“Our View: Another argument against ranked-choice voting goes down As the latest federal ruling shows, the idea that voters are disenfranchised is wrong”

August 21, 2020, 6:15 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Portland Press Herald editorial: Ranked-choice voting has twice won the backing of a majority of Maine voters. It meets the demands of the U.S. Constitution. It is used in every race that the state constitution allows, and it will continue… Continue reading

“Why Kanye West Makes the Case for Ranked Choice Voting”

August 21, 2020, 6:13 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Washington Monthly oped by Rob Richie and Dave Daley.

“Op-Ed: One fix could change U.S. politics, government and elections for the better: Make voting mandatory”

August 21, 2020, 6:10 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Miles Rapoport and Janai Nelson LAT oped.

Angelo Genova, Lawyer for DNC in the RNC Consent Decree Case for 40 Years, Sends Along Thoughts on Trump’s Comments About Sending Law Enforcement to the Polls in November

August 21, 2020, 6:05 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Angelo Genova, speaking for himself and not the DNC, writes: Rick : I read your piece today. I too have watched and heard with great disappointment , but no surprise , the recurring narrative emanating from President Trump and the… Continue reading

New Yorker’s Eric Lach Deep Dive: “What Happens If Donald Trump Fights the Election Results?”

August 21, 2020, 5:44 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

A chilling read.

Echoing Reasons for Issuance of 1981 Consent Decree Against the RNC, Trump Threatens to Send Law Enforcement to Watch Polls. What Happens Next?

August 20, 2020, 9:07 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Back in 1981, the RNC agreed to a consent decree, which remained in place in various forms until 2017. It prevented the RNC from engaging in certain activities which intimidated minority voters. As I explained in this January 2019 Slate… Continue reading

Now Available: Final Version of My Election Law Journal Article: “Three Pathologies of American Voting Rights Illuminated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, and How to Treat and Cure Them”

August 20, 2020, 8:49 pmelection administration, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can download the final version of the article here (and here’s the pdf). This article is part of a symposium out next month on COVID and the election. Thanks to ELJ’s publisher for making all the COVID-related election… Continue reading

“Frank LaRose: Turn ‘Every Mailbox’ in Ohio into Ballot Drop Box”

August 20, 2020, 5:16 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

CityBeat reports.

Federal District Court (Same Judge Who UPHELD Indiana’s Strict Voter ID Law in Crawford) Holds Indiana Cannot Reject Mail-in Ballots for a Purported Signature Mismatch Without Giving Voter Notice and a Chance to Cure

August 20, 2020, 4:20 pmabsentee ballots, court decisionsRick Hasen

A very important and correct ruling on both due process and equal protection grounds.

“Disinformation campaign stokes fears about mail voting, using LeBron James image and boosted by Trump-aligned group”

August 20, 2020, 4:05 pmcampaigns, cheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A prominent Washington-based conservative advocacy organization is promoting a deceptive digital ad campaign that is stoking fears about mail-in voting and targeting battleground states with high concentrations of minority voters.FreedomWorks, the tax-exempt nonprofit that helped launchtea-partyprotests a decade ago… Continue reading

“New York Will Allow Voters to Cast Mail-In Ballots”

August 20, 2020, 2:32 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

NYT: New York State will allow most voters to cast their ballots by mail in the November general election, joining a growing list of states that have expanded mail-in voting to address the potential spread of the coronavirus at polling… Continue reading

Uh-oh. “Canvassers demand answers after 72% of Detroit’s absentee ballot counts were off”

August 20, 2020, 2:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Detroit News: The board charged with certifying election results in Michigan’s largest county is asking Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office to investigate after problems with tracking ballots in Detroit’s primary, which one official described as a “perfect storm.”Counts… Continue reading

“What the Elections Performance Index Tells Us About 2020”

August 20, 2020, 1:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

EPI: The Elections Performance Index (EPI) website has just been relaunched, with a new look and updated data from 2018. The EPI was developed a decade ago with the long view in mind. But with the 2020 election right upon… Continue reading

“The Voting Rights Act Should be Amended to Apply to the Federal Government”

August 20, 2020, 1:55 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Travis Crum at Take Care.

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