Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Two Weeks After Donald Trump’s Promised Voter Fraud Probe — Crickets”
S.V. Date for HuffPo:
Justin Levitt, a Loyola Law School professor and voting rights expert, said the order’s disappearance is not terribly unexpected. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this falls by the wayside for a whole lot longer,” he said.… Continue reading
Remember When It Looked Like Iowa SOS Was Going to Propose Mild Voter ID Bill with Bipartisan Support?
“Republican state lawmakers push for restrictions on voting”
As predictable as is it disheartening and demoralizing:
As President Donald Trump hurls unfounded allegations of colossal fraud in last fall’s election, lawmakers in at least 20 mostly Republican-led states are pushing to make it harder to register or to… Continue reading
“As Trump Warns Against Fraud, GOP Votes To Eliminate Election Commission”
Pam Fessler for NPR.
“NC voters accused of voter fraud file defamation lawsuit”
News & Observer:
Four voters in Guilford County have filed a defamation suit against a man who accused them of voter fraud after the November 2016 elections.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Guilford County Superior Court, accuses William Clark Porter… Continue reading
“Kobach spars with ACLU over bill to close ‘loophole’ for voting without proof of citizenship”
Topeka Capital Journal:
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Tuesday faced impassioned opposition from civic groups and lawyers as he urged a panel of lawmakers to authorize a two-ballot system for state and federal voting…..
“We have discovered a… Continue reading
“Kansans Caught In Crosscheck System Singled Out for Kobach’s Voter Fraud Campaign”
Extensive report from KMUW, Witchita’s NPR station:
Housing half of all U.S. voter registrations, Crosscheck gained national attention this year after Kobach advised President Donald Trump in connection with the president’s false claims of pervasive voter fraud in the 2016… Continue reading
“The Pence Commission on Voting Fraud”
Bauer:
President Trump’s arrangement for an inquiry into election voting fraud is fatally compromised by political self-interest. Before the November election, he insisted that voter fraud might cost him the victory. After he had won, he decided that it robbed… Continue reading
“Legal challenges leave future NC elections in limbo”
“House Republicans Just Voted to Eliminate the Only Federal Agency That Makes Sure Voting Machines Can’t Be Hacked”
Ari Berman:
This move is particularly worrisome given reports that suspected Russian hackers attempted to access voter-registration systems in more than 20 states during the 2016 election. Moreover, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration set up by President Obama in… Continue reading
“Stephen Colbert calls ‘bullshit’ on Trump’s voter fraud claims”
“Jason Kander Launches Let America Vote To Fight Voter Suppression Laws Across The Country”
Release:
Jason Kander today launched Let America Vote, an organization dedicated to winning the public debate over voter suppression in the United States. For several years, challenges to voter suppression efforts have taken place almost exclusively in courts of law.… Continue reading