Baltimore Sun: Lawyers deposed former Gov. Martin O’Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Millerand House Speaker Michael E. Busch as part of the lawsuit this year. In transcripts of those interviews, made public this month, O’Malley acknowledged that part… Continue reading

Baltimore Sun editorial: Closer to home, Marylanders got another whiff of this deliberate incompetence with the rather bizarre appointment of — followed by sudden resignation by — Maryland Deputy Secretary of State Luis E. Borunda to the election integrity panel.… Continue reading

Michael Chertoff, former head of DHS, with a WaPo oped: We know that voting information has been the target of hackers. News reports indicate that election-related systems in as many as 39 states were penetrated, focusing on campaign finance, registration… Continue reading

Notice in FR of July 19 meeting: This meeting will consist of a ceremonial swearing in of Commission members, introductions and statements from members, a discussion of the Commission’s charge and objectives, possible comments or presentations from invited experts, and… Continue reading

Celeste Katz: Because the commission hadn’t officially met to begin business, Dunlap said the letter signed by Kobach and sent to all 50 states wasn’t first vetted by other panel members. As for the reaction, Dunlap said, “some of that… Continue reading

Larry Schwartztol for Take Care: In other words, the Commission’s failure to adhere to the PRA isn’t a matter of mere technical non-compliance; it flouted a legal framework whose provisions would have offered a safeguard against a misguided, and potentially… Continue reading

Statement via Jessica Huseman, who adds: “A good way to prevent ‘media distortions’ is to answer the phone when the media calls with questions, or to respond to emails with questions…lot of journalists *did* mischaracterize the email Kobach sent… Continue reading

Release: On Monday, the Lawyers’ Committee submitted a request under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for all of the Commission’s records to date.  The request includes all emails from Commission members — including Vice President Mike Pence and the Commission’s… Continue reading

WaPo reports.  

NLJ: A federal judge may decide by Friday whether to block President Donald Trump’s newly created voting commission from asking states to hand over voters’ personal data.

Stuart Shapiro for Regulatory Review: Recently, the newly created Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity sent a letter to all fifty states asking them to submit extensive information about registered voters. The letter has created an uproar among state officials,… Continue reading