Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“White nationalists plot Election Day show of force; KKK, neo-Nazis and militias plan to monitor urban polling places and suppress the black vote’

November 2, 2016, 7:31 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Hard to believe this is 2016. Let’s hope law enforcement is ready. And there’s this: It is difficult to know at what scale these plans will materialize because Anglin and his fringe-right ilk are serial exaggerators, according to Potok.… Continue reading

What Should We Think of WI AG Schimel’s Announced “Election Integrity” Efforts on Election Day?

November 2, 2016, 7:24 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release and fact sheet. Those with experience on the ground have a better sense of how this will go, given Schimel’s reputation as a strong partisan on issues like the John Doe investigation.

Judge in Nevada GOP/Trump Voter Intimidation Case Will Allow GOP to File Campaign Plans Under Seal

November 2, 2016, 7:08 amcampaigns, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

See this order (via Jon Ralston).

“Scary Dogs! Rigged Machines! Votes From the Grave! This Election, Paranoia Reigns”

November 1, 2016, 9:21 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

Must See TV: Steve Chamraz of WTMJ Shows Concerns About “Zombie Voters” Unwarranted

November 1, 2016, 8:58 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

There’s lots of talk about the potential for dead voters voting, but how likely is it. Not very. But it takes a lot of legwork to show it. Watch this report from Milwaukee: The I-TEAM purchased from the Wisconsin Elections… Continue reading

“Black Turnout Falls in Early Voting, Boding Ill for Hillary Clinton”

November 1, 2016, 8:00 pmcampaigns, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“RNC’s Lawyers Try To Distance Themselves From Trump’s ‘Rigged Election’ Claims”

November 1, 2016, 6:55 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must read from Chris Geidner at BuzzFeed: In the RNC’s filing earlier Monday, the committee’s general counsel submitted a 16-page declaration that, for several pages, explained how the Trump campaign’s activities should not be attributed to the RNC. “On behalf… Continue reading

Emergency Hearing Set for Tomorrow in NV Dem Lawsuit About Voter Intimidation

November 1, 2016, 4:29 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Case Name: Nevada State Democratic Party v. Nevada Republican Party et al Case Number: 2:16-cv-02514-RFB-NJK Filer: Document Number: 15(No document attached) Docket Text: MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Richard F. Boulware, II, on 11/1/2016. IT IS ORDERED that… Continue reading

“Plans To Watch Polls For Fraud Raise Fears Of Intimidation”

November 1, 2016, 4:25 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR.

“Judge in Trump voter intimidation suit wants to know if campaign coordinated with GOP”

November 1, 2016, 3:09 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jonathan Salant for NJ.com.

“Democrats sue Trump, Republicans in four states and allege ‘campaign of vigilante voter intimidation’”

November 1, 2016, 2:55 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Who Watches the Poll Watchers?”

November 1, 2016, 2:38 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dahlia Lithwick: In an election year that has brought out the very worst in us, the mounting anxiety around the act of voting itself should hardly surprise us. Taking cues from the Republican National Committee’s decades-old playbook, Donald Trump’s… Continue reading

“Federal judge orders Ohio Republicans, Trump’s campaign to respond to voter-intimidation lawsuit”

November 1, 2016, 2:02 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cleveland Plain Dealer: A federal judge has given the Ohio Republican Party, Donald Trump’s campaign and a longtime adviser until the end of Wednesday to respond to a lawsuit state Democrats filed that said the Republicans are engaging in voter… Continue reading