Kris Kobach, Whose Discriminatory Kansas Voting Law Just Lost at the Supreme Court, Also Advised Texas on Suit Attempting to Steal the Election That Supreme Court Rejected Friday

December 14, 2020, 10:11 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry: Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Irvine, School of Law said Kansas “never should have even taken the case to the Supreme Court in the first place given Kobach’s utter failure in… Continue reading

Breaking: Supreme Court Will Not Hear Kansas Case (Formerly Known as Fish v. Kobach) Striking Down Law Requiring Documentary Proof of Citizenship Before Registering to Vote

December 14, 2020, 6:34 amfraudulent fraud squad, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

This is great news. No noted, dissents, and Justice Gorsuch did not participate (perhaps he dealt with the case earlier on the 10th Circuit). In my book Election Meltdown, I talked about how the trial in the case was… Continue reading

“Kris Kobach aiding Michigan official who wants to take back vote certifying election”

November 20, 2020, 3:42 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

But of course.

Rob Richie: “How to Stop Consultants from Weaponizing Voter Choice” [Corrected]

November 2, 2020, 4:38 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Rob Richie of FairVote: A Super PAC called the True Kentucky Patriots has a message for Bluegrass State voters that’s been all over local TV stations: The “true conservative” in the U.S. Senate… Continue reading

Guardian Takes Deep Dive on the Three Elder Statesmen of the Fraudulent Fraud Squad: Adams, Kobach, and Von Spakovsky

October 26, 2020, 8:58 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Read here.

Don’t Fall for Von Spakovsky’s “Tip of the Iceberg” Voter Fraud Bullshit Contained in Extensive Reuters Report on the Fraudulent Fraud Squad

September 9, 2020, 9:01 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Reuters does a deep dive into the small cadre of vote suppressors such as von Spakovsky, Christian Adams and Cleta Mitchell: This year, the Trump campaign and the Republican Party have cited concerns about voter fraud in a nationwide… Continue reading

Kansas Files Supreme Court Cert Petition in Schwab v. Fish (Formerly Fish v. Kobach), Seeking Right to Require Voters to Prove Their Citizenship with Birth or Naturalization Certificate Before Registering to Vote

August 5, 2020, 7:06 amelection administration, Election Meltdown, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The cert. petition is here. I wrote extensively about this case, and the lack of evidence that such a law is justified by a problem with noncitizen voting, in Election Meltdown.

“Kris Kobach Loses Kansas Senate Primary, Easing Republican Worries”

August 4, 2020, 8:45 pmelection law bizRick Hasen

NYT: Kansas Republicans on Tuesday soundly rejected the Senate bid of Kris W. Kobach, a polarizing figure in state politics and a staunch ally of President Trump’s, choosing instead to nominate a conservative congressman from rural Kansas who… Continue reading

“Kobach downplays charges against Watkins despite similarity to voter cases he pursued”

July 19, 2020, 8:05 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

KC Star: Kris Kobach charged 15 people with election crimes during his tenure as Kansas’ top election official. Many of the cases involved allegations similar to those now facing Kansas Republican Rep. Steve Watkins, who Kobach campaigned with 2018.But… Continue reading

Kobach Silent So Far About Watkins Election Fraud Indictment

July 15, 2020, 2:22 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

See here.

“Democratic-allied group gives a boost to conservative Kobach in Kansas Senate primary”

July 15, 2020, 11:53 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: The new group, called the Sunflower State PAC, has quietly reserved $850,000 for ads just this week alone, according to data from the Campaign Media Analysis Group. The ad, reviewed by CNN, bashes Republican US Rep. Roger Marshall as… Continue reading

“New GOP-aligned group in Kansas has Kris Kobach as apparent target”

July 6, 2020, 9:06 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CNN: An anonymous group with ties to Republicans has just emerged with the apparent aim of targeting Senate candidate Kris Kobach of Kansas, according to sources familiar with the effort.Kobach is an anti-immigration firebrand and voter-fraud crusader whose primary… Continue reading

“U.S. Supreme Court asked to rule on Kobach’s signature Kansas voter registration law”

June 3, 2020, 9:59 amfraudulent fraud squad, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Wichita Eagle: Kansas will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a state law championed by former secretary of state Kris Kobach — struck down by lower courts— that requires residents to prove their citizenship when registering to vote.The… Continue reading

“Despite Trump’s attacks, Kansas voters request 2020 mail ballots at historic rate”

May 29, 2020, 8:14 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

KC Star: Johnson County election workers spent Memorial Day weekend sending out roughly 380,000 applications for mail ballots — one to every registered voter in the state’s most populous county.Kansas has allowed voters to cast ballots by mail for… Continue reading

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