“Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000”

October 1, 2024, 7:42 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP: A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from her polling place in 2022 despite registering online to vote, her attorneys said Monday. Ashleigh Smith made… Continue reading

“Hurricane Helene scrambles mail and early voting plans in North Carolina”

September 30, 2024, 5:28 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NBC News: Hurricane Helene has caused significant disruptions for election officials in North Carolina and across the Southeast, scrambling preparations for early and mail voting that have been in the works for months. In western North Carolina, one of the… Continue reading

“Despite federal court ruling, Arizona has power to ensure counties certify election results”

September 30, 2024, 3:33 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Votebeat: A federal judge has blocked an Arizona rule aimed at enforcing timely finalizing of election results, ruling that the state can’t simply exclude a county’s results if local officials there refuse to certify them, and noting the various… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Republicans Lag Democrats in Early Mail Ballot Requests”

September 30, 2024, 12:57 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

NYT: In the past two election cycles, Republicans have been far less eager to vote by mail than Democrats — and their candidates have suffered because of it. This year, Republicans made Pennsylvania their target for flipping the trend, pledging … Continue reading

“Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat”

September 30, 2024, 12:28 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale for CNN.

October 16 Event: “Connecting Research with Policy: Foreign Influence, Disinformation, and Generative AI”

September 30, 2024, 12:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

This looks great: Over the past decade, immense research and policy efforts have focused on understanding digital media’s impact on democracy, particularly around foreign influence campaigns and disinformation. However, the online environment has shifted radically over the last few years… Continue reading

“AI Could Still Wreck the Presidential Election”

September 30, 2024, 11:26 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneir in The Atlantic.

“Democrats sue to block new Georgia rule requiring hand-count of Election Day ballots”

September 30, 2024, 11:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Democrats sued Georgia’s State Election Board on Monday over a new rule that requires counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day, arguing it will allow “for bad-faith actors to claim that fraud… Continue reading

“Advocacy groups urge Congress to commit to certifying election results”

September 30, 2024, 7:42 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

WaPo: A broad coalition of advocacy groups called on every member of Congress to commit to certifying the results of the presidential election on Jan. 6, 2025, warning lawmakers in a letter sent Monday that “our most fundamental rights and… Continue reading

Trump, Once Again Lying, Back to Blaming Cities with Large Minority Populations–Atlanta, Detroit, and Philadelphia–for Cheating in Elections

September 29, 2024, 3:54 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Watch: Trump on elections: I’m here because they cheat.. they cheat in this state and I’ll mention a couple of the areas. Philadelphia is out of control. Detroit is out of control. Atlanta is out of control. pic.twitter.com/YUvBKncduu—… Continue reading

“Trump Allies Bombard the Courts, Setting Stage for Post-Election Fight”

September 29, 2024, 11:57 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans have unleashed a flurry of lawsuits challenging voting rules and practices ahead of the November elections, setting the stage for what could be a far larger and more contentious legal battle over the White House after Election Day.… Continue reading

“Conservative Christians were skeptical of mail-in ballots. Now they are gathering them in churches”

September 29, 2024, 11:48 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

AP: With Election Day just a few weeks away, longtime church members Lucky Hartunian and Janie Booth sat outside the Revival Christian Fellowship’s sanctuary in Menifee, California, inviting congregants to register to vote. The women urged those streaming into the… Continue reading

Ninth Circuit tosses part of Arizona voter registration election case in broad standing decision, citing FDA v. AHM

September 29, 2024, 9:03 amelection law and constitutional law, voter registrationDerek Muller

In June, I noted that the Supreme Court’s decision in FDA v. AHM might result in an uptick in election law cases where plaintiffs would lose cases for lack of standing for plaintiffs who claimed a “diversion of resources” theory… Continue reading

“On private call, Arizona’s top Democrats debated a ‘dire’ ballot dilemma”

September 28, 2024, 5:08 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Wow WaPo report: rizona’s Democratic leaders knew they had no good options when they jumped on a phone call this month. They had just learned tens of thousands of residents had been registered to vote for decades, even though there… Continue reading

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