“The Trump Administration’s Voter-Suppression Plans Are Backfiring Badly”
Ari Berman for The Nation.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“This DOJ Letter May Be More Alarming Than Trump Commission’s Request For Voter Data”
HuffPo:
Former Department of Justice officials and voting advocates are seriously alarmed over a DOJ letter sent to states last week that they say could signal a forthcoming effort to kick people off voter rolls. This comes as national attention… Continue reading
Today’s Must Read: David Becker, “Why does Trump’s voting commission want data it shouldn’t have?”
Becker oped in The Hill:
I led an effort several years ago, working with election officials of both parties and experts to solve the problem of inaccurate voter records, most of which are not due to fraud at all, but… Continue reading
“‘Worse Than What I Thought’: Voting Experts Balk At Trump Panel’s Latest Moves”
Kobach Relies on “Bipartisan” Nature of Election Commission for Legitimacy, But It is Hardly Bipartisan
Speaking to Anderson Cooper at CNN, Kobach defended the Faux Commission by stating:
“First of all, the commission is not to prove or disprove what the President speculated about in January,” Kobach said. “The purpose of the commission is to… Continue reading
“Forty-four states have refused to give certain voter information to Trump commission”
CNN:
Forty-four states have refused to provide certain types of voter information to the Trump administration’s election integrity commission, according to a CNN inquiry to all 50 states.
State leaders and voting boards across the country have responded to the… Continue reading
“Georgia voters, Colorado nonprofit sue to overturn special election results in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District”
Colorado Politics:
A group of Georgia voters and a Colorado-based watchdog organization filed a lawsuit late Monday asking a judge to overturn the results of last month’s 6th Congressional District special election and scrap the state’s voting system, Colorado Politics… Continue reading
“Why one of the largest counties in Texas is going back to paper ballots”
Texas Tribune:
Yet despite the hassle — and the significant cost — Phillips, Denton County’s elections administrator, is looking forward to this fall, when he will implement the county’s newest voting plan: a complete return to the paper ballot.
The… Continue reading
“What Is Kris Kobach Up To?”
Charles Stewart for Politico:
If Kobach’s goal was to create a super crosscheck program, he would have been disappointed, even if every state had complied. His letter requests data that are ill-suited for accurate matching. Not only are the matching… Continue reading
White House Responds to State Resistance to Pence-Kobach Demand for Data
Mic:
Asked for comment about the recent turmoil involving the commission, a White House spokesperson responded late Monday night: “President Trump has charged this commission with producing a set of recommendations to increase the American people’s confidence in our election… Continue reading
“Happy Fourth of July! Show Us Your Papers”
NYT editorial:
The better question is what Mr. Trump and his allies so desperately hope to find. Remember that the commission was reverse-engineered to provide a veneer of legitimacy to Mr. Trump’s bogus claims that millions of noncitizens voted in… Continue reading
“Trump’s Voter Suppression Efforts Have Begun”
Great Dale Ho NYT oped:
There are obvious data privacy concerns. Digital security experts have called the plan a gold mine for hackers. Mr. Kobach’s letter says the data will be held on a “secure FTP site,” but offers no… Continue reading
Without Explanation, Luis Borunda Quits Pence-Kobach Fraud Commission [Corrected]
Baltimore Sun:
Maryland’s deputy Secretary of State has resigned from a controversial Trump administration panel probing alleged voter fraud in last year’s presidential election….Borunda did not respond to a request for comment.
Correction: The initial headline of this post indicated… Continue reading
Former Wisconsin Senator Tells ProPublica No Sign of Voter Fraud to Support Strict Voter ID Laws
ProPublica interview with former WI legislator Dale Schultz:
The Republicans pushing the voter ID effort cited voter fraud as a concern and a reason to tighten voting rules and requirements. Did anyone ever show you compelling evidence of that?
No,… Continue reading