Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“Bills target Kobach’s voter fraud legacy; 3 1/2 years, no illegal immigrants caught”

January 21, 2019, 7:25 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wichita Eagle: A big piece of Kris Kobach’s legacy appears to be on its way out as Kansas lawmakers move forward on parallel tracks to repeal the authority of the secretary of state to prosecute election crimes. The House Judiciary… Continue reading

“North Carolina Republicans Targeted Voter Fraud. Did They Look at the Wrong Kind?”

December 5, 2018, 9:01 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: At least one outside expert suggested that was disingenuous. Legislators crafted stringent identification requirements to combat voter impersonation, but “did very little with respect to what could have been done” to protect absentee ballots, said Paul Gronke, a political… Continue reading

“Republicans Finally Have a Voter Fraud Scandal. And None of Them Want to Talk About It.”

December 4, 2018, 7:37 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Pema Levy for Mother Jones.

“Republicans Are Casting Doubt On Normal Election Processes For The Sake Of Winning”

November 30, 2018, 12:05 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sam Levine for HuffPost.

New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, One of the Rare Democrats on Trump’s Voter “Fraud” Commission, May Soon Be Out of Office

November 26, 2018, 7:22 amelection law biz, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Secretary of State Bill Gardner has had a decades-long run as the legendary, hard-nosed guardian of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. But he may not make it through the Trump era. Gardner, a fixture in presidential politics after more than… Continue reading

“With 2020 looming, Trump and his allies keep hinting that Florida’s process is suspect”

November 19, 2018, 10:11 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: But then, in an interview with Fox News after Scott was declared the winner, Trump still claimed that the race had been affected by fraudulent votes. “Rick Scott won and he won by a lot,” Trump told “Fox News… Continue reading

“Democrats are now going there on ‘stolen’ elections”

November 15, 2018, 9:37 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Aaron Blake for The Fix: For more than two years, President Trump has baselessly alleged rampant electoral fraud. He pre-blamed voter fraud for his expected 2016 loss, and then he cited it again even after he shockingly won. (Something … Continue reading

“Republicans Walters and Kim adopt Trump tactic of charging vote fraud with no evidence of wrongdoing”

November 15, 2018, 9:28 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LAT: Two Orange County Republicans facing the prospect of defeat in the Nov. 6 congressional election as final ballots are counted have adopted President Trump’s tactic of making baseless allegations of vote fraud. Neither GOP Rep. Mimi Walters nor Republican… Continue reading

“Discrediting The Recount Process Takes Advantage Of Voters’ Lack Of Understanding”

November 14, 2018, 4:49 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Listen to NPR: The Florida recounts have demonstrated that many voters are unaware of election governing rules, which makes them more vulnerable to political rhetoric casting doubt on the legitimacy of the results.

Trump’s Caricature of How Voter Fraud Supposedly Happens

November 14, 2018, 1:37 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

“When people get in line that have absolutely no right to vote and they go around in circles. Sometimes they go to their car, put on a different hat, put on a different shirt, come in and vote again. Nobody… Continue reading

“Bogus Voter Fraud Claims”

November 13, 2018, 8:56 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Factcheck.org: With votes continuing to be counted in very close elections in Florida, Georgia and Arizona, President Donald Trump and some other Republicans have been crying foul, making false and misleading claims of supposed election fraud perpetrated by Democrats in… Continue reading

“What’s Happening in Florida Is a Nightmare. 2020 Could Be So Much Worse.”

November 12, 2018, 12:43 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: With Florida set this week to undertake a massive and massively politicized recount in the critical races for governor and senator, the way that election fight has played out so far… Continue reading

“Florida judge sees no evidence of vote-counting fraud in Broward County”

November 12, 2018, 12:39 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: A Florida judge said he’s seen no evidence of wrongdoing in the vote-counting in Broward County and urged all sides to “ramp down the rhetoric.” Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter said during an emergency hearing Monday that there is… Continue reading

“GOP sidesteps ‘cooking the books’ claim in Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema Senate race”

November 11, 2018, 1:29 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: A top national Republican on Sunday sidestepped his group’s assertion that the top Maricopa County election official is “cooking the books” for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona’s still-unresolved U.S. Senate race. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, the National Republican… Continue reading

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