Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Dems Offer More Evidence of Sketchy GOP Poll Watcher Activity In Nevada”
TPM:
Democrats put forward more evidence on Wednesday that they said showed that the Republican National Committee was illegally engaging in poll watching activities.
The additional filing comes after an initial round of affidavits from Dem poll observers in Nevada… Continue reading
“Trump campaign, Ohio GOP ask federal judge not to limit poll watchers”
Cleveland Plain Dealer:
A lawyer for Donald Trump’s campaign wrote in a brief filed Wednesday that the Republican candidate’s statements encouraging supporters to watch the polls for Democratic voter fraud are protected speech and that preventing supporters from espousing those… Continue reading
“North Carolina voter challenge process seems ‘insane,’ judge says”
CBS News:
North Carolina’s process for challenging voters’ registration seems to harken to a bygone era when fewer safeguards were in place, a federal judge said Wednesday as she presided over a lawsuit that alleges voters are being purged… Continue reading
RNC Denies Coordinating with Trump Campaign on “Ballot Security,” Says RNC Members Who Are Coordinating Working in Their State Party Capacities
See this Republican response and this declaration by John Phillippe Jr. Some excerpts from the response:
Mr. Phillippe also personally interviewed Governor Mike Pence, and asked him about the statement he made regarding “ballot integrity” on August 3, 2016.… Continue reading
Breaking: Divided 9th Circuit Agrees to Hear AZ Ballot Harvesting Case En Banc, But J. Reinhardt Predicts Plaintiffs Will Lose
On October 30 I wrote the following post:
Arizona passed a law limiting who is allowed to collect a completed absentee ballot from voters (so called “ballot harvesting”). Democrats and others filed suit claiming that the law was unconstitutional… Continue reading
“What to fear most at the polling booth”
KCRW To the Point:
In many states, Republican claims of widespread “voter fraud” have led to photo ID laws and other restrictions that Democrats call “voter suppression.” Donald Trump, who’s gained political traction with the claim that next week’s election… Continue reading
“Wichita man can vote after proving parents’ citizenship”
Bryan Lowry:
A Wichita man will be allowed to vote in Tuesday’s presidential election after two of the state’s highest officers confirmed his parents were born in Kansas.
Dale Robert Weber, a Wichita resident, was born on a U.S. military… Continue reading
Twitter Refuses to Remove Information Lying to Voters About How to Vote
A Twitter user complained about dirty tricks using tweets telling voters they can vote by text from home. (They can’t).
Twitter says it won’t remove the items.
Bad policy.
UPDATE: TPM reports the account has been suspended.
“UPDATE: Arizona’s “Defend The Donald… Exit Polling” Plan Set For Thursday Emergency Hearing”
The latest from AZ.
“The long history of black voter suppression in American politics”
“Harris County early voters greeted with incomplete ID instructions”
Houston Chronicle:
Under the watered-down provisions – implemented for the November election only – a voter may cast a ballot after signing a declaration explaining the “reasonable impediment” that prevented him from getting a photo ID, such as a lack… Continue reading
Judge in DNC v. RNC Supplements Discovery Order Aimed at the RNC
On Monday I blogged about the extensive discovery order in the DNC v. RNC voter intimidation case.
The judge has now issued a new order, requiring more discovery to encompass as well poll watching efforts and also efforts during… Continue reading
US Dept. of Justice Files Brief Supporting NAACP Legal Argument in NC Voter Purge Case
You can find the 13-page document here. A snippet:
Here, plaintiffs allege that election officials in three North Carolina counties have removed voters solely based on alleged changes of residence, premised on mail returned as undeliverable and submitted through voter… Continue reading