polarization.

Election Law Articles in New Hampshire Law Review Symposium Issue

August 29, 2023, 9:15 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here: Conference Proceedings PDF Editor’s ForewordKyle C. Kopko PDF Total Vote Runoff: A Majority-Maximizing Form of Rank Choice VotingEdward B. Foley PDF The Ministerial Role of the President of the Senate in Counting Electoral Votes: A Post-January 6 … Continue reading

“Mark Meadows, former Trump chief of staff, testifies in Georgia”

August 29, 2023, 7:16 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s final White House chief of staff, testified in a federal courtroom in Georgia on Monday that he helped question the 2020 presidential election results out of a federal interest in “free and fair elections” intended… Continue reading