[EL] more news 10/21/16

Fri Oct 21 17:26:59 PDT 2016

If Today’s Internet Outage/Hacking Was a Dry Run for Election Day, Things Could Get Very Bad<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87926>
Posted on October 21, 2016 4:52 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87926> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Earlier I suggested<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87890> that today’s Internet hack which disrupted things could be a dry-run for election day. The NY Times now reports<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/business/internet-problems-attack.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news> the pernicious and widespread nature of this attack:
And in a troubling development, the attack appears to have relied on hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices like cameras and home routers that have been infected — without their owners’ knowledge — with software that allows hackers to command them to flood a target with overwhelming traffic.
Security researchers have long warned that the increasing number of devices being hooked up to the internet, the so-called Internet of Things, would present an enormous security issue. And the assault on Friday, security researchers say, is only a glimpse of how those devices can be used for online attacks.
Suppose this is Russia or another foreign or domestic actor intent on disrupting our elections, and suppose the next attack presents a greater series of outages.  Here’s the kind of stuff that could potentially be disrupted on Election Day:

  1.  Emails, messages, and telephone calls (over VOIP, at least) to and from election officials and volunteers dealing with problems at polling places that inevitably pop up (ballot problems, polling place problems)
  2.  Voters obtaining correct information on where and when to vote, and polling place problems
  3.  Accurate journalistic reports of voting, vote totals, problems at the polls
  4.  Law enforcement activities that may be necessary if there are acts of voter intimidation or other problems
  5.  Lots of everyday other features of daily life, from electricity, to traffic control, to emergency services, and to the rest of what is connected to the internet grid
If there are significant problems with people being able to vote on Election Day, this could lead to court lawsuits to keep polls open late, or even to extend voting to a different day, potentially throwing the results of not just the presidential election but numerous elections into question.
Further, a wide internet outage on any day could create a situation for uncertainty and the spread of misinformation. This is especially dangerous on an election day where between the Trump’s campaign charges of rigging and Russian and other interference with our process.
Let’s hope our cyber defenses are good, and that people act rationally and calmly in the event there are problems.

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Posted in chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, voting technology<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40>

Talking to Josh Marshall of TPM on His Podcast About Trump, Voter Fraud, and Election Rigging Nonsense<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87923>
Posted on October 21, 2016 4:16 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87923> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Josh:<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/my-new-podcast-episode-7>
 Concerned about voter suppression? Bands of feral Trumpers descending areas with large populations of black or Hispanic voters to harass and vet voters? Me too. So in Episode #7 of the Josh Marshall show I talked to my favorite election law expert<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcast/josh-marshall-show-episode-7-rick-hasen>, Professor Rick Hasen. Rick isn’t just an election law experts he’s one of the most knowledgable and vocal experts on bogus claims of ‘vote fraud’ and voters suppression. We talk about all these issues, incredibly pressing in the lead up to election day, in Episode #7 of the Josh Marshall Show<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcast/josh-marshall-show-episode-7-rick-hasen>.
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Hedge Fund Manager Gives $21 Million to Pro-Clinton Super-PAC, Pushing Campaign Finance Reform<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87920>
Posted on October 21, 2016 4:02 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87920> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Matea Gold<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/20/hedge-fund-manager-s-donald-sussman-gave-21-million-to-pro-clinton-super-pac-priorities-usa/?postshare=2991477015413912&tid=ss_tw> for WaPo on an unusual plutocrat:
The Florida-based investor said he has contributed $40 million to Democratic super PACs and allied groups in 2016, double what he had planned to spend at the beginning of the election. He said he was driven by the desire “to leave my children a better country” by helping elect candidates who will restructure a system that allows such huge donations in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision…
Sussman said he has had limited interaction with Clinton as she has made her second presidential run — just a quick conversation in which they discussed overhauling the campaign finance system. “I’m not into the face time with the politicians,” he said. “I have had a four-minute conversation with her, where she assured me this is a top priority.”
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

“Wyoming is requiring citizenship proof from naturalized voters”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87918>
Posted on October 21, 2016 3:54 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87918> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP:<http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming-is-requiring-citizenship-proof-from-naturalized-voters/article_420ad985-0d83-5842-8e0b-adbb695299eb.html>
The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office alerted county clerks to require an undetermined number of people to provide proof of citizenship before allowing them to vote, stirring anger from some who say it has deterred people from casting ballots.
State Election Director Kai Schon said some noncitizens can apply for driver’s licenses and that information did not make it into the voter registration system until recently, making it necessary to ask some people to show they are qualified to vote.
 I smell a lawsuit.  We had a similar case in Louisiana. <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=82515>
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

Voter Fraud as Part of Donald Trump’s Pre-Mortem and Excuse for His Losing Campaign<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87916>
Posted on October 21, 2016 3:50 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87916> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
From Jenna Johnson’s fabulous piece:<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-is-in-a-funk-bitter-hoarse-and-pondering-if-i-lose/2016/10/21/d944b518-97a3-11e6-bb29-bf2701dbe0a3_story.html?postshare=2591477088182692&tid=ss_tw>
The gloomy mood has extended to his signature rallies, which Trump used to find fun. He would bound onto rally stages bursting with energy and a sense of excitement that intensified as the crowds chanted his name and cheered his every word. He would regularly schedule press conferences, call into news shows and chat with reporters, eager to spar with them. He would say politically incorrect things and then watch his polling numbers soar. He used to be the winner.
But no more. In recent days, Trump has tried to explain away his slide in the polls as a conspiracy carried out by the media, Democrats and Republicans. If he loses, it will be because he was cheated, Trump has repeatedly told his supporters, urging them to go to polling places in neighborhoods other than their own and “watch.”
Trump’s supporters have concocted elaborate explanations for why he might lose that often involve massive voter fraud conducted by Democrats who bus undocumented immigrants and people posing as those who have died to battleground states to vote illegally. There are also fears that election results in some states will be tampered with, and Trump’s backers have cheered his promise to challenge the election results if he doesn’t win.
“Since we can’t check to see if you voted in three states, you will. If you want to vote in three states, you will,” said Larry Lewis, 67, a former electrician who lives in Hendersonville, N.C., who doesn’t know anyone who has committed voter fraud but has gotten up to speed on the issue thanks to talk radio. “I mean, that is human nature. I have ultimate faith in human nature.”
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Posted in chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, fraudulent fraud squad<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>

“Disclosure can encourage political speech”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87914>
Posted on October 21, 2016 3:42 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87914> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Abby Wood and Michael Gilbert in the Hill:<http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/campaign/302152-disclosure-can-encourage-political-speech>
Disclosure can encourage speech. It provides information on candidates’ positions—are they supported by environmentalists or coal? The answer can energize voters who previously lumped the candidates together, causing them to speak in favor or against. Disclosure can also lend credence to candidates’ stump speeches. You say you support immigration reform, but will you follow through? A record of support from immigration activists convinces voters the answer is yes, so they give money. Finally, disclosure promotes association. Why settle for a yard sign when you can signal your support for a candidate to the entire world?
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

“In the Nixon-Humphrey election, I refused to vote for the ‘lesser of two evils.’ That was a mistake”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87912>
Posted on October 21, 2016 3:39 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87912> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
My colleague Henry Weinstein has written this LA Times oped.<http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-weinstein-humphrey-nixon-election-20161021-snap-story.html>

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Posted in campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, third parties<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=47>

“‘Bush v. Gore’ Lawyers Sound Off on Trump’s Debate Comments”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87910>
Posted on October 21, 2016 3:34 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87910> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Zoe Tillman for Law.com.<http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/10/21/bush-v-gore-lawyers-sound-off-on-trumps-debate-comments/?kw=%E2%80%98Bush%20v.%20Gore%E2%80%99%20Lawyers%20Sound%20Off%20on%20Trump%27s%20Debate%20Comments&et=editorial&bu=National%20Law%20Journal&cn=20161021&src=EMC-Email&pt=Legal%20Times%20Afternoon%20Update>
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Posted in Bush v. Gore reflections<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=5>, campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

Libertarian Party of CO Challenging State’s Ballot Selfie Law<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87908>
Posted on October 21, 2016 3:30 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87908> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release.<https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-libertarian-party-of-colorado/press-release-lpco-board-member-challenges-colorados-ballot-selfie-law/1321976347814604>
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Posted in campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

Today’s Must-Read: “How Charges of Voter Fraud Became a Political Strategy”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87906>
Posted on October 21, 2016 2:30 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87906> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Michael Wines with the absolute must-read <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/us/how-charges-of-voter-fraud-became-a-political-strategy.html> in the NYT:
In asserting that the presidential election has been rigged against him and casting accusations of widespread voter fraud, Donald J. Trump has tapped deep into an increasingly prevalent theme of Republican Party politics: that Democrats try to steal elections, not win them.
It is the culmination of roughly two decades of alarms, investigations and political gamesmanship in which remarkably little voter fraud has been documented, but the conviction that it is widespread has gone from a fringe notion to an article of faith for many Republicans.
The Republican focus on voter fraud dates to the late 1990s, when the 1993 National Voter Registration Act — the “motor-voter” law — was put in place. Republicans in particular, but some election administrators as well, began to complain that registering had become too easy and ill supervised to spot ineligible voters.
The stakes for both parties in election rules and who gets to vote became glaringly clear in 2000, when a 537-vote court-challenged victory in Florida’s presidential election sent George W. Bush to the White House.
In the same election, accusations of voter fraud became a volatile issuein Missouri<http://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/missouri-2000>. Republicans claimed that Democrats in St. Louis were trying to steal that state’s Senate election after lawyers for Al Gore’s campaign won a court order keeping the city’s polls open late to accommodate voters who had been wrongly removed from the rolls.
And issues of race, often a subtext in Republican charges of fraud, were accentuated by the election of the nation’s first black president in 2008. Republicans accusations of voter fraud, as in St. Louis, have frequently been directed at minority groups in cities such as Philadelphia and Chicago. The issue now thrives in the hothouse of the internet, where corrections of fact and debunkings rarely catch up with the claims they address.
Mr. Trump’s pronouncement “did not come out of thin air,” Richard L. Hasen, an election law expert and professor at the University of California, Irvine, said in an interview. “It is, in fact, an often-repeated theme by those on the right who have been claiming, especially since 2000, that Democrats are stealing elections with voter fraud.”
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

On KCRW’s To the Point: “Would Divided Government Mean Gridlock?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87904>
Posted on October 21, 2016 2:16 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87904> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I was a guest o<http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/to-the-point/would-divided-government-mean-gridlock>n this show with the great Warren Olney:
GOP candidates point with alarm at Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court nominees, free college tuition and “Big Government” that’s bigger than ever. Advocates for Republicans are almost saying it out loud: Hillary Clinton is likely to be America’s next President. That’s got them campaigning to maintain a divided government. Are they selling government by checks and balances in hopes of gridlock and four years of a Democratic president who can’t get anything done? Is that what voters really want?
Guests:
Bob Cusack<http://www.kcrw.com/people/bob-cusack>, Editor-in-Chief of The Hill (@BobCusack<http://twitter.com/@BobCusack>)
Rick Hasen<http://www.kcrw.com/people/rick-hasen>, Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine (@rickhasen<http://twitter.com/@rickhasen>)
Norm Ornstein<http://www.kcrw.com/people/norm-ornstein>, Author, Congressional Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute(@NormOrnstein<http://twitter.com/@NormOrnstein>)
Reed Galen<http://www.kcrw.com/people/reed-galen>, Republican Political Consultant (@reedgalen<http://twitter.com/@reedgalen>)
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Posted in campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, Supreme Court<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

“The Latest Subject Of A James O’Keefe Sting Wants The Full Videos Released”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87902>
Posted on October 21, 2016 2:10 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87902> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Sam Stein reports<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/james-okeefe-sting-operation_us_580a5ee1e4b000d0b1568093?okqezte3gqz5dygb9> for HuffPo.
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Posted in campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

“Could Donald Trump Reject the Election Results? Yes. Would It Do Any Good? Nope.”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87900>
Posted on October 21, 2016 1:47 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87900> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Nick Corasaniti has written this article<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/us/politics/donald-trump-election-results.html> for the NYT.
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Message from John Ryder to RNC Members to Avoid Getting Tagged As Engaging in Poll Watching Because of Consent Decree<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87898>
Posted on October 21, 2016 11:27 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87898> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This is the text of an email that went out to RNC folks (why this matters)<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=85289>:
RNC Members,
Please take a few minutes to read this important information.  With early and absentee voting under way and Election Day approaching, I wanted to remind you of the restrictions placed on the RNC by the consent decree in the case Democratic National Committee v. Republican National Committee.
The Consent Decree prohibits the RNC – or anyone acting on the RNC’s behalf – from engaging in “ballot security” activity, which includes, but is not limited to, efforts to prevent or remedy vote fraud, unless advance notice is given to the DNC and the U.S. District Court that enforces the Consent Decree grants permission.
The effect is that no RNC employees or RNC members acting in their capacity as members may engage in any way with certain Election Day and pre-Election Day activities.  Examples of things you are prohibited from doing in your role as an RNC member include:
·       Preparing challenge lists
·       Poll watching
·       Recruiting or training poll watchers
·       Making contact with voters at the polls
·       Taking pictures or recording video at poll sites
·       Informing potential voters that vote fraud is a crime
·       Assisting, training or advising others who are participating in any of these activities
·       Recruiting others to participate any of these activities
The prohibition on the RNC’s involvement in these activities also means that no RNC resources may be used for these activities, and that you may not use your RNC title, letterhead, business cards, or other indicia of RNC membership in connection with these activities.
If the RNC is found to violate the Consent Decree, its provisions will extend for another eight years.  Currently, it is set to expire in December 17, and I ask your full cooperation in making sure that it is not extended.
Given the seriousness of the Consent Decree and the severe consequences of a violation, you are encouraged not to engage in “ballot security” activities even in your personal, state party, or campaign capacity.  If you elect to do so, please be aware that the RNC in no way sanctions your activity.  You are not an agent of the RNC for any such purpose.
Adherence to the Consent Decree is of the utmost importance.  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Best regards,
John Ryder
General Counsel
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“Inside Congress’s Mind”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87896>
Posted on October 21, 2016 10:50 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87896> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
John Manning has posted this draft <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2849256> on SSRN (Columbia Law Review). Here is the abstract:
In recent years, most would associate “intent skepticism” with the rise of modern textualism. In fact, however, many diverse approaches — legal realism, modern pragmatism, Dworkinian constructivism, and even Legal Process purposivism — all build on the common theme that a complex, multimember body such as Congress lacks any subjective intention about the kind of difficult issues that typically find their way into court. From that starting point, competing approaches have tended to focus on which interpretive method will promote appropriate conceptions of legislative supremacy and the role of the courts in our constitutional system. The debates, in recent years, between textualists and modern defenders of Legal Process purposivism (such as Professor Peter Strauss) nicely illustrate that emphasis.
A new generation of empirical scholarship, however, has raised questions about the intent skepticism that has long framed the interpretation debate. Most prominently, Professors Abbe Gluck and Lisa Bressman conducted an extensive survey of the understandings and practices of 137 members of the congressional staff who are engaged in legislative drafting. According to the authors, the resultant findings show, inter alia, that some interpretive approaches cannot be squared with legislative intentions while others nicely reflect such intentions. Ultimately, however, this Essay concludes that the study’s findings, although illuminating, do not alter the baseline of intent skepticism against which the statutory debate has proceeded. Indeed, the very idea of legislative intent remains unintelligible without a normative framework that structures what should count as Congress’s decision.

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“Can You Carry a Gun to a Polling Place? As Trump riles up his supporters, a look at what constitutes illegal voter intimidation.”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87894>
Posted on October 21, 2016 10:47 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87894> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Dahlia Lithwick and Raymond Vasvari <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/10/what_constitutes_illegal_voter_intimidation.html> for Slate.
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Posted in chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

“Fear-Mongering about Citizens United Undermines Faith in Elections”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87892>
Posted on October 21, 2016 10:09 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87892> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Mona Charen<http://www.nationalreview.com/article/441294/hillary-clinton-citizens-united-argument-stokes-fears-about-dark-money-elections> for National Review.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme Court<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

Twitter, Other Services Down Today: A Precursor to Election Day Dirty Tricks?<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87890>
Posted on October 21, 2016 9:50 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87890> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Call me paranoid. But I worry this is a dry run<http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/21/major-websites-across-east-coast-knocked-out-in-apparent-ddos-attack.html> (from Russia?) for more election day shenanigans.
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Posted in chicanery<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>

Trump’s Campaign Manager Said She Misspoke About Poll Watching with the RNC<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87888>
Posted on October 21, 2016 9:10 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87888> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
TPM<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/why-the-rnc-desperately-needs-to-not-getting-dragged-into-trump-s-poll-watcher-talk>:
During MSNBC’s post-debate coverage that spanned into the early hours of the Thursday morning, Washington Post reporter Bob Costa remarked on something Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told him in the spin room about how the campaign was doing to crack down on “voter fraud.”
“She said that she is actively working with the national committee, the official party, and campaign lawyers to monitor precincts around the country,” Costa said, in a discussion about how Republicans were handling Trump’s rigged election claims.
While it was easy to see the contemporary ramifications of Conway tying Trump’s rigged election claims to the official party apparatus, Ben Ginsberg — the staid Republican lawyer who was also on the MSNBC panel — jumped in to bring up the decades-old decree.
“That’s a huge problem for the Republican Party,” Ginsberg said. “The Republican National Committee is under a consent decree that severely limits its election day activities because of some actions back in the ‘80s.”…
There has been some debate as to whether Trump’s actions already were enough to get the RNC in trouble, if he was interpreted to be an agent of the RNC or acting on its behalf, as Rick Hasen, a professor at the UC-Irvine School of Law, has posited on his Election Law Blog.<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=85289>..
“The RNC does not work with any campaign at any level on so-called ballot security efforts and will not do so,” Lindsay Walters, a spokeswoman for the RNC, said in a statement to TPM. “We are completely focused on getting out the vote for the Republican ticket.”
Costa told TPM via email that Conway called him back later to tell him she was mistaken about the RNC’s involvement.
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Posted in fraudulent fraud squad<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>, The Voting Wars<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>

“The mechanics of Donald Trump’s rejection of November’s results just got a little more fleshed out”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87886>
Posted on October 21, 2016 8:58 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87886> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Philip Bump<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/21/the-mechanics-of-donald-trumps-rejection-of-novembers-results-just-got-a-little-more-fleshed-out/> for The Fix.
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Posted in Uncategorized<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

NC Racial Gerrymandering Decisions Featured in Ad Against NC Justice Edmunds<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87884>
Posted on October 21, 2016 8:13 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87884> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Watch.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAojaAfbwgs&app=desktop>
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Posted in judicial elections<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>, redistricting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>

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