Category Archives: chicanery

“As 2024 Campaigns Begin, States Confront Threats to Election Workers”

May 1, 2023, 7:42 pmchicanery, election law biz, election subversion risk, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

And yet, there’s a lot more to be done. NCSL has more on a disturbing trend that should be of concern to every single one of its members. And good for Kansas SOS Scott Schwab for speaking up here (and… Continue reading

“Exclusive: Dominion Voting Systems tells its Fox News lawsuit story”

May 1, 2023, 7:41 pmcheap speech, chicanery, election subversion riskJustin Levitt

Axios with a bit of oral history.

“The first arrests from DeSantis’s election police take extensive toll”

May 1, 2023, 7:38 amchicanery, felon voting, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

The WaPo on a message communicated to Floridians: “Voting is dangerous.”

“Giuliani admits using ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in mayoral race”

May 1, 2023, 7:37 amchicaneryJustin Levitt

Now saying the quiet part loud and proud, apparently.

“Prosecutors in Jan. 6 Case Step up Inquiry Into Trump Fund-Raising”

April 29, 2023, 5:59 pmcampaign finance, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: As they investigate former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, federal prosecutors have also been drilling down on whether Mr. Trump and a range of political aides knew that he had lost the race but… Continue reading

“This is what it took for Arizona Republicans to expel an election denier”

April 28, 2023, 7:33 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for WaPo: The story of how Republicans decided to oust Harris — marking only the fourth time in history that an Arizona state House member has been expelled — illuminates what it takes for GOP lawmakers… Continue reading

“Public tirades, recall threats as Shasta County roils from decision to dump voting machines”

April 28, 2023, 7:23 amchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

LAT: Weeks after deciding to dump Dominion Voting Systems and become the largest government entity in the U.S. to hand-count its votes, Shasta County officials are now grappling with the complex logistics of actually carrying out that approach, accurately and… Continue reading

“A Fake Craigslist Ad Costs a New Hampshire Man His Right to Vote”

April 26, 2023, 7:30 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: On the day of a special election in New Hampshire in April 2021, Michael Drouin posted a fake advertisement on Craigslist offering a free trailer and listed the phone number of Bill Boyd, a candidate for a state House… Continue reading

Trump Donor Charged with Voter Fraud, Voting in Both Ohio and Florida in 2020 and 2022

April 26, 2023, 7:16 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Fox8 reports.

“The Jolt: Top Trump lawyer never saw proof of Dominion fraud claims”

April 26, 2023, 7:14 amchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

AJC: One of the chief architects of pro-Donald Trump election conspiracy theories conceded in a recording that she never saw evidence of voting machine fraud in Georgia — and that’s why she didn’t target election equipment maker Dominion in a… Continue reading

Arizona: “Cochise County ready to hire elections director who spread false claims of 2020 election rigging”

April 24, 2023, 4:49 pmchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Votebeat: Cochise County is close to hiring an elections director who has repeatedly shared false claims about widespread election fraud on Facebook, including claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump. Bob Bartelsmeyer, currently the… Continue reading

“Iran gained access to election results server in 2020, military reveals”

April 24, 2023, 4:24 pmchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo: The U.S. military discovered that an Iranian hacking group had penetrated a local government website that was to report 2020 election results and disrupted the attack before the votes were tallied, officials revealed Monday during a conference of… Continue reading

“Testimony Suggests Trump Was at Meeting About Accessing Voting Software”

April 22, 2023, 11:27 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Former President Donald J. Trump took part in a discussion about plans to access voting system software in Michigan and Georgia as part of the effort to challenge his 2020 election loss, according to testimony from former Trump advisers.… Continue reading

“Exclusive: Text messages reveal Trump operatives considered using breached voting data to decertify Georgia’s Senate runoff in 2021”

April 21, 2023, 10:36 amchicanery, election subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

CNN: In mid-January 2021, two men hired by former President Donald Trump’s legal team discussed over text message what to do with data obtained from a breached voting machine in a rural county in Georgia, including whether to use… Continue reading