“A new mystery firm enters Trump’s orbit, rekindling criticism of his presidential campaign spending”

September 26, 2024, 5:20 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

AP: Launchpad Strategies was incorporated less than a year ago and has since received $15 million from Donald Trump’s election fundraising machine. For what is mostly a mystery. Campaign finance records indicate the limited liability company was hired to provide… Continue reading

“Warning: Elections in Mirror Appear Closer Than They Are”

September 26, 2024, 5:13 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jesse Wegman NYT opinion column: Yet it would be a mistake to think of what just happened in Nebraska as being in the rearview mirror; rather, as long as we continue to choose our president through the mechanism of… Continue reading

“Watchdog report on Justice Department’s Jan. 6 response won’t be done by election”

September 26, 2024, 5:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: A sprawling review of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot — and the Trump administration’s actions that preceded it — is unlikely to be released until after the next election takes place in November,… Continue reading

Latest Update to Brennan Center’s “Voting Laws Roundup”

September 26, 2024, 5:02 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Always a helpful guide: This year, legislatures across the country have continued to introduce and pass voting legislation far above pre-2021 rates. Regular legislative sessions for this year have ended in almost all states. Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio,… Continue reading

“An American Democracy Built for the People: Why Democracy Matters and How To Make It Work for the 21st Century”

September 26, 2024, 4:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

New report from Michael Sozan of CAP.

“Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump’s false narrative on election fraud”

September 25, 2024, 5:20 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump this week claimed without evidence that anyone living overseas can get a ballot mailed to them, even if they are not eligible to vote, falsely accusing Democrats of subverting a 1986 law to win in November.… Continue reading

“Voting rights groups ask Pa. high court to take up mail ballot dating issue immediately”

September 25, 2024, 5:12 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Votebeat on another potentially big deal: A coalition of voting rights advocates is trying again to get the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to conclusively decide whether voters need to date their mail ballot return envelope in order for their vote to… Continue reading

“Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong”

September 25, 2024, 5:08 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Insane: The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes said Wednesday he did nothing wrong when he put on work gloves, donned a hard hat and used a… Continue reading

“The ‘crypto bros’ are spending big in the 2024 election”

September 25, 2024, 5:06 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

New from Ciara Torres-Spelliscy.

Unanimous DC Circuit panel finds no standing to enforce Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment

September 25, 2024, 7:29 amelection law and constitutional lawDerek Muller

Judge Wilkins, joined by Chief Judge Srinivasian and Judge Childs, in Citizens for Constitutional Integrity v. Census Bureau: Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment, which specifies that seats in the House of Representatives “shall be apportioned among the several… Continue reading

“News Outlets Brace for Chaos on Election Night (and Perhaps Beyond)”

September 25, 2024, 5:23 amcheap speech, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: The data nerd of NBC News, Steve Kornacki, is preparing to sleep at his desk in 30 Rockefeller Plaza — for days on end, if need be. CNN is adding to its bench of legal experts in case of… Continue reading

“Democrats propose voting rights bill to counter Georgia’s election changes and others”

September 25, 2024, 5:10 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

USA Today: On the heels of another state adopting what they call restrictive election changes, Democrats are introducing voting rights legislation Tuesday aimed at making it easier for voters to cast ballots, including same-day registration. Democratic leaders said the… Continue reading

“Republicans’ Electoral College Edge, Once Seen as Ironclad, Looks to Be Fading”

September 25, 2024, 4:58 amelectoral collegeRick Hasen

Nate Cohn: Ever since Donald J. Trump’s stunning victory in 2016 — when he lost the popular vote by almost three million votes but still triumphed with over 300 electoral votes — many who follow politics have believed Republicans hold… Continue reading

“The Surprising Survival—So Far—of the Corporate Contribution Ban”

September 25, 2024, 4:55 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Richard Briffault has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Chicago Business Law Review). Here is the abstract: Citizens United notwithstanding, the 117-year-old federal ban on corporate campaign contributions and similar prohibitions in twenty-one states remain on the books and continue… Continue reading

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