Category Archives: chicanery

“‘Hide the evidence’: New Texas law may help GOP keep secrets about its redistricting strategy”

July 1, 2019, 10:39 amchicanery, redistrictingRick Hasen

Dallas Morning News: Texas has passed a new law that lets lawmakers conceal their emails and other communications from public scrutiny, as they prepare to redraw the state’s voting maps.The law’s Republican authors, North Texas’ Rep. Charlie Geren and… Continue reading

President Jimmy Carter, Without Adequate Evidence, Troublingly Claims Russian Interference Changed 2016 Election Outcome to Favor Trump, Calls Trump “Illegitimate President”

June 30, 2019, 12:42 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: Former President Jimmy Carter questioned the legitimacy of Donald Trump’s presidency on Thursday, saying he would likely not be in the White House if the Russians did not interfere in the 2016 presidential election.“I think a full investigation… Continue reading

Hoboken New Jersey Absentee Ballot Case Shows Why This Kind of Fraud (Unlike Impersonation Fraud) Can Happen: People Can Verify How Others Voted

June 26, 2019, 7:52 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

From the DOJ press release: From October 2013 through November 2013, Raia instructed Dio Braxton, Matt Calicchio, Lizaida Camis, and other conspirators who worked for his campaign, to pay certain Hoboken voters $50 if those voters applied for and… Continue reading

“Our next election is dangerously vulnerable, a top Democrat warns. Does Trump care?”

June 25, 2019, 8:24 amchicanery, election administration, Uncategorized, voting technologyRick Hasen

Important Greg Sargent interview with Sen. Wyden.

“Want to See How Disinformation Could Play Out in 2020? Just Look Overseas.”

June 21, 2019, 10:07 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Mother Jones reports.

“Foreign spending in our elections is a threat to our national sovereignty”

June 21, 2019, 9:04 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub with this WaPo oped: Concerns about foreign attempts to intervene in our political system date back to the founding of our republic. As chair of the Federal Election Commission, I am gravely concerned about ongoing… Continue reading

I Testified at House Judiciary Committee on Foreign Interference in the 2016 and 2020 Elections, and the Implications of the Mueller Report and President Trump’s Statements Welcoming 2020 Foreign Help

June 20, 2019, 5:37 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

My Written Testimony begins: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to speak about a matter that is among the greatest concerns I have had in twenty-five years of researching and teaching about American election law and… Continue reading

“Trump said it’s OK to take campaign dirt from foreign powers. Is it legal?”

June 20, 2019, 4:20 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

LAT: Does receiving ‘dirt’ on an opponent count?Daniel P. Tokaji, a law professor at Ohio State University, said he did not believe so.“My view is that an in-kind contribution has to have some determinate economic value,” he said.Brad Smith,… Continue reading

“Russia’s election interference is no longer a surprise. It should still infuriate.”

June 19, 2019, 8:28 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo editorial.

“We still have questions about whether Russia meddled in N.C. That’s a bad sign.”

June 18, 2019, 11:04 amcampaigns, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo editorial.

“Trump says supporters might ‘demand’ that he serve more than two terms as president”

June 16, 2019, 9:14 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump on Sunday floated the possibility of staying in office longer than two terms, suggesting in a morning tweet that his supporters might “demand that I stay longer.”The president, who will kick off his reelection campaign on Tuesday… Continue reading

Must-read Politico Deep Dive into Brian Newby, a Kobach Protege Who is Causing Major Problems with Election Administration as Executive Director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission

June 15, 2019, 12:51 pmchicanery, election administration, Election Assistance Commission, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Read this quite damning portrait: A tiny federal agency that plays a crucial role in assisting the nation’s local election supervisors is gripped by a leadership crisis that hassparked concerns that it is unprepared to play its role in… Continue reading

“Unenforced Campaign Laws Will Be Broken Again”

June 14, 2019, 6:05 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

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