Monthly Archives: December 2017

“10 Month Sentence For Bloomingburg Developer In Voter Fraud Case”

December 7, 2017, 6:25 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

The latest: It will be ten months in prison, a year of supervised released, 400 hours of community service and a $200,000 fine for Bloomingburg developer Shalom Lamm who pleaded guilty in June to conspiring to corrupt an election. As… Continue reading

Alabama Secretary of State Convinces Google to Remove Anti-Roy Moore Ad from YouTube as Incorrect or Misleading, But Was It?

December 7, 2017, 3:18 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Here’s the ad. Alabama SOS Merrill Press Release: Recent reports to the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office indicated the existence of an ad that was targeting Alabamians with incorrect or inaccurate information intent on confusing voters. The ad made claims… Continue reading

“New Alabama-based Political Action Committee spends millions to support Doug Jones, draws fire”

December 7, 2017, 3:10 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WHNT: A new Alabama-based political action committee, Highway 31, is taking an active role in the Alabama special election for a U.S. Senate seat, and it’s drawn criticism for avoiding disclosure of its donors. The group was formed in early… Continue reading

Former Colorado GOP Chair, Who Claimed All Voter Fraud is Committed by Democrats, Convicted of Voter Fraud, After Claiming He Voted His Ex-Wife’s Ballot in Diabetic Episode

December 7, 2017, 2:55 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

This is the same guy who said all voter fraud is committed by Democrats.

“In Pennsylvania gerrymander case, experts can’t defend the indefensible”

December 7, 2017, 12:28 pmUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

Philadelphia Inquirer: It’s virtually undisputed that Pennsylvania’s congressional map satisfies this test. The map was drawn in secret by Republicans using reams of sophisticated data. It was then jammed through the General Assembly, largely on party-line votes, in a matter… Continue reading

“Illinois Democrats ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear Blagojevich’s appeal”

December 7, 2017, 12:24 pmbribery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Chicago Sun-Times: A group of high-profile Illinois Democrats have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s case. In an amicus brief filed Monday, the who’s who list of current and former Illinois Democratic congressional delegation members… Continue reading

“Disenfranchised because of voter ID bureaucracy? VoteRiders and Kathleen Unger can help”

December 7, 2017, 12:20 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Patt Morrison Interviews democracy champion Kathleen Unger about the indispensable work with voter ids that Kathleen and VoteRiders do for voters who need them.

Unanimous 9th Circuit Panel, in Opinion by Judge Bybee, Upholds Montana Law Barring Judicial Candidates from Seeking, Accepting, or Using Political Party Endorsements

December 7, 2017, 7:51 amcampaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

From the opinion: Montanans select their judges through nonpartisan popular elections. In an effort to keep those elections nonpartisan, Montana has restricted judicial-campaign speech. One of those restrictions is before us—a rule that prohibits candidates from seeking, accepting, or… Continue reading

Last Refuge of a Scoundrel Dept: Roy Moore Campaign Raises Claim of Possible Election Theft in Alabama Senate Race

December 7, 2017, 7:41 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WI: “Attorney General Brad Schimel wants sanctions and contempt proceedings over Gov. Scott Walker John Doe leak”

December 6, 2017, 7:27 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: State Attorney General Brad Schimel has recommended contempt proceedings for a prosecutor and eight other officials over their handling of material from a secret probe of Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign. In a 91-page report made public Wednesday, the… Continue reading

Former GOP Chair Who Admits Casting His Ex-Wife’s Absentee Ballot Says He Doesn’t Remember, But Was Able to Work 80-95 Hours Per Week at the Time

December 6, 2017, 6:19 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Greeley Tribune with the latest on this saga: Yet, Curtis said in court Wednesday, although he concluded he must have filled out the ballot and submitted it in an envelope with his ex-wife’s name on it, he had no memory… Continue reading

Free Speech for People’s Argument for Impeachment Investigation Against President Trump Built in Part on Campaign Finance Claims

December 6, 2017, 6:13 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

See pp. 31-32.

“How Columbus’s Majority-Black City Council Might be Violating the Voting Rights Act”

December 6, 2017, 12:50 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Brentin Mock for CityLab: But how can this method be racially discriminatory in a city like Columbus where, despite having a black population that is roughly 30 percent, the city council is majority black? Everyday People for Positive Change argues… Continue reading

Inaugural Issue of ACS Supreme Court Review Now Available

December 6, 2017, 8:03 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Honored to have my article on the Supreme Court’s racial gerrymandering decision of Cooper v. Harris included in this new publication: Introduction …………………………………………………………. 1 Steven D. Schwinn Foreword………………………………………………………………. 5 Erwin Chemerinsky Educational Equality for Children with Disabilities: The 2016… Continue reading

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