Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Will Zombie Voters Tip the Scales in 2016? No, but They Have in the Past”

October 30, 2016, 9:46 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Daily Beast: To Keyssar’s point, a recent investigation into South Carolina’s 2012 elections concluded that no fraud in the name of dead people had happened, despite widespread claims of by state party officials of “zombie voting.” As legislators were pushing… Continue reading

“Nixon Didn’t Fight on in 1960 Because Texas Law Didn’t Allow Him to”

October 30, 2016, 9:29 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley for HNN.

“Hundreds march to Board of Elections to cast ballots, protest dearth of early-voting locations”

October 30, 2016, 9:25 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Several hundred voters marched to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Sunday to cast ballots and protest the limited number of in-house early voting locations in Ohio. The marchers departed at 2:30 p.m. from the Trinity… Continue reading

Is Trump Encouraging Illegal Multiple Voting in Colorado? (It Wouldn’t Work)

October 30, 2016, 9:10 pmchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

CNN: Trump kicked off his rally here on Sunday by encouraging his supporters to “make sure” their ballots are properly counted, saying that he is a “skeptical person” when it comes to the state’s largely vote-by-mail process. He then encouraged… Continue reading

Lee County (NC) Democrats Allege Trump Supporter with Baseball Bat at Polls

October 30, 2016, 12:07 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I’m afraid these kinds of stories of possible voter intimidation will increase as we get closer to election day, and many will be hard to fact check.

Jacob Soboroff Talks of “Rigged” Voting in Philly

October 30, 2016, 11:56 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch.

Divided 9th Circuit Rejects Dems’ Voting Challenge to AZ “Ballot Harvesting” Law, But En Banc May Be Coming

October 30, 2016, 10:00 amabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Arizona passed a law limiting who is allowed to collect a completed absentee ballot from voters (so called “ballot harvesting”). Democrats and others filed suit claiming that the law was unconstitutional and a Voting Rights Act violation. A divided … Continue reading

“Is this proof of voter fraud or election rigging?: A user guide”

October 30, 2016, 9:29 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Philip Bump performing a useful service. For example, on dead people “voting,” here’s a common one, an administrative foul-up: But there are stories about ballots being cast for dead people! Is this vote-rigging? No. Is this in-person voter fraud? Probably… Continue reading

“Hoax Image of Immigration Officers Arresting Voters Is Making Rounds on Social Media”

October 29, 2016, 5:50 pmcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Electionland: An image has begun circulating on Twitter that appears to show an immigration officer arresting someone in line to vote. The image is a hoax, as is the accompanying threatening language directed at Hispanic voters. The image is a… Continue reading

“Donald Trump Questions Veracity of Ballot Counting in Colorado”

October 29, 2016, 5:44 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Donald J. Trump has found a new reason to question the legitimacy of the 2016 election — ballots — and he wasted little time here on Saturday before taking issue with the voting system in this largely vote-by-mail state.… Continue reading

Voting Rights Group Sues Bexar County, TX, to Provide Proper Information on Voter ID Rules This Election

October 28, 2016, 4:18 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Lawsuit (background). UPDATE: TRO granted “Today, Jacque Callanen, Bexar County Elections Administrator, agreed to a temporary restraining order in order to avoid a drawn out hearing on the allegations made by Southwest Voter Registration Education Project.”

“Federal Court Says North Carolina Likely Violated ‘Motor Voter’ Law”

October 28, 2016, 3:05 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Demos: On October 27, 2016, a federal judge granted preliminary relief requiring North Carolina election officials to take actions to protect eligible citizens who were improperly left off the voter rolls after attempting to register to vote through state motor… Continue reading