Category Archives: chicanery

Is Trump Encouraging Illegal Multiple Voting in Colorado? (It Wouldn’t Work)

October 30, 2016, 9:10 pmchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

CNN: Trump kicked off his rally here on Sunday by encouraging his supporters to “make sure” their ballots are properly counted, saying that he is a “skeptical person” when it comes to the state’s largely vote-by-mail process. He then encouraged… Continue reading

Lee County (NC) Democrats Allege Trump Supporter with Baseball Bat at Polls

October 30, 2016, 12:07 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I’m afraid these kinds of stories of possible voter intimidation will increase as we get closer to election day, and many will be hard to fact check.

Jacob Soboroff Talks of “Rigged” Voting in Philly

October 30, 2016, 11:56 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch.

“Is this proof of voter fraud or election rigging?: A user guide”

October 30, 2016, 9:29 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Philip Bump performing a useful service. For example, on dead people “voting,” here’s a common one, an administrative foul-up: But there are stories about ballots being cast for dead people! Is this vote-rigging? No. Is this in-person voter fraud? Probably… Continue reading

“Hoax Image of Immigration Officers Arresting Voters Is Making Rounds on Social Media”

October 29, 2016, 5:50 pmcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Electionland: An image has begun circulating on Twitter that appears to show an immigration officer arresting someone in line to vote. The image is a hoax, as is the accompanying threatening language directed at Hispanic voters. The image is a… Continue reading

“Donald Trump Questions Veracity of Ballot Counting in Colorado”

October 29, 2016, 5:44 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump has found a new reason to question the legitimacy of the 2016 election — ballots — and he wasted little time here on Saturday before taking issue with the voting system in this largely vote-by-mail state.… Continue reading

“Prominent Democratic law firm pays questionable ‘bonuses’ to partners for campaign contributions”

October 29, 2016, 5:40 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Boston Globe/Center for Responsive Politics: From 2010 through 2014, Strouss and Bradley, along with founding partner Michael Thornton and his wife, donated nearly $1.6 million to Democratic Party fund-raising committees and a parade of politicians — from Senate minority… Continue reading

Double Voter (for Trump) Caught in Iowa

October 28, 2016, 5:05 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

People who do this are often not the sharpest tools in the shed. Then again, if you are told how easy it is to rig an election, maybe you try such nonsense.

“Trump Doesn’t Have the Ground Game to Intimidate Voters”

October 28, 2016, 3:10 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Wired reports.

“Miami-Dade busts 2 women for election fraud”

October 28, 2016, 7:19 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Literal stuffing of the ballot box by an election worker: A 74-year-old woman tasked with inserting Miami-Dade County voters’ completed mail ballots into a counting machine was arrested Friday after co-workers caught her illegally marking ballots, resulting in an unknown… Continue reading

“Here’s What We DON’T Know About That Sketchy Indiana ‘Voter Fraud’ Probe”

October 28, 2016, 7:16 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Donald Trump Campaign Seeks ‘Voter Suppression,’ Report Says, but It’s Legal”

October 28, 2016, 7:00 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump’s campaign set off a wave of concern about its tactics on Thursday after a senior campaign official was quoted describing a sophisticated “voter suppression” effort, a term that usually connotes aggressive attempts to keep people… Continue reading

“Worried About a Rigged Election? Here’s One Way to Handle It; Why the GOP should pay attention to Nixon vs. Kennedy, 1960”

October 27, 2016, 9:26 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Josh Zeitz for Politico Magazine.

“Oath Keepers Founder Says ‘Undercover’ Poll Watching Effort Won’t Intimidate Voters”

October 27, 2016, 9:23 pmcampaigns, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Ryan Reilly for HuffPo: The founder of a fringe right-wing group issued a “call to action” this week asking members of the organization to go undercover to watch for voter fraud and voter intimidation at polling places on Election Day.… Continue reading