“Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. That’s highly unlikely”

November 4, 2024, 2:39 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Nick Riccardi for AP: Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted. Trump set the pattern in 2020… Continue reading

“Trump Claims ‘Illegal Alien’ Voting Is Rampant. His Own Party Disagrees.”

November 4, 2024, 10:19 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Andy Kroll for ProPublica: Unfounded claims about the threat of widespread voting by “illegal aliens” and noncitizens in the 2024 election. Away from the spotlight, though, at least one Republican National Committee official is telling volunteer poll watchers a completely… Continue reading

“Billionaires help bankroll legal funds used by parties to challenge election rules”

November 4, 2024, 10:17 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Issue One: Even before the results of the presidential election are tabulated, partisan actors are busy behind the scenes filing lawsuits seeking clarification about existing election rules and, in the most extreme cases, taking aim at the processes governing… Continue reading

“The Constitutional Underpinnings of the ECRA”

November 4, 2024, 9:25 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Larry Schwartzol at Lawfare.

“How Ranked Choice Voting Could Improve Presidential Elections”

November 4, 2024, 9:24 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Rob Richie for the National Civic League.

HaHaHa: Elon Musk’s Lawyer Says His Potentially Illegal Lottery for Registered Voters is Not “Random” But is “By Chance”

November 4, 2024, 8:31 amchicaneryRick Hasen

My goodness: from Philly courtroom —Musk lawyer says his $1m giveaway is NOT a lottery. "There is no prize to be won" and winners "are not chosen at random," Musk lawyer Chris Gober said. Instead, the $1m is a salary… Continue reading

My New One at Slate: “Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thank SCOTUS.”

November 4, 2024, 7:30 amabsentee ballots, election administration, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Last week, the Supreme Court allowed Virginia to conduct a last minute voter purge to remove potential non-citizens from the rolls despite a federal law that seemed to bar the practice.… Continue reading

“Vote-counting rules in battleground states complicate when a winner is likely to be named”

November 4, 2024, 7:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Seema Mehta for the LA Times.

“On Telegram, a Violent Preview of What May Unfold on Election Day and After”

November 4, 2024, 7:15 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Groups backing former President Donald J. Trump recently sent messages to organize poll watchers to be ready to dispute votes in Democratic areas. Some posted images of armed men standing up for their rights to recruit for their cause.… Continue reading

“Trump escalates false claims of fraud, setting stage to cry foul if he loses”

November 4, 2024, 7:08 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Donald Trump, who blamed his 2020 defeat on false claims of vast election malfeasance, has spent much of the final week of his third presidential campaign trying to discredit the legitimacy of this year’s election. His latest… Continue reading

“Elon Musk’s misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times on X, analysis finds”

November 4, 2024, 7:04 amcheap speech, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: In the run up to the high-stakes 2024 presidential election, Elon Musk has posted a blizzard of false and misleading claims about the election on his social media platform that have generated more than two billion… Continue reading

Adam Unikowsky Obliterates Fifth Circuit Opinion on Mississippi Accepting Ballots Timely Mailed by Election Day That Arrive After Election Day

November 4, 2024, 7:02 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Worth a read if only to see how absurd Judge Oldham’s opinion is.

Breaking: Supreme Court Will Hear Louisiana Racial Gerrymandering Case, with Implications for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

November 4, 2024, 6:58 amredistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Court noted probable jurisdiction both the state’s and the LDF’s appeals. The cases are consolidated for argument. It will present another opportunity for the Court to address the “race or party” problem endemic in these racial gerrymandering cases.