Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“It’s Time to Investigate ‘Voter Fraud’”

January 24, 2017, 2:39 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Andrew Cohen: To that end, if he’s really serious about learning more about the massive fraud he says occurred, President Trump should create a blue-ribbon presidential commission to study voting rights, voter suppression, and allegations of voter fraud in… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s indefensible claims of rampant voter fraud are now White House policy”

January 24, 2017, 1:00 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Fix: On Tuesday, the situation got worse. Press secretary Sean Spicer, asked to defend Trump’s illegal-vote comments, tried to claim that the claims were rooted in evidence. There are no studies and no evidence that there is widespread voter… Continue reading

Sen. Sessions Noncommittal on DOJ Position on Texas and North Carolina Voting Cases; Agrees to Enforce VRA Section 2

January 23, 2017, 8:06 pmDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Written questions from Sen. Leahy and Sen. Sessions’ answer in connection with his nomination as AG: 21. You claim to be a champion of the Voting Rights Act because you voted for VRA’s reauthorization in 2006. But aside from this… Continue reading

“Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers”

January 23, 2017, 7:54 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders on Monday to falsely claim that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, a return to his obsession with the election’s results even as… Continue reading

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Texas Voter ID Case, But CJ Roberts Signals Review Likely Later

January 23, 2017, 7:10 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Supreme Court declined to review the Texas voter id case today, but Chief Justice Roberts strongly signaled that the Court could well grant review when the case is fully complete in the lower court (and when, it is likely,… Continue reading

“Voting rights advocates seek to rein in Kansas election laws”

January 21, 2017, 5:28 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP reports.

It Begins: DOJ Asks for Extra Time in Texas Voter ID Case Because of Likely Change of Positions in Case

January 20, 2017, 2:10 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

DOJ has filed this request for a one month extension of a hearing in the trial court hearing the latest round in the Texas voter id case. The motion, which is opposed by the private plaintiffs in the case but… Continue reading

“What happens now to Justice Dept.’s civil rights enforcement?”

January 19, 2017, 8:21 pmDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: We spoke with Gupta on Wednesday morning, the last day in her fifth-floor Justice Department office, where pictures of Robert F. Kennedy and Frederick Douglass hung over her desk. The conversation started with the fight to protect voting rights,… Continue reading

#SCOTUS Does Not Act Yet in TX or NC Election Cases

January 19, 2017, 8:13 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Although the Court granted cert. in two cases today, no word yet on the Texas redistricting case (now up at three conferences) or the North Carolina racial gerrymandering case. There was a chance the Court could have acted on… Continue reading

“Obama calls voter fraud fears ‘fake news'”

January 18, 2017, 9:33 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

CNN: President Barack Obama broke out the term “fake news” in reference to concerns about voter fraud on Wednesday, making the case that voting should be easier, not more difficult. Obama was asked in his final news conference as… Continue reading

“Voter Suppression Works Too Well”

January 17, 2017, 9:37 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Gabrielle Gurley in TAP.

No SCOTUS Action on Texas Voter ID Cert Petition Today

January 17, 2017, 7:28 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Stay tuned (docket).

“Democrats already are trying to get out the vote for 2020”

January 15, 2017, 8:37 amredistricting, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ariane de Vogue for CNN: Even before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, top Democrats — including President Barack Obama — are already launching efforts to reshape the electoral landscape. Faced with a stinging loss at the polls, a conservative-leaning Supreme Court… Continue reading