On October 26, three voters in New York filed a federal lawsuit against the New York law that makes it illegal for anyone to photograph one’s voted ballot and show the picture to anyone else. Silberberg v Board of Elections, s.d. See this story, which reveals that 15 states have laws like this.Source: Federal Lawsuit Filed Against New York Law...
Donald Trump pointed to Texas on Thursday as example of the presidential election allegedly being rigged against him. “A lot of call-ins about vote flipping at the voting booths in Texas,” he tweeted Thursday morning, citing no actual sources or reports. “People are not happy. BIG lines.Source: Trump claims evidence of voting fraud in Texas...
The Democratic National Committee sued the Republican National Committee in a New Jersey federal court Wednesday, claiming that the RNC has supported and enabled Donald Trump in his claims the election is “rigged,” which, the suit says, is designed to illegally “intimidate and discourageSource: DNC Sues RNC Claiming Trump’s “Ballot Security” Effort Is Illegal Voter Intimidation...
In the fight over the constitutionality of bans on ballot selfies, I’m having a definite sense of deja vu. Back in 2008, I noted that Ben and Jerry’s, in an act of civic virtue, promised free Ice Cream on election day to everyone who showed an “I Voted” sticker.Source: Ballot Selfies, Ice Cream, Civic Virtue, and Election Integrity...
Back in August, I blogged about how Donald Trump could be violating a longstanding consent decree against the RNC engaging in “ballot security” measures which have been found to intimidate minority voters.Source: Breaking: DNC Asks for RNC to Be Held in Contempt, Voter Intimidation Consent Decree Extended 8 More Years...
GRAHAM — The Alamance County Board of Elections will recalibrate the voting machines at the Graham early voting site after a second-hand, anonymous complaint.Source: Complaint spurs voter machine recalibration...
The Dispatch public affairs team talks politics and tackles state and federal government issues in the Buckeye Forum podcast. Leon Neisius is ready to follow Donald Trump’s call to sign up as a polling place monitor.Source: Trump backers walking shaky legal line in monitoring voters...
Only 17 days remain until the U.S. presidential election, and Robert Kuniegel believes Donald Trump is poised to win a landslide victory. Only one thing stands in Mr. Trump’s way, he says – rampant voter fraud. So, on Nov. 8, Mr. Kuniegel will travel from his home near Scranton, Pa.Source: Election-rigging rhetoric hints at Trump's post-election plans Add to ...
MADISON, Wis. — It seemed a clear victory for voting rights advocates in July when a federal court invalidated much of Wisconsin’s restrictive elections law, concluding that it discriminated against minorities by requiring voters to produce photo ID cards that blacks and Latinos too often lack.Source: Voter ID Laws Lost in Court. Why Can’t These Voters Vote?...
