The court’s order and opinion is here. I expect two of the three names released on this email will be Christian Adams and Donald Palmer (now on the EAC). We’ll see soon enough if that’s correct. … Continue reading
Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
San Antonio Express-News: Senate Democrats still pledge to block the confirmation of embattled Secretary of State David Whitley, even asa top Texas law enforcement official is taking blame for major errors in a list of suspected non-citizen voters.“I take full … Continue reading
Lawrence Journal-World: A citizen-initiated grand jury that was impaneled in January to investigate alleged election-related crimes by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office has adjourned without bringing an indictment, according to a court document in the case.After reviewing … Continue reading
I look forward to the expose. … Continue reading
Next, maybe EAC Comm'r McCormick, who agreed to serve on the bogus Pence-Kobach Commission, can avoid false statements like election administration is an "area that … constitutionally rests solely with the states." Elections Clause gives Congress power to set fed … Continue reading
Via Tierney Sneed on the release of more Pence-Kobach documents, oh my: … Continue reading
On Senate floor, @senatemajldr McConnell shamelessly blames Dems for Mark Harris' election fraud in North Carolina, because Dems haven't supported voter ID laws. pic.twitter.com/PGZw23p4PU— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 26, 2019 … Continue reading
NYT reports. … Continue reading
Texas Tribune: Facing an uncertain path to confirmation after ordering a deeply flawed voter citizenship review that seemingly focused on naturalized citizens, Texas Secretary of State David Whitley is now apologizing to state lawmakers for the way his office bungled its roll … Continue reading
KCUR: Former Republican Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach rewrote the rules for voting in Kansas. Laws he pushed for required voters to show citizenship papers to register and ID at the polls. He secured prosecutorial powers for his office. Kobach’s … Continue reading
Ari Berman reports for Mother Jones. … Continue reading
Texas should have (and likely did) know better. Great reporting from Alexa Ura of the Texas Tribune. … Continue reading
Texas Monthly: On a day that Governor Greg Abbott downplayed apparent inaccuracies in a voting list that his secretary of state compiled of potential non-citizens, a former secretary of state said the list should be rescinded.“I think they need to rescind … Continue reading
Waco Tribune: By the time local elections officials downloaded a list of 366 registered voters the Texas Secretary of State’s Office initially said may not be citizens, the office had called to tell them to disregard the list, Elections Administrator … Continue reading
NPR reports. … Continue reading
Factcheck.org: President Donald Trump wrongly claims that “58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote.” This latest voter fraud misinformation from the president is based on the state’s efforts to match driver’s license and state ID card … Continue reading
NYT reports. It says something about the Republicans’ views of election administration reform and improvement that they put up von Spakovsky and Adams as witnesses rather than credible Republican voices who have been working hard for sensible election reform. These … Continue reading
Texas Tribune: After flagging tens of thousands of registered voters for citizenship reviews, the Texas secretary of state’s office is now telling counties that some of those voters don’t belong on the lists it sent out.Officials in five large counties … Continue reading
Watch this: WATCH: @Sifill_LDF calls out misleading testimony and how "shading the reality of what it takes for lawyers and communities to challenge discriminatory voting practices…is the reason that we need #HR1." #ForThePeople #WomenLead pic.twitter.com/Vr4vLAsNjX— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) January … Continue reading
Breaking: Court orders President Trump’s disbanded “voter fraud” commission to turn over additional documents to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap by February 27: https://t.co/9mGwjAaJEA pic.twitter.com/iwuzqHDTkh— American Oversight (@weareoversight) January 28, 2019 … Continue reading
So begins this tweet thread from the indispensable Texas Tribune, based upon this article. 1/ You might be seeing headlines or tweets tonight that claim Texas says 58,000 non-citizens have voted in Texas. That is not true. That is not … Continue reading
Via email: Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response to an announcement made by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton regarding alleged non-U.S. citizens on the state’s registration rolls: “Advancing exaggerated claims … Continue reading
The great Gerry Hebert writes: Frustrated supporters of voter suppression measures have decided that the way to advance their cause is by personally attacking those who have fought against voter suppression – including me.Past posts by Hans von Spakovsky and … Continue reading
Wichita Eagle: A big piece of Kris Kobach’s legacy appears to be on its way out as Kansas lawmakers move forward on parallel tracks to repeal the authority of the secretary of state to prosecute election crimes. The House Judiciary … Continue reading
NYT: At least one outside expert suggested that was disingenuous. Legislators crafted stringent identification requirements to combat voter impersonation, but “did very little with respect to what could have been done” to protect absentee ballots, said Paul Gronke, a political … Continue reading
Pema Levy for Mother Jones. … Continue reading
Sam Levine for HuffPost. … Continue reading
Politico: Secretary of State Bill Gardner has had a decades-long run as the legendary, hard-nosed guardian of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. But he may not make it through the Trump era. Gardner, a fixture in presidential politics after more than … Continue reading
WaPo: But then, in an interview with Fox News after Scott was declared the winner, Trump still claimed that the race had been affected by fraudulent votes. “Rick Scott won and he won by a lot,” Trump told “Fox News Sunday” host … Continue reading
Aaron Blake for The Fix: For more than two years, President Trump has baselessly alleged rampant electoral fraud. He pre-blamed voter fraud for his expected 2016 loss, and then he cited it again even after he shockingly won. (Something needed to explain … Continue reading
LAT: Two Orange County Republicans facing the prospect of defeat in the Nov. 6 congressional election as final ballots are counted have adopted President Trump’s tactic of making baseless allegations of vote fraud. Neither GOP Rep. Mimi Walters nor Republican … Continue reading
Listen to NPR: The Florida recounts have demonstrated that many voters are unaware of election governing rules, which makes them more vulnerable to political rhetoric casting doubt on the legitimacy of the results. … Continue reading
“When people get in line that have absolutely no right to vote and they go around in circles. Sometimes they go to their car, put on a different hat, put on a different shirt, come in and vote again. Nobody … Continue reading
Factcheck.org: With votes continuing to be counted in very close elections in Florida, Georgia and Arizona, President Donald Trump and some other Republicans have been crying foul, making false and misleading claims of supposed election fraud perpetrated by Democrats in … Continue reading
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: With Florida set this week to undertake a massive and massively politicized recount in the critical races for governor and senator, the way that election fight has played out so far has … Continue reading
AP: A Florida judge said he’s seen no evidence of wrongdoing in the vote-counting in Broward County and urged all sides to “ramp down the rhetoric.” Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter said during an emergency hearing Monday that there is … Continue reading
Arizona Republic: A top national Republican on Sunday sidestepped his group’s assertion that the top Maricopa County election official is “cooking the books” for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona’s still-unresolved U.S. Senate race. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, the National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman, … Continue reading
Politico: Gov. Rick Scott asked state law enforcement to investigate Broward County election officials because of potential “rampant [voter] fraud,” even though monitors from his own administration say they have seen none in that county. “Our staff has seen no … Continue reading
Politico: Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Sunday that he’s won his closely contested Senate race against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and that his opponent is “committing fraud” in an effort to steal the race from him and is a “sore … Continue reading
Banana republic stuff spreads. Marc Caputo and Matt Dixon for Politico: Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday night that he was calling for a state investigation into Broward County’s handling of tens of thousands of ballots that have led to statewide … Continue reading
Kansas.com reports. … Continue reading
WaPo: President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday issued strong warnings about the threat of voter fraud in Tuesday’s elections, echoing the president’s baseless claims that massive voter fraud marred his 2016 election and prompting accusations that his … Continue reading
Tribune News Service: Researchers have identified what they called a coordinated network of Twitter accounts that’s pushing false and misleading stories about election integrity with hashtags like #VoterFraud. They found a core of 200 accounts that posted on Twitter or … Continue reading
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They say that Dodge City voters can't vote in their usual polling location because it is inaccessible due to construction. So we went there to see for ourselves. Wanna guess what we found? pic.twitter.com/dO5BVUOtkP — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) November 1, … Continue reading
NBC News: When Naim Tyler tweeted a video on Nov. 8, 2016, that showed an alleged voting machine malfunction in favor of Hillary Clinton, he expected some attention. But he didn’t realize what was about to happen. The video he … Continue reading
WaPo: He’s brushed aside the state’s woeful financial straits. He’s dismissed concerns that driving in parades with a machine-gun replica mounted on his Jeep might come off as offensive. Instead, in an audacious performance that mimics President Trump more than … Continue reading
AP: Amid a push to pass a photo ID requirement for North Carolina elections, the state’s lieutenant governor appears in a video that offers instructions on how to commit voter fraud in the state. The video , posted on Facebook, … Continue reading
Here’s the complaint from the newest members of the Fraudulent Fraud Squad. As Adam Smith flags from page 16: Hmm! https://t.co/gYTkyUISiW pic.twitter.com/643MZlkllS — Adam Smith (@asmith83) October 19, 2018 The 11 California counties claim came from Judicial Watch. More … Continue reading
TPM reports. [Corrected link.] … Continue reading