Monthly Archives: November 2016

“McCrory campaign request on election complaint review rejected – for now”

November 21, 2016, 7:22 amelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

News and Observer: The State Board of Elections on Sunday rejected a request from Gov. Pat McCrory’s campaign to take over election protest reviews, instead setting a 10 a.m. Tuesday meeting to set guidelines for counties to address the complaints.… Continue reading

“Many in Milwaukee Neighborhood Didn’t Vote — and Don’t Regret It”

November 21, 2016, 7:03 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: “Give us loans, or a 401(k),” he said, trimming the mustache of Steve Stricklin, a firefighter from the neighborhood. His biggest issue was health insurance. Mr. Fleming lost his coverage after his divorce three years ago and has struggled… Continue reading

“The Heiress Quietly Shaping Trump’s Operation”

November 21, 2016, 7:00 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Vogel on Mercer.

“Reform and Mobilization”

November 21, 2016, 6:57 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Interesting Bauer on Weiner.

“Indian Business Partners Hope to Exploit Their Ties to Donald Trump”

November 21, 2016, 6:55 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

NYT: Since Donald J. Trump won the presidency, they have celebrated the growth that Mr. Trump’s win could bring to their brand, even flying to New York last week to meet with the president-elect and his family as he was… Continue reading

“In latest voter ID filing, feds argue Texas discriminated on purpose”

November 20, 2016, 3:24 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Months after a federal appeals court ruled that Texas lawmakers discriminated against African-American and Latino voters in passing a strict voter identification law, the Obama administration and civil rights groups are asking a judge to go a step… Continue reading

“Texas was Obama’s chief antagonist. In Trump’s America, California is eager for the part”

November 20, 2016, 3:21 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

As this LAT report explains, who is California’s next AG (to replace Senator-Elect Kamala Harris) matters a great deal.

“FEC dismisses 2014 Carolina Rising complaint”–Bad Even for the FEC

November 19, 2016, 9:57 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

News and Observer: The Federal Election Commission will not investigate the state Democratic Party’s 2014 complaint against Carolina Rising, an organization designated as a social welfare group but which Democrats said was electioneering and should have identified its donors. The… Continue reading

Politifact Rates False InfoWars’ Ridiculous Claim that 3 Million Votes Cast in 2016 Election Were “Illegal Aliens”

November 19, 2016, 9:53 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politifact.

“Voting Rights in the Age of Trump”

November 19, 2016, 9:51 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman NYT oped: Mr. Trump’s Justice Department will also present a severe threat to voting rights. It could choose not to vigorously enforce the Voting Rights Act, instead pressing states to take more aggressive action to combat alleged… Continue reading

“North Carolina Republicans Battle to Save Governor, Trailing by Whisker”

November 18, 2016, 5:52 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: Democrats and Republicans in this fiercely contested political battleground have regularly resorted to creative legal maneuvers and election-law changes in their efforts to wring every last vote from the state’s nearly seven million voters. But even by that standard,… Continue reading

“Cooper’s team claims insurmountable lead”

November 18, 2016, 4:27 pmelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

News and Observer: Roy Cooper’s election law specialist told reporters on Friday that internal calculations tell the campaign that the attorney general has an insurmountable lead over Gov. Pat McCrory. Cooper, the Democrat, has held a lead of about 5,000… Continue reading

“Black Belt voter fraud case in Alabama shaped Sen. Jeff Sessions’ career”

November 18, 2016, 4:09 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

Mary Troyan and Brian Lyman for USA Today.

“Sessions Looks Like a Lock for Confirmation”

November 18, 2016, 4:06 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

Politico: Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a potential swing vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee, will support Sessions, a spokesman said Friday. That’s a key pickup, given Flake’s moderate views on immigration and social issues, and his opposition to Donald Trump… Continue reading