Monthly Archives: July 2017

House Republicans Restores, Increases Funding for United States Election Assistance Commission, At Least for Now

July 19, 2017, 11:01 amelection administration, Election Assistance CommissionRick Hasen

Celeste Katz notes some good news. As I wrote Sunday: Meanwhile, House Republicans are moving to abolish the United States Election Assistance Commission, a bipartisan federal agency that serves as a clearinghouse for information about best voting practices and certifies… Continue reading

News Coverage of Ninth Circuit Panel on Election Law with Brad Smith, Ann Ravel, and Me

July 19, 2017, 10:41 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

SF Chronicle, Experts defend, oppose Electoral College, campaign finance rules Courthouse News Service, Voter Fraud Extremely Rare, Conference Panel Agrees (This latter article has some inaccurate quotes)

“Ken Blackwell defends his work on Trump’s Election Integrity Commission, past work in Ohio”

July 19, 2017, 10:33 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cleveland.com reports.

“Judge denies injunction against Trump voter fraud panel”

July 18, 2017, 9:55 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Politico: A federal judge has turned down an effort to force President Donald Trump’s controversial voter fraud commission to open its first official meeting to in-person, public attendance and to force disclosure of more records about the group’s work. U.S.… Continue reading

“Fake news microtargeting now part of Russia investigation”

July 18, 2017, 9:44 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

KCRW- To the Point: “Hillary Clinton is running a child sex ring out of a pizza shop.” “Democrats want to impose Sharia law in Florida” These are just some of the headlines you may have seen online last fall. Among… Continue reading

New NAACP-LDF Complaint Raises Constitutional and Statutory Claims Against Pence-Kobach Commission

July 18, 2017, 11:26 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Complaint. (h/t Chris Geidner.)

“Trump Election Commission: A White House Team Will Handle Voter Data”

July 18, 2017, 11:10 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Chris Geidner: Since President Trump’s Election Integrity Commission was last in court, the commission has announced plans to dramatically alter how it plans to collect state voter information in an attempt to avoid a potential legal ruling that could require… Continue reading

Trump DOJ: Court Should Give Up Jurisdiction and Trust Texas on Voter ID Education Efforts

July 18, 2017, 10:18 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas dragged its feet in implementing the district court’s interim remedy in the Texas voter id case, which allowed voters without one of the right (narrow) forms of identification to vote in Texas elections. The state was so bad at… Continue reading

“The Political Defense—and Ethics—of Donald Trump”

July 18, 2017, 9:56 amconflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

Bob Bauer at Lawfare.

“Former Clinton and Romney campaign chiefs join forces to fight election hacking”

July 18, 2017, 9:54 amchicanery, The Voting Wars, voting technologyRick Hasen

WaPo: The former managers of Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns are leading a new initiative called “Defending Digital Democracy” in the hopes of preventing a repeat of Russia’s 2016 election interference. Robby Mook, Clinton’s 2016 campaign chief, and… Continue reading

“Sensenbrenner: Congress should reauthorize modern Voting Rights Act”

July 18, 2017, 9:52 amVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Rep. Sensenbrenner oped: In response to this ruling, I introduced the Voting Rights Amendment Act in 2015, and reintroduced it again last week with my Democratic colleague Rep. John Conyers of Michigan. Among other things, the bill modernizes the original… Continue reading

Texas: District Court Should Give Up Jurisdiction in Voter ID Case, Impose No More Remedies

July 17, 2017, 10:09 pmThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Brief.

“We disrupted the U.S. Supreme Court to protest money in politics, and are being sentenced today.”

July 17, 2017, 10:03 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Matt Kresling statement.

“Trump’s voter commission says it doesn’t need to make privacy impact assessment”

July 17, 2017, 9:45 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wash Times: In a court filing on Monday, the commission argued federal law doesn’t require it to perform a privacy risk assessment before collecting voter data, which was a key argument in one of the first lawsuits brought by the… Continue reading

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