Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“Texas secretary of state apologizes for how he rolled out voter citizenship review. But he still supports the effort.”

February 14, 2019, 9:03 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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… Continue reading

“With Kris Kobach Out Of Office, His Voting Policies Could Wither In Kansas”

February 6, 2019, 7:27 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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… Continue reading

“To Fight Democrats’ First Bill, GOP Calls in Discredited Advocates of Voter Suppression”

February 1, 2019, 3:50 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman reports for Mother Jones.

Today’s Must-Read from Alexa Ura: “‘Someone did not do their due diligence.’ How an attempt to review Texas’ voter rolls turned into a debacle”

February 1, 2019, 9:07 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas should have (and likely did) know better. Great reporting from Alexa Ura of the Texas Tribune.

“Former Texas Secretary of State Believes Inaccurate Voting List Should Be Rescinded”

February 1, 2019, 7:52 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

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that his secretary of state compiled of potential non-citizens, a former secretary of state said the list should be rescinded.“I think they… Continue reading

Texas: “State: All 366 on local list of potential noncitizen voters are citizens”

February 1, 2019, 7:32 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

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… Continue reading

“Texas Officials Begin Walking Back Allegations About Noncitizen Voters”

January 31, 2019, 7:26 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“More Voter Fraud Misinformation from Trump”

January 31, 2019, 7:25 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

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… Continue reading

“Judiciary Hearing on Democrats’ Election Bill Turns Into Partisan Brawl”

January 30, 2019, 7:30 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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 quietly informs counties that some of the 95,000 voters flagged for citizenship review don’t belong on the list”

January 29, 2019, 1:45 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

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… Continue reading

Must-Watch: Sherrilyn Ifill Lays Into Von Spakovsky and Christian Adams on Voter Fraud and the Fraudulent Fraud Squad

January 29, 2019, 11:44 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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… Continue reading

“You might be seeing headlines or tweets tonight that claim Texas says 58,000 non-citizens have voted in Texas. That is not true.”

January 28, 2019, 7:08 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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… Continue reading

Lawyers’ Committee Slams Texas AG for Unsupported Voter Fraud Claims

January 25, 2019, 5:16 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

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… Continue reading

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