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 …
Rick Hasen, Author at Election Law Blog
WEBSeptember 29, 2024, 11:57 am election administration, The Voting Wars Rick Hasen. NYT: Republicans have unleashed a flurry of lawsuits challenging voting rules and practices ahead of the November elections, setting the stage for what could be a far larger and more contentious legal battle over the White House after Election Day.
The Election Law Issues Surrounding a Potential Biden Withdrawal …
WEBJun 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 ...
My New Essay in the Wall Street Journal: "Why It Will Be Harder for ...
WEBAug 29, 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 ...
Ballot access rules for disqualified presidential candidates
WEBOct 20, 2021 — All that is to say, the issues Ned identifies are important qualifiers for disqualifying a presidential candidate. But there 51 separate ballot access rules that need to be navigated to see how it would play out. There are two important caveats. The first is that the GOP might truncate the process by cutting out a nominee from its primary process.
Updated: In Ruling with Major Political Implications that Potentially ...
WEBApr 28, 2023 — [This post has been updated] In a 5-2 decision along partisan lines, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that it cannot consider partisan gerrymandering claims under the state constitution. This ruling overturns an earlier ruling of the state supreme court, when that court granted a rare rehearing after Republican justices took control of the court after the most recent elections.
Breaking and Analysis: Justice Alito for Republican Justices, over …
WEBMay 23, 2024 — [This post has been edited and updated.] In a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling holding that South Carolina’s congressional map was a racial gerrymandering. Justice Thomas concurred, and Justice Kagan, … Continue reading Breaking and Analysis: Justice Alito for Republican Justices, over the Dissent of Democratic Justices, Rewrites ...
About Election Law Blog
WEBAbout 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 ...
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.
Our Amicus Brief in United States v. Mackey: Lying About When, …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 — Protect Democracy and the Yale Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed this Second Circuit amicus brief (with me as client and co-counsel) in United States v. Mackey. Mackey was convicted “under 18 U.S.C. § 241 for conspiring “to use … Continue reading Our Amicus Brief in United States v. Mackey: Lying About When, Where or How People Vote Violates Federal Law (18 USC 241) and ...