Monthly Archives: January 2018

Timely ACS Panel with Bauer, Ginsberg, and Others: “The Perils and Possibilities of Election Commissions”

January 4, 2018, 5:50 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Good timing: The Perils and Possibilities of Election Commissions January 17, 2018 12:00 PM – 02:00 PM Event Location: The National Press Club National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Floor 13, Washington DC, DC 20016 Details: The Perils… Continue reading

“Two Ways of Looking at Gerrymandering”

January 4, 2018, 4:22 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Linda Greenhouse contrasting Benisk and Gill. I did my own compare and contrast of the cases last month in the LA Times.

“Trump’s failed fraud commission: Flawed from the start, dissolved in disgrace”

January 4, 2018, 3:52 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Stephen Spauling has written this oped for the Hill.

Kobach Brings Voter Fraud Charges Against Two for Double Voting, Bringing Total to 15 Kobach Kansas Prosecutions (With Most Against Citizens)

January 4, 2018, 2:41 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

KC Star reports. A veritable epidemic. (Over 1.1 million Kansans voted in 2016.)

Politifact Rates as False Trump’s Latest Claim That There is “Substantial Evidence of Voter Fraud”

January 4, 2018, 2:33 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Personally I would have given it a Pants on Fire.

DHS Says Kobach Won’t Be Advising on Voter Integrity Issues; Kobach Says Otherwise

January 4, 2018, 2:22 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

New: DHS statement says Kris Kobach not advising agency on election work, vague on what it will do to study voter fraud. pic.twitter.com/5LMuMiAm0w — Sam Levine (@srl) January 4, 2018 Contradicting the @DHSgov statement, Kobach tells @npratc he will continue… Continue reading

“Trump will still yell about voter fraud, but at least his clownish election commission can’t do any lasting damage”

January 4, 2018, 12:37 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

I have written this oped for the Los Angeles Times. It begins: President Trump’s precipitous decision Wednesday to shutter his “election integrity” commission — buried amid a slew of revelations from Michael Wolff’s new tell-all book about the… Continue reading

Today’s Humor Section: Kobach Tells Breitbart Action by DHS to Continue Voter Fraud Witch Hunt Won’t Be Stalled Through Litigation

January 4, 2018, 12:15 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Breitbart exclusive interview with Kobach: “They have absolutely no interest in stopping voter fraud,” Kobach said. “It’s truly extraordinary that one party in our system has made clear that they don’t care.” “Some people on the Left were getting uncomfortable… Continue reading

“Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Is Gone, But Scrutiny Will Continue”

January 4, 2018, 11:53 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman for ProPublica.

Trump Press Secretary Says Pence-Kobach Commission Will Forward “Preliminary Findings” to DHS; But There Were No Public Findings…and Now More Grounds for Continued Litigation

January 4, 2018, 11:44 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

If there were any findings they were not made public. Perhaps the Dunlap or @LawyersComm lawsuits can get the now-defunct Commission to produce the documentation and argue the Press Secretary's statement means the issue is NOT moot. https://t.co/9Uq5jADvZv — Rick… Continue reading

Dunlap on the President’s Claim of Why Pence-Kobach Ended: “Balderdash”

January 4, 2018, 11:19 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Think Progress: Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap (D) had strong words for Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) on Thursday after Kobach tried to lay blame for the failure of President Trump’s Election Integrity Commission at the feet… Continue reading

“Welcome to the Family — Electionline.org becomes a Democracy Fund Project”

January 4, 2018, 10:58 amelection law bizRick Hasen

Great news: At Democracy Fund, we believe that Americans deserve modern, voter-centric elections as a part of a responsive political system. As a grantmaker, this means investing in other organizations, projects, and platforms that support the spread of good information… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court has a chance to redeem itself on voting rights”

January 4, 2018, 10:56 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Karen Hobert Flynn WaPo oped: Nearly 63 million Americans voted for Donald Trump in 2016, and nearly 66 million cast ballots for Hillary Clinton. But the votes for Trump and Clinton fell well short of the number cast for… Continue reading

“Trump’s controversial election integrity commission is gone. Here’s what comes next.”

January 4, 2018, 10:53 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Charles Stewart for The Monkey Cage.

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