“Former aide pleads guilty to embezzling $1.8 million from Dewhurst campaign funds”
Wow.
Category Archives: chicanery
Convincing Virginia State Senator Puckett to Stick Around
The fallout continues for Virginia officials allegedly involved in discussions about persuading State Senator Puckett to put off resigning; when Puckett resigned, Republicans gained control of the Senate. Now, Sen. Mark Warner has explained his conversations about potential jobs for… Continue reading
Investigation into SC Legislators’ Alleged Sale of Votes
Lots of allegations, not much detail. But boy, this could be a mess.
Texas Appeals Court Sides with Texas Democrats Over King Street Patriots in Campaign Finance Case
You can read the 30 page opinion at this link.
King Street Patriots engages in “poll watching” and other activities and has leadership overlapping with True the Vote.
“Americans for Prosperity’s trail of voter misinformation goes far beyond NC”
This item appears at Facing South.
“WyLiberty Arguments End Political Inquisition in Texas”
Texas’s Highest Criminal Court Affirms Reversal of Tom Delay Convictions
You can read the opinion here. Update: Concurrence here and dissent here. [The dissenting opinion begins: “You can always tell when an opinion is written with the outcome decided before any legal analysis is done because it reads… Continue reading
“Court Returns Inquiry Into Walker’s Finances to Wisconsin”
“NC residents mailed incorrect voter registration information”
News and Observer:
Hundreds of North Carolinians – and one cat – have received incorrect voter registration information, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections.
The information – an “official application form” – was sent by Americans for… Continue reading
“Was ‘Wisconsin Poll Watcher Militia’ Really Just First-Rate Trolling?”
Breaking: 7th Circuit Lets WI John Doe Campaign Finance Investigation Go Forward: Analysis
You can read the unanimous 14-page opinion by Judge Easterbrook at this link. The court reversed a controversial district court order from Judge Randa which enjoined a state investigation into possible illegal coordination between the WI Club for Growth… Continue reading
“GOP Candidate Voted In Both Illinois And Wisconsin In The Same Year”
TPM: “The candidate, Kathy Myalls (pictured, left), voted in a primary election in Illinois and three months after that voted in Wisconsin’s recall election aimed at recalling Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker (pictured right), according to the Chicago Sun-Times… Continue reading
Nathan Sproul Threatens Legal Action Against Brad Blog over Reporting on Registration Irregularities
“D’Souza gets community confinement for election law violation”
Reuters: “Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza was sentenced on Tuesday to spend eight months in a community confinement center during five years of probation after pleading guilty to a campaign finance law violation.”