Category Archives: Election Assistance Commission

Matthew Masterson, Blocked for EAC Reappointment by Speaker Paul Ryan, Will Continue to Work on Cybersecurity Voting Issues at DHS

election administration, Election Assistance Commission
Smart move by DHS to hire @mastersonmv to work with election officials on cyber security as his term on Election Assistance Commission ends. Sign of how seriously some in administration take this issue. https://t.co/evFkreAqxG — Pam Fessler (@pamelafessler) March 26, … Continue reading

Released Emails Show Coordination Between DOJ and Pence-Kobach Fraud Commission over Voter Fraud Allegations, with Communications Between John Gore and EAC’s Christy McCormick

election administration, Election Assistance Commission, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars
TPM: The chair of the Republican Party in Chicago last year passed on allegations of voter fraud to a member of President Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission, using a top Justice Department official as intermediary, newly released emails reveal. The… Continue reading

“Trump Election Commissioners Are Resisting Efforts to Protect Elections From Hacking”

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Pema Levy for Mother Jones: Christy McCormick, a Republican commission member, said in a statement the next day that Russian interference was a hoax used by the federal government to gain access to state-run election systems. “This declassified report was… Continue reading

Judge Leon Puts EAC Chair in Interesting Position: It Has to Say Whether Brian Newby Acted within the Scope of His Authority

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Via Josh Gerstein comes news of this latest ruling in League of Women Voters v. Newby, concerning a directive from EAC director Newby allowing states (including SOS Kobach’s Kansas) to require documentary proof of citizenship before using the federal form… Continue reading