Category Archives: election subversion risk
Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar, “Moore v Harper, the Independent State Legislature Theory and Potential Threats to American Democracy,” with Vik Amar, Derek Muller, Rick Pildes, Carolyn Shapiro, and Franita Tolson
You can watch the event that I moderated, from UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project, here:
Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar, “Can Proposed New Congressional Legislation on Counting Electoral College Votes Lessen the Risk of Election Subversion?,” with Norm Eisen, Ned Foley, Rebecca Green, J. Michael Luttig and Janai Nelson
You can watch the event that I moderated, from UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project, here:
“Far-Right Sheriff Pushes the Big Lie in Arizona; Mark Lamb and a network of sheriffs around the country are partnering with leading purveyors of election fraud conspiracies, part of an escalating campaign to police the vote.”
Bolts:
Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb walked out to standing applause at Donald Trump’s July 22 rally in Prescott, Arizona, wearing his usual cowboy hat-and-blue jeans getup and flashing a blindingly white smile. He waved and pumped a fist… Continue reading
“A Democracy Crisis In The Making: August 2022 Edition”
States United updated report: “As of July 31, 2022, with most state legislative sessions having drawn to a close, there have been at least 244 bills introduced in 33 states that would interfere with election administration—and 24 of this… Continue reading
“Court filings detail dramatic near encounter between Schumer and Proud Boys member on January 6”
CNN:
Court filings have shed further light on the dramatic moment when Proud Boy Joshua Pruitt nearly came face to face with the then-Senate minority leader during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.Pruitt pleaded guilty … Continue reading
“McConnell says voter fraud is rare and he isn’t worried about threats to democracy”
NBC News:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that he isn’t worried about threats to American democracy after a national NBC News poll revealed voters ranked it as the top issue facing the country.The Republican Senate leader… Continue reading
“Files copied from voting systems were shared with Trump supporters, election deniers”
WaPo:
Sensitive election system files obtained by attorneys working to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat were shared with election deniers, conspiracy theorists and right-wing commentators, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.A Georgia computer forensics firm hired… Continue reading
“Meet the First Election Denier Poised to Win for Secretary of State This Year”
Bolts:
Measured by the intensity of the media glare, Tuesday night unquestionably belonged to Liz Cheney’s bid for political survival, as the conservative Republican with the dynastic name fell in a race defined by her vote to impeach Donald Trump… Continue reading
“‘Never in a Million Years’: Arizona Republicans Grapple with the Rising Fringe”
Politico:
When Arizona state lawmaker Mark Finchem, a 2020 election denier who deals in fringe legal theories, won the Republican nomination for secretary of state earlier this month, many of his GOP colleagues in the state Legislature couldn’t believe… Continue reading
“Trump supporters’ threats to judge spur democracy concerns”
AP:
Hundreds of federal judges face the same task every day: review an affidavit submitted by federal agents and approve requests for a search warrant. But for U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, the fallout from his decision to approve… Continue reading
“Rightwing sheriffs’ groups ramp up drives to monitor US midterm elections”
The Guardian:
Two groups of rightwing sheriffs that echo some of Donald Trump’s false claims about widespread voting fraud in 2020 are ramping up drives to monitor this year’s elections for potential voting and election fraud.The two Arizona-led groups… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“I can’t tell you the number of times somebody said, ‘You don’t have to believe the election is stolen, the important thing isn’t believing it, it’s saying it. . . . That is what a Republican is supposed to do… Continue reading
Must-Listen NPR Report: “The unspoken role of race in the Jan. 6 riot” (Featuring Important Analysis from Stanford Prof. Hakeem Jefferson)
Listen here. (Reporter Sandhya Dirks)
I’ve written in both Election Meltdown and Cheap Speech on the racial undertones of much of the talk of voter fraud and stolen elections. But this report helped emphasize some themes that deserve more… Continue reading