“Alabama secretary of state says Democratic convention too late to get Biden on ballot this fall”

April 10, 2024, 7:29 amballot accessRick Hasen

Al.com: Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has notified the state and national Democratic parties that the scheduled date of the Democratic National Convention is a few days after the deadline for the party to put its nominees for president… Continue reading

“At least 104 Southern California voters mailed their ballots on time. They weren’t counted”

April 9, 2024, 4:41 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Press Enterprise: On or before the March 5 primary, 104 voters in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties mailed their ballots. Legally, those ballots should have been counted, barring a problem like a ballot envelope signature not matching… Continue reading

“2 Men Fined $1.25 Million for Robocall Scheme to Suppress Black Vote”

April 9, 2024, 4:02 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Two right-wing political operatives who used a robocall campaign to try to discourage Black New Yorkers from voting in the 2020 election will pay up to $1.25 million for their actions, the New York State attorney general’s office announced … Continue reading

“California State Appeals Court Rules that Lower Court Was Correct to Let Candidate Run for Two Offices Simultaneously”

April 9, 2024, 11:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

BAN on the Vince Fong case.

“Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls”

April 9, 2024, 9:14 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Zachary Roth: As the Republican National Committee ramps up plans to monitor the polls for illegal voting this fall, the national party is increasingly working with a loose network of anti-fraud extremists who have been found to routinely spread… Continue reading

“Trump-endorsed senate candidate claims nursing home residents shouldn’t be able to vote”

April 9, 2024, 7:15 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Independent: A Wisconsin senate candidate, who has been endorsed by 77-year-old Donald Trump, has suggested that nursing home residents are too old to vote, new audio has revealed. Republican Eric Hovde, 60, recently appeared on the conservative Guy Benson … Continue reading

Honored to Give the 50th Anniversary David W. Peck Lecture & Dinner: “How Can We Safeguard American Democracy” (Wabash College, April 18)

April 9, 2024, 7:09 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Honored to be speaking next week: 50th Anniversary David W. Peck Lecture & Dinner April 18, 2024 Senior Peck Medal Recipient and Lecturer Professor Richard Hasen UCLA Law School “How Can We Safeguard American Democracy?” Americans are up in arms… Continue reading

“Jack Smith: False elector scheme saves Trump obstruction charges”

April 9, 2024, 6:57 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump’s effort to assemble false slates of presidential electors in 2020 may wind up shielding special counsel Jack Smith’s case from a Supreme Court ruling that could sharply narrow the obstruction law at the heart of the indictment… Continue reading

“Election worker turnover has reached historic highs ahead of the 2024 vote, new data shows”

April 9, 2024, 6:43 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Jane Timm for NBC News: Election officials across the country are leaving their jobs at the highest rates in decades, according to new research shared first with NBC News, putting thousands of new officials in place to oversee a tense… Continue reading

Embracing Spoiler Role: “RFK Jr.’s New York state director says her ‘No. 1 priority’ is preventing a Biden victory”

April 8, 2024, 12:39 pmthird partiesRick Hasen

CNN: A New York-based campaign official for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pitching Republican voters to support his independent presidential bid by arguing that Kennedy will help Donald Trump defeat Joe Biden if he’s on the ballot in New York. Rita Palma, the… Continue reading

A Number Four-Star Admirals and Other Retired Military Leaders File Supreme Court Amicus Brief Raising Risk to Rule of Law and Peaceful Transitions of Power If Trump’s Absolute Immunity Argument is Accepted

April 8, 2024, 12:38 pmelection subversion riskRick Hasen

You can read the brief at this link.

Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar April 16: Fireside Chat with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Safeguarding Democracy Project Director Rick Hasen

April 8, 2024, 8:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Looking forward to this online event: (free registration required) Apr 16, 2024 12:30 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join us for a Fireside Chat with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Safeguarding Democracy Project Director Rick Hasen discussing the preservation… Continue reading

“Americans will find voting easier — or harder — depending where they live”

April 8, 2024, 7:23 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: Voting in Michigan will be easier for many people this fall than it was four years ago. There will be nine days of early voting. All mail ballots will have prepaid return postage. And every community will have at… Continue reading

“Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November”

April 8, 2024, 7:22 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wired: As the most consequential presidential election in a generation looms in the United States, get-out-the-vote efforts across the country are more important than ever. But multiple far-right activist groups with ties to former president Donald Trump and the… Continue reading

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