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“Former Supreme Court Justice Gableman, head of Wisconsin election review, says he does not understand how elections work”

October 6, 2021, 11:40 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The attorney leading a partisan review of Wisconsin’s 2020 election acknowledged this week that he doesn’t understand how elections are supposed to be run. The admission by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman comes as… Continue reading

U.S. Election Assistance Commissioner Christy McCormick Continues Her Embarrassing Tenure by Undermining American Elections

October 6, 2021, 8:13 amElection Assistance Commission, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Just wow.

“Stinging Postscript To Arizona ‘Audit’ Exposes Ballot Recount As Inaccurate And Incomplete”

October 4, 2021, 6:52 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: The election audit contract that Arizona’s state Senate leaders signed with the Cyber Ninjas last March never specified that the pro-Trump firm would produce a report that included a definitive recount of the votes in 2020’s presidential… Continue reading

“The survival of U.S. democracy may hinge on this decision by Pa.’s next governor”

September 26, 2021, 7:29 pmelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Will Bunch column in the Philly Inquirer: Pennsylvania — the closest battleground state with the most electoral votes, where the election was called for Biden last November — is a powerful example of exactly what the Trump scheme to… Continue reading

“‘The No. 1 issue’: Trump whips up election falsehoods after flawed Arizona report”

September 25, 2021, 11:30 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Friday’s flawed report from the Republicans investigating Arizona’s 2020 election isn’t changing minds or dampening enthusiasm among election conspiracy theorists. Instead, the movement keeps gaining traction in the Republican Party.Inexperienced reviewers hired by the Arizona state Senate have been… Continue reading

“Arizona Senate leaders confirm Biden win but call for further review of election procedures”

September 25, 2021, 10:37 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: The Maricopa County election review hit a crescendo Friday when its results were presented to the Arizona Senate Republicans who ordered it in the heated aftermath of last year’s presidential election.It was a major milestone — if… Continue reading

“Republican Review of Arizona Vote Fails to Show Stolen Election”

September 24, 2021, 7:03 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: After months of delays and blistering criticism, a review of the 2020 election in Arizona’s largest county, ordered up and financed by Republicans, has failed to show that former President Donald J. Trump was cheated of victory, according to… Continue reading

“Trump Is Endorsing Candidates Who Could Try To Help Him Steal 2024”

September 24, 2021, 6:51 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Cameron Joseph for VICE: When President Trump arrives in Georgia on Saturday, he won’t be there just to rally for candidates who’ve embraced his election lies. He’ll be fighting for allies who could help him try to rig the election… Continue reading

“Arizona Election Audit Confirms Biden’s Win In Maricopa County, But Also Casts Doubts”

September 23, 2021, 8:26 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

KJZZ: A widely criticized, GOP-led review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County concluded that Joe Biden received more votes for president than Donald Trump.According to a draft copy of the findings obtained by KJZZ, a hand recount of… Continue reading

“Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers’ Voting Machine Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows”

September 21, 2021, 12:41 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Two weeks after the 2020 election, a team of lawyers closely allied with Donald J. Trump held a widely watched news conference at the Republican Party’s headquarters in Washington. At the event, they laid out a bizarre conspiracy… Continue reading

“Some Republicans Fear Tighter Election Rules Could Boomerang on the Party”

September 20, 2021, 11:41 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WSJ: Since the 2020 election, Republicans in state legislatures have been tightening rules around voting and ballot security, passing more than 100 pieces of legislation in 24 states. Now some Republicans in Michigan, where they are weighing tightening voter… Continue reading

My New Draft Paper: “Identifying and Minimizing the Risk of Election Subversion and Stolen Elections in the Contemporary United States”

September 20, 2021, 7:52 amelection administration, election subversion risk, electoral college, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I have written this new academic draft, in connection with the virtual Election Subversion conference that we are holding at UCI Law’s Fair Elections and Free Speech Center, this Friday, September 24. Here is the paper’s abstract: The… Continue reading

“‘It’s spreading’: Phony election fraud conspiracies infect midterms”

September 20, 2021, 6:55 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: It started as one big, false claim — that the election was stolen from Donald Trump.But nearly a year later, the Big Lie is metastasizing, with Republicans throughout the country raising the specter of rigged elections in their… Continue reading

“Lindsey Graham and Mike Lee personally vetted Trump’s fraud claims, new book says. They were unpersuaded.”

September 20, 2021, 6:46 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Sen. Lindsey O. Graham agreed to hear Rudolph W. Giuliani out.In a Jan. 2 meeting arranged by Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, and held in his West Wing office, the South Carolina Republican met with Giuliani… Continue reading

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