Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

The Latest on the Arizona “Audit”

July 16, 2021, 4:31 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Arizona Republic: Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said Thursday that the Legislature needs more materials and data from Maricopa County for an unprecedented and controversial review of 2020 election results that is deep into its third month….Also during the… Continue reading

“The stampede away from Trump’s voting-machine claims continues apace, as legal liability looms for allies”

July 13, 2021, 3:58 amfraudulent fraud squad, voting technologyDan Tokaji

WaPo: Among the many wild conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, few rank as high when it comes to both baselessness and reach as those involving voting machines. The theory that voting machines were programmed to steal the election… Continue reading

Sanctions Hearing in 2020 Michigan Election Case

July 12, 2021, 10:02 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

The Detroit News reports: Sidney Powell, one of the most vocal figures in the push to overturn the 2020 election, stood by her efforts Monday during a contentious and unusual six-hour hearing in which a Detroit federal judge repeatedly… Continue reading

“The Republican Party’s top lawyer called election fraud arguments by Trump’s lawyers a ‘joke’ that could mislead millions”

July 12, 2021, 5:51 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

WaPo: The Republican Party’s top lawyer warned in November against continuing to push false claims that the presidential election was stolen, calling efforts by some of the former president’s lawyers a “joke” that could mislead millions of people, according… Continue reading

“Texas Republicans renew efforts to pass voting restrictions in special session”

July 9, 2021, 4:21 amfraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

WaPo: [Governor] Abbott has made clear that “election integrity” is a top priority, and Republicans filed bills in the House and Senate that include many of the same voting provisions they sought to enact earlier in the year.The new… Continue reading

Brennan Center: “Partisan Election Review Efforts in Five States”

July 9, 2021, 3:42 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

From the new report’s intro: More than seven months after Arizona officials certified the 2020 presidential election results, the state senate’s ongoing partisan review of Maricopa County’s results has received national attention. But what’s happening in Arizona is not… Continue reading

“Trump’s Election Lies Are Taking Over Republican Senate Races”

July 9, 2021, 3:38 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Vice News: Most of the GOP front-runners in key Senate races are clinging to the lie that Trump actually won the 2020 election, seeking to out-Trump one another to win the GOP base. In the process, they run the… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Prepares Arizona-Style Election Audit As Lawmaker Demands Counties Turn Over Voting Equipment”

July 8, 2021, 4:35 amfraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Forbes: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican who chairs the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, said Wednesday he had sent letters to Philadelphia, York and Tioga counties asking them to turn over election materials by July 31…If the counties… Continue reading

“Why New York’s Election Debacle Is Likely to Fuel Conspiracy Theories”

July 6, 2021, 10:10 pmalternative voting systems, election administration, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

NYT: It has been one week since the New York City Board of Elections botched the release of preliminary ranked-choice tabulations from the city’s mayoral race, counting 135,000 dummy ballots that employees had used to test a computer system… Continue reading

“In ramp-up to 2022 midterms, Republican candidates center pitches on Trump’s false election claims”

July 6, 2021, 3:26 amelection administration, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Washington Post: Across the country, as campaigns gear up for a handful of key races this year and the pivotal 2022 midterms, Republican candidates for state and federal offices are increasingly focused on the last election — running on… Continue reading

“The real risk to America’s democracy: Partisan election administration is a greater worry than voter suppression”

July 5, 2021, 4:38 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

The Economist: Across the country, the officials who administer elections in states where Republicans hold sway have been attacked for upholding the election results. Many are at risk of being replaced.These might seem like distant, bureaucratic changes. In fact… Continue reading

Chronology of the Arizona Election Audit

July 5, 2021, 4:36 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

The Century Foundation offers a critical account.

“Trump ally in Pennsylvania raises 2020 election audit plan”

July 3, 2021, 7:09 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Trump Is Said to Have Called Arizona Official After Election Loss”

July 3, 2021, 6:53 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: President Donald J. Trump twice sought to talk on the phone with the Republican leader of Arizona’s most populous county last winter as the Trump campaign and its allies tried unsuccessfully to reverse Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s narrow victory… Continue reading