“USC CID Voting Location Siting Tool is Expanding to Ten States”

July 16, 2020, 1:59 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Announcement via email: The CID Voting Location Siting Toolis Expanding! The Center for Inclusive Democracy (CID), formerly known as the California Civic Engagement Project, is expanding its Voting Location Siting Tool to serve a total of ten states representing 43%… Continue reading

July 20 Report Event: “Lift Every Voice: The Urgency of Universal Civic Duty Voting”

July 16, 2020, 1:54 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Announcement via email: The Universal Voting Working Group is releasing its report on July 20th. “Lift Every Voice: The Urgency of Universal Civic Duty Voting” is the result of almost two years of work by a diverse group of 25 scholars, advocates, and… Continue reading

“Tens of thousands of mail ballots have been tossed out in this year’s primaries. What will happen in November?”

July 16, 2020, 1:52 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“The White House’s claims of rampant voter fraud are getting embarrassingly lazy”

July 16, 2020, 1:50 pmfraudulent fraud squad, UncategorizedRick Hasen

Philip Bump analysis.

Breaking: Supreme Court, on Divided Vote, Refuses to Vacate Stay in Florida Felon Reenfranchisement Case, Meaning Potentially Hundreds of Thousands of Former Felons Reenfranchised by Florida Voters Won’t Get to Vote in November

July 16, 2020, 10:37 amcourt decisions, felon voting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

With at least three of the Court’s four liberal Justices dissenting, the Supreme Court refused to intervene in a case involving Florida felon voting rights, with big implications for voting in November. The procedural path of this case is complex,… Continue reading

“As 2020 election heated up, Google banned employee-led voter registration drives”

July 16, 2020, 10:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Protocol reports.

Now Available: 2020 Supplement to Lowenstein, Hasen, Tokaji, & Stephanopoulos, Election Law–Cases and Materials (6th Edition)

July 16, 2020, 9:17 ampedagogyRick Hasen

Election Law 2020 Supplement The 2020 Supplement to Lowenstein, Hasen, Tokaji, & Stephanopoulos, Election Law–Cases and Materials (6th ed.) is up-to-date through the end of the Supreme Court’s October 2019 term ending July 2020. The new material includes coverage of… Continue reading

“America has to count on more than prayer in the case of close election”

July 16, 2020, 8:52 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ned Foley oped: So, how can we improve the odds that any overtime this year ends like 1884 and 1916, instead of 1876 and 2000? It starts with a commitment to state procedures that certify vote counts, several weeks… Continue reading

“Political Participation, Expressive Association, and Judicial Review”

July 16, 2020, 8:50 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Joshua Sellers has posted this draft on SSRN (American University Law Review). Here is the abstract: Increasingly novel legal conflicts over electoral participation and voting rights are on the rise. For instance, multiple aspects of Georgia’s election system have been… Continue reading