Category Archives: campaigns

“When Collusion with a Foreign Government Becomes a Crime”

June 2, 2017, 7:33 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Bob Bauer: Commentary on Russian intervention in the 2016 elections has included one confidently expressed and perhaps growing view: that there may be a scandal there, but no conceivable crime. It is claimed that the Trump campaign could wink and… Continue reading

“Putin Hints at U.S. Election Meddling by ‘Patriotically Minded’ Russians”

June 1, 2017, 8:21 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Shifting from his previous blanket denials, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Thursday that “patriotically minded” private Russian hackers could have been involved in cyberattacks last year to help the presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump.… Continue reading

PunditFact Rates “False” FOX News Host’s Claim That a Candidate Can Collude With A Foreign Government in U.S. Elections

May 31, 2017, 8:16 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

PunditFact: Jarrett said that “you can collude all you want with a foreign government in an election,” because there’s no law that says collusion is a crime. Three prominent election law scholars said there are at least four laws that… Continue reading

“PLF asks Supreme Court to invalidate Minnesota dress code for voters”

May 31, 2017, 7:11 amcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Pacific Legal Foundation: On Election Day, millions of Americans trek to polling places in all corners of this Nation. On the way to casting their vote, many proudly wear shirts, buttons, and badges of organizations that share their views. Union… Continue reading

“A letter sent to some L.A. voters sought to shame them for their voting records — and no one knows who sent it”

May 24, 2017, 12:19 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

LA Times reports.

“FEC Memo Says Cruz Declines to Amend Disclosure Reports”

May 24, 2017, 8:11 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has refused demands by the Federal Election Commission to provide more public details about more than $1 million in bank loans that helped finance his original campaign for the Senate in 2012, according to… Continue reading

NVRA Lawsuit in GA Allows 5,500 Additional Voters to Register in #GA06 Race

May 23, 2017, 5:59 amcampaigns, election administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Kristen Clarke tweets.

“A Test of American Democracy; In attempts to undermine democracy, state lawmakers have set their sights on the courts.”

May 19, 2017, 3:26 pmcampaigns, judicial elections, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Alicia Bannon and Nathaniel Sobel at TAP.

“Nearly Half of Recent Campaign Money From Undisclosed Sources”

May 17, 2017, 6:47 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: Undisclosed donors provided nearly half of the more than $20 million in outside campaign spending in three closely watched, current congressional election races, a Bloomberg BNA review of Federal Election Commission reports found. Bloomberg BNA looked at FEC… Continue reading

Tobacco Companies, Other Corporations Pouring Money Supporting Republicans in Montana and Georgia Special Elections

May 15, 2017, 7:50 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: A Republican super political action committee that is pouring money into congressional races in Montana and Georgia is being funded by tobacco companies, video game manufacturers, other corporations and wealthy donors, according to recently filed Federal Election Commission… Continue reading

“Follow the data: does a legal document link Brexit campaigns to US billionaire?”

May 14, 2017, 4:13 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

The Guardian: But this signed legal document – a document that was never meant to be made public and was leaked by a concerned source – connects both Vote Leave and Leave.EU’s data firms directly to Robert Mercer, the American … Continue reading