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Rick Hasen

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Professor @UCLA_Law; Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project https://nitter.cf/t.co/0QyrTXwnam @rickhasen.bsky.social Election Law Blogger

 Studio City, California
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#ELB: Republican Party Fractures ift.tt/LAjwMyT

Republican Party Fractures #ELB

Following up on my speculation last week that we should consider the possibility that fractures within the Republican Party explain the unexpected competitiveness of the Texas senatorial race, I...

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#ELB: Brian Fitzpatrick, running in Pa 1st, sues to remove a Democratic Bucks County commissioner from the election board ift.tt/ew5h0Iq

Brian Fitzpatrick, running in Pa 1st, sues to remove a Democratic Bucks County commissioner from...

Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Brian Fitzpatrick, who is running in one of four competitive PA districts, is suing to disqualify Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia (a Democrat) from sitting on...

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#ELB: Read the (Proposed) Amicus Brief I Filed Supporting the State of Alaska in the Suit Where DOJ Wants to Stop Certification in the U.S. Senate Race ift.tt/TcXpMA5

Read the (Proposed) Amicus Brief I Filed Supporting the State of Alaska in the Suit Where DOJ Wants...

Working with Nat Bach and Max Jacobs of the Manatt firm, and Shelby Wayment of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, we have filed this (proposed) amicus brief supporting the State of Alaska in the DOJ...

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#ELB: “Study: Ranked-choice voting reduces pull of ‘electability,’ boosts women and minority candidates“ ift.tt/QYpkieU

“Study: Ranked-choice voting reduces pull of ‘electability,’ boosts women and minority candidates“...

New from UC Berkeley.

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#ELB: More Attempted Intimidation of Election Officials from DOJ; Exclusive: “DOJ Orders Criminal Probes of California Officials Over Ballots” ift.tt/N9fGKAm

More Attempted Intimidation of Election Officials from DOJ; Exclusive: "DOJ Orders Criminal Probes...

Bloomberg: Justice Department leadership directed top federal prosecutors in California to pursue criminal subpoenas of state and local officials regarding their roles administering allegedly illegal...

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#ELB: “‘Why do you need this?’: Appeals court skeptical of pre-election ICE enforcement surge” ift.tt/c3PkUjN

"'Why do you need this?': Appeals court skeptical of pre-election ICE enforcement surge" #ELB

Politico: A federal appeals court panel signaled Thursday that it is unlikely to let the Department of Homeland Security resume a crackdown on alleged illegal voting — a campaign civic groups say is...

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#ELB: Rick Pildes Primary ELB Blogger Next Week (But Expect to Hear from Many of Us on Election Week) ift.tt/WkhRdcX

Rick Pildes Primary ELB Blogger Next Week (But Expect to Hear from Many of Us on Election Week) #ELB

Send any tips and comments to Rick P.

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#ELB: “DOJ issues new wave of subpoenas in criminal probe of Alaska Senate race, sources say” ift.tt/9Nz4TJY

"DOJ issues new wave of subpoenas in criminal probe of Alaska Senate race, sources say" #ELB

ABC News: The Justice Department has begun issuing a new wave of subpoenas stemming from an ongoing criminal probe of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race and alleged efforts by Democrats to recruit a candidate...

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#ELB: “DOJ voting section chief says FBI and ICE agents won’t serve as election monitors” ift.tt/lUJeKyq

"DOJ voting section chief says FBI and ICE agents won't serve as election monitors" #ELB

NBC News: The head of the Justice Department’s voting section within the civil rights division says that no FBI or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will serve as election monitors at...

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#ELB: Congratulations to Jonathan Becker and Yael Bromberg, Authors of “Youth Voting Rights” ift.tt/fEJeZl2

Congratulations to Jonathan Becker and Yael Bromberg, Authors of "Youth Voting Rights" #ELB

Release: The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced today that Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and the Fight for American Democracy on...

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#ELB: “Trump has railed against mail-in voting. Millions are still doing it.” ift.tt/VSuwcLr

"Trump has railed against mail-in voting. Millions are still doing it." #ELB

WaPo: More than 19 million voters have returned mail ballots for next week’s midterm elections, even as President Donald Trump continues to disparage mail voting and its use recedes from pandemic-era...

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#ELB: “Alaska Governor Orders Criminal Investigation Into Peltola Campaign” ift.tt/0qJQiUE

"Alaska Governor Orders Criminal Investigation Into Peltola Campaign" #ELB

NYT: Alaska’s governor on Wednesday night said he was ordering an investigation into whether Mary Peltola’s campaign for Senate should face criminal charges or civil penalties over its role in...

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#ELB: “White House actions spur worry among FBI agents about being called to polling places, sources say” ift.tt/gE5RUkl

"White House actions spur worry among FBI agents about being called to polling places, sources say"...

Ken Dinalian and Carol for MS Now: As Election Day nears, recent events have prompted some FBI agents to express concern, according to seven people with knowledge of internal discussions among the...

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#ELB: “Can Montana end Citizens United?” ift.tt/l7HfsmZ

"Can Montana end Citizens United?" #ELB

NPR’s Planet Money reports.

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#ELB: “Crapshoot elections: in nine Senate races the wrong candidates might win…and the wrong party might win the Senate majority” ift.tt/zSyX4tp

"Crapshoot elections: in nine Senate races the wrong candidates might win…and the wrong party might...

Steven Hill: In next week’s elections, nine of the US Senate races are so whisper close that either a Democrat or a Republican could win. In each of these races, the presence of multiple candidates...

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#ELB: “Representation in District-Based Elections” ift.tt/TNMSsX4

"Representation in District-Based Elections" #ELB

Yunus Aybas, Oguzhan Celebi, and Surabhi Dutt posted this paper on measuring harm from redistricting. Here’s the abstract: District-based elections must reconcile two objectives: representing each...

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#ELB: Breaking: Federal District Court Denies DOJ’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order in California Ballot Case; What’s Next? ift.tt/L93VJgj

Breaking: Federal District Court Denies DOJ's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order in Califor...

You can read the district court’s 26 page ruling at this link. Judge Carter minces no words at the beginning: This case is about the right of every American citizen to vote in a free and fair...

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#ELB: The Legal Implications (or Not) of the New York Times Bombshell Story Alleging Democrats Recruited the Second “Dan Sullivan” to Run in the Alaska U.S. Senate Race ift.tt/K9iM87E

The Legal Implications (or Not) of the New York Times Bombshell Story Alleging Democrats Recruited...

Today’s New York Times story, if true, strikes me as a political bombshell: despite public denials of a connection, people associated with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska Mary Peltola and...

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#ELB: Israel’s Equivalent of Hanging Chads? ift.tt/ixng9PA

Israel's Equivalent of Hanging Chads? #ELB

Matzav: Israel’s Central Elections Committee announced Tuesday evening that ballot slips containing certain defects or irregularities must still be counted if election officials can clearly determine...

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#ELB: “The Limits of Trump’s Midterm Trickery” ift.tt/Hbehr1X

"The Limits of Trump’s Midterm Trickery" #ELB

The Atlantic: For the first time in modern American history, a sitting president is seeking to wield the force of the state to secure an electoral victory for his party. The Trump administration has...

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