Monthly Archives: October 2021

Rep. Steve Scalise Refuses to Acknowledge That The Election Was Not Stolen from Donald Trump, Ties It to Independent State Legislature Doctrine

October 10, 2021, 9:15 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

So dangerous, and shows how the “independent state legislature” theory will potentially help Trump do a more respectable coup next time: Steve Scalise on Fox News Sunday repeatedly refuses to acknowledge that the 2020 election was… Continue reading

“It’s Not Misinformation. It’s Amplified Propaganda.”

October 9, 2021, 3:41 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

Renee DiResta for The Atlantic: If Buttar were a Russian troll, the #PelosiMustGo triumph might have earned him a promotion: Americans were yet again feuding on social media. But Buttar is very much an American, and so were the overwhelming… Continue reading

“Democrats edge toward dumping Iowa’s caucuses as the first presidential vote”

October 9, 2021, 2:18 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Jan. 6 Panel Threatens to Pursue Charges Against Bannon”

October 9, 2021, 2:09 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot threatened on Friday to pursue criminal charges against Stephen K. Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Donald J. Trump, for refusing to comply with its subpoena, announcing it… Continue reading

“Why did this EAC commissioner talk to the senator behind Arizona’s audit?”

October 9, 2021, 2:06 pmchicanery, Election Assistance Commission, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Jessica Huseman (in Votebeat’s indispensable weekly newsletter): A newly revealed text message about Christy McCormick, a commissioner and past chair of the Election Assistance Commission, raised eyebrows among election observers this week. The exchange between two Arizona state senators… Continue reading

“Maricopa County debunks key election audit findings as ‘faulty claims'”

October 9, 2021, 2:03 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Maricopa County election officials delivered a brief point-by-point takedown on Thursday of the Arizona Senate’s monthslong audit, saying the people running it repeatedly made “faulty claims.”Contractors made assumptions about missing and duplicate ballots, did not understand election… Continue reading

“The imminent impact of redistricting: sharper partisan elbows, less compromise by both sides in the House”

October 9, 2021, 2:01 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Colby Itkowitz WaPo column.

“Trump Supporters Have Already Turned on the Cyber Ninjas”

October 8, 2021, 4:26 pmchicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Vice: Doug Logan, the CEO of Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based company that conducted the bogus election ‘audit’ in Arizona over the last six months, says he won’t be conducting any more recounts—unless God tells him to.That’s hardly a… Continue reading

Former Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Gableman, in Charge of Phony 2020 Election Investigation, Says Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Reporters are Like Hitler’s Nazi Propaganda Minister

October 8, 2021, 2:03 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Just wow: In the WISN interview, Gableman compared Journal Sentinel reporting to Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi propaganda minister — a comparison O’Donnell said was not appropriate and prompted a Jewish lawmaker to call on Assembly Speaker Robin Vos… Continue reading

“Va. Redistricting Commission implodes as Republicans reject compromise and Democrats walk out”

October 8, 2021, 1:54 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

The Virginia Mercury reports.

Video Now Available: Disinformation in American Elections Part I: The View of Election Officials (Jocelyn Benson, Neal Kelley,Tammy Patrick)

October 8, 2021, 1:32 pmcheap speechRick Hasen

You can now watch this October 6 event from the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center at this link.

“The Vice President’s Non-Existent Unilateral Power to Reject Electoral Votes”

October 8, 2021, 1:00 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Matt Seligman, Senior Counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, has this 33-page legal analysis on this question. Here’s the abstract: This Essay explains the errors in the theory advanced by John Eastman in a memorandum presented to President Donald Trump… Continue reading

“The Electoral Count Act is broken. Fixing it requires knowing how it became law.”

October 8, 2021, 12:51 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Erik Alexander & Rachel Shelden in WaPo opinion: New revelations that John Eastman, a conservative lawyer and ally of former president Donald Trump, developed a plan using the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to overturn the legitimate results of the… Continue reading

Wisconsin: “Former Trump official’s involvement in election investigation raises credibility concerns”

October 8, 2021, 11:46 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Wisconsin State Journal: The involvement of Andrew Kloster, a Republican attorney and former member of President Donald Trump’s administration, in the GOP’s ongoing investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 election continues to raise questions about the credibility of the inquiry, which some… Continue reading