Category Archives: chicanery
The Equivalent of Federal Observers Being Sent in to Run Beit Shemesh Elections
See here (following impersonation voter fraud problems in a system requiring voter id).
“Nowadays, people think ‘House of Cards’ is a documentary”
Great Jack Pitney quote in LA Times on Wright, Calderon controversies.
“Calderon indictment could affect other races, supermajority”
This CA news was expected, but it is still BIG.
“Voting for change: Politiqueras cause controversy in Rio Grande Valley”
“In NYC, Liberals Want to Let Illegal Aliens Vote and Prosecute the Police for Trying to Stop Them”
This RNLA blog post links to an important story I missed in the NY Daily News: Faced With Reports Of “Dead” Voters, NYC Board Of Elections Says Investigate The Investigators.
“The Christie scandal everyone overlooked: A $12 million self-motivated political scheme”
Rob Richie and Devin McCarthy in Salon:
We now know that in 2013, the administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at least twice used its executive powers of governance for political ends. The story that’s received the most attention,… Continue reading
“Unnamed parties sue in state Supreme Court over John Doe campaign probe”
Israeli Supreme Court Orders New Elections in Beit Shemesh, Nazareth: Voter Impersonation Fraud in Beit Shemesh case
Jerusalem Post.
The Beit Shemesh case has been fascinating to watch, as it seems to involve a fair amount of real live impersonation fraud. Since I can’t find any modern U.S. cases where this has been a major problem, it… Continue reading
“Poll worker’s fraud heads to prosecutor”
“Republican Party Wing Creates 18 Fake Websites for Democrats”
“Political Corruption in the United States: A Design Draft”
Amitai Etzioni has posted this draft on SSRN (PS: Political Science and Politics). Here is the abstract:
To establish the scope and level of corruption in the contemporary United States, a collaborative project of political scientists is called for. Such… Continue reading
“Improving our Voting Systems: A presidential report suggests good reforms, but its support for no-excuse absentee ballots is wrong.”
John Fund on Bauer-Ginsberg.
I’ve long said that those genuinely concerned with fraud need to start with controls on absentee ballots. As the PCEA report itself noted, “Fraud is rare, but when it does occur, absentee ballots are often the… Continue reading