Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“‘Election integrity’ means voter suppression”
Cynthia Tucker column:
With Donald J. Trump as president, however, the GOP has abandoned any pretense of subtlety. Trump has plumped up the myth of voter fraud with outrageous accusations, incredible theories and charges that could not possibly be true.… Continue reading
Trump DOJ, Again Siding with Texas in Voter ID Case, Opposes Having Entire 5th Circuit Hear Appeal Initially
Full throated defense of Texas’s current position in this litigation, a 180 from where DOJ was during the Obama administration.
“Obama Election Commission Chair: Trump Fraud Panel a ‘Calamitous Failure’”
NBC News:
Voting experts who have been following President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission with watchful eyes for the past several months aren’t impressed with the panel’s early efforts.
Commission detractors, including a former presidential commission chairman, told NBC News… Continue reading
“Yes, U.S. election integrity could be improved. Here’s why the Pence commission probably won’t do it.”
Francisco Cantú and German Feierherd for The Monkey Cage.
Respondents’ Brief Filed at SCOTUS in Ohio Voter Purge Case
“Senate Democrats to Hold Hearing on Ways to Protect and Strengthen the Right to Vote”
Advisory via email:
On Tuesday, September 19th at 3:00 PM, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, along with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration,… Continue reading
“Trump’s voter fraud commission proves a magnet for controversy”
WaPo:
As President Trump’s voter fraud commission prepared to convene in New Hampshire this week, it already faced questions about its seriousness of purpose and whether it was a hopelessly biased endeavor.
Then things got worse.
An email surfaced in… Continue reading
I Talked SCOTUS, Gerrymandering, Voting Rights, and Pence-Kobach with Dahlia Lithwick on Slate’s Amicus
Great to join Dahlia on the first new podcast of the term.
Listen.
Politifact Rates “False” Kobach’s Statements About Fraud in New Hampshire
“Kobach: ‘High Possibility’ Commission Won’t Make Any Recommendations”
TPM:
There was no mention of the data request during the commission’s meeting, which included presentations about historical election turnout data, electronic voting systems and issues affecting public confidence in elections. But speaking to reporters afterward, commission vice chairman Kris… Continue reading
Bob Bauer Calls on von Spakovsky to Resign from Pence-Kobach Sham Commission, and Has Questions About DOJ/AG Role
MSMHL:
The email was sent in February of this year. In June, President Trump appointed one of these Heritage experts, Hans Von Spakovsky, to the Commission. It turns out that Von Spakovsky also wrote the email, a fact now confirmed … Continue reading
“Voter Fraud Commission Holds Second Meeting In New Hampshire Amid Controversy”
Pam Fessler for NPR.
“Lawsuits, Falsehoods, and a Lot of White Men: Trump’s Election Commission Meets Amid Growing Controversy”
Ari Berman and Pema Levy for Mother Jones.