Monthly Archives: August 2018

North Carolina: “Cooper, NAACP, environmentalists fail to win quick freeze on constitutional amendments”

August 8, 2018, 9:09 amchicaneryRick Hasen

News & Observer: Gov. Roy Cooper failed Tuesday afternoon to get a temporary freeze on two proposed constitutional amendments he has called legislative power grabs, with a Superior Court judge declaring that a three-judge panel should have the first chance… Continue reading

“Kansas and Ohio Races Remain Too Close to Call”

August 8, 2018, 9:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: The Kansas Republican primary for governor and Ohio’s high-stakes special election for Congress both remained too close to call on Wednesday morning, with razor-thin margins separating the candidates in each race. With all precincts reporting in Kansas shortly before… Continue reading

“Election experts say Kris Kobach’s voter fraud claims are misleading”

August 8, 2018, 9:05 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: Kris Kobach, the former vice-chair of President Donald Trump’s now-disbanded commission on election integrity, and Maine’s Democratic Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap have engaged in a public back and forth over the issue of voter fraud, with Kobach accusing… Continue reading

“Georgia groups call on GOP gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp to step down as the state’s elections chief”

August 8, 2018, 9:03 amconflict of interest laws, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: Activist groups in Georgia are calling on Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp to step down as secretary of state, a post that includes responsibility for overseeing the state’s elections. Kemp, through his campaign spokesman, has said he will not… Continue reading

Interview with Me on NPR: Trump Says His Son’s Meeting With Russians Was ‘Totally Legal.’ But Was It?

August 8, 2018, 8:55 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Listen at NPR’s Here & Now.

“Judge’s ruling invalidates FEC regulation allowing anonymous donations to ‘dark money’ groups”

August 8, 2018, 8:54 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Big ruling while I was gone flagged here by Politico: A U.S. District Court judge on Friday issued a ruling invalidating a Federal Election Commission regulation that has allowed donors to so-called dark-money groups to remain anonymous, the latest development… Continue reading

“New voting machines a challenge for Michigan’s blind voters”

August 8, 2018, 8:47 amelection administration, voters with disabilitiesRick Hasen

The Detroit Free Press reports.

“Why Russian Money Ends Up in U.S. Elections; America needs a new model of campaign finance not to supplant the political marketplace but to correct for its inadequacies.”

August 8, 2018, 8:46 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Bob Bauer NYT oped.

“AP Explains: Why the 2016 Trump Tower meeting matters”

August 8, 2018, 8:45 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Sitting Rep’s Campaign Collected Dead Man’s Signature On Challenger’s Behalf”

August 8, 2018, 8:44 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

TPM: A Virginia judge appointed a special prosecutor Tuesday to look into a case of potential forgery and other election law violations after multiple suspicious signatures were found on a petition to get an independent congressional candidate on the ballot,… Continue reading