Category Archives: chicanery

“Russia Accuses Facebook And Google Of Illegal Election Interference”

September 9, 2019, 7:46 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Forbes: The irony will not be lost on anyone—Russia has just accused both Facebook and Google of “illegal” and “unacceptable” election interference during a poll in the country. And, no, you didn’t read that wrong.The “facts,” the country’s communications… Continue reading

“Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump’s alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations”

September 2, 2019, 4:47 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: House Democrats plan to make President Trump’s alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silencetwo women who claimed they had affairs with him a major investigative focus this fall, picking up where federal prosecutors left off in a … Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: “Mystery of missing votes deepens as Congress investigates Georgia”

August 28, 2019, 7:36 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

AJC: To find a clue about what might have gone wrong with Georgia’s election last fall, look no further than voting machine No. 3 at the Winterville Train Depot outside Athens.On machine No. 3, Republicans won every race. On… Continue reading

“Exclusive: U.S. officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election”

August 27, 2019, 7:38 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Reuters: T he U.S. government plans to launch a program in roughly one month that narrowly focuses on protecting voter registration databases and systems ahead of the 2020 presidential election.These systems, which are widely used to validate the eligibility… Continue reading

“Russian interference, 2020”

August 22, 2019, 8:05 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Axios reports.

“Mail-In Absentee Ballot Anomalies in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District”

August 22, 2019, 7:58 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Michael Herron has written this article forthcoming in the Election Law Journal. Here is the abstract: The aftermath of the 2018 midterm election in North Carolina was marred by allegations of absentee ballot fraud in the state’s 9th Congressional District,… Continue reading

Breaking: Republican FEC Commissioners Block Investigation into NRA Russian Ties in 2016 Election

August 16, 2019, 11:54 amcampaign finance, chicanery, federal election commissionRick Hasen

FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub (whose full statement is here): BREAKING: @FEC's Republicans block all investigation of & enforcement against Russians Torshin & Butina re the NRA & the 2016 presidential election. Result: FEC does nothing to find out… Continue reading

“Broward elections chief says military adversary could hack US elections. ‘There are forces bigger than us.’”

August 16, 2019, 8:08 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

“Top DHS cyber official calls paper ballot backups necessary for 2020 election”

August 10, 2019, 9:32 pmchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

CNN: The top cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security said Friday that backup paper ballots would be a necessary part of 2020 election security.“Ultimately when I look at 2020, the top priority for me is engaging… Continue reading

John Gore Leaving DOJ: “DOJ Official Behind Failed Census Citizenship Question To Leave Department”

August 9, 2019, 7:10 amcensus litigation, chicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

NPR: John Gore, the main Justice Department official behind the Trump administration’s failed push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, is set to leave the department Friday.A person familiar with the matter tells NPR Gore plans to… Continue reading

A “Call Mitch McConnell” Ad That Really Does Seem to Want You to Call Mitch McConnell (About Election Security)

August 8, 2019, 8:00 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Bill Kristol: We can't count on Trump for election security. And Mitch McConnell is blocking the Senate from even considering bipartisan election security legislation. Enough. This ad from @ForTheRuleOfLaw is on the air in DC and KY. pic.twitter.com/RdbmIcRaNy—… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: “How a criminal investigation in Georgia set an ominous tone for African-American voters”

August 6, 2019, 8:35 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Quite a story from Yahoo News.

Q & A with Me at Law.Com’s Law and Tech Column on Preventing Foreign Interference in the 2020 Elections

August 1, 2019, 9:37 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Here.

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