“The Trump Hush-Money Prosecution and Militant Democracy”
Jonathan Hafetz at Balkinization. This is well worth reading, though I continue to disagree with the bottom line.
Category Archives: election subversion risk
“334 public officials in 5 swing states have undermined or cast doubt on elections: study”
USA Today:
Hundreds of public officials in five key swing states have denied election outcomes, tried to overturn an election, or made statements to undermine an election, a new study says.
The study identified 334 of these public officials… Continue reading
“Voice assistants and AI chatbots still can’t say who won the 2020 election”
“Documents detail Republican push to force hand counts in Arizona election”
A Guardian report about the press for hand counts, the product of election denialism that led to criminal charges when supervisors refused to certify results.
I’m old enough to remember when it was the hand counting that was causing … Continue reading
“Trump pledged to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. He faces pressure to name names.”
An excerpt from the WaPo piece about the law-and-order candidate:
Trump has steadily escalated his glorification of Jan. 6 defendants, often known in the MAGA movement as “J6ers,” describing them as hostages and patriots who have been mistreated. After his… Continue reading
“Georgia requires police training on election intimidation and interference”
The AJC says that this makes Georgia the first state in the country to train police in protections against election threats as part of the basic statewide training.
Police response to alleged incidents of interference has to be reeeeeeeeeeeeally carefully… Continue reading
“Attorney charged in voting machine tampering case announces run for Michigan Supreme Court”
Welp.
“U.S. spy agencies are ready to warn voters about foreign election interference — if it’s severe enough”
An excerpt from the NBC report:
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely tracking attempts by foreign adversaries to influence the 2024 election through “deepfakes” or other false information and are ready to alert the public if necessary, officials said Wednesday.… Continue reading
California tussles over pockets of election administration
This Politico piece describes a fight that’s probably as much about statewide uniformity v. local control as it is about voter ID and securing data.
“Incumbent fends off far-right challenge in local Nevada race with potential elections implications”
Local elections are really, really, really important, example #194820.
“RNC hires a prominent ‘Stop the Steal’ advocate to help craft its 2024 platform”
NBC News:
The Republican National Committee has hired a prominent supporter of the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” movement, who has since fueled conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, to help craft its 2024… Continue reading
“When claims of a stolen election become a political strategy “
New post at the Kofi Annan Foundation website.
“Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest”
AP:
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. They did… Continue reading
Key Election Denier Scott Perry Appointed to House Intelligence Committee
Oh man:
Perry, a hard-line Republican who previously served as the chair of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, played a key role in promoting false claims of election fraud and pushed the Trump White House and Justice Department to… Continue reading