April 15 Webinar: “A Discussion on the Electoral College with Ned Foley and Jesse Wegman”

April 13, 2020, 1:12 pmelectoral collegeRick Hasen

This should be good: Join us for a lively and timely discussion about the Electoral College –its contentious history, shortcomings, and potential reform –with Ned Foley, Director of Election Law at OSU’s Moritz College of Law, and Jesse Wegman, … Continue reading

“Exclusive: Michelle Obama to push absentee voting amid coronavirus”

April 13, 2020, 8:22 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Axios reports.

“What ‘Should’ We Expect Turnout to Be in Wisconsin?”

April 13, 2020, 8:18 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Charles Stewart deep dive.

“Clerks set to count votes in messy Wisconsin election”

April 13, 2020, 8:16 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

AP reports.

Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument in Faithless Electors Cases Telephonically in May

April 13, 2020, 8:14 amelectoral college, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Order. And it appears that the oral argument will be livestreamed. This means we should have an opinion by the end of June unless the Court extends the term.

“Virginia governor makes Election Day a holiday and expands early voting”

April 12, 2020, 8:52 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that he signed a series of new measures into law aimed at expanding access to voting in the commonwealth.The new legislation will establish Election Day as a holiday, remove the requirement that… Continue reading

“As Pandemic Imperils Elections, Democrats Clash With Trump on Voting Changes”

April 12, 2020, 8:44 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Carl Hulse for the NYT.

“Trump Wants 50 Wisconsins on Election Day”

April 12, 2020, 8:36 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jamelle Bouie for NYT Opinion.

Justice Ain’t Blind, Via Charles Stewart

April 12, 2020, 8:15 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Charles: Also from the 1973 Wisconsin Blue Book. pic.twitter.com/FCO9nrqGe0— Charles Stewart III (@cstewartiii) April 12, 2020

“Hackers hijack Zoom meeting on Milwaukee absentee ballots”

April 12, 2020, 8:07 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WBAY: Hackers hijacked a Zoom conference call Sunday afternoon held by the Milwaukee Board of Election Commissioners.The call was scheduled to provide an update on guidelines related to last week’s primary election.The commission planned to discuss late-arriving absentee ballots.The… Continue reading

“Worrying about Wisconsin, While Waiting for Its Election Returns”

April 12, 2020, 4:45 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ned Foley: Now, as we await results from Wisconsin’s April 7 election (to be released starting at 4pm on Monday), we must wonder whether this election is one that fails our national commitment to genuine democracy and, if… Continue reading

“GOP pushes voting by mail — with restrictions — as Trump attacks it as ‘corrupt’”

April 12, 2020, 3:13 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

WaPo: The same week President Trump told the public that voting by mail is “corrupt” and “ripe for fraud,” his own party was sending a very different message to Republican voters in Pennsylvania.“Voting by mail… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read on True the Vote: “Conservative Operatives Float Plan to Place Retired Military, Police Officers as GOP Poll Watchers on Election Day

April 12, 2020, 1:02 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Just wow from The Intercept: ON ELECTION DAY in November, some polling places could be patrolled by off-duty police officers and veterans, according to a plan hatched by Republican operatives.The idea is a reprisal of once-illegal Election Day “ballot security”… Continue reading