Monthly Archives: August 2016

News21 Publishes “Voting Wars” Stories

August 20, 2016, 5:00 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

News21, which did an excellent job in the 2012 elections bringing us counts of election crime prosecutions in the U.S., has just released a new set of stories described as follows: “Voting Wars,” an investigation of voting rights and election… Continue reading

“Colleges Should Promote and Defend Student Voting”

August 20, 2016, 4:43 pmvotingRick Hasen

Jonathen Becker blogs.

What If Trump Supporters Go Rogue on Voter Intimidation?

August 20, 2016, 4:31 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

I’ve suggested this might happen, and here’s a picture of what that might look like:

When You Try to Infiltrate Campaign, Be More Creative with Your Name

August 19, 2016, 5:12 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

This person obviously failed Dirty Tricks 101: An apparent Republican activist tried to join Democrat Russ Feingold’s team this week in what Feingold’s campaign suspects was a plot to dig up dirt on him…. The woman signed up to be… Continue reading

“Why the Sky Didn’t Fall: Mobilizing Anger in Reaction to Voter ID Laws”

August 19, 2016, 3:28 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Nicholas Valentino and Fabian Neuner have written this article for Political Psychology. Here is the abstract: Since 2002, 26 U.S. states have passed laws that enhance restrictions on voters who intend to register and vote. Most have been sponsored by… Continue reading

What Are North Carolina Republicans Doing?

August 19, 2016, 3:23 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

With polls showing that North Carolina’s GOP is in trouble—now not just the governor’s reelection bid and Trump’s bid for electoral votes, but now also Senator Richard Burr is in danger of losing his seat—it seems that NC Republicans… Continue reading

WI Files Reply Brief in One Wisconsin Now Early Voting 7th Circuit Stay Request

August 19, 2016, 2:52 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can read it here. A snippet on the Purcell issue: Equally remarkably, Plaintiffs assert that the risk of “voter confusion,” Purcell v. Gonzalez, 549 U.S. 1, 4–5 (2006), favors them. Resp. 19–20. The injunction revised laws have been on… Continue reading

“Texas fails to comply with language access provisions of the Voting Rights Act”

August 19, 2016, 2:42 pmelection administration, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Release: Today, a coalition of 10 groups sent a letter to Carlos Casco, Secretary of State of Texas, requesting that his office take immediate steps to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1985 (VRA) and the Texas… Continue reading

Vote Totals Wrong in Primary Because Someone Forgot to Clear Hard Drive

August 19, 2016, 2:37 pmelection administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

It’s the incompetence, not the malice people: Election Systems & Software (ES&S) has released a report on its findings related to errors in the Hill County Republican Primary. The report comes amidst an ongoing investigation by Attorney General Ken … Continue reading

“Voting Should Be Easier—But Not Like This”

August 19, 2016, 2:02 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Mother Jones reports.

“Trump Hammers Claim of Fraud in New Ad as Early Voting Nears”

August 19, 2016, 12:28 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Hope Yen reports for AP.

“GOP once posted uniformed guards at polls in Latino parts of Santa Ana. Is Trump’s call for poll watchers an echo of that time?”

August 19, 2016, 11:55 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Must-read Kurtis Lee LAT.

Trump Hyperventilating, Dissembling About Rigged Elections Seems to Be Working

August 19, 2016, 11:49 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

New Pew: Just 11% of Trump backers are very confident in accurate vote count in U.S. One question is whether this actually defeats turnout. After all, if it is all rigged, why bother voting?

Attn Journalists: Must-Attend APSA Panel: “Did the Party Decide?”

August 19, 2016, 9:01 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Breaking News: Did the Party Decide?, Chair: John M. Sides, George Washington University Martin Cohen, James Madison University Marjorie R. Hershey David Karol, University of Maryland Jennifer N. Victor, George Mason University Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame John R.… Continue reading