Category Archives: chicanery

Waynesboro, VA Board of Elections Ordered to Certify Votes

November 4, 2024, 7:41 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Release: Today, Waynesboro Circuit Court Judge Paul Dryer issued an opinion requiring Waynesboro Electoral Board members Curtis Lilly and Scott Mares to certify the results of the November 2024 election. Judge Dryer ruled in favor of five Waynesboro voters represented… Continue reading

Did Testimony from Elon Musk’s Advisor Aiming to Show the Million Dollar Lottery Was Not Violating PA Gaming Law Actually Incriminate Musk’s PAC for Federal Vote Buying?

November 4, 2024, 5:31 pmchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: Later in the hearing, Musk political adviser Chris Young provided new details about how the giveaway operated. “Our intent all along is to only provide compensation to registered voters and US citizens, and avoid any chance… Continue reading

“A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn’t the first time”

November 4, 2024, 4:49 pmcheap speech, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. The payment was one of several the man said… Continue reading

“Foreign Adversaries May Try to Undermine U.S. Elections After Vote”

November 4, 2024, 2:50 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Russian groups and other foreign adversaries have unleashed an extensive disinformation campaign to undermine confidence in the U.S. election, but there is no evidence that their efforts will affect the outcome, federal officials said on Monday. The officials remain… Continue reading

“Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to voters can continue, Pennsylvania judge rules”

November 4, 2024, 2:47 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: A Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday that Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to voters can continue, in a victory for the tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally. Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Angelo Foglietta rejected arguments from the… Continue reading

HaHaHa: Elon Musk’s Lawyer Says His Potentially Illegal Lottery for Registered Voters is Not “Random” But is “By Chance”

November 4, 2024, 8:31 amchicaneryRick Hasen

My goodness: from Philly courtroom —Musk lawyer says his $1m giveaway is NOT a lottery. "There is no prize to be won" and winners "are not chosen at random," Musk lawyer Chris Gober said. Instead, the $1m is a salary… Continue reading

“On Telegram, a Violent Preview of What May Unfold on Election Day and After”

November 4, 2024, 7:15 amchicanery, election subversion riskRick Hasen

NYT: Groups backing former President Donald J. Trump recently sent messages to organize poll watchers to be ready to dispute votes in Democratic areas. Some posted images of armed men standing up for their rights to recruit for their cause.… Continue reading

“Trump escalates false claims of fraud, setting stage to cry foul if he loses”

November 4, 2024, 7:08 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Donald Trump, who blamed his 2020 defeat on false claims of vast election malfeasance, has spent much of the final week of his third presidential campaign trying to discredit the legitimacy of this year’s election. His latest… Continue reading

“Elon Musk’s misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times on X, analysis finds”

November 4, 2024, 7:04 amcheap speech, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Marshall Cohen for CNN: In the run up to the high-stakes 2024 presidential election, Elon Musk has posted a blizzard of false and misleading claims about the election on his social media platform that have generated more than two billion… Continue reading

“Canvassers for Elon Musk’s America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out”

November 3, 2024, 10:40 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Wired: Standing next to her hastily packed suitcase in Michigan’s Macomb County Wednesday night, Tyra Muldrow had a bad feeling in her gut. “I have this eerie feeling that I need to get the hell up out of there,” says… Continue reading

“James O’Keefe warned against helping put hidden cameras at voting locations”

November 2, 2024, 1:01 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: The top prosecutor in Arizona’s most populous area of Maricopa County warned conservative activist James O’Keefe, known for his undercover videos, against helping in any sort of video or audio recording near or inside a voting location.

“How Pro-Trump Activists Highlighted Georgia’s Elections Board”

November 2, 2024, 11:24 amchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

New Yorker: In 2021, Cleta Mitchell, the former Trump lawyer who tried to block the 2020 vote from being certified, formed a national coalition called the Election Integrity Network. It has been recruiting volunteers to hunt for voter fraud… Continue reading

“Election workers quit in Shasta as self-appointed observers roam office”

November 1, 2024, 1:44 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

CalMatters: On Wednesday, as the workers of the Shasta County Registrar of Voters office busily sifted through the ballots that have already been cast, they had company. A group of nine people, holding clipboards and taking notes, stood in a… Continue reading

“Russia behind video claiming election fraud in Georgia, intelligence officials say”

November 1, 2024, 11:12 amcheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

AJC: A video circulating on social media claiming that people from Haiti voted illegally in Georgia is “targeted disinformation” meant to create doubt in the election, said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. “This is false, and is an example… Continue reading