It was the start of an election year, and, no doubt, he anticipated that disputes would soon emerge that would test, and in many cases, confirm his analysis. Hasen on the problem of election subversion and what can be done to stop it. From noted election law expert Rick Hasen comes a stark warning on the threats to American democracy in a time of foreign election interference and the coronavirus pandemic.
RICK HASEN ELECTION MELTDOWN FULL
To listen to the full conversation, click on the audio player above. Rick published Election Meltdown on February 4, 2020. Marilyn Marks, election integrity activist and Vice President and Executive Director the Coalition for Good Governance.University of California at Irvine Law Professor Richard Hasen, author of “Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy” Despite efforts to suppress voting, early turnout has been extraordinarily strong, suggesting that these suppression efforts may not have. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has severely weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act as a tool to fight against laws that make it harder to register and vote.“Unfortunately, in Georgia, the election officials, particularly Secretary Raffensperger and the state election board, are so married to this particular, complex set-up that there is really no way to make it simple enough to work, so I recommend that people vote by mail this time,” she said, in reference to the November election. Then, later on in the program, Marilyn Marks, election integrity activist and vice president and executive director of the Coalition for Good Governance, detailed concerns she has surrounding Georgia’s new voting machines and cyber-security. “Georgia has been one of the places that’s been of great concern because it didn’t look very good in your primary in terms of peoples’ access to the ballot and ability to be able to cast a vote that’s going to be counted,” he said Hasen, who is also the author of “Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy,” said voting during the pandemic was a nation-wide challenge. “It’s really hard as in Georgia to roll out new voting machines and have new voting rules when it’s not a pandemic, but to try to do so in the midst of a pandemic when everything is being politicized…it’s hard,” he said.
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