Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Maine SOS Dunlap and Az SOS Reagan Defend Pence-Kobach Commission on PBS News Hour

July 20, 2017, 10:07 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Interview: WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Matthew Dunlap, what about this larger concern that has been raised by some people that this commission and its mission is going to be used to justify further national crackdown on voting rights? What do you make… Continue reading

“Kelly: States ‘nuts’ if they don’t ask feds for election protection help”

July 20, 2017, 7:45 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

Today’s Must Read: “Exclusive: Read the Previously Undisclosed Plan to Counter Russian Hacking on Election Day”

July 20, 2017, 7:44 amcampaigns, chicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Quite a wow from Time: President Obama’s White House quietly produced a plan in October to counter a possible Election Day cyber attack that included extraordinary measures like sending armed federal law enforcement agents to polling places, mobilizing components of… Continue reading

“What I Heard – And Didn’t – At Yesterday’s PACEI Meeting”

July 20, 2017, 7:39 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

“Donald Trump debuts new election integrity panel by hinting at big-league voter fraud”

July 20, 2017, 7:37 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Celeste Katz for Mic.

“North Carolina Court to Rule on Law on Gov’s Elections Role”

July 19, 2017, 8:29 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: The state Supreme Court said Wednesday it will take up Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against state legislative leaders. The decision bypasses an intermediate appeals court and schedules a Supreme Court hearing on Aug. 28.

Me SOS Dunlap Promises to Be “in a bear cage with a bullhorn” on Pence-Kobach Fraud Committee

July 19, 2017, 7:57 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Uh-huh. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Maine SOS Dunlap, Who Promised to Butt Heads, Says Virtually Nothing to Challenge Voter Fraud Focus of Pence-Kobach Commission

July 19, 2017, 11:20 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Maine SOS Dunlap, one of the few credible Democrats on the Pence-Kobach fraud commission, promised “head-butting” on the push to make this commission about voter fraud. The first meeting of the Commission has just concluded. And if anyone expected Dunlap… Continue reading

“Trump stokes voter fraud fears as commission convenes”

July 19, 2017, 11:12 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Ken Blackwell defends his work on Trump’s Election Integrity Commission, past work in Ohio”

July 19, 2017, 10:33 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cleveland.com reports.

New NAACP-LDF Complaint Raises Constitutional and Statutory Claims Against Pence-Kobach Commission

July 18, 2017, 11:26 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Complaint. (h/t Chris Geidner.)

“Trump Election Commission: A White House Team Will Handle Voter Data”

July 18, 2017, 11:10 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Chris Geidner: Since President Trump’s Election Integrity Commission was last in court, the commission has announced plans to dramatically alter how it plans to collect state voter information in an attempt to avoid a potential legal ruling that could require… Continue reading

Trump DOJ: Court Should Give Up Jurisdiction and Trust Texas on Voter ID Education Efforts

July 18, 2017, 10:18 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas dragged its feet in implementing the district court’s interim remedy in the Texas voter id case, which allowed voters without one of the right (narrow) forms of identification to vote in Texas elections. The state was so bad at… Continue reading

“Former Clinton and Romney campaign chiefs join forces to fight election hacking”

July 18, 2017, 9:54 amchicanery, The Voting Wars, voting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo: The former managers of Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns are leading a new initiative called “Defending Digital Democracy” in the hopes of preventing a repeat of Russia’s 2016 election interference. Robby Mook, Clinton’s 2016 campaign chief, and… Continue reading

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