Category Archives: chicanery

“Texas man arrested after attempting to vote twice”

November 9, 2016, 8:54 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

McClatchy: A man was arrested in Fort Bend County, Texas for attempting to vote twice Tuesday, the county sheriff’s office announced in a tweet. The voter claimed he was working for Donald Trump and that he was simply testing the… Continue reading

Florida! “2 precinct clerks fired at Herb Skolnick Center in Pompano Beach after disturbance”

November 8, 2016, 3:08 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

See here.

“Election integrity: Missing components to remedy”

November 8, 2016, 11:20 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Candice Hoke for The Hill.

“How Voter Fraud Allegations Tore a Tiny Village Apart”–Must Read VICE on Bloomingburg

November 8, 2016, 9:57 amchicanery, votingRick Hasen

Helen Winston on a story I’ve been fascinated by. (Earlier coverage.)

“Georgia mayor posts message instructing Democrats to vote Wednesday”

November 8, 2016, 9:22 amchicaneryRick Hasen

No one falls for this garbage ,but really, a mayor?

“A cyberattack could disrupt Tuesday’s U.S. elections — but wouldn’t change the results”

November 7, 2016, 8:20 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Charles Stewart and Merle King for The Monkey Cage. My worries are more about the infrastructure (traffic, electricity, internet). More about that soon.

“Trump, GOP paying consultant dogged by voter fraud charges”

November 7, 2016, 8:17 amcampaigns, chicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee have paid at least $1.8 million to a political operative whose roster of companies include several that have been repeatedly investigated for voter registration fraud, even as Trump has complained that… Continue reading

“Amid Claims Of Fraud And Intimidation What Is (And Is Not) Allowed At Polling Sites”

November 7, 2016, 8:15 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WFAE reports.

“Donald Trump Says Early Voting Lines Are Evidence of ‘Rigged’ System”

November 5, 2016, 8:40 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

ABC: As Donald Trump swept his campaign across the country in a final sprint, he claimed that long lines in Clark County, Nevada, were evidence of electoral wrongdoing. “It’s being reported that certain key Democratic polling locations in Clark County… Continue reading

“A Guy In A Trump Shirt Carried A Gun Outside Of A Virginia Polling Place. Authorities Say That’s Fine.”

November 5, 2016, 11:59 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Ryan Reilly: A man wearing a Donald Trump shirt and carrying a weapon stood outside a voting location in Loudoun County, Virginia, on Friday. Authorities in the nation’s richest county are apparently OK with that. Erika Cotti encountered the man… Continue reading

“Dirty Tricks, Vandalism and the Dark Side of Politics”

November 4, 2016, 8:38 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT reports.

Roger Stone Files Declaration Seeking to Minimize His Involvement with “Stop the Steal”

November 4, 2016, 7:53 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

This one filed in the NV case: I am not employed by Stop the Steal nor am I an officer of it. I do happen to be a volunteer for it, as are many other people. In no sense do… Continue reading

“U.S. Govt. Hackers Ready to Hit Back If Russia Tries to Disrupt Election”

November 4, 2016, 7:43 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Wow story from NBC News (though hard to know if this is a deliberate misinformation campaign aimed at deterrence): U.S. military hackers have penetrated Russia’s electric grid, telecommunications networks and the Kremlin’s command systems, making them vulnerable to attack by… Continue reading