“Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts”

October 17, 2024, 7:54 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Geoffrey Fowler column for WaPo: On Instagram, creator Mrs. Frazzled can get more than a million viewers for her goofy videos “parenting” misbehaving adults. One recent hit showed bartenders how to talk to drunk customers like they’re in kindergarten. But… Continue reading

“Massive influx of shadowy get-out-the-vote spending floods swing states”

October 17, 2024, 7:50 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has offered Americans $47 for each swing state voter they recruit to his effort to elect Donald Trump. Democratic groups have started paying at least $160 to more than 75,000 voters who agree… Continue reading

“At least 30 election deniers and 2020 fake electors serving as Trump electors this year”

October 17, 2024, 7:46 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

CNN: More than a dozen Republicans who were “fake electors” in 2020, including several facing criminal charges, are serving as former President Donald Trump’s official electors in battleground states this year, according to a CNN survey. Another 16 GOP electors… Continue reading

“The Pipeline: How Russian Propaganda Reaches and Influences the U.S.”

October 17, 2024, 7:38 amcheap speechRick Hasen

Deep dive from Brandy Zadrony of NBC News.

“Voters distrust delayed election results, but a prebunking message inoculates against distrust”

October 17, 2024, 7:30 amelection administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Important new paper from Mackenzie Lockhart, Jennifer Gaudette, Seth J. Hill, Thad Kousser, Mindy Romero, and Laura Uribe. Here is the abstract: Counting and certifying election results in the United States can take days and even weeks following election day.… Continue reading

“Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters”

October 17, 2024, 7:28 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bolts: Voting rights advocates celebrated the court’s decision but they remain outraged at Evnen and Hilgers for the confusion and delays they created. The timing of the court’s decision gives advocates little opportunity to help people who might be confused… Continue reading

En Banc Sixth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Reconsider Ruling Rejecting RFK Jr.’s Attempt to Get Off Michigan Ballot

October 17, 2024, 7:26 amballot accessRick Hasen

You can read a set of opinions here. From Judge Clay’s concurrence: Plaintiff’s complaint also suffers from flaws on the merits. Plaintiff’s theory of injury, for example, argues that that “once the ballots are printed” with his name on… Continue reading

Breaking: More Controversial New Georgia Election Board Rules That Were Going into Effect for This Election, Including the “Reasonable Inquiry” Rule Before Certification, Blocked By Georgia State Court

October 16, 2024, 3:56 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Read the 11-page opinion and order (via Stephen Fowler. who also notes the case was brought by a Republican state law maker and a Republican election official). The primary basis for the ruling is that the new rules… Continue reading

” Vance says ‘no,’ Trump did not lose the 2020 election”

October 16, 2024, 3:21 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: This time, JD Vance didn’t dodge the question: “Did Donald Trump lose the election in 2020? Not by the words that I would use.” Vance has been repeatedly asked in recent weeks if he thinks his running mate lost… Continue reading

“Inside the Republican legal blitz to sow election doubt: ‘The claims are garbage'”

October 16, 2024, 3:09 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Sam Levine for The Guardian.

“Preliminary Injunction Entered in Justice Department Suit to Stop Alabama’s Systematic Removal of Voters from Registration Rolls”

October 16, 2024, 1:54 pmDepartment of Justice, NVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

DOJ release.

“Elon Musk Might Have Broken the Law Against Bribing Voters. Whoops!”

October 16, 2024, 1:14 pmvote buyingRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. A snippet: Federal law has long prohibited providing payments or making expenditures to induce voting, whether or not those inducements are limited to those who might vote for a particular candidate. The… Continue reading

“Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.”

October 16, 2024, 1:12 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

ProPublica: Right-wing strategists still talk about what happened in Detroit in 2020, when poll watchers stood outside the absentee ballot counting center, banging on windows and shouting “Stop the count!” Conspiracy theories swirled that those volunteers had been kept out… Continue reading

Democratic, Republican fundraising for election litigation tops $113 million in 18 months for 2024 election cycle

October 16, 2024, 11:14 amcampaign finance, campaignsDerek Muller

I’ve been chronicling the increase in spending on election litigation. Since 2015, election donors may contribute to “election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings,” above and beyond individual candidate campaign contribution limits. Perhaps surprisingly, the pace of fundraising actually… Continue reading

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