“Eastman disciplinary case probably not going to the California Supreme Court just yet”
David Ettinger explains the procedures, including how the case could end up at SCOTUS.
Category Archives: chicanery
“A Georgia man created a tool to challenge voter registrations. Trump’s allies may use it.”
USA Today:
Election deniers and allies of former President Donald Trump want to help regular citizens ask election officials to clean the voter rolls. That effort has alarmed experts who worry that local government workers will be inundated with requests… Continue reading
“How Trump Moved Money to Pay $100 Million in Legal Bills”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump has spent more than $100 million since leaving office, on lawyers and other costs related to fending off various investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials, according to a New York Times review of… Continue reading
California: “A Central Valley politician was charged with voter fraud. Right-wing conspiracies took over”
LA Times:
Hicks, a real estate agent from Lodi, believes California’s universal vote-by-mail process is fraught with fraud risks, echoing unfounded messaging from the far right that election officials nationwide have worked to combat since Donald Trump and his allies… Continue reading
“Some states are fighting to protect voters from doxxing. They’re losing.”
See this piece from Politico, with the subhed: “As state leaders move to protect voter data in the interest of privacy, a conservative transparency campaign is winning a battle to put it all on the internet.”
Must-read NYT Deep Dive that Helps Explain SCOTUS Argument Monday in Murthy v. Missouri: “How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation”
It’s a complex story because concern about government jawboning is real but the mendacious attack on those who fought disinformation in the 2020 election is having major reverberations for 2024. Jim Rutenberg and Steven Lee Myers lay it all out:… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“They should be getting insurance. They should be filing lawsuits, and getting injunctions in place to make sure that all the state legislatures, election rules are being followed strictly. And that they’re not being waived because of COVID or Chinese… Continue reading
“Race is an ever present source of tension in Trump Georgia case”
Amy Gardner for WaPo:
In the weeks that followed, the racist messages to Willis — some of them anonymous and difficult to trace — ramped up significantly in volume and tone, according to a sampling of them obtained by The… Continue reading
“Democrats Meddle in Ohio G.O.P. Senate Primary, Pushing Trump’s Choice”
NYT:
A Democratic group is wading into the Republican Senate primary in Ohio with a new television spot aimed at promoting the conservative credentials of Bernie Moreno, a Cleveland-area businessman who has been endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump.… Continue reading
“The Shortlist: Seven Ways Platforms Can Prepare for the U.S. 2024 Election”
New from Protect Democracy.
“The Chinese government is using TikTok to meddle in elections, ODNI says”
Politico:
The Chinese government is using TikTok to expand its global influence operations to promote pro-China narratives and undermine U.S. democracy, according to a report released today from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The annual assessment from… Continue reading
“America’s election chiefs are worried AI is coming for them”
Zach Montellaro for Politico:
A false call from a secretary of state telling poll workers they aren’t needed on Election Day. A fake video of a state election director shredding ballots before they’re counted. An email sent to a county… Continue reading
“Prosecutors Charge Man With Firing Shots Outside the Capitol on Jan. 6”
NYT:
A Trump supporter who prosecutors say fired a pistol into the air on the grounds of the Capitol as a mob stormed the building on Jan. 6, 2021, was charged on Friday with firearm offenses, trespassing and interfering with… Continue reading
“Mark Harris is GOP’s 8th District nominee six years after election fraud prompted do-over”
Charlotte Observer:
Mark Harris on Tuesday won the Republican nomination in North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District six years after a ballot-harvesting scandal resulted in an election do-over….
Political operative McCrae Dowless, who worked for Harris in his campaign for NC’s… Continue reading