Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“RNC’s Lawyers Try To Distance Themselves From Trump’s ‘Rigged Election’ Claims”
Must read from Chris Geidner at BuzzFeed:
In the RNC’s filing earlier Monday, the committee’s general counsel submitted a 16-page declaration that, for several pages, explained how the Trump campaign’s activities should not be attributed to the RNC.
“On behalf… Continue reading
Emergency Hearing Set for Tomorrow in NV Dem Lawsuit About Voter Intimidation
Case Name:
Nevada State Democratic Party v. Nevada Republican Party et al
Case Number:
2:16-cv-02514-RFB-NJK
Filer:
Document Number:
15(No document attached)
Docket Text:
MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Richard F. Boulware, II, on 11/1/2016.
IT IS ORDERED that… Continue reading
“Plans To Watch Polls For Fraud Raise Fears Of Intimidation”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“Judge in Trump voter intimidation suit wants to know if campaign coordinated with GOP”
Jonathan Salant for NJ.com.
“Democrats sue Trump, Republicans in four states and allege ‘campaign of vigilante voter intimidation’”
“Who Watches the Poll Watchers?”
Dahlia Lithwick:
In an election year that has brought out the very worst in us, the mounting anxiety around the act of voting itself should hardly surprise us. Taking cues from the Republican National Committee’s decades-old playbook, Donald Trump’s… Continue reading
“Federal judge orders Ohio Republicans, Trump’s campaign to respond to voter-intimidation lawsuit”
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
A federal judge has given the Ohio Republican Party, Donald Trump’s campaign and a longtime adviser until the end of Wednesday to respond to a lawsuit state Democrats filed that said the Republicans are engaging in voter… Continue reading
Read the Supplemental 9th Cir. Briefs in AZ “Ballot Harvesting” Case
This is the one that might go en banc:
10/31/2016
Supplemental Brief – Republican Party
10/31/2016
Supplemental Brief – Plaintiffs-Appellants
10/31/2016
Supplemental Brief – Arizona-Appellees
“Better hope the election’s not close: Michael McDonald”
USA Today oped:
A Democratic shift from election night to the final tally of votes is predictable. All states count some ballots late, and those tend to break towards Democrats. Nothing nefarious occurs: the casting and counting follow procedures laid… Continue reading
“Flouting Federal Courts On Voter ID Isn’t Helping Texas’ Legal Defense”
Tierney Sneed for TPM.
“Protecting the Right to Vote in Missouri”
Josh Douglas St. Louis Post-Dispatch oped.
Hearing Set for Tomorrow in NAACP NC Voter Purge Case
Democrats in DNC v. RNC Allege RNC Lied About Engaging in Poll Watching Activities in Nevada
Letter from Dems’ Angelo Genova just filed in DNC v. RNC case:
As discussed during this afternoon’s conference call with the Court, plaintiff Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) has uncovered evidence that the Republican National Committee (“RNC”) – contrary to the… Continue reading