Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

Two of the Only 5 Democrats (Compared to 7 Republicans) on Pence-Kobach Fraud Commission Will Miss Tuesday Meeting

September 11, 2017, 7:12 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sam Levine reports that neither Alan King nor Mark Rhodes will attend tomorrow’s meeting of the sham commission. That leaves only NH SOS Gardner, Maine SOS Dunlap, and former Arkansas lawmaker David Dunn as Democrats on the Commission. I doubt… Continue reading

“Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel, No Stranger to Controversy, Creates Another One”

September 10, 2017, 12:42 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Michael Wines in the NYT: President Trump’s commission on voter fraud, which has ricocheted between controversies since its creation in May, is scheduled to hold its second public meeting on Tuesday in New Hampshire. Already, the commission’s de facto leader… Continue reading

Max Hailperin Offers Critical Guide to Materials to be Used at Next Pence-Kobach Fraud Commission Meeting

September 10, 2017, 12:35 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Worth the read.

Today’s Must-Read: “Analysis: Heritage Foundation’s Database Undermines Claims of Recent Voter Fraud”

September 8, 2017, 1:36 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Brennan Center comes through with tedious but very important debunking work: The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity relies on a database produced by the Heritage Foundation to justify baseless claims — by President Trump and some of the… Continue reading

“Kobach Discovers College Students Live in College Towns”

September 8, 2017, 9:52 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jonathan Brater for the Brennan Center: Despite his claims that he won’t “pre-judge” the findings of the Trump “Voter Fraud” Commission of which he is the vice-chair and public face, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach… Continue reading

“Debunking Kobach’s latest voter fraud lie”

September 8, 2017, 8:03 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Zack Roth for the Daily Democracy.

“Kris Kobach’s leap of logic on voter fraud in New Hampshire should be disqualifying”

September 8, 2017, 7:48 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Philip Bump: Kobach is the co-chairman of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, alongside the vice president of the United States. He is running a federal investigation into the integrity of the voting system — and he cites college… Continue reading

“Election Integrity Commission members accuse New Hampshire voters of fraud”

September 8, 2017, 7:45 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Weigel for WaPo: Kobach apparently made no attempt to contact voters who’d cast ballots but held out-of-state IDs. Thursday night, The Washington Post asked voters who’d done so to tell their stories; three did so within 60 minutes — college… Continue reading

Agenda for Pence-Kobach Commission Meeting in NH

September 6, 2017, 3:00 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Lopsided indeed. Very disappointed to see people like Kim Brace, Andrew Appel and Ron Rivest participating in this charade. Update: This from Michael McDonald is troubling. More McDonald: NH SoS Gardner told me this would be the “Democratic” meeting of… Continue reading

Pence-Kobach Fraud Commission Members Using Personal Email to Communicate, Raising Public Records Concerns

September 6, 2017, 7:10 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Thread.

Kobach Doubles the Number of Voting Prosecutions for Noncitizen Voting in Kansas—To Two Cases

August 31, 2017, 8:04 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Lawrence-Journal World reports.

“Why Is This Dem Fixture Giving Cover To Trump’s Bogus Voter Fraud Panel?”

August 31, 2017, 6:56 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM: Gardner, the nation’s longest-serving secretary of state, is by far the most prominent Democrat on the commission. On Sept. 12 he will host its second meeting, in New Hampshire. Those moves have frustrated Democrats and even some Republicans back… Continue reading

“Trump voting panel apologizes after judge calls failure to disclose information ‘incredible’”

August 30, 2017, 8:22 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: Kollar-Kotelly said the panel’s after-the-fact argument was “incredible” when it said it did not believe documents prepared by individual commissioners for the July meeting had to have been posted in advance. “You didn’t completely live up to the government’s… Continue reading

“Gardner invites chief panel critic to voter commission meeting in NH”

August 28, 2017, 7:58 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Union Leader: Secretary of State Bill Gardner has invited Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York to address President Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity when it meets in New Hampshire next month. The invitation comes days after… Continue reading