ELB Book Corner: Evans and Gaddie: “The American Courthouse”

October 19, 2021, 7:00 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner Jocelyn Evans and Keith Gaddie, authors of the new book, The U.S. Supreme Court’s Democratic Spaces. Here is the second of four blog posts: “The basic building block of… Continue reading

“As Trump Thunders About Last Election, Republicans Worry About the Next One”

October 18, 2021, 7:09 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Republicans believe they have a good shot at taking Congress next year. But there’s a catch.The G.O.P.’s ambitions of ending unified Democratic control in Washington in 2022 are colliding with a considerable force that has the ability… Continue reading

“Trump asserts his dominance inside GOP, pushing Republicans to embrace his false claims of fraud”

October 15, 2021, 7:16 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Former president Donald Trump has in the past week threatened electoral defeat for Republicans who dismiss his election falsehoods, inserted himself into the Virginia governor’s race to the delight of Democrats, and promised to root out disloyal GOP officials… Continue reading

“No counterfeit ballots found by Georgia election investigators”

October 12, 2021, 4:32 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AJC: Georgia election investigators were unable to find any counterfeit ballots among batches identified by Republican vote-counters, according to a court brief Tuesday, dealing a blow to a lawsuit seeking to inspect absentee ballots cast in last year’s presidential… Continue reading

“Will Georgia voting laws reduce turnout? Maybe not, studies show”

October 12, 2021, 6:52 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AJC: When Georgia Republicans passed a new voting law, voting rights groups feared democracy-shattering barriers would undermine elections.But a body of research on voting rules such as those in Georgia doesn’t support the narrative that turnout will decline significantly… Continue reading

Georgia: “Fulton fires 2 elections workers accused of shredding voter applications”

October 11, 2021, 11:24 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

AJC: The state is investigating accusations that Fulton County elections workers shredded voter registration applications.The news came Monday, less than 24 hours before early voting is set to begin for municipal races in Fulton. A news release from… Continue reading

“Georgia election official takes the fight to Trump; Trump’s election nemesis refuses to shut up and take the former president’s abuse.”

October 10, 2021, 9:55 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Marc Caputo for Politico: Donald Trump never wastes an opportunity to attack Georgia’s top statewide Republican officeholders for failing to help him overturn the 2020 election results in the key swing state.Brad Raffensperger is the only one who refuses to… Continue reading

“Why did this EAC commissioner talk to the senator behind Arizona’s audit?”

October 9, 2021, 2:06 pmchicanery, Election Assistance Commission, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman (in Votebeat’s indispensable weekly newsletter): A newly revealed text message about Christy McCormick, a commissioner and past chair of the Election Assistance Commission, raised eyebrows among election observers this week. The exchange between two Arizona state senators… Continue reading

“Arizona audit fuels election distrust, congressional panel says”

October 8, 2021, 7:32 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: A congressional panel on Thursday portrayed the partisan review of Maricopa County’s 2020 election results as the latest in a wave of moves that feed on conspiracy theories to undermine Americans’ confidence in elections.The nearly four-hour proceeding also… Continue reading

“Election Subversion Is the Biggest Threat We Face; There are some good safeguards in the Manchin-Klobuchar bill that should pass before we turn to Democratic wish lists.”

October 8, 2021, 7:21 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Bill Scher in the Washington Monthly: However, the conservative law professor Derek Muller of the University of Iowa is skeptical that Manchin and Klobuchar’s Freedom to Vote Act would have any impact. “It does almost nothing to address election subversion,”… Continue reading

“Christian Conservative Lawyer Had Secretive Role in Bid to Block Election Result”

October 7, 2021, 3:40 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: One of the nation’s most prominent religious conservative lawyers played a critical behind-the-scenes role in the lawsuit that Republican state attorneys general filed in December in a last-ditch effort to overturn the election of President Biden, documents show.The… Continue reading

“Report Cites New Details of Trump Pressure on Justice Dept. Over Election”

October 7, 2021, 7:51 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Katie Benner for the NYT: Even by the standards of President Donald J. Trump, it was an extraordinary Oval Office showdown. On the agenda was Mr. Trump’s desire to install a loyalist as acting attorney general to carry out… Continue reading

“Group asks DC court panel to investigate DOJ official who peddled false Trump election claims”

October 5, 2021, 7:55 amchicaneryRick Hasen

John Kruzel in the Hill: A group of legal heavyweights on Tuesday asked the disciplinary panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals to investigate a former Department of Justice (DOJ) official who allegedly sought to use his official position in… Continue reading

“How the Freedom to Vote Act Would Counteract State Laws That Undermine Elections”

October 5, 2021, 7:53 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Release: A new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows how the Freedom to Vote Act would specifically counter state laws aimed at suppressing voter turnout and sabotaging valid election results. CAP supports the Freedom to Vote Act and… Continue reading

“Trump seeking to elevate Republicans who refuse to accept Biden victory”

October 4, 2021, 7:08 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

Sam Levine for The Guardian: Donald Trump and allies are seeding one of their most dangerous efforts to undermine US elections to date, seeking to elevate candidates who refuse to accept Joe Biden’s victory in 2020 to crucial offices… Continue reading