Vladeck on SCOTUS Ignoring Purcell in AZ Ruling Last Week

August 26, 2024, 8:41 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

From his indispensable “One First” newsletter: There’s a lot that’s striking here. First, it’s rather remarkable that Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would’ve put all three laws back into effect—a move that, had it applied to recent registrations, might have prevented… Continue reading

“Meet the megadonors pumping millions into the 2024 election”

August 26, 2024, 8:39 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

WaPo: The 50 biggest donors this cycle have collectively pumped $1.5 billion into political committees and other groups competing in the election, according to a Washington Post analysis of Federal Election Commission data. The vast majority of money from top… Continue reading

Georgia Governor May Be Seeking to Remove Election Subversion-Curious Members of State Elections Board

August 26, 2024, 7:40 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

This is an interesting development.

“Latino Civil Rights Group Demands Inquiry Into Texas Voter Fraud Raids”

August 26, 2024, 7:34 amchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: A Latino civil rights group is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation into a series of raids conducted on Latino voting activists and political operatives as part of a sprawling voter fraud inquiry by the Texas… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Bob Bauer: “Law and Ethics in the Domain of Campaign Finance”

August 26, 2024, 7:17 amcampaign finance, ELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I’m pleased to welcome Bob Bauer to the ELB Book Corner, writing about his new book, The Unraveling. Here is the second of three guest posts: One chapter of the Unraveling is devoted to my long-standing view that the… Continue reading

“NC Justice Berger won’t be recused from major cases involving his father, court rules”

August 25, 2024, 7:14 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

News and Observer: North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. will not be recused from two high-profile cases involving his father, the Republican Senate leader. The court’s Republican justices denied Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s motion requesting Berger Jr.’s recusal… Continue reading

“With eyes on November, Colorado Republicans keep voting against certifying elections”

August 25, 2024, 7:04 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

USA Today: After Colorado’s elections for local offices this past November, a state Republican Party official sent out a notice to local board members saying they should vote against certifying the results. “Nothing has changed since the 2020 elections,” wrote … Continue reading

“LULAC says its members were target of latest Ken Paxton voter fraud search, calls for federal probe”

August 25, 2024, 7:01 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Houston Chronicle: The League of United Latin American Citizens is requesting a federal investigation after it said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton conducted raids of its volunteers’ homes this week, looking for evidence of possible vote harvesting. Paxton on Wednesday… Continue reading

“Illinois Supreme Court upholds unconstitutionality of Democrats’ law banning slating of candidates”

August 23, 2024, 3:30 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that tossed out a law barring political parties from choosing candidates for the General Assembly when they had no one run in a primary. The court’s decision… Continue reading

Fantasy of Trump “Mini-Trial” on Election Interference Charges Goes Away

August 23, 2024, 1:23 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

After the Supreme Court’s atrocious immunity ruling in Turmp v. United States, which had the effect of pushing back until after the 2024 election Trump’s trial on very serious election interference charges related to to the 2020 election, some had … Continue reading

“Alaska Supreme Court Keeps Initiative to Repeal Top-Four on the Ballot”

August 23, 2024, 1:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

BAN with the news.

“Six ‘America First’ Candidates, Vying to Take Over Florida Elections, Advance to November”

August 23, 2024, 1:12 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Bolts: Followers of Donald Trump are pursuing an unusually coordinated effort to capture local election offices in his home state of Florida. Still motivated by his false claims of widespread voter fraud, they have formed a slate of self-described “America … Continue reading

Supreme Court Ignores the Purcell Principle in Its Latest Voting Case on Arizona, Creating Confusion and Potential Disenfranchisement for Newly Registering Voters in the Period Before the Election

August 23, 2024, 10:05 amSupreme Court, votingRick Hasen

I have long been critical of the application of the Purcell Principle, a Supreme-court created rule that discourages court orders in the period before the election on grounds that it can cause election administrator difficulties and voter confusion. I initially… Continue reading

“A close race brings fresh fears of election interference by Trump allies”

August 23, 2024, 8:18 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Also this week, election officials in at least three battleground states received nearlyidentical letters from the American Conservative Union explaining their plan to monitor ballot drop boxes and scrutinize those using them to vote. The letters prompted concerns… Continue reading