“Arizona recount law could delay certifying 2024 election, officials say”

October 4, 2023, 4:44 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for WaPo: If the 2024 presidential election is close in Arizona, a newly enacted state law will mandate a ballot recount that will probably cause the state to miss crucial deadlines for certifying the vote, according… Continue reading

“Vote to oust McCarthy is a warning sign for democracy, scholars say”

October 4, 2023, 10:57 ampolitical polarizationRick Hasen

WaPo: When the House of Representatives voted to oustKevin McCarthy as Speaker on Tuesday, it was the first such removal in American history, a vividrebuke of his leadership and an escalation of the civil strife withinthe Republican Party. But historians… Continue reading

“Kari Lake Files to Run for Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate Seat in Arizona”

October 4, 2023, 7:09 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Kari Lake, the Republican former news anchor who refused to acknowledge her loss in the Arizona governor’s race last year, filed paperwork on Tuesday to run for Senate, setting up what is expected to be one of the most… Continue reading

“Another resident from The Villages accused of 2020 election voter fraud”

October 4, 2023, 7:04 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Click Orlando: According to a complaint filed by Sumter County Elections Supervisor Bill Keen with the Florida Office of Election Crimes and Security, Rivernider is accused of signing a vote-by-mail ballot for his father in 2020. Keen said the… Continue reading

“FOIA-Flooded Elections”

October 4, 2023, 6:46 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Rebecca Green has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Ohio State Law Journal). Here is the abstract: After the 2020 election, the United States has witnessed a crisis in confidence in election outcomes. The crisis has fueled massive public pressure… Continue reading

“Could the Constitution itself defeat Trump in 2024?”

October 4, 2023, 6:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Rick LaRue in The Fulcrum.

“Trump Ordered Not to Comment on Judge’s Staff in Fraud Case”

October 3, 2023, 6:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The New York judge presiding over Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud trial ordered the former president Tuesday not to attack or even comment on court staff after Mr. Trump posted a message to social media targeting the judge’s law… Continue reading

“Breaking Barriers to the Ballot Box: Expanding Language Access for California Voters”

October 3, 2023, 5:33 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Big new report from a coalition of voting rights groups: Our democracy is under real and urgent threat, from rampant disinformation and a surge in voter suppression legislation to politicians deliberately showing distrust in election outcomes in order to maintain… Continue reading

“Inside Mike Lindell’s ‘plan’ to sound false cyber-attack alarms at local polls”

October 3, 2023, 4:41 pmfraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: Lindell’s quest is decidedly quixotic, beyond the fringe to some, particularly in light of outsized voting-fraud claims made by right-wing election vigilantes, such as True the Vote, that have consistently withered under scrutiny and failed to materialize around… Continue reading

“Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment: Our Questions, Their Answers”

October 3, 2023, 3:09 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Mark Graber has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: he Congressional Globe, case survey, and constitutional commentaries clearly support the following conclusions. First, the constitutional disqualification of government officials who violated their oath of office was central… Continue reading

“Conservatives Should Look MoreClosely at Systemic Election Reforms”

October 3, 2023, 10:15 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

New report from Kevin Kosar for AEI.

“As Trump’s Legal Woes Have Escalated, So Have His Violent Remarks”

October 3, 2023, 9:59 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump had a lot to say on the first day of the fraud trial against him and his company. Speaking to reporters at a Manhattan courthouse on Monday, he dismissed the judge as a “rogue”… Continue reading

“Judge Rules Against Salem Media, Regnery, Dinesh D’Souza, True the Vote, and others; Allows Defamation and Voter Intimidation Case to Proceed in Win for Plaintiff Mark Andrews and Efforts to Seek Accountability for Election Disinformation and Intimidation”

October 2, 2023, 4:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Protect Democracy release: Today, a federal court in Georgia greenlit a lawsuit against Dinesh D’Souza, Salem Media, Regnery Publishing, True The Vote, and True the Vote’s Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips (along with D’Souza Media) for peddling manufactured lies that… Continue reading