New York Times: “Election Falsehoods Take Off on YouTube as It Looks the Other Way”

November 1, 2024, 6:41 amcheap speech, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: In June 2023, YouTube decided to stop fighting the most persistent strain of election misinformation in the United States: the falsehood that President Biden stole the 2020 election from Donald J. Trump. Within months, the largest video platform became… Continue reading

“Georgia election officials debunk video of immigrants voting illegally”

November 1, 2024, 6:39 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AJC: A video claiming a group of Haitians illegally voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia was likely the work of Russian troll farms working to sow doubts about the U.S. election, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said… Continue reading

“The Count with David Becker”

November 1, 2024, 6:37 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Check out the new 5-part limited podcast series with David.

“Did Changes to the Voting Rights Act Cause Electoral Backsliding in the States?”

November 1, 2024, 6:29 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Alice Malmberg has written this article for Election Law Journal. Here is the abstract: When announced in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision immediately raised concerns that its invalidation of the coverage formula stipulated in Section… Continue reading

“Thousands of ballots are at stake as the Supreme Court considers Pennsylvania voting rules”

November 1, 2024, 6:27 amelection administration, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Marc Meredith and Michael Morse: The latest update from [Oct. 31]— after the general statewide deadline to request a mail ballot — shows there were 2,193,578 mail ballot applications ever approved. Of those, 1,622,675 have been logged by local… Continue reading

“Amazon donates to group backing hardline anti-abortion Republican; DoorDash and CVS also contributing funds to Raga group trying to re-elect Todd Rokita, who favors total abortion ban”

November 1, 2024, 6:25 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The Guardian: Amazon, DoorDash and CVS Health are among major US companies publicly committed to supporting reproductive rights that have nonetheless contributed this year to a group supporting the re-election of Todd Rokita, the Republican attorney general of Indiana… Continue reading

“Dems say they will certify a Trump victory — even though some see him as ineligible for office”

October 31, 2024, 2:45 pmlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Politico: Democrats in Congress for years have labeled Donald Trump an “insurrectionist,” impeached him for stoking violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and suggested he is constitutionally prohibited from returning to the White House. But even as those lawmakers continue to… Continue reading

“Suspicious voter registration forms in Pennsylvania linked to Arizona city councilman’s company”

October 31, 2024, 2:40 pmchicanery, voter registrationRick Hasen

Votebeat: Two Pennsylvania counties have identified an Arizona-based company as the source of thousands of last-minute voter registration applications that they are investigating. The company, Field+Media Corps, which conducts voter registration and outreach programs, is run by Francisco Heredia, a… Continue reading

Breaking: Justice Alito Won’t Put Cornel West’s Name at this Late Date on Pennsylvania Ballot

October 31, 2024, 2:36 pmballot access, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Justice acted without referring the matter to the Court, something that only happens when a matter is unlikely to attract the support of even a single Justice.

“Chinese national in Michigan casts irretrievable ballot in US election, now faces charges”

October 31, 2024, 1:46 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

USA Today: A Chinese national studying at the University of Michigan is facing serious charges after officials say he voted this past weekend in the battleground state. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit … Continue reading

“Elon Musk’s America PAC Has Created an Election Denial Cesspool on X”

October 31, 2024, 1:42 pmcheap speech, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wired: For months, billionaire and X owner Elon Musk has used his platform to share election conspiracy theories that could undermine faith in the outcome of the 2024 election. Last week, the political action committee (PAC) Musk backs took it… Continue reading

Newest “Law & Democracy” Podcast

October 31, 2024, 1:37 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

Discussing among other things ahead of Election Day, the intentional sabotaging of drop boxes, available on Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

Steve Mazie in The Economist on Whether Litigation May Matter to the Outcome of the 2024 Election

October 31, 2024, 12:44 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here: Amid teetering uncertainty over who will win next week’s presidential election, little suspense looms about one thing: if Donald Trump loses, he will not concede to Kamala Harris. Instead, as he has been doing throughout his campaign, Mr… Continue reading

Undated/Misdated Mail-in Ballot Issue Returns to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, with Republicans Wanting a Lower Court Order to Count Them Put on Hold for 2024

October 31, 2024, 12:42 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Yesterday I wrote about this decision of the PA Commonwealth Court, that has injected new uncertainty over the treatment of misdated or undated but timely mail in ballots in Pennsylvania. This issue keeps percolating up to the PA Supreme Court,… Continue reading

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