Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“McConnell: No federal money should be spent on Trump’s voter fraud investigation”

February 5, 2017, 12:31 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

CNN: McConnell told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” he wants to leave the task of wiping voters who have died or moved away off their rolls to state governments. “This sort of thing is handled at the… Continue reading

Bill O’Reilly (!) Goes After Pres. Trump on Lack of Any Evidence of 3 Million Illegal Voters

February 5, 2017, 10:51 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

See this preview. Sad!

“Trump executive order on voter fraud quietly stalled”

February 4, 2017, 12:46 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: An executive action commissioning the probe is still planned but could be several weeks away, two senior administration officials said Friday. Although Trump instructed staff to jump on the project last week, he has not discussed the issue in… Continue reading

“As White House backs down on voter fraud, debate far from over”

February 3, 2017, 3:34 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Christian Science Monitor reports.

Ohio Seeks Supreme Court Review of 6th Circuit Ruling on Voter Purge Procedures Under Motor-Voter

February 3, 2017, 3:28 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This could be an important case.

“Electoral Vulnerabilities in the United States: Past, Present, and Future”

February 3, 2017, 3:22 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Charles Stewart has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The purpose of this paper is to put the issues of election integrity that arose in 2016 in context, and to suggest along the way how it is… Continue reading

“Voter ID bill easily passes North Dakota House”

February 2, 2017, 8:46 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Bismarck Tribune reports.

Is President Trump Giving Up on Voter “Fraud” “Investigation”?

February 2, 2017, 1:00 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

CNN: A full week has passed since President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order opening a Justice Department investigation into his unsubstantiated claim that millions of people voted illegally in November. The Oval Office signing was abruptly… Continue reading

“Cooper not tipping hand on whether he’ll withdraw NC voter ID appeal”

February 2, 2017, 11:59 amSupreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WRAL: In a blog post and a Slate Magazine column Thursday, election law expert Richard Hasen suggests Gov. Roy Cooper could score a victory for opponents of North Carolina’s voter ID law by scuttling the state’s appeal of a 4th … Continue reading

“There’s a Simple Step North Carolina’s New Governor Could Take to Strengthen Voting Rights; But he’d better move fast.”

February 2, 2017, 7:41 amSupreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: The future of voting rights in the medium to long term is not rosy. President Donald Trump is making false claims that millions of voters fraudulently cast ballots in the 2016… Continue reading

“Trump’s voter fraud claims rooted in Alabama man’s work”

February 2, 2017, 7:32 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Al.com: Instead, he said he doesn’t want to approach Sessions with incomplete work. “We are working diligently on a massive quality check on what we are saying,” said Phillips, referencing the 3 million illegal voting claims. “We don’t want to… Continue reading

“Alabama congressman’s unsupported claim that Democrats rigged voting machines in his election”

February 2, 2017, 7:11 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Four Pinnochios.

“Virginia House passes bill to require proof of citizenship to vote in state, local elections”

February 2, 2017, 7:05 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

More Reason to Distrust Gregg Phillips: CNN: “Trump’s voter fraud source caught in contradictions about non-profit he claims to run”

February 1, 2017, 2:40 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

CNN’s K-Files: Gregg Phillips, the source for Donald Trump’s claim that 3 million fraudulent votes were cast, has made several misleading statements about the groups he runs, VotersTrust and American Solutions. Phillips has publicly described VotersTrust as a non-profit, specifically… Continue reading