“Democrat’s Voter Intimidation Case Goes Before Federal Court Friday”
Pam Fessler curtainraiser for NPR.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“How States Moved Toward Stricter Voter ID Laws”
“Oops! Dems Seize On GOP Lawyer’s Apparent Slip On Poll Watcher Call”
Tierney Sneed for TPM:
In legal action claiming that the Republican National Committee was illegally engaged in ballot security activities, Democrats are pointing to a conference call in which a Republican operative mentioned that certain GOP ballot security initiatives in… Continue reading
“Not Intimidated: A court has gotten the Trump campaign on the record promising not to intimidate voters on Election Day. That is huge.”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
On Friday morning, a federal district court will hear arguments in a dispute between the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee over whether the RNC, the Trump campaign,… Continue reading
“Concerns grow around voter intimidation and fraud – Press Play with Madeleine Brand on KCRW”
I did this interview with the great Madeline Brand.
Breaking: Roger Stone Ordered to Respond at NV Voter Intimidation Hearing Tomorrow [UPDATE and POSSIBLE CORRECTION]
Docket entry:
ORDER that a hearing on the Plaintiff’s [6] Emergency Motion for TRO is set for 11/4/2016 03:00 PM in LV Courtroom 7D before Judge Richard F. Boulware II. Defendants Stop the Steal, Inc. and Roger J. Stone, Jr,… Continue reading
RNC Files Latest Response in DNC v. RNC Voter Intimidation Case, with Hearing Set for 10 am Tomorrow
You can read the response here. The RNC says there’s not enough evidence they are violating the consent decree to justify any additional remedies or sanctions. A snippet on Ms. Holland, the person who sent the controversial text message: … Continue reading
VA GOP: “Republican Election Officers are the 1st line of defense against election fraud”
Powerpoint presentation from Republican Party of VA for election officers and poll watchers (filed as part of DNC v. RNC litigation)
“The Strange Career of the Voter-Fraud Myth”
Must-read Dale Ho NYT oped:
Early voting is underway, and according to Donald J. Trump, so is voter fraud. Almost daily, he proclaims that “large-scale voter fraud” is happening and that the election is “rigged.” Politicians across the spectrum have… Continue reading
Fear of Black People Voting Dept: “Emails show how Republicans lobbied to limit voting hours in North Carolina”
Reuters:
In two emails, on Aug. 11 and Aug. 14, Woodhouse urged Republicans serving on county election boards to follow the “party line” on curtailing the early voting period.
“Many of our folks are angry and opposed to Sunday voting,”… Continue reading
Trump Campaign Warns Its NV Poll Watchers Against Challenging Voters
From this filing in the NV GOP suit, an email sent today to “Team Trump” in Nevada:
“With eight Supreme Court justices, an undecided election could be ‘nightmare scenario”
Mark Sherman of the AP reports.
“Hundreds in Montco say they haven’t received absentee ballots”
Philly.com:
Days before the Pennsylvania deadline to return completed absentee ballots, hundreds of voters in Montgomery County are complaining that they have not yet received their absentee ballots in the mail.
Democrats and Republicans have expressed concern about the issue,… Continue reading
“Commentary: Yes, broken voter ID laws will affect the 2016 election”
Herman Schwartz for Reuters.