Rick Hasen, Author at Election Law Blog
5 days ago · November 8, 2024, 7:10 am election administration Rick Hasen. Votebeat: Mail ballots in Pennsylvania were counted much faster in this year’s election than in 2020. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, 54 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties had counted 90% or more of their mail ballots, according to data released by the state.
"Cards Against Humanity says it will pay Trump critics to prepare …
Cards Against Humanity, the irreverent party game that has needled Donald J. Trump and his allies for years, has inserted itself into the presidential campaign. The card game, which asks players to match words and phrases to create what is often crude humor, is promising to pay up to $100 to reluctant Democratic-leaning voters if they publicly ...
Who is Publius? The Answer Might Surprise You - Election Law Blog
Mar 29, 2006 · On October 12, 2005, I had this roundup of reprints on election law articles received in the mail. Among the items I noted was this: I also received the first anonymous election law article that I can remember: Publius, Securing the Integrity of American Elections: The Need for Change, 9 Texas Review of Law and Politics 277 (2005). I am not sure why this piece is anonymous (the author’s ...
Why Did the Supreme Court Wait So Long to Decide to Set the …
Feb 28, 2024 · Democrats Sure Aren’t Acting as If Trump Beating Biden is an Existential Threat to Democracy, Slate, July 10, 2024. Trump Immunity Ruling Will Be John Roberts’ Legacy to American Democracy, Slate, July 1, 2024. The First Amendment Just Dodged an Enormous Bullet at the Supreme Court, Slate, July 1, 2024. That Big Jan. 6 Supreme Court Decision is Not the Big Win for Trump People Think It Is ...
Considerations for a presidential age limit amendment to the ...
Jul 6, 2024 · A 75-year-old age limit would effectively cap a new presidential candidate to 66 years of age on Election Day. That would be the only way to ensure the possibility of completing two full terms without the risk of being considered a lame duck earlier in the presidency. But few presidents ever served beyond 75 (Reagan was the only one until Trump ...
State legislatures should examine their election codes after …
Dec 28, 2022 · The new Electoral Count Reform Act will have an effect on state election laws in presidential elections. The timing mechanisms have changed, and rules now expressly invite state legislatures to make explicit choices before Election Day. And states should be aware of how the changes could affect their own election codes, and whether they should revisit some of their existing choices.
Political questions and Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment
Nov 16, 2023 · Democrats Sure Aren’t Acting as If Trump Beating Biden is an Existential Threat to Democracy, Slate, July 10, 2024. Trump Immunity Ruling Will Be John Roberts’ Legacy to American Democracy, Slate, July 1, 2024. The First Amendment Just Dodged an Enormous Bullet at the Supreme Court, Slate, July 1, 2024. That Big Jan. 6 Supreme Court Decision is Not the Big Win for Trump People Think It Is ...
Derek Muller, Author at Election Law Blog
Nov 1, 2024 · October 23, 2024, 5:47 am electoral college Derek Muller. Senators on the record, from Burgess Everett and Elana Schor at Semafor: The US and world are bracing for post-election chaos in Washington on Jan. 6, 2025, as Congress prepares to name a presidential winner. The reality is another story: It will be much harder to stop the certification ...
About Election Law Blog
Professor Richard L. Hasen is an internationally recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation, writing as well in the areas of legislation and statutory interpretation, remedies, and torts. He is co-author of leading casebooks in election law and remedies. Hasen served in 2020 as a CNN Election Law Analyst. He directs UCLA ...
“Introducing the 2020 Election Litigation Tracker”
Our 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, which we launch today, contains plain-English case summaries, primary documents and links to news coverage at SCOTUSblog and elsewhere. It also includes expert-written explainers on some of the arcane aspects of election law – like the Purcell principle and the Anderson-Burdick doctrine – that could ...