Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Trump’s voter commission says it doesn’t need to make privacy impact assessment”

July 17, 2017, 9:45 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wash Times: In a court filing on Monday, the commission argued federal law doesn’t require it to perform a privacy risk assessment before collecting voter data, which was a key argument in one of the first lawsuits brought by the… Continue reading

New Details on December Hack of U.S. Election Assistance Comm’n, as House Republicans Try to Shut It Down

July 17, 2017, 9:27 pmElection Assistance Commission, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WSJ: The hack appeared to include a breach of the EAC’s administrative-access credentials as well as access to nonpublic reports on flaws in voting machines, according to Andrei Barysevich, an analyst with cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. Access to the reports… Continue reading

“Can Federalism Cope with Russian Election Meddling?”

July 17, 2017, 12:00 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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“The 2016 U.S. Voting Wars: From Bad to Worse”

July 17, 2017, 8:39 amchicanery, election administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights Act, voting technologyRick Hasen

I have posted this new draft on SSRN (for the pre-APSA event, Protecting Electoral Security and Voting Rights: The 2016 U.S. Elections in Comparative Perspective). Here is the abstract: If the “voting wars” which have broken out across the… Continue reading

New Research: Election Litigation in 2016 Season Up 23 Percent Over 2012

July 17, 2017, 8:29 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

As I noted in my New York Times piece this weekend, Since 2005, I have tracked the rate of election litigation, which tells us how often plaintiffs go to court to fight over election rules. My latest research demonstrates… Continue reading

“Colorado secretary of state tells Trump election commission it is looking in the wrong place, suggests another data source”

July 16, 2017, 4:59 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Denver Post: Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams told the Trump administration in a letter dated Friday that the state’s election system works well and that a blanket request for voter information isn’t an effective way to seek out fraud.… Continue reading

“NRCC blows off DCCC request to team up against foreign hackers”

July 16, 2017, 10:33 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Weigel: The National Republican Congressional Committee dismissed as a “political stunt” a letter from its counterpart, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, asking for the two parties to team up on combating hacking ahead of the 2018 election. “This letter was… Continue reading

“Head Of Trump Voter Fraud Probe Wanted To Change Law To Make Registering More Difficult”

July 16, 2017, 8:22 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

HuffPo: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), the official leading President Donald Trump’s voter fraud probe, apparently sought to amend federal voting law to make it possible to require proof of citizenship during the voter registration process, according… Continue reading

150,000 Attempts on Election Day to Hack into South Carolina Voter Database

July 16, 2017, 8:12 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WSJ: To understand the scale of the hacking attempts against election systems in the 2016 presidential election, consider South Carolina. On Election Day alone, there were nearly 150,000 attempts to penetrate the state’s voter-registration system, according to a postelection report… Continue reading

“Don’t Let Our Democracy Collapse”

July 15, 2017, 12:11 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for the New York Times Sunday Review. It begins; The strength and integrity of the American electoral process are under tremendous strain, but the worst may be yet to come. In just the past few… Continue reading

“Russia will be back. Here’s how to hack-proof the next election.”

July 15, 2017, 8:59 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon in WaPo: We now know that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a comprehensive effort to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. This mission involved the cybertheft and strategic publication of politically sensitive emails,… Continue reading

“White House releases sensitive personal information of voters worried about their sensitive personal information”

July 14, 2017, 3:32 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: The White House on Thursday made public a trove of emails it received from voters offering comment on its Election Integrity Commission. The commission drew widespread criticism when it emerged into public view by asking for personal information, including… Continue reading

“More than 3,000 Colorado voters have canceled their registrations since Trump election integrity commission request”

July 14, 2017, 1:53 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Denver Post: Nearly 3,400 Coloradans canceled their voter registrations in the wake of the Trump administration’s request for voter info, the Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Thursday, providing the first statewide glimpse at the extent of the withdrawals. The 3,394… Continue reading