[EL] If elections can be rigged...

[Schultz, David A.]

So the GOP controls the SoS in 28 states and in 7/11 swing states.  My
point is even stronger.

On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 3:35 PM, Brenda Wright <bwright at demos.org> wrote:

> Dems do not control NC anymore.  Hence all the vote suppression there.
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> *From:* law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:
> law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] *On Behalf Of *Schultz,
> David A.
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 18, 2016 4:10 PM
> *To:* law-election at uci.edu
> *Subject:* [EL] If elections can be rigged...
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> If elections can be rigged, either party can do it.  The secretary of
> state (or commonwealth) is the chief election officer in each state and
> they would have the ability to manipulate the election system to the
> benefit of their favored candidate.  Of the 50 states, 27 are Republican.
> Among the 11 swing states that are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Nevada,
> New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina,  Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
> Wisconsin, only four, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
> Wisconsin, are controlled by Democrats.  Republicans control nearly
> two-thirds of the secretaries of state in the critical swing states and
> presumably would not have an incentive to rig the election in favor of
> Clinton.
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David Schultz, Professor
Editor, Journal of Public Affairs Education (JPAE)
Hamline University
Department of Political Science
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MS B 1805
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
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http://davidschultz.efoliomn.com/
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http://schultzstake.blogspot.com/
Twitter:  @ProfDSchultz
My latest book:  Presidential Swing States:  Why Only Ten Matter
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739195246/Presidential-Swing-States-Why-Only-Ten-Matter
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