Category Archives: chicanery

“Election Denial Can’t Overcome Election Certification Protections”

February 13, 2024, 2:16 pmchicanery, election administration, election subversion riskRick Hasen

Lauren Miller: Election certification has long been an unfamiliar term to most Americans, and for good reason. Certification, the statutory process by which officials sign off on the accuracy and completion of election results, usually serves as an important but… Continue reading

Our Amicus Brief in United States v. Mackey: Lying About When, Where or How People Vote Violates Federal Law (18 USC 241) and Prosecution is Consistent with the First Amendment

February 13, 2024, 7:27 amcheap speech, chicanery, First Amendment theoryRick Hasen

Protect Democracy and the Yale Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed this Second Circuit amicus brief (with me as client and co-counsel) in United States v. Mackey. Mackey was convicted “under 18 U.S.C. § 241 for conspiring “to use… Continue reading

“Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones accused of seeking election server access in 2020”

February 2, 2024, 11:59 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

AJC: Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones allegedly sought access to election computers in Butts County after the 2020 election, an effort that, if successful, would have been illegal, according to emails among state election officials that were shown in court… Continue reading

“Trump ally emerged from shadows to deal blow to Ga. case against former president”

February 2, 2024, 11:01 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo deep dive on Mike Roman.

“A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning”

February 2, 2024, 7:21 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead the country, a damning audio recording spread online in which one of the top candidates seemingly boasted about how he’d rigged the election. And if that wasn’t… Continue reading

“Trump’s PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023”

January 30, 2024, 2:59 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump piled up legal expenses in 2023 as he was indicted four times, spending approximately $50 million in donor money on legal bills and investigation-related expenses last year, according to two people briefed on the figure. It… Continue reading

“Conn. mayor wins do-over race after GOP seized on Democratic ballot-stuffing”

January 26, 2024, 11:29 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: A Connecticut mayor whose September primary election win was invalidated after ballot-fraud allegations won a do-over primary Tuesday, months after his case became a flash point in conservative arguments about debunked theories of voter fraud. s Donald Trump … Continue reading

“‘Betrayal’: Arizona GOP Chair Jeff DeWit resigns after recording of ‘offer’ to Kari Lake”

January 25, 2024, 7:21 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Jeff DeWit, a former Arizona treasurer and Trump adviser, resigned as chair of the state GOP on Wednesday following the release of an audio recording in which he offered Kari Lake a lucrative job if she quits her… Continue reading

“Election Fraud Is Rare. Except, Maybe, in Bridgeport, Conn.”

January 22, 2024, 7:43 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Two months ago, Joe Ganim received the most votes in the race for mayor of Bridgeport, Conn. This week, the city will vote again — to decide if he should even be the Democratic candidate. The unlikely and confusing… Continue reading

“Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote on Tuesday”

January 22, 2024, 7:41 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC News: A prominent New Hampshire Democrat plans to file a complaint with the state attorney general over an apparent robocall that appears to encourage supporters of President Joe Biden not to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary. The voice in… Continue reading

“Trumper gets jail time in voter fraud case involving dead father’s ballot”

January 15, 2024, 7:07 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Villages-News: An official active in the Villagers for Trump group has been sentenced to jail time in a voter fraud case involving his dead father’s mail-in ballot. Robert Rivernider Jr., 58, was sentenced to 180 days in jail on Tuesday after… Continue reading

“Former Maryland elections official charged in January 6 case”

January 11, 2024, 12:39 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

CNN: A member of Maryland’s Board of Elections has resigned after being charged with taking part in the mob during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol and jabbing an officer during the melee with a flagpole. Carlos… Continue reading

“Trump seeks info on Fulton prosecutor’s meetings with feds”

January 11, 2024, 7:09 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AJC: Among the documents included alongside a bombshell court filing this week alleging misconduct by Fulton County’s top prosecutor were billing statements that caught the eye of former President Donald Trump’s legal team. Theyshowed contact between Nathan Wade, the… Continue reading

“Fani Willis, Prosecutor in Trump Georgia Case, Subpoenaed to Testify in Colleague’s Divorce”

January 10, 2024, 6:56 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WSJ: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been subpoenaed to testify in a colleague’s divorce proceeding, according to a court filing, a development that could shed light on claims Willis and the colleague carried out an improper romantic relationship as they… Continue reading