“Despite vote count, Nebraska lawmakers begin debate of winner-take-all election system”

April 4, 2024, 7:23 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Lincoln Journal-Star: Nebraska lawmakers briefly started — and then stopped — debate Wednesday on legislation that would replace the state’s unique system for presidential elections with the winner-take-all model deployed in 48 other states. Sen. Julie Slama of Dunbar filed an … Continue reading

“Prosecuting Political Leaders During an Election”

April 3, 2024, 10:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

New report from Protect Democracy.

“How Did Corporations Get Stuck in Politics and Can They Escape?”

April 3, 2024, 8:09 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jill Fisch and Jeff Schwartz have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Business Law Review). Here is the abstract; Corporations have always been involved in politics, but today is different. They are publicly taking positions, either directly… Continue reading

“Trump Denies Elections and Praises Rioters, but R.F.K. Jr. Says It’s Biden Who Threatens Democracy”

April 3, 2024, 7:38 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump has refused to accept his loss in the 2020 election, painted as martyrs the supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, laid groundwork to deny the 2024 election results if he loses,… Continue reading

“North Carolina election law attorney, nominated 4 times to US District Court judgeship, dies at 69”

April 3, 2024, 7:36 amelection law bizRick Hasen

Fox News: Thomas Farr, a longtime North Carolina redistricting and election law attorney who regularly defended Republican interests but whose 2018 federal judgeship nomination was scuttled by two GOP senators, has died, a legal colleague said Tuesday. He was 69.… Continue reading

“Wisconsin voters OK amendments aimed at private election grants after ‘Zuckerbucks’ scrutiny”

April 3, 2024, 7:30 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Wisconsin voters on Tuesday approved two referendums that change the state Constitution to prohibit clerks from using private grants to administer elections and add that only appointed election officials can perform tasks to conduct elections. With over 99%… Continue reading

“Trump and Nebraska governor push to deny Biden a crucial electoral vote”

April 3, 2024, 7:28 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Dave Weigel for Semafor: Donald Trump and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen endorsed legislation that would take Omaha’s potentially decisive electoral vote out of play for Democrats, hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s Tuesday X post suggesting it. In just 200… Continue reading

To Work in Ohio, Alaska’s “Final Four” Electoral System Needs Modification

April 2, 2024, 2:39 pmUncategorizedNed Foley

New Common Ground Democracy essay: “Ohio’s partisan polarization is so severe that stronger medicine than Alaska’s new electoral reform is necessary to avoid the election of extreme candidates in the Buckeye State.” (The essay has details, including relevant data.)

“Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Revive Washington State Voting Map Said to Hurt Hispanics”

April 2, 2024, 1:45 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to reinstate a voting map for the Washington State Legislature that a federal judge had found discriminated against Hispanic voters. As is the court’s custom when it acts on emergency applications, its brief… Continue reading

“‘Start the Steal’: Trump Once Again Planning to Overturn an Election”

April 2, 2024, 1:44 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

The Bulwark: HERE IS A PLAN AFOOT to overturn the results of the November election, and for both parties it is fast becoming a major concern. The scheme is being hatched by Republicans on behalf of Donald Trump, who seeks… Continue reading

“Covering Elections and Voting in 2024: A Media Guide”

April 2, 2024, 11:38 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Important new resource: Download the Guide Covering Elections and Voting in 202414 MB “Covering Elections and Voting in 2024” by Pam Fessler, a communications advisor for The Elections Group and former National Public Radio correspondent, serves as a comprehensive resource… Continue reading

April 9 Safeguarding Democracy Project Event and Webinar: “Race and the Risk of Election Subversion”

April 2, 2024, 8:56 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

I’m looking forward to moderating this event next week. April 9, 12:15pm – 1:15pm Race and the Risk of Election Subversion In-person at UCLA Law Room 1337 and Online Webinar Registration In-Person Registration Sophia Lin Lakin (ACLU), Spencer Overton… Continue reading

“Kansas GOP lawmakers revive a plan to stop giving voters 3 extra days to return mail ballots”

April 2, 2024, 6:48 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

AP: Republican legislators in Kansas have revived a proposal to stop giving voters three extra days after polls close to return mail ballots after making key concessions in a bid to get enough votes from rural GOP lawmakers to overcome… Continue reading

“RFK Jr. threatens to sue Nevada over ballot access”

April 2, 2024, 6:46 amballot accessRick Hasen

CBS News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is threatening legal action against Nevada over his petition to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate, his campaign said Monday, after CBS News reported that the signatures he had gathered could be … Continue reading