“The Dirty Side of Voter Turnout”
Reid Wilson reports for National Journal. I discussed dirty tricks in this recent Salon column.
Category Archives: chicanery
“Groups Use Fake Letters, Felony Threats to Suppress Vote”
Bloomberg reports.
“Rep. Jim Moran’s Son Resigns Over James O’Keefe Video”
TPM: “Patrick Moran, son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), resigned from his father’s campaign on Wednesday after conservative activist James O’Keefe released a video that appears to show him offering advice to an undercover videographer who claimed to want… Continue reading
“Voter suppression efforts in Fla – against Republicans”
Tampa Bay Times: “The Florida Division of elections and state law enforcement officials are investigating “multiple” bogus letters sent to Florida voters to inform them that they have been flagged as suspected illegal, non-citizen voters.”
Must-Read Jane Mayer Profile of Hans von Spakovsky
Jane Mayer has written The Voter-Fraud Myth: The Man Who Has Stoked Fears About Imposters at the Polls for The New Yorker. This piece covers similar terrain to The “Fraudulent Fraud Squad” chapter of The Voting Wars, but it… Continue reading
“Man Aiding G.O.P. Voter Registration Drive Is Charged”
“‘Voter Fraud’ in My Backyard”
Interesting Jamil Smith piece at TNR. I’ll have more to say on voter suppression claims soon.
“Reince Priebus Distances RNC From Consultant Arrested For Voter Fraud”
HuffPo reports. Let’s be clear on terminology: the allegation is trashing voter registration forms. That’s notvoter fraud, but it is an election crime.
“Man registering voters for GOP accused of tossing forms in trash”
“Digital democracy: the joys and perils of voting for president via email”
The Global Post reports.
Arrest in Alleged Republican Voter Registration Dumping in Virginia
“Swing-State Billboards Warning Against Voter Fraud Stir Backlash”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“Alburtis councilman allegedly drove through farm field, stole political signs – UPDATE”
News from PA: “Alburtis Councilman Kyle Bower faces criminal charges after allegedly driving through a Lower Macungie Township farm field and stealing Republican political signs from the yard of another house.”
He’s not even old enough to legally… Continue reading
“Investigation Launched Over Trashed Voter Registration Forms”
News from Virginia: “Is it a case of election fraud, voter suppression, or something far less sinister? That’s what Rockingham County investigators are trying to find out, after someone trashed a folder of voter registration forms.”
Not Larry Sabato points… Continue reading