“Lawsuit seeks to stop disqualification of WA ballots for signature mismatches”

November 24, 2022, 11:30 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Seattle Times: During every election in Washington, tens of thousands of ballots are rejected because ballot envelope signatures are flagged as not matching how they’ve looked in the past. In the Nov. 8 midterm alone, nearly 27,000 ballots were challenged… Continue reading

“Doug Mastriano supporters are flooding Pa. courts with baseless recount petitions in the governor’s race”

November 23, 2022, 1:15 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: Doug Mastriano lost by a lot. But some of his supporters wrongly believe the results are inaccurate, and they think they’ve found a way to do something about it. So now election denial groups are flooding Pennsylvania… Continue reading

Third Circuit decision in Mazo v. New Jersey Secretary of State upholds conditions on ballot designations

November 23, 2022, 10:23 amballot accessDerek Muller

The Third Circuit issued a decision today in Mazo v. New Jersey Secretary of State. (Disclosure: I filed an amicus brief in this case, joined by Professor Michael Dimino, in support of appellants.) Eugene Mazo (an election law professor… Continue reading

Georgia Supreme Court Allows Saturday Early Voting in Counties That Wish to Use It for U.S. Senate Runoff

November 23, 2022, 9:32 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

In a brief unsigned order with no noted dissents, the Supreme Court of Georgia allowed early voting on Saturday to go forward over the objections of the Georgia Republican Party. More from the AJC.

If Petitioners Get Their Way in Moore v. Harper Case, the Dispute over Saturday Voting in Georgia Senate Runoff Would Spill into Federal Court as Well as State Court

November 23, 2022, 7:55 amlegislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I noted on the blog the other day that the state of Georgia, after losing in the state court of appeals, declined to appeal further the ruling that Georgia law allows counties to set Saturday as a day of early… Continue reading

“G.O.P. Candidate in Arizona’s Attorney General Race Sues Over Election Results”

November 23, 2022, 7:44 amrecountsRick Hasen

NYT: Abe Hamadeh, the Arizona Republican locked in a tight race to become the state’s next attorney general, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday contesting the preliminary results of an election that had already been headed to an automatic recount. The… Continue reading

“Key races in Alaska expected to be finalized under ranked-choice system”

November 23, 2022, 7:41 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Democrats lost their House majority due to Independent Redistricting Commissions; Are IRCs ineffective because they are trumped by Winner Take All elections? Have they outlived their usefulness?”

November 22, 2022, 6:28 pmalternative voting systems, redistrictingRick Hasen

Steven Hill ponders.

“L.A. prosecutor put on leave over questionable case sparked by election conspiracy theories”

November 22, 2022, 6:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

LA Times: A Los Angeles County deputy district attorney has been placed on administrative leave for his role in the questionable prosecution of a Michigan software executive that may have been sparked by conspiracy theorists who deny the validity… Continue reading

“Texas Supreme Court orders Harris County to include more than 2,000 late-cast ballots in certified election results”

November 22, 2022, 5:20 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Texas Tribune:/VoteBeat The Texas Supreme Court ordered Harris County to include in its certified election results 2,073 ballots cast during an extra hour of Election Day voting. But the state’s highest civil court also ordered Harris County to determine whether… Continue reading

Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch: “Lessons for Democracy from the 2022 Midterms”

November 22, 2022, 4:39 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Great discussion for UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project. Watch:

“Bolsonaro challenges Brazil election he lost to Lula”

November 22, 2022, 2:57 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Reuters: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged the election he lost last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arguing votes from some machines should be “invalidated” in a complaint that election authorities met with initial skepticism.… Continue reading

“Florida prosecutors drop case against Tampa man accused by Gov. DeSantis of voter fraud”

November 22, 2022, 2:27 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Statewide prosecutors have dropped charges against one of the 20 people accused by Gov. Ron DeSantis of voting illegally in 2020. In a court filing Monday, prosecutors wrote that they were dropping charges against Tampa resident Tony Patterson,… Continue reading

“Michigan GOP leader: Bid to probe 2022 election a ‘shameless’ stunt”

November 22, 2022, 10:49 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bridge Michigan: House Speaker Jason Wentworth has shot down an effort by fellow Michigan Republicans to investigate the 2022 election, calling it “a shameless and half-baked political stunt.” In a letter first reported by The Detroit News, Rep. Steve… Continue reading

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