Category Archives: chicanery

“Election board: Article alleging voter fraud is fake”

October 4, 2016, 3:23 pmchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Columbus Disptach: An article posted on the Christian Times website stated that a Columbus electrical worker found a dozen sealed ballot boxes filled with thousands of ballots for the Nov. 8 election. The ballots contained votes for Hillary Clinton and… Continue reading

“How Hostile Poll-Watchers Could Hand Pennsylvania to Trump”

October 2, 2016, 3:41 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Erick Trickey for Politico Magazine.

Don’t Point to Voter Registration Fraud, or Absentee Ballot Fraud, to Defend Trump’s Irresponsible Vote-Rigging Claims

October 2, 2016, 12:14 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Yesterday I posted Trump’s Irresponsible Vote-Rigging Statements Literally Putting Our Democracy at Risk, in which I argued that Trump is undermining our faith in democracy itself by making irresponsible claims the election could be rigged through voter impersonation fraud… Continue reading

DHS Raising Threat of Cyber Hacking, But It is of Voter Registration Databases, Not Vote Counting Machines

October 2, 2016, 12:00 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Take a breath, folks. Reid Wilson makes the point that’s been lost on much of the punditocracy and general public: At least four states have had voter registration systems hacked in recent weeks. Officials in Arizona and Illinois said their… Continue reading

Trump’s Irresponsible Vote-Rigging Statements Literally Putting Our Democracy at Risk

October 1, 2016, 3:13 pmchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

One of the things we take for granted is that even in tumultuous times when elections are hard fought, the losers concede the election and embrace the process, even if things did not go well. That’s what Al Gore did… Continue reading

Trump Again Raises Voter Fraud, Tells Supporters to Go to the Polls, Raising Risk of Voter Intimidation

September 30, 2016, 3:53 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

From a speech today via Sopan Deb: See my earlier LA Times oped, on the risks of Trump’s dangerous rhetoric.

The “Turkish Murderer” That True the Vote is Fundraising Around? A U.S. Citizen

September 30, 2016, 7:09 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Yesterday I reported that True the Vote was fundraising off the alleged Cascade Mall shooter, claiming that the “Turkish murderer” was not a U.S. citizen but voted in multiple elections. Well it turns out, contrary to earlier reports, that the… Continue reading

Bipartisan Congressional Front to Protect U.S. Election Systems

September 30, 2016, 7:03 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Politico: Congressional leaders are urging states to do everything they can to insulate their election systems from cyber attacks amid reports that more than a dozen states have already been targeted by hackers. “We urge the states to take full… Continue reading

” He fought in World War II. He died in 2014. And he just registered to vote in Va.”

September 29, 2016, 8:42 pmchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: The FBI and local police are investigating how at least 19 dead Virginians were recently re-registered to vote in this critical swing state. One case came to light after relatives of a deceased man received a note congratulating him… Continue reading

I’m Not a Doctor, But I Play One in My Campaign Ads

September 29, 2016, 5:04 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

News from Encinitas, CA.

“Wisconsin lawmakers urge investigation of Scott Walker after ‘John Doe’ papers”

September 29, 2016, 2:01 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Guardian: Nineteen Wisconsin legislators have called for an official investigation into alleged criminal misconduct by the Republican governor Scott Walker, based on their review of court documents leaked to the Guardian. The legislators, who represent more than half of… Continue reading

“How Russia Wants to Undermine the U.S. Election”

September 29, 2016, 8:14 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

TIME reports: The leaders of the U.S. government, including the President and his top national-security advisers, face an unprecedented dilemma. Since the spring, U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement agencies have seen mounting evidence of an active Russian influence operation targeting… Continue reading

“Donald Trump Pushes Debunked Theory That Google Suppressed Rival’s Bad News”

September 29, 2016, 8:09 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Judge dismisses contest of school board election”

September 29, 2016, 7:47 amchicanery, recountsRick Hasen

A follow up from earlier coverage on the blog: Former Tuscaloosa City Board of Education member Kelly Horwitz has lost her court battle contesting the 2013 election results. Horwitz claimed that opponent Cason Kirby was unfairly elected by members of… Continue reading