Beth Clarkson: Allow an audit of voting tapes
Some Kansans appear to see my research into the integrity of our electronic voting machines as an attack on Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, and on Tabitha Lehman,…
Kansas’ Kris Kobach Exceeded His Election Authority, Rules Judge
Topeka judge has denied a move by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to quash a lawsuit challenging the state’s two-tier voter registration system and said Kobach has exceeded his…
Kobach and Sedgwick County Seek to Block Release of Voting Machine Records
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Sedgwick County election officials have asked a court to block the release of voting machine logs. Kobach contends records sought by Wichita State…
DOJ to 5th Circuit: Texas voter ID law needs to be fixed ASAP
AUSTIN — The Obama administration and several civil rights groups are urging a federal appeals court to fast track the process of temporarily fixing Texas’ voter ID law in time…
How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election
America’s next president could be eased into office not just by TV ads or speeches, but by Google’s secret decisions, and no one—except for me and perhaps a few other…
Mathematician may have uncovered widespread election fraud, and Kansas is trying to silence her
Kansas loves them some voter fraud hysteria. From going to the Supreme Court to try and make doubly-sure that non-citizens can’t vote in their elections to setting up a voter…
Federal court strikes down ‘discriminatory’ Texas voter ID
A federal appeals court struck down Texas’ voter ID law on Wednesday in a victory for the Obama administration, which had taken the unusual step of bringing the weight of…
If Congress Can’t Fix Voting Rights, Let’s Make Voting Easier, Senator Says
WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court threw out a key portion of the Voting Rights Act two years ago, it told Congress to fix it. Congress hasn’t, failing to take…
A Democratic presidential candidate just offered 2016’s boldest voting rights proposal yet
Former Maryland governor and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley called for a constitutional amendment “to protect every citizen’s right to vote” today, reports CNN. In the crucial early primary state of South Carolina,…
Tens Of Thousands Of Californians Are About To Get Their Voting Rights Restored
SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thousands of California residents will soon have their voting rights restored as the state drops its appeal of a ruling that found the state could…
Clinton Lawyer Marc Elias Among Those Behind Major New Voting Rights Lawsuit in Wisconsin
Here is how the complaint for the lawsuit filed in federal court in Wisconsin begins: This lawsuit concerns the most fundamental of rights guaranteed citizens in our representative democracy—the right to…
DC Circuit Reverses District Court Decision Denying Crossroads GPS’ Motion To Intervene In Public Citizen v. FEC
Crossroads GPS, the beneficiary of a favorable decision by the Federal Election Commission, moved to intervene as a defendant in a suit challenging the Commission’s ruling. The district court denied…
Voting machine password hacks as easy as ‘abcde’, details Virginia state report
Touchscreen voting machines used in numerous elections between 2002 and 2014 used “abcde” and “admin” as passwords and could easily have been hacked from the parking lot outside the polling…
The Inside Story Of How Citizens United Has Changed Washington Lawmaking
When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy cast the deciding vote to gut a century of campaign finance law, he assured the public that the unlimited corporate spending he was ushering…
IRS Almost Never Audits ‘Dark Money’ Nonprofits, Documents Show
When Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate in November, they could thank dozens of conservative “dark money” nonprofit groups for spending nearly $130 million to boost their preferred candidates…
Victory For POE, VR: Electronic Voting Machines Shutting Down Nationwide
After years of controversy and concerns for election integrity, electronic voting machines may finally be relegated to the ranks of a costly and failed experiment. States have abandoned electronic voting…
Court Strikes Down GOP-Backed Voting Restrictions In North Carolina
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered a lower court to block two new voting restrictions in North Carolina, saying there was “no doubt” the measures would disenfranchise…