Category Archives: The Voting Wars

In DNC v. RNC Voter Intimidation Case, Court Orders Discovery on Trump, Republican Poll Monitoring Efforts

October 31, 2016, 7:29 pmcampaigns, chicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Pretty broad discovery required in short order, with hearing on November 4. The judge rejected much of the discovery sought by the DNC given the time frame, but this should alone should be pretty educational on what efforts are actually… Continue reading

NY Times Reporting More Skeptical of Russian-Trump Server Claim, But Sees Russia Trying to Undermine US Democracy

October 31, 2016, 7:07 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Following up on a link to Foer’s Slate piece, see Licthblau and Myers: In classified sessions in August and September, intelligence officials also briefed congressional leaders on the possibility of financial ties between Russians and people connected to Mr.… Continue reading

“Democrats Are Asking a Court to Stop Trump From Intimidating Voters”

October 31, 2016, 3:51 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Mother Jones reports.

Supreme Court, Without Noted Dissent, Denies Relief in OH Voting Case

October 31, 2016, 3:05 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Order. My earlier coverage: Ohio Homeless Advocates File Emergency #SCOTUS Petition on OH Absentee/Provisional Voting Rules The result here is no surprise, beginning with the late timing.

More Baseless Trump Allegations of Voter Fraud

October 31, 2016, 12:17 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Today, via Sopan Deb.

“African American early voting is way down in North Carolina. Why is that?”

October 31, 2016, 9:45 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Insightus: In the 58 counties that have been plagued by neither flooding nor locked polling place doors (Unimpaired Counties) African Americans are voting at 91% of their 2012 rate – not great, but a definite improvement over the statewide rate… Continue reading

Breaking: Democrats Sue Trump, State Republican Parties, and Roger Stone for Voter Intimidation Tactics

October 31, 2016, 9:33 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The latest set of filings from Democrats (led by Marc Elias) against the Trump campaign, state Republican parties, and Roger Stone’s “Stop the Steal” group: Nevada Complaint Arizona Complaint Pennsylvania Complaint Ohio Complaint [corrected link] I haven’t yet gone through… Continue reading

“Are Voter ID Laws Dead? That Depends.”

October 31, 2016, 8:52 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Daniel Vock for Governing.

Will North Carolina’s Early Voting Cutbacks and Changes Affect Overall Voting?

October 31, 2016, 7:44 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

From today’s NY Times survey on the state of early voting: In North Carolina, Democrats have a wide lead in the number of ballots cast so far, with 43 percent to Republicans’ 31 percent. But because the state significantly curtailed… Continue reading

“North Carolina NAACP Files Federal Suit Charging State Illegally Suppressed Right to Vote of Thousands of Black Residents”

October 31, 2016, 7:18 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: The North Carolina NAACP filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking an immediate injunction to stop the state and various county boards of elections from illegally cancelling the registrations of thousands of voters who are being targeted in a coordinated… Continue reading

“Amicus: Intimidation Nation — Lawyers challenging punitive voting restrictions in Ohio are making an eleventh hour appeal to the Supreme Court.”

October 31, 2016, 7:14 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Dahlia Lithwick podcast: In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, many states made changes to their voting laws that may disproportionately harm minorities. This week, lawyers in Ohio filed an emergency … Continue reading

“What do Trump and Brexit have in common? Warnings of electoral fraud.”

October 31, 2016, 7:06 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Toby James for The Monkey Cage.

“The R.N.C.’s ‘Don’t Get Out the Vote’ Drives”

October 31, 2016, 7:03 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT editorial on the consent decree.

“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