Monthly Archives: May 2017

“Trump Picks Voter ID Advocate for Election Fraud Panel”

May 11, 2017, 8:07 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump on Thursday named Kris W. Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state who has pressed for aggressive measures to crack down on undocumented immigrants, to a commission investigating vote fraud, following through on his unsubstantiated claim that millions… Continue reading

“Is the Supreme Court about to give state and local political parties a boost?”

May 11, 2017, 7:59 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Brad Smith in Wash. Examiner: Hardest hit are state and local parties. As part of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance “reform” of 2002, virtually everything these local parties do was brought into the web of federal regulation, and their sources of… Continue reading

Misguided ME SOS Dunlap: “Dem Tapped For Trump Voter Fraud Panel: I’ll ‘Speak Up’ If It’s A ‘Trojan Horse’”

May 11, 2017, 7:46 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

TPM: One of the Democrats slated to be on President Trump’s so-called “elections integrity” commission is already warning that he will “speak up” if it becomes a “Trojan horse” for infringing on the right to vote. “If they take nothing … Continue reading

Nate Persily, Research Director of Last Bipartisan Voting Commission, Blasts Trump “Voter Fraud” Commission

May 11, 2017, 7:43 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM: Even election administration experts who had served on presidential election commissions in the past were dubious of Trump’s panel’s true aims. “It so beyond the pale. What can you say at this point?” said Nate Persily, who served as… Continue reading

My Q and A with VICE on Trump “Voter Fraud” Commission

May 11, 2017, 7:39 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here

ACLU Makes FOIA Request Connected to Trump “Voter Fraud” Commission

May 11, 2017, 7:38 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: The American Civil Liberties Union took legal action today related to President Trump’s new executive order establishing a “Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.” The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act “FOIA” request seeking information that the Trump administration… Continue reading

My Thoughts on President Trump’s Executive Order Establishing “Voter Fraud” Commission

May 11, 2017, 11:19 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The President has just issued the promised executive order (I’ve posted it below the fold). A few notes: Although it broadly states a goal to look at public confidence in the election process, it seems to do this only by… Continue reading

“GA SOS Web Site Linked to Kemp for Gov Facebook page”

May 11, 2017, 10:21 amcampaigns, election administrationRick Hasen

Odd and troubling.

Breaking: Trump to Launch a Voting “Commission” with No Credibility, with Pence, Kobach, and the EAC’s McCormick

May 11, 2017, 4:23 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

ABC News: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order today establishing a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression in the American election system, multiple senior administration officials tell ABC News. The officials say Vice… Continue reading

“Texas lawmakers racing against clock to pass bill aimed at curbing mail-in vote fraud”

May 10, 2017, 8:11 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Dallas Morning News: Texas lawmakers are trying to implement legislation that would curb mail-in ballot fraud at nursing homes. The House bill and its Senate companion would amend the Election Code to allow election judges to collect mail-in ballots directly… Continue reading

Giving Keynote Address at Northwestern: Annual Law in Motion Lecture (May 11)

May 10, 2017, 8:00 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

[Bumping to the top with the talk tomorrow/] I’ll be talking at Northwestern’s annual Law in Motion conference about my draft paper on race, party, and polarization in redistricting and voting cases (which Judge Jerry Smith recently discussed in detail… Continue reading

“ACLU Challenges New Hampshire Voter Signature-Matching Law”

May 10, 2017, 7:56 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Release: The American Civil Liberties Union today sued New Hampshire for invalidating the absentee ballots of hundreds of voters, many of whom are disabled, without warning. At issue is a state law that allows election officials — who have no… Continue reading

“Feeling Underrepresented, California Groups Demand 1,200 More Lawmakers”

May 10, 2017, 7:54 pmvotingRick Hasen

Courthouse News Service: An eclectic group of plaintiffs of all political stripes want to renovate California’s political system, which they say is burdened by an “oligarchic” state government shaped by exponential population growth and an influx of corporate money in… Continue reading