From the Christopher Ingraham profile of the Pence-Kobach members: Earlier this week, following the commission’s voter data request, Borunda resigned from the committee without explanation. He declined to comment to The Post on his reasons for doing so. A spokesman… Continue reading

Elie Mystal: You’ll note the dangerous assumption in Professor Hasen’s argument. He thinks “serious” Republicans and Democrats will have the backbone to stand up to the administration when it comes time for the commission to kill what it was put… Continue reading

HuffPo: As election officials across the country push back against a wide-ranging request for voter data from a federal panel investigating election fraud, they may be getting too much credit ― or blame ― for resisting President Donald Trump.… Continue reading

Texas and other states are right to refuse request for private voter information. #txlege https://t.co/7VOz67NBvs — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 6, 2017

Baltimore Sun: Lawyers deposed former Gov. Martin O’Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Millerand House Speaker Michael E. Busch as part of the lawsuit this year. In transcripts of those interviews, made public this month, O’Malley acknowledged that part… Continue reading

Baltimore Sun editorial: Closer to home, Marylanders got another whiff of this deliberate incompetence with the rather bizarre appointment of — followed by sudden resignation by — Maryland Deputy Secretary of State Luis E. Borunda to the election integrity panel.… Continue reading

Michael Chertoff, former head of DHS, with a WaPo oped: We know that voting information has been the target of hackers. News reports indicate that election-related systems in as many as 39 states were penetrated, focusing on campaign finance, registration… Continue reading

Notice in FR of July 19 meeting: This meeting will consist of a ceremonial swearing in of Commission members, introductions and statements from members, a discussion of the Commission’s charge and objectives, possible comments or presentations from invited experts, and… Continue reading

Celeste Katz: Because the commission hadn’t officially met to begin business, Dunlap said the letter signed by Kobach and sent to all 50 states wasn’t first vetted by other panel members. As for the reaction, Dunlap said, “some of that… Continue reading