“The Supreme Court’s Election Day ‘Doomsday scenario”
Ariane de Vote reports for CNN.
Monthly Archives: October 2016
“Hyperpartisan Facebook Pages Are Publishing False And Misleading Information At An Alarming Rate”
BuzzFeed:
Hyperpartisan political Facebook pages and websites are consistently feeding their millions of followers false or misleading information, according to an analysis by BuzzFeed News. The review of more than 1,000 posts from six large hyperpartisan Facebook pages selected from… Continue reading
“A lead Bush vs. Gore attorney disputes Trump’s claims of a ‘rigged election'”
The LA Times talks to David Boies.
Question of the Day
When will all the Republican leaders condemning Trump’s irresponsible allegations of widespread voter fraud also condemn the similar comments of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Texas governor Greg Abbott?
Ben Ginsberg on Trump’s Latest Comments
WaPo:
Benjamin L. Ginsberg, a lawyer at Jones Day who has been national counsel for several Republican presidential campaigns, said Trump’s comments put the party in “quite a difficult position.”
“There will be Republican candidates who are winning by narrow… Continue reading
“Kobach calls Trump’s stance on election results ‘reasonable’”
“Whether Trump would concede an election loss doesn’t matter legally”
McClatchy reports.
“6 Facts About Bush v. Gore Worth Remembering Before The Trump Campaign Revises History To Death”
Elie Mystal for ATL.
“Fears Of Soros-Owned Voting Machines Rigging The Election Are Unfounded”
Sheera Frenkel for BuzzFeed.
“Trump’s ‘Rigged’ Ruse; Voters should feel confident in American democracy when casting their ballots.”
Trump Camp Will Fake Exit Polls, Possibly to Intimidate Voters and Lay Groundwork for Post-Election Shenanigans
Quite a story from the Guardian:
Donald Trump loyalists will attempt to conduct their own crowd-funded exit polling on election day, ostensibly due to fears that electronic voting machines in certain areas may have been “rigged”, the Guardian has learned.… Continue reading
On Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd Talking Trump, Vote Rigging, and Voter Intimidation
Watch here at MSNBC.
“State Dept. accuses Russia of ‘PR stunt’ in election-monitoring flap”
Politico:
The State Department on Thursday accused Moscow of a “PR stunt” after reports emerged that the U.S. had rejected Russia’s request to send delegates to “monitor” November’s polls — the latest twist in a bizarre election season sullied by… Continue reading
ALI Makes Election Dispute-Related Draft Available to Public and State Legislatures to Consider Before Election Day
Via email:
The updated draft of Principles of the Law, Election Administration: Non-Precinct Voting and Resolution of Ballot-Counting Disputes, Part III – Procedures for the Resolution of a Disputed Presidential Election is now available for download on the ALI … Continue reading