Category Archives: chicanery

“Gyrocopter Pilot Douglas Hughes: ‘I’m Proud of What I Did’”

November 6, 2015, 11:17 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Roll Call: Douglas Hughes said Friday he plans to plead guilty to one felony charge related to his gyrocopter flight to the Capitol in April — but he is not ashamed. The Florida man flew from Pennsylvania to the … Continue reading

“Kris Kobach dismisses criticism over appearance discussing immigration policy”

November 3, 2015, 5:04 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry: Secretary of State Kris Kobach brushed off any controversy surrounding his appearance at an immigration policy conference last month. Kobach attended the annual Writers Workshop held by the Social Contract Press in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25. The… Continue reading

Did Kansas SOS Kobach Attend a Racist Meeting Last Week?

November 3, 2015, 3:48 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Southern Poverty Law Center, What’s the Matter with Kansas’s Kris Kobach?: On Oct. 25, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach was a featured speaker at a “writers’ workshop” put on by the white nationalist The Social Contract Press (TSCP),… Continue reading

“Marin’s assemblyman wants to legalize ‘ballot selfies’ in California”

November 3, 2015, 7:37 amchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

The Marin Independent Journal reports. On why I think this is a very bad idea, see the Selfie is a Threat to Democracy, Reuters Opinion, Aug. 18, 2015

“In Two Corruption Cases, the Culture of Albany Will Go on Trial”

November 2, 2015, 8:07 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: In separate federal courthouses in Lower Manhattan this month, two of the most powerful men in New York are about to go on trial, an extraordinary spectacle centering on allegations of corruption, bribery and nepotism in the state’s… Continue reading

“Ohio BCI is investigating what appears to be 25 to 30 fraudulent voter registration applications”

October 30, 2015, 7:19 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Vindy.com: A state criminal agency is investigating what appears to be 25 to 30 fraudulent voter-registration applications, including from five dead people, filed with the Columbiana County Board of Elections by the Ohio Organizing Collaborative…. It was clearly fraudulent and… Continue reading

“Ventura man sentenced for fraud after voting twice in election”

October 30, 2015, 7:11 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Ventura County Star: The man voted by absentee ballot in the Nov. 4 general election, then voted a second time by turning in an absentee ballot under the name of his recently deceased father-in-law, according to the Ventura County… Continue reading

“The Revenge of Scott Walker”

October 27, 2015, 1:40 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT editorial.

“Chinatown seniors caught in middle of voter fraud claims — again”

October 27, 2015, 1:08 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

SF Examiner.

“Justice Department: No criminal charges in IRS probe”

October 23, 2015, 12:28 pmcampaign finance, chicanery, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

USA Today: Justice Department officials announced Friday that they would not seek criminal charges in a long-running inquiry into whether the IRS and former official Lois Lerner targeted conservative groups, including the Tea Party, for increased scrutiny in applications… Continue reading

“New Mexico secretary of state pleads guilty to embezzlement”

October 23, 2015, 11:05 amchicanery, election administration, election law bizRick Hasen

AP: New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran pleaded guilty to embezzlement and other charges Friday after abruptly resigning amid a fraud investigation that alleges she siphoned off thousands of dollars from her election account and withdrew the money… Continue reading

“Conservative PACs Attack Republicans, and It Pays”

October 23, 2015, 7:34 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: “This is clearly an organized effort and an attempt by these groups to raise money for themselves,” said Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, who added that she was the target of a similar attack during the 2013… Continue reading

“One Ron Paul staffer convicted, another acquitted”

October 22, 2015, 8:56 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Des Moines Register: The high-profile trial of two former Ron Paul presidential campaign staffers accused of buying an Iowa senator’s endorsement and then lying about it ended Thursday with a muddled verdict from a jury stuck at an impasse. The… Continue reading