“Election Officials To Convene Amid Historic Focus On Voting And Interference”

January 27, 2020, 5:08 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NPR: Still, the push to tighten election security and boost public confidence has been complicated by Trump’s downplaying of the foreign threat and his repeated claims, without evidence, that voter fraud is rampant.Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff… Continue reading

“Recording Shows That the Swamp Has Not Been Drained”

January 27, 2020, 12:51 pmcampaign finance, lobbyingRick Hasen

NYT: Ot became such a central slogan of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign that at rallies his supporters would chant the three words representing his pledge to take on big donors and special interests: “Drain the swamp.”But as President Trump… Continue reading

Breaking: Divided En Banc 9th Circuit Holds Arizona Violated Voting Rights Act by Not Partially Counting Out-of-Precinct Provisional Ballots and Engaged in Intentional Racial Discrimination in Banning Collection of Absentee Ballots

January 27, 2020, 9:29 amelection administration, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can find the 432 pages of opinions at this link. I strongly suspect that the Supreme Court will take this case, which reversed a lower court and a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel. A finding of intentional discrimination is especially… Continue reading

“How does a Republican lead on election night and still lose Pennsylvania? It’s called the ‘blue shift.’”

January 27, 2020, 7:55 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

New USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative Launched

January 27, 2020, 7:51 amelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Details.

“Caucusing in Iowa With a Disability: Red Tape and Unreturned Calls”

January 26, 2020, 8:38 pmprimaries, voters with disabilitiesRick Hasen

NYT: Talk to Iowans with disabilities and you will hear the same story over and over: a nightmarish experience in 2016, and repeated pleas that bring only vague assurances that 2020 will be better. The state Democratic and Republican Parties… Continue reading

For Slate Plus Listeners, an Extended Discussion with Maine SOS Matt Dunlap on the Pence-Kobach Voter Fraud Commission

January 26, 2020, 6:37 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

Yesterday I posted about Episode 1 of the Election Meltdown podcast in conjunction with Slate Amicus co-hosted by Dahlia Lithwick. It features Matt Dunlap, Nina Perales and a cameo by Dale Ho. You can listen here. New today, for… Continue reading

Crum: The Fifteenth Amendment at 150

January 26, 2020, 6:33 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The following is the first in a series of guest posts by Travis Crum on the 150th anniversary of the 15th amendment: The Fifteenth Amendment at 150 Travis Crum On February 3, 2020, the Fifteenth Amendment celebrates its 150th anniversary.… Continue reading

“California OKs highly questioned LA County voting system”

January 26, 2020, 6:31 pmvoting technologyRick Hasen

AP reports.

Episode 1 of the Election Meltdown Podcast, in Conjunction with Slate Amicus, Now Available

January 25, 2020, 4:18 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I can’t contain my excitement: Episode 1 of the Election Meltdown podcast in conjunction with Slate Amicus co-hosted by Dahlia Lithwick and me has just dropped. With Matt Dunlap, Nina Perales and a cameo by Dale Ho (more of him… Continue reading

“The loser of November’s election may not concede. Their voters won’t, either.”

January 24, 2020, 8:37 amElection MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this commentary for the Washington Post Sunday Outlook, a preview of my book, Election Meltdown, out Feb. 4. It begins: When the polls closed on Nov. 5, 2019, the initial count showed the governor of… Continue reading

“The Impact of a Decade of Citizens United on Politics (Podcast)”

January 24, 2020, 7:47 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

I spoke to June Grasso of Bloomberg about the case.

“The Technology 202: Nonprofit expands free security services for campaigns as election season heats up”

January 24, 2020, 7:20 amvoting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Libertarians Win Fight Against Kentucky on Voting”

January 24, 2020, 7:15 amballot access, third partiesRick Hasen

Courthouse News: A change to the deadline for independent political candidates to register for elections signed is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.Kentucky House Bill 114, signed into law by former Governor Matt Bevin in March 2019, changed the… Continue reading