“Johnson says he’s spoken with Trump about ‘the constrictions of the Constitution’ on a third term”

October 28, 2025, 12:28 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he has spoken with Donald Trump about the possibility of the president seeking a third-term but that he sees no path for it as any change to the US Constitution would be… Continue reading

“New polling illuminates how the Supreme Court got Citizens United wrong and shows bipartisan momentum for money-in-politics reforms, including proposed Montana ballot measure”

October 28, 2025, 12:16 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Issue One release: New polling commissioned by Issue One and conducted this month by YouGov reveals that overwhelming majorities of Americans — and Montanans — broadly believe that large-scale political spending by corporations, dark money groups, and wealthy donors undermines… Continue reading

“Maine and Texas are the latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot”

October 28, 2025, 12:15 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP reports.

Donald Trump Files Appellate Brief Raising Strong Arguments to Overturn His New York Conviction in Stormy Daniels Campaign Finance Case

October 28, 2025, 10:30 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

You can find the brief here. The first argument raised is that of federal preemption, and there are a number of other strong arguments as well. This was not the case that should have been brought against Donald Trump.… Continue reading

“How big a deal is California’s Proposition 50?”

October 28, 2025, 10:08 amredistrictingRick Hasen

My explainer at the UCLA Newsroom.

“Secretary LaRose refers more than 1,200 criminal cases to DOJ”

October 28, 2025, 10:07 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Portsmouth Daily Times: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced on Tuesday that his office has referred 1,200 criminal cases to the United States Department of Justice for consideration of federal prosecution. “Ohio has earned its reputation as the… Continue reading

“Trump’s Most Reviled Voting Company Sold to a GOP Official. That’s Not the Worst of It.”

October 28, 2025, 10:06 amvoting technologyRick Hasen

Susan Greenhalgh for Slate: Earlier this month, news broke that Dominion Voting Systems had been sold to a former Republican election official. The announcement that the second-largest U.S. voting system vendor would be in the hands of a self-declared partisan… Continue reading

“Newsom to Redistricting Donors: Stop Giving Me Money”

October 28, 2025, 7:59 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed onto his regular Zoom call with his political brain trust last Friday as they ticked through the latest developments in the high-stakes redistricting measure headed for a vote next week. They were far ahead… Continue reading

“Trump administration proposal for online voter registration form raises concerns”

October 28, 2025, 7:42 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Votebeat: State election officials are raising legal and practical concerns about a new Trump administration plan to create a digital version of the existing federal voter registration form. Under the proposal, the federal government would both verify voter… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms is Already Underway”

October 28, 2025, 7:38 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

David Graham cover story in The Atlantic.

“Lawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight”

October 27, 2025, 10:45 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT: A lawsuit filed on Monday on behalf of four New Yorkers charges that the state’s congressional map unconstitutionally dilutes Black and Latino votes in a district that covers Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn, according to a copy… Continue reading

“Republicans bet frenzied redistricting push can outrun historical trends”

October 27, 2025, 7:38 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Paul Kane for WaPo: The fight for House control in next year’s midterm elections has shifted into unfamiliar terrain: state capitals and courthouses. Rather than recruiting candidates and conductingearly fundraising, political operatives on both sides are focused on drawing new,… Continue reading

“Gov. Mike Braun calls special session to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps”

October 27, 2025, 7:34 amredistrictingRick Hasen

Indy Star: Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has officially called lawmakers back to the Statehouse for a special session to redraw the Hoosier State’s congressional maps mid-decade, as requested by President Donald Trump’s administration. But the votes to redistrict still … Continue reading

“Trump says he’d ‘love to’ run in 2028; U.S. president also floats JD Vance and Marco Rubio as top alternate contenders, given the constitution bars him from running for a third term.”

October 27, 2025, 7:32 amauthoritarian threats in US, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in Monday on who might lead the Republican Party after he leaves office, naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance as top contenders for the 2028 presidential nomination. But he… Continue reading