Category Archives: chicanery

“Ransomware feared as possible saboteur for November election”

August 2, 2020, 2:35 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

AP: Federal authorities say one of the gravest threats to the November election is a well-timed ransomware attack that could paralyze voting operations. The threat isn’t just from foreign governments, but any fortune-seeking criminal.Ransomware attacks targeting state and local… Continue reading

Republicans and Democrats Fight Over Green Party Ballot Access in Montana

July 27, 2020, 7:06 amballot access, chicanery, third partiesRick Hasen

The issue is in the hands of a judge, with Republicans wanting the Green Party on the ballot (to siphon votes from Democrats) and Democrats seeking to kick the Green Party off.

“Trump keeps touting New Jersey fraud case to attack mail voting. Local leaders say he’s not telling the whole story.”

July 26, 2020, 6:34 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Rosalind Helderman for WaPo. White House officials said the president has railed privately about the New Jersey city’s election to his advisers. And conservative groups have launched their own efforts to spotlight the problems in Paterson, including Judicial Watch and… Continue reading

“Election Officials Are Vulnerable to Email Attacks, Report Shows Six jurisdictions used software that Russian spies have targeted in cyberattacks”

July 26, 2020, 12:22 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WSJ: Many of the thousands of county and local election officials who will be administering November’s presidential election are running email systems that could leave them vulnerable to online attacks, a new report has found.Cybersecurity vendor Area 1 Security… Continue reading

“U.S. Warns Russia, China and Iran Are Trying to Interfere in the Election. Democrats Say It’s Far Worse.”

July 25, 2020, 1:31 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: American intelligence officials issued a public warning on Friday that China was “expanding its influence efforts” in the United States ahead of the presidential election, along with Russia and Iran, but Democrats briefed on the matter said the threat… Continue reading

“Ex-congressman from Abscam scandal faces new vote-buying charges”

July 23, 2020, 8:13 pmchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

WaPo: An ex-congressman once convicted as part of the infamous Abscam investigation in the 1980s is facing new corruption charges for allegedly bribing a Philadelphia elections official to stuff ballot boxes.Michael “Ozzie” Myers, who was famously caught on a… Continue reading

“Trump’s assault on election integrity forces question: What would happen if he refused to accept a loss?”

July 22, 2020, 2:04 pmchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump’s relentless efforts to sow doubts about the legitimacy of this year’s election are forcing both parties to reckon with the possibility that he may dispute the result in November if he loses — leading to an unprecedented… Continue reading

In Must-Read Piece on Dysfunction at the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Jessica Huseman Reveals that Excellent Republican Commissioner Matt Masterson Was Forced Out by Von Spakovsky and EAC Commissioner McCormick for Being “Insufficiently Partisan”

July 22, 2020, 9:40 amchicanery, election administration, Election Assistance Commission, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

In my 2012 book, The Voting Wars, I chronicled how Congress created the United States Election Assistance commission in 2002 after the debacle of 2000’s Bush v. Gore, how the agency started out with great promise as one that… Continue reading

President Trump, in Fox News Interview, Suggests without Evidence that Mail-In Balloting with “Rig” the Election, Refuses to Say He Would Accept the Results of the 2020 Election

July 19, 2020, 8:53 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Transcript of interview with Chris Wallace: WALLACE: Two–TRUMP: That’s going to happen here–WALLACE: Two final questions—TRUMP: If he wins–WALLACE: In general, not talking about November, are you a good loser?TRUMP: I’m not a good loser. I don’t like to lose.… Continue reading

“Graham releases declassified docs on early months of Russia probe”

July 18, 2020, 4:45 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: A Senate committee released declassified documents Friday suggesting that senior FBI officials were initially skeptical of the emerging narrative early in Donald Trump’s presidency that his campaign was in contact with Russian intelligence officers.The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired… Continue reading

Republican Congressional Candidate Mark Harris, Who Benefitted from Absentee Ballot Tampering in 2018 #NC09 Congressional Race in Blade County, Won’t Be Criminally Charged

July 15, 2020, 11:20 amchicaneryRick Hasen

AP: A former North Carolina congressional candidate won’t face state charges in an absentee ballot fraud investigation that’s already led to indictments against his hired political operative and a new election, a local prosecutor said on Wednesday.Wake County District… Continue reading