Election law expert tells CNN he's 'scared sh--less' about future U.S. elections

published 5 August 2021

Election law expert professor Richard Hasen wants everyone to know how worried he is — and how worried you should be, too — about the sanctity of America's democratic process.

"I never expected to say I'd be scared sh--less on CNN, but that's how I feel," said Hasen during an appearance on CNN's New Day. "I think that we dodged a bullet in 2020, but the way things are lining up, I'm very concerned about our elections going forward, especially 2024 and the possibility that we're not going to have an election where the official results reflect what voters actually want."

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Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.

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