Monthly Archives: January 2017

“Trump’s Voter Fraud Example? A Troubled Tale With Bernhard Langer”

January 25, 2017, 3:21 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The three witnesses recall the story this way: Mr. Langer, a 59-year-old native of Bavaria, Germany — a winner of the Masters twice and of more than 100 events on major professional golf tours around the world — was… Continue reading

“Court Rules Electronic Ballot Images & Voting Records Are Subject To State FOIL”

January 25, 2017, 3:14 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jeff Wice: NY State Supreme Court Justice Martin D. Auffredo (Essex County) has ruled in Kosmider v. Whitney et al. This is a significant ruling holding that copies of electronic ballot images and cast vote records are subject to the… Continue reading

Politifact Rates as “False” Sean Spicer Claim that Pew Study Supports Argument of High Rate of Noncitizen Voting

January 25, 2017, 3:11 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here.

“First on CNN: Democrats prepare to battle Trump on voting access”

January 25, 2017, 3:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: Priorities USA, the largest Democratic super PAC and a key Clinton backer in 2016, is aiming to turn its nonprofit arm into the party’s major hub to fight for voting access. Elias, who was the Hillary Clinton campaign’s attorney,… Continue reading

“Trump’s voter fraud lies: The damage they do”

January 25, 2017, 3:07 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Josh Douglas for CNN Opinion.

How Much Double Voting Across Two States? Not Much

January 25, 2017, 3:04 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

See this working paper by Goel, Meredith, Morse, Rothschild, and Shirani-Mehr. Abstract: There are more than two million cases in a national voter le in which 2012 vote records share a common first name, last name, and date of… Continue reading

Pres. Trump Says “None” of the Supposed Millions of Fraudulent Votes Were for Him, Accuses David Becker of “Groveling”

January 25, 2017, 2:57 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Remarkable clip.

“Obama’s DOJ Fought Texas Voter ID Law. Trump’s New Civil Rights Chief Offered Tips On Writing It.”

January 25, 2017, 11:40 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ryan Reilly for HuffPo: Under President Barack Obama, the Justice Department spent the better part of a decade battling a strict voter ID law in Texas, which several federal judges found to be discriminatory. Now, in the Trump era, the… Continue reading

“Kobach says he advised Trump on voter fraud probe, immigration orders”

January 25, 2017, 11:21 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Wednesday that he advised President Trump to investigate voter fraud and played a role in the early writing of anticipated executive orders on immigration policy. Trump promised in a pair of… Continue reading

“Column: Does Stephen Bannon live in Sarasota County? Because he’s registered to vote here”

January 25, 2017, 9:58 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Herald Tribune: One of the most powerful men in America happens to be a resident of Sarasota County. We think. His name is Stephen K. Bannon, the scruffy-faced senior adviser to our new president. Maybe you’ve heard of him. But… Continue reading

“Trump’s Voting Investigation Is a Great Idea; As long as it looks like this.”

January 25, 2017, 8:59 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for a “major investigation” into voter fraud. While his tweets announcing the call focus on the possibility of double voting and voter registration fraud, the… Continue reading

“Civil Rights Group Rebukes Trump Justice Dept. Over Case Delays”

January 25, 2017, 8:56 amDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

NYT: A leading civil rights group on Tuesday denounced the Trump administration’s delay of legal cases to overhaul the Baltimore Police Department and challenge a voter ID law in Texas — two lawsuits that were major efforts of the Obama-era… Continue reading

“Trump’s voter fraud claims undermine the democratic process and his presidency”

January 25, 2017, 8:51 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dan Balz: There is no benign explanation for President Trump’s false assertion that millions of people voted illegally in the last election. It is either a deliberate attempt to undermine faith in the democratic process, an exhortation to those who… Continue reading