“Work of Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel Inflames Partisan Divide”
William Gallo for VOA.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“‘Pray there is no hell’: Critics are savaging Trump’s voter fraud panel via email”
Must-read Celeste Katz:
When President Donald Trump’s “voter fraud panel” holds its first meeting on July 19, members of the public won’t be able to speak. Instead, the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity, which has enraged and frightened plenty of… Continue reading
“Commentary: Trump’s plan to make voters older, wealthier and whiter”
Scott Lemieux for Reuters Opinion.
“Trump’s voter panel is scaring away voters”
Josh Douglas CNN opinion piece.
“Russia may sabotage the next election, too. What will Trump and Republicans do about it?”
Greg Sargent:
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which oversees House races, has issued a formal request to its Republican counterpart, asking it to join in showing a “united front” and creating a “joint plan” against any Russian efforts to undermine… Continue reading
Fair Elections Legal Network Brings Claim that EAC Commissioner McCormick Is Illegally Also Serving on Pence-Kobach Fraud Commission
Complaint to the Office of the Inspector General.
“American Democracy Is Now Under Siege by Both Cyber-Espionage and GOP Voter Suppression”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
“Voter fraud commission very quickly runs into roadblocks”
Carl Leubsdorf for the Dallas Morning News.
“Civic Groups Sue Indiana Secretary of State, Say Release of Personal Voter Data Is Illegal Under State Law”
Release from Brennan Center:
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson said she will give some voter information to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity as requested, but Indiana civic groups and others argue in a lawsuit submitted to Lake… Continue reading
“Secretaries of State pass resolution supporting state rights to oversee elections”
WDRB:
The nation’s Secretaries of State sent a clear message to the White House.
Members of the National Association of Secretaries of State meeting in Indianapolis unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution underscoring the Constitutional rights of of states to administer… Continue reading
“While Kobach Commission Bumbles, DOJ Sends Its Own Voter Suppression Signals”
“ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Trump Election Commission Secrecy”
Release:
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit today over the lack of transparency by President Trump’s election commission.
The lawsuit charges the commission with failing to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which is designed to… Continue reading
Michael Wines on Tensions at Annual Meeting of Secretaries of State over Pence-Kobach
NYT:
Republicans scrambled to distance themselves from the letter’s call for private data like birthdates and partial Social Security numbers without impugning their president’s claim or his commission. But giving the claim credibility placed them in the awkward position of… Continue reading