Category Archives: chicanery
“10 Months After Election Day, Feds Tell States More About Russian Hacking”
Pam Fessler for NPR:
On Friday afternoon, DHS placed individual calls to the top election official in each state and six U.S. territories to fill them in on what information the agency has about election hacking attempts in their state… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Russians Appear to Use Facebook to Push Trump Rallies in 17 U.S. Cities”
Daily Beast:
Suspected Russia propagandists on Facebook tried to organize more than a dozen pro-Trump rallies in Florida during last year’s election, The Daily Beast has learned.
The demonstrations—at least one of which was promoted online by local pro-Trump activists—… Continue reading
“California postpones an election to help one of its own”
Derek Muller:
A sure sign of political manipulation of an election is delaying it. Troubled states like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and Haiti have recently come under United Nations scrutiny for delaying their elections.
And then there’s… Continue reading
“Political campaigns prep for battle with hackers”
Politico:
Candidates are quizzing prospective campaign managers on anti-hacking plans. Democratic committees like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which was breached last year, have switched internally from email to encrypted messaging apps. And both parties are feverishly trying to spread… Continue reading
“How the FEC Turned a Blind Eye to Foreign Meddling”
Ann Ravel for Politico:
I suggested to the commission that the FEC consult with internet and tech experts to discuss how the agency’s current approach may or may not fit with future innovations. Starting this conversation should have been noncontroversial,… Continue reading
“Is Kobach a private citizen on Trump commission? Question will test transparency law”
KC Star:
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s use of private email for a presidential commission could bring him into conflict with a 1-year-old state law meant to increase government transparency.
Kobach, a candidate for Kansas governor, told ProPublica last… Continue reading
“Facebook Knows More About Russia’s Election Meddling. Shouldn’t We?”
“Shalom Lamm Partner Gets 6 Months In Bloomingburg Voter Fraud Case”
The Forward:
Kenneth Nakdimen, who pled guilty to voter fraud in the small upstate New York village of Bloomingburg this year, received a six-month prison sentence on Friday.
Nakdimen’s co-defendant, developer Shalom Lamm, is still awaiting sentencing. The two… Continue reading
Miss: “State has halted use of Russian software in election systems, Hosemann says”
Clarion-Ledger:
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson on Friday urged Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann to remove any Kaspersky Lab software from Mississippi’s elections systems over fears of Russian hacking.
But Hosemann said he made that call about a month ago, after… Continue reading
“Facebook Gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller More Details on Russian Ad Buys Than Congress”
“10 people in Colorado may have cast two ballots in 2016 election, while 38 might have also voted in another state, study says”
Denver Post:
Ten of Colorado’s nearly 3 million voters in the 2016 presidential election may have cast two ballots, while 38 of them might have voted in another state.
Those are among the findings of a study released Friday and… Continue reading
FEC’s Weintraub: “Our elections are facing more threats online. Our laws must catch up.”
WaPo oped from Ellen Weintraub, longtime FEC Commissioner:
Would you click on that political ad if you knew it had been generated by a Russian troll farm? Probably not. But without knowing that? Well, you might. Indeed, we now know… Continue reading