Category Archives: chicanery

Bauer on Trump Voter Fraud Commission: “election administration experts should keep their distance”

May 12, 2017, 6:03 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Bob Bauer, former co-chair of the last (bipartisan) Presidential Commission on Election Administration: This means that the only hope for the Commission to attain respectability is to build a record of consultation with the respectable. And given how the Commission… Continue reading

Why Didn’t Trump Announce All 15 (or 12?) Members of His “Voter Fraud” Commission? And Why Announce Now?

May 11, 2017, 8:15 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Executive order establishing the “voter fraud” commission provides for the VP to chair and up to 15 additional members. Yet the NYT report says it will have “about a dozen” members, and so far we only know the names… Continue reading

Breaking: Trump to Launch a Voting “Commission” with No Credibility, with Pence, Kobach, and the EAC’s McCormick

May 11, 2017, 4:23 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

ABC News: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order today establishing a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression in the American election system, multiple senior administration officials tell ABC News. The officials say Vice… Continue reading

Dallas: “Tabulation Delay and New Allegations About Ballot Fraud”

May 9, 2017, 9:00 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

NBCDFW: Dallas County Election Supervisor Toni Pippins-Poole said officials also saw a flood of mail-in ballots requested by the same person who signed the return envelope as assisting the person who cast the votes. “That was a red flag for… Continue reading

“Allegations Of Voter Fraud Delay Results In Dallas City Council District 6 Race”

May 7, 2017, 9:05 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

KERA reports.

Kansas City Star Editorial Calls Kris Kobach the “Javert of Voter Fraud”

May 7, 2017, 8:58 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Editorial: The Javert of voter fraud now has a ninth conviction to show for Kansans’ tax dollars and his own single-minded pursuit. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach claimed in a statement last week that, “This conviction demonstrates once again… Continue reading

“Hacked records show Bradley Foundation taking its conservative Wisconsin model national”

May 6, 2017, 5:58 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Daniel Bice for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Long a player on the national stage, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation in Milwaukee has been quietly using its vast resources to construct state-by-state networks of activist groups to win support for… Continue reading

“‘I feel violated’: Senior citizens rattled by voter fraud in West Dallas, Grand Prairie”

May 4, 2017, 7:14 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

The Dallas Morning News reports.

“McDonnell: If I could go back, I would not have taken gifts”

April 30, 2017, 7:32 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

The Hill: Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) in a new interview broadcast Sunday evening said if he could go back to his time in office, he would not have taken the gifts that led to a career-rocking scandal. “If… Continue reading

“Wisconsin DOJ: James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas tape did not show election law violations”

April 25, 2017, 1:39 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Covert videos of Democratic activists released in the run-up to last year’s presidential election showed no violations of Wisconsin laws, a review by the attorney general’s office found. The blunt conclusion is at odds with how Republican… Continue reading

Court Orders Kobach to Produce Voting Document Shared with Trump, Suggests ACLU May Pursue Sanctions Against Kobach

April 17, 2017, 7:19 pmchicanery, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Bryan Lowry in the KC Star: A federal magistrate judge has ordered Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to disclose documents outlining a strategic plan he presented to President Donald Trump in November, a decision that could have ramifications from… Continue reading

“Dallas Pastor Concerned About Voter Fraud”

April 12, 2017, 5:57 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

NBC DFW: West Dallas pastor has raised concerns of multiple attempts at voter fraud after several members of his church received mail-in ballots that they did not apply for. Community Fellowship Church Pastor James Armstrong said Monday at least 10… Continue reading

AL: “Rebekah Mason suggested closure of DMV offices in majority black counties, report shows”

April 8, 2017, 9:28 amchicanery, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Wow: Governor Robert Bentley’s former top advisor and secret paramour Rebekah Mason led a politically-motivated effort in 2015 to close 31 driver’s license offices in mostly black counties, a move that embarrassed the state and was later reversed. The decision… Continue reading

“U.S. Attorney Contacts North St. Louis Voters in Election Investigation”

April 7, 2017, 7:44 amchicaneryRick Hasen

The Riverfront Times reports.

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