Category Archives: chicanery

“How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.”

July 28, 2019, 8:10 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

ProPublica and Politico: After recruiting thousands of donors for the American Conservative Union — the powerful organization behind the annual CPAC conference — a Republican political operative pushed the same contributors to give millions to a PAC that promised to… Continue reading

“Has Congress already missed its chance to strengthen election security ahead of 2020?”

July 28, 2019, 4:13 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

KC Star: GOP leadership said Mueller’s testimony did little to persuade them of the need for legislation. Moreover, one of the only GOP lawmakers pushing election security reforms on Capitol Hill said states have effectively run out of time to… Continue reading

“Lawyers in Paper Ballot Case Accuse Georgia Officials of Destroying Evidence”

July 28, 2019, 4:09 pmchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Law.com: A group of Georgia voters and a nonprofit election integrity organization seeking to force the state to use paper rather than electronic ballots in future elections have accused the secretary of state and governor of destroying evidence in… Continue reading

Senate Intelligence Committee Report: “Russia Targeted Elections Systems in All 50 States, Report Finds”

July 25, 2019, 10:41 pmchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

NYT: The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, an effort more far-reaching than previously acknowledged and one largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time.But… Continue reading

“In Remarks to Young Supporters, Trump Falsely Calls Elections a ‘Rigged Deal’”

July 24, 2019, 7:29 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: The president also used his time at the conference to paint a dark picture of immigrants and the election system, falsely claiming that undocumented immigrants can vote, and then accusing the election system in states like California of… Continue reading

New Hampshire Democratic Party Claims Some Affiliated with Local Republican Party Created Fake NH Dems Account on Twitter

July 23, 2019, 12:59 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Release.

“U.S. Elections Are Still Not Safe From Attack; Congress Can Change That If It Acts Fast”

July 23, 2019, 7:46 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Larry Norden and Dan Weiner in Foreign Affairs.

“Intelligence Chief Names New Election Security Oversight Official”

July 20, 2019, 11:26 amchicanery, voting technologyJustin Levitt

More on the appointment of Shelby Pierson, from the NYT, NPR, Reuters.

“New Normal: Bloodlust on the Left in Census and Election Fights”

July 20, 2019, 11:20 amcensus litigation, chicanery, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

Wherein J. Christian Adams rails against “personal destruction” and “demonization,” and compares Kris Kobach (or, possibly, himself) to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Director of National Intelligence Creates “Election Threats Executive”

July 19, 2019, 10:44 amcampaigns, chicanery, voting technologyJustin Levitt

Shelby Pierson gets the nod for a new federal position to serve as the intelligence community’s principal advisor on election security. This bio fits the very general description in the DNI’s press statement, but I’ll confess I’m not sure… Continue reading

“Judiciary chair demands Hope Hicks clarify closed-door testimony”

July 18, 2019, 6:32 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryJustin Levitt

On whether she had direct knowledge of payments to Stormy Daniels, or whether she was “present” when Trump discussed Daniels. The documents unsealed in the Cohen warrant today seem to suggest there may be more to the story.

“Voter Fraud Activist Will Apologize To Citizens He Accused Of Being Illegal Voters”

July 18, 2019, 11:42 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, voter registrationJustin Levitt

HuffPost follows up on yesterday’s announced settlement.

“States don’t have enough money to secure the 2020 election, new report warns”

July 18, 2019, 11:23 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyJustin Levitt

A WaPo article on a new Brennan Center report diving into how six states (Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania) used 2018 federal election security grants … and the need each has for much more.

“Court documents show close contact between Cohen and Trump during hush-money arrangements”

July 18, 2019, 11:17 amcampaign finance, chicaneryJustin Levitt

Unsealed copies of the Cohen search warrant materials were released today based on the close of the campaign finance investigation. Here’s the cover letter. Zoe Tillman’s got links to the docs. Phone records in the documents show Cohen… Continue reading