Monthly Archives: December 2020

“Florida attorney under investigation for registering to vote in Georgia, encouraging others to do the same”

December 3, 2020, 7:37 amchicaneryRick Hasen

WSB-TV (Atlanta): A Florida attorney is at the center of a new state investigation after elections officials say he recently attempted to register to vote in Georgia and instructed other Florida Republicans on how to do it .Bill Price is… Continue reading

On Dems Choosing To Contest 6-Vote-Margin Iowa U.S. House Race in the House of Representatives Rather Than in Iowa Courts

December 3, 2020, 7:12 amlegislation and legislatures, recountsRick Hasen

This is something to watch: This raises some really interesting questions about the legitimacy of seeking a recount in a potentially more favorable forum (the Dem House rather than through the Iowa courts). The law certainly allows this route.A lot… Continue reading

“Trump’s grievances feed menacing undertow after the election”

December 3, 2020, 7:02 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: The last throes of Donald Trump’s presidency have turned ugly — even dangerous.Death threats are on the rise. Local and state election officials are being hounded into hiding. A Trump campaign lawyer is declaring publicly that a federal… Continue reading

“Pro-Trump legal crusade peppered with bizarre blunders”

December 3, 2020, 6:52 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Sidney Powell released the Kraken. And it turns out the mythological sea beast can’t spell, is terrible at geography and keeps mislabeling plaintiffs in court.A congressional candidate Powell claimed to represent in one lawsuit said that, in fact, he… Continue reading

“Gift or Contract? Eshelman v. True the Vote”

December 3, 2020, 6:48 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jeremy Telman at Contracts Law Blog.

Rep. Kelly Has Apparently Withdrawn His Emergency Request for a SCOTUS Injunction to Reverse Pennsylvania Results, As He Awaits PA Supreme Court Ruling on Stay

December 2, 2020, 8:30 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

From the opposition to the stay request filed in the PA Supreme Court: Once again, Petitioners are asking the courts to take expedited action in response to an emergency of Petitioners’ own making. This Court dismissed the Petition for Review… Continue reading

“Census officials discovered data issues that could delay its completion, internal documents show”

December 2, 2020, 8:22 pmcensus litigationRick Hasen

CNN: Census Bureau officials discovered data issues while working through 2020 Census responses, which include several “high complexity” problems and threaten to delay completion of a key tally until February, according to a new set of internal Census documents shared… Continue reading

“Trump escalates baseless attacks on election with 46-minute video rant”

December 2, 2020, 5:15 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo reports. Escalating his attack on democracy from within the White House, President Trump on Wednesday distributed an astonishing 46-minute video rant filled with baseless allegations of voter fraud and outright falsehoods in which he declared the nation’s election system… Continue reading

“Election officials warn Trump’s escalating attacks on voting are putting their staffs at risk”

December 2, 2020, 5:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Mike Pence Backs Away From the Trump Election ‘Fraud’ Train Wreck”

December 2, 2020, 5:10 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Daily Beast: But several high-level sources say that the graphics change, along with Pence’s disappearance from the headers of President Donald Trump’s increasingly frantic and conspiratorial pleas, are not actually coincidental. According to four people with knowledge of the matter,… Continue reading

Why Did AG Barr Speak About Lack of Evidence of Voter Fraud Now? Barr “Associate” Offers Some Self-Serving Responses

December 2, 2020, 4:44 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

WaPo: Barr has been one of Trump’s most loyal and effective Cabinet secretaries, often drawing intense criticism for controversial moves at the Justice Department that seem to benefit the president’s friends or allies. But on Tuesday, Barr became the highest-ranking… Continue reading

“Timing Key In Arguments Against Trump’s Wisconsin Election Lawsuit”

December 2, 2020, 4:39 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Wisconsin Public Radio: Democrats fighting the Trump campaign’s efforts to overturn Wisconsin’s election results called the lawsuit “an affront to the voters of Dane and Milwaukee Counties” and a “shocking and outrageous assault on democracy” in briefs filed Tuesday… Continue reading

“In video, Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims”

December 2, 2020, 4:31 pmElection MeltdownRick Hasen

AP: Increasingly detached from reality, President Donald Trump stood before a White House lectern and delivered a 46-minute diatribe against the election results that produced a win for Democrat Joe Biden, unspooling one misstatement after another to back his baseless… Continue reading

“Iowa Democrat to challenge 6-vote loss in appeal in US House”

December 2, 2020, 1:37 pmlegislation and legislatures, recountsRick Hasen

AP: A Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa who trailed by six votes after a recount said Wednesday she will forgo further legal challenges in the state and instead appeal directly to the U.S. House for review.Rita Hart’s campaign had until… Continue reading