Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“North Carolina counties that slashed early voting sites see hours-long lines”

October 21, 2016, 7:20 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Alice Ollstein for Think Progress: One of the areas with the longest lines this week — Charlotte’s Mecklenburg County — offered 22 locations for the first day of early voting in 2012. This year, they offered only 10. Voters reported… Continue reading

“What Happens if Trump Keeps Us ‘in Suspense’ on Election Night?”

October 21, 2016, 7:12 amrecounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley in Politico: The trouble would come if Trump really digs in. If he alone claims fraud while everyone else disagrees, then his solitary rants are more pathetic than dangerous. But if the Republican Party as a whole joins… Continue reading

Morning Consult Poll: When Voter Intimidation is Voter Fraud

October 21, 2016, 7:00 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

This is odd. Nearly half of respondents to a Morning Consult poll say it is very or somewhat likely that there will be widespread voter fraud. But the # 1 type of fraud is not fraud at all: it is… Continue reading

“For Trump, challenging an election loss would be tough”

October 20, 2016, 8:46 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dan Levine for Reuters.

“Governor Mike Pence at rally: ‘Voter fraud is real’”

October 20, 2016, 8:31 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

News from Indiana.

“The Supreme Court’s Election Day ‘Doomsday scenario”

October 20, 2016, 8:28 pmSupreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ariane de Vote reports for CNN.

Trump Camp Will Fake Exit Polls, Possibly to Intimidate Voters and Lay Groundwork for Post-Election Shenanigans

October 20, 2016, 4:04 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Quite a story from the Guardian: Donald Trump loyalists will attempt to conduct their own crowd-funded exit polling on election day, ostensibly due to fears that electronic voting machines in certain areas may have been “rigged”, the Guardian has learned.… Continue reading

On Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd Talking Trump, Vote Rigging, and Voter Intimidation

October 20, 2016, 3:17 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch here at MSNBC.

New Trump Comments on Conceding If He Loses Seem to Say Two Contradictory Things

October 20, 2016, 11:30 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo on Trump’s latest comments, and it seems like he seems like he’s saying two contradictory things: Donald Trump said Thursday that he would accept the results of the presidential election “if I win,” but he doubled down on… Continue reading