Who is Publius? The Answer Might Surprise You - Election Law Blog
WEBMar 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 ...
“Gene Mazo survives petition challenge in NJ-10 special election”
WEBMay 17, 2024, 7:07 am campaigns Rick Hasen. New Jersey Globe: Eugene Mazo, a Rutgers law professor with a penchant for filing for political office in order to test out state election laws, has just barely survived a challenge to his nominating petitions for the special election in New Jersey’s 10th congressional district. Leslye Moya, the co ...
Considerations for a presidential age limit amendment to the ...
WEBJul 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 …
Derek Muller, Author at Election Law Blog
WEBSep 25, 2024 · Purcell is about court-ordered changes to election administration–not all things that affect election administration. August 26, 2024, 11:27 am Supreme Court Derek Muller. While I appreciate Rick H.’s critique of the Court’s decision in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota, I find myself in disagreement.
“Supreme Betrayal: A requiem for Section 3 of the Fourteenth …
WEBMar 14, 2024 · The Supreme Court of the United States did a grave disservice to both the Constitution and the nation in Trump v. Anderson. In a stunning disfigurement of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Court impressed upon it an ahistorical misinterpretation that defies both its plain text and its original meaning. …
“Federal appeals court says Montana’s ‘double voting’ law is vague ...
WEBSeptember 5, 2024, 7:12 am The Voting Wars Rick Hasen. Daily Montanan: A three-judge federal appeals panel said that a law passed by Republicans in the Legislature to eliminate double-voting, something already illegal, violates the U.S. Constitution, siding with a federal judge in Montana who stopped the law. House Bill 892 mandated that voters ...
"The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 …
WEBFeb 4, 2021 · The handshake between business and labor was just one component of a vast, cross-partisan campaign to protect the election–an extraordinary shadow effort dedicated not to winning the vote but to ensuring it would be free and fair, credible and uncorrupted. For more than a year, a loosely organized coalition of operatives scrambled to …
Rick Hasen, Author at Election Law Blog
WEB2 days ago · October 2, 2024, 7:01 am election subversion risk Rick Hasen. Politico: JD Vance declined to say that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, drawing a sharp rebuttal from Tim Walz, who called his response a “damning non-answer.”. “When this is over, we need to shake hands, and the winner needs to be the winner.
Political questions and Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment
WEBNov 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 ...
“Introducing the 2020 Election Litigation Tracker”
WEBOur 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 ...