Category Archives: chicanery

“Republican officials had early warnings of voting irregularities in North Carolina”

December 6, 2018, 11:30 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: When GOP Rep. Robert Pittenger lost his primary by a narrow margin in May, he suspected something was amiss. The congressman turned to a group of friends and family who had gathered with him on election night at a… Continue reading

When You’ve Lost Dallas Woodhouse…#NC09

December 6, 2018, 9:45 amchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: North Carolina GOP director open to new election in disputed House race The executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party says he supports a new election if allegations of fraud in the 9th Congressional District race are proven… Continue reading

#NC09: Harry Enten: “Why the case for election fraud in North Carolina is strong;” Charlotte Observer Editorial Board Calls for New Election

December 5, 2018, 6:51 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Harry Enten analysis for CNN: The North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics last week voted against certifying Republican Mark Harris’ 905 vote win over Democrat Dan McCready in the state’s 9th Congressional District. In the days since, allegations … Continue reading

Blockbuster Must-Read from BuzzFeed: “Inside The North Carolina Republican Vote Machine: Cash, Pills — And Ballots”

December 5, 2018, 7:16 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

BuzzFeed: The allegations that Republicans tampered with absentee ballots in a close North Carolina election represent the most serious federal election tampering case in years, one that allegedly stole votes from elderly black voters in the state’s rural south. Now… Continue reading

“Who is McCrae Dowless, man who appears to be center of 9th District investigation?”

December 4, 2018, 7:27 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WSOC reports.

“Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack”

December 4, 2018, 9:53 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials. The email accounts of four senior aides at the National Republican… Continue reading

“EXCLUSIVE: Absentee ballot envelopes in North Carolina fit into ‘a pattern of fraud'”

December 3, 2018, 9:41 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Judd Legum: The envelopes of the absentee ballots are a rich source of information because they require not only the signature of the voter but the signature of two witnesses. Pending an investigation by the North Carolina State Board… Continue reading

“New clues link $1 million Trump inauguration mystery money to secretive ‘dark money’ network”

November 29, 2018, 3:45 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Open Secrets: Notorious “dark money” conduit Wellspring Committee gave $14.8 million to the primary spender on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation and paid $919,900 to the mysterious LLC that made a $1 million donation to President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading

Evidence of Absentee Ballot Fraud Emerging in North Carolina Congressional Race, But Scale Uncertain

November 29, 2018, 12:14 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Here's another affidavit from a Bladen absentee voter. One reason why state officials apparently looking into such cases. #ncpol #nc9 #ncga pic.twitter.com/qC1EpVLsXp — Jim Morrill (@jimmorrill) November 29, 2018 Charlotte Observer editorial: Aha! NC voter fraud does exist. … Continue reading

“N.C. officials investigating possible irregularities in 9th Congressional District election”

November 28, 2018, 8:02 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Kirk Ross at WaPo: North Carolina election officials are investigating possible irregularities with absentee ballots in the state’s 9th Congressional District, refusing to certify the race weeks after Election Day. Unofficial results show Mark Harris, a Republican, defeating Democrat… Continue reading

“NC Elections Investigator Seized Absentee Ballots From Bladen County”

November 28, 2018, 9:45 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

The plot thickens.

With Suggestion of Chicanery, Something Strange Happening in Delay of Certification of North Carolina Congressional Race [Corrected Title]

November 27, 2018, 4:26 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

This is some major news breaking in #ncpol tonight: Via @jimmorrill: NC elections board refuses to certify 9th Congressional District race, leaving one of the closest elections in limbo https://t.co/1yhYHJMeeN pic.twitter.com/bVe8ToCjMI — Dr. Michael Bitzer (@BowTiePolitics) November 28, 2018

“No Investigators Have Talked To Georgia Democrats About Brian Kemp’s Claim They Tried To Hack Him”

November 21, 2018, 12:13 pmchicanery, voting technologyRick Hasen

BuzzFeed: Right before the election, Brian Kemp, at the time Georgia’s secretary of state and the Republican candidate for governor, announced an investigation into state Democrats, claiming they’d hacked him. He said he’d alerted federal authorities. Now, more than two… Continue reading

“A Cigarette for a Fake Signature? Election Fraud Charged on Los Angeles’ Skid Row”

November 21, 2018, 7:31 amchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: They are a familiar sight at farmers’ markets and public squares across California every election season: workers gathering signatures needed to place voter initiatives on the ballot. Nine people have been charged with felony election fraud after they went… Continue reading

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