Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

Lesson # 3 of the Fraudulent Fraud Squad: Ignore Follow Up Investigations When Your Allegations Don’t Pan Out

September 21, 2011, 12:50 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

News from Maine: “Secretary of State finds no student voter fraud but maintains system is vulnerable.” I’ll be waiting for the retractions from those yelling voter fraud in Maine. (For lessons 1 and 2, see here).

Quote of the Day

September 16, 2011, 9:25 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

“It’s a lie. It’s not true. It does not exist,” Royal Masset, former Political Director of the Republican Party of Texas, on in-person voter fraud in Texas.

“Vadum: Obama’s Jobs Bill Could Give ‘Un-American’ ACORN $15 Billion To Help Poor People Vote”

September 15, 2011, 4:44 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TPM reports.

Fraudulent Fraud Squad Lesson # 2

September 14, 2011, 7:16 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

If the Republican wins the race, forget allegations of voter fraud made before the election. (Lesson # 1 is to scream voter fraud if it looks like the Democrat may win.) I give some examples of this phenomenon in The… Continue reading

Kris Kobach and the Seven Dwarfs

September 13, 2011, 8:45 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

During yesterday’s “To the Point” show, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and I went over the question whether voter identification laws actually can prevent fraud. I pointed out that impersonation fraud rarely if ever happens, and Kobach confirmed… Continue reading

Von Spakovsky Trots Out Decades Old Grand Jury Report (Which Doesn’t Support His Argument) to Suggest Voter Fraud in Tomorrow’s NY Special Election

September 12, 2011, 1:24 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

There he goes again. For more on his misuse of the report, see here.

More on Today’s Senate Hearing on Voting Rights/Voter ID

September 8, 2011, 4:42 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

You can now read the testimony of Judith Browne Dianis, Justin Levitt, and Hans von Spakovsky. Watch the archived webcast here. TPM also reports on a lively exchange between Sen. Franken and von Spakovsky. No Republican… Continue reading

“Would A Campaign By Any Other Name Sound As … Fraudulent?”

September 8, 2011, 4:35 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Heather S. Heidelbaugh of the Republican National Lawyers Association has posted this draft on RedState.

Looking Forward to Justin Levitt’s Testimony Before Senate Committee Thursday on Voter ID

September 7, 2011, 9:56 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

I see witness statements are not up yet at the hearing page (same location for webcast).

Watch the Webcast Thursday of Sen. Jud. Sub-Comm Hearing on Voter ID Laws

September 7, 2011, 10:47 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

Here. von Spakovsky is one of the witnesses for the Republicans (along with former Indiana SOS, and now House Member Todd Rokita).

Quote of the Day

September 5, 2011, 1:30 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

“I do not mean to place too much emphasis on racial animus in the GOP. While it surely exists, it is also a fact that Republicans think that no Democratic president could conceivably be legitimate. Republicans also regarded Bill Clinton… Continue reading

Vintage Vadum

September 3, 2011, 8:14 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Via Dangerous Minds, comes this 2008 Daily Show interview with Matthew Vadum, in which he says : “[The job of] Community organizer can also lead to a very rewarding career in crack cocaine trafficking….Oh yes. It is a straight line… Continue reading

“Columnist: Registering Poor To Vote ‘Like Handing Out Burglary Tools To Criminals'”

September 2, 2011, 8:26 amfraudulent fraud squad, votingRick Hasen

TPM’s Josh Marshall blogs on the Vadum bile.

Beyond the Pale

September 1, 2011, 3:57 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, votingRick Hasen

Look at the bile coming from Matthew Vadum, whom I recently tagged as one of the newest members of the fraudulent fraud squad. Registering the Poor to Vote is Un-American Why are left-wing activist groups so keen on registering the… Continue reading