“Bill would require disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads”
The WaPo reports on Rep. Yvette Clarke’s bill, but it may be even more notable that the N.Y. Democrat called out a recent RNC ad as a model.
Category Archives: election subversion risk
“Texas Republicans want power to overturn Harris County elections over mishaps at the polls”
The Houston Chronicle reports on the 6th of 7 bills targeting Harris County to pass the Texas Senate. This one allows the appointed secretary of state to order a new election in a county with more than 2.7 million people… Continue reading
“As 2024 Campaigns Begin, States Confront Threats to Election Workers”
And yet, there’s a lot more to be done. NCSL has more on a disturbing trend that should be of concern to every single one of its members.
And good for Kansas SOS Scott Schwab for speaking up here (and… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Dominion Voting Systems tells its Fox News lawsuit story”
Axios with a bit of oral history.
“Pence Appears Before Grand Jury on Trump’s Efforts to Retain Power”
NYT:
Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared on Thursday before the grand jury hearing evidence about former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election, a person briefed on the matter said, testifying… Continue reading
“Counting Electoral Votes: How the Constitution Empowers Congress—and Not the Vice President—to Resolve Electoral Disputes”
New report from Joseph Bessette and Gary Schmitt at AEI. Highlights:
The vice president does not have “plenary” authority under the Constitution to settle disputes over Electoral College votes.
Analysis of the Constitution’s history, text, and underlying principles, along with… Continue reading
“A second firm hired by Trump campaign found no evidence of election fraud”
WaPo:
Former president Trump’s campaign quietly commissioned a second firm to study election fraud claims in the weeks after the 2020 election, and the founder of the firm was recently questioned by the Justice Department about his work disproving the… Continue reading
“Trump Can’t Stop Pence From Testifying to Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Court Rules”
NYT:
A federal appeals court rejected on Wednesday night an emergency attempt by former President Donald J. Trump to stop former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying in front of a grand jury investigating Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the… Continue reading
“Securing the 2024 Election”
New Brennan Center report with recommendations for 2024. Among them:
Priority: Combat election disinformation
State lawmakers should prohibit the spread of false information about the time, place, and manner of voting when it is shared with the intent to prevent… Continue reading
“Arizona county’s new elections head shared voter fraud memes”
AP:
A rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced voting machine conspiracies on Tuesday hired an elections director who has promoted the false claims that voter fraud cost former President Donald Trump reelection in 2020.
The two Republicans on the… Continue reading
Arizona: “Cochise County ready to hire elections director who spread false claims of 2020 election rigging”
Votebeat:
Cochise County is close to hiring an elections director who has repeatedly shared false claims about widespread election fraud on Facebook, including claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump.
Bob Bartelsmeyer, currently the… Continue reading
Georgia: “Trump probe: DA urges law enforcement to prep for indictments this summer”
AJC:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday said she would announce this summer whether former President Donald Trump and his allies would be charged with crimes related to alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 election.
Willis revealed the timetable… Continue reading
“Testimony Suggests Trump Was at Meeting About Accessing Voting Software”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump took part in a discussion about plans to access voting system software in Michigan and Georgia as part of the effort to challenge his 2020 election loss, according to testimony from former Trump advisers.… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Text messages reveal Trump operatives considered using breached voting data to decertify Georgia’s Senate runoff in 2021”
CNN:
In mid-January 2021, two men hired by former President Donald Trump’s legal team discussed over text message what to do with data obtained from a breached voting machine in a rural county in Georgia, including whether to use… Continue reading