In an “Ominous” Coincidence, the Iowa Election Meltdown Occurred on the Day of My “Election Meltdown” Book Launch. Some Media Discussing Both

February 4, 2020, 7:37 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Today was the release day of Election Meltdown. Thanks to the Iowa debacle I did a lot of media. Here is some of it. Pam Fessler, NPR’s All Things Considered, Iowa Meltdown Raises Red Flags for Elections Going Forward… Continue reading

“Free and Fair with Franita and Foley”

February 4, 2020, 7:34 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Excited about this: Two perspectives; one objective: free and fair elections. What Franita Tolson and Ned Foley hope for this podcast is to have a series of thoughtful conversations about the basic values of America’s democracy and how they are… Continue reading

“Citizens United at 10: The Consequences for Democracy and Potential Responses by Congress”

February 4, 2020, 7:32 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

House Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing Thursday.

“Think Iowa’s Delay Was a Fluke? Get Used to It.”

February 4, 2020, 7:03 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ned Foley for Politico magazine.

“The great Iowa overreaction: It’s irresponsible to use delayed results to weave conspiracy theories about the integrity of an election”

February 4, 2020, 6:58 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Josh Douglas for NYDN.

“Behind The Iowa Caucus Crash, A Simple Technology Glitch”

February 4, 2020, 6:53 pmelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld explains.

“Trump’s Jokes About Defying Election Results Could Create Chaos; There’s a real possibility he could declare victory before all the ballots are counted.”

February 4, 2020, 5:58 amchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: As President Donald Trump plans a triumphant State of the Union address anticipating his likely acquittal by the Senate, the White House is reportedly awash in a sense of invincibility.Trump’s… Continue reading

Good (?) Timing Department

February 4, 2020, 5:54 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Me on twitter last night: OK when I made this my twitter header a few months ago I didn't mean it so literally pic.twitter.com/wVhl1IeMuv— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) February 4, 2020 And: Hey Iowa: The official release date of… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Iowa caucus debacle shakes public confidence in 2020 security”

February 4, 2020, 5:50 amchicanery, election administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WaPo: The biggest security lesson from last night’s Iowa caucuses: It doesn’t take a hack for technology to undermine confidence in an election. The spectacular failure of a mobile app that was supposed to forward caucus results last night… Continue reading

The Iowa Debacle

February 3, 2020, 10:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: A night that was supposed to bring clarity to the Democratic presidential contest turned into a long ordeal of confusion and delays on Monday, as the Iowa Democratic Party failed to report results from more than a handful… Continue reading

“Conservatives spread false claims on Twitter about electoral fraud as Iowans prepare to caucus”

February 3, 2020, 6:20 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: The claims of electoral fraud were false, proved untrue by public data and the state’s top election official.That didn’t stop them from going viral, as right-wing activists took to Twitter over the weekend to spread specious allegations of… Continue reading

“Report about potential Iowa voter fraud is false”

February 3, 2020, 6:08 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politifact reports.

“Judicial Watch’s voter fraud fear-mongering finds a new opponent: A pro-voter-ID Iowa official”

February 3, 2020, 6:04 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Philip Bump WaPo analysis.

Wow: 11th Circuit Rejects State of Alabama’s Argument That Congress Did Not Intend to Allow Private Litigants to Be Able to Sue for Violation of Section 2 of the VRA, But Judge Branch Remarkably Dissents

February 3, 2020, 5:55 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Crazy news on the 150th anniversary of the Fifteenth Amendment. States ordinarily have sovereign immunity against lawsuits without their consent. But Congress has the power to “abrogate” (or eliminate) that immunity through a statute. For decades, it has been unquestioned… Continue reading

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