On AlterNet: voter fraud

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "voter fraud"

Republican Lawyers Group's Own Study Undercuts Vote Fraud Claims

Debbie Hines, Huffington Post. December 14, 2011.

A Republican National Lawyers Association effort to discredit the NAACP backfires by showing voter fraud - impersonating other voters - barely occurs.

3 Organizations Take Up Where ACORN Left Off

Jake Blumgart, AlterNet. August 24, 2011.

After conservatives successfully dismantled ACORN, these groups are picking up the slack in empowering the poor and disenfranchised of America.

Did Mitt Romney, Ann Coulter, Jon Huntsman Commit Voter Fraud?

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog. June 14, 2011.

Maybe rich Republicans, not ACORN, should have been the targets of voter fraud prevention efforts.

Baseless Claims of Voter Fraud Whip Tea Partiers into a Paranoid Frenzy

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 31, 2010.

Between 2002 and 2005, there were a grand total of 26 proven cases of voter fraud.

The Big "Leftist Voter Fraud" Lie Exposed

Jill C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: Politics. June 19, 2009.

Acorn, hunh?

Rove's IT Guru Warned of Sabotage Before Fatal Plane Crash; Was Set to Testify

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. December 22, 2008.

Mike Connell, the chief IT consultant to Karl Rove, reportedly asked for protective custody from the government before he died.

How Electronic Voting Machines Could Steal Our Democracy

DJK, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. October 30, 2008.

Don't think for a second that this couldn't happen.

The Myth of Voter Fraud

Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent. October 28, 2008.

The Republicans' partisan pursuit of an unlikely Election Day crime.

McCain Employing GOP Operative Accused of Voter Registration Fraud

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. October 20, 2008.

John McCain's campaign has directed $175,000 to the firm of a Republican operative accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states.

ACORN Office Vandalized After McCain Comment

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet: PEEK. October 17, 2008.

McClatchy Newspapers is reporting that ACORN offices have been vandalized and workers threatened after McCain attacking the group in the last debate.

Probe of DOJ Political Firings Enters Dangerous Phase

David Iglesias, Huffington Post AlterNet: Election 2008. October 14, 2008.

A U.S. Attorney fired for not prosecuting voter fraud says a new special counsel could bring indictments of top Bush administration officials.

"Even the President Got Involved": Sordid New Revelations About the U.S. Attorney Firings

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 2, 2008.

As a new special prosecutor is assigned to probe the firings, stunning details emerge -- including Alberto Gonzales's fake notes.

Another Washington Whitewash: The IG Report on Bush's U.S. Attorney Firings

Bob Bauer, More Hard Money Soft Law. October 1, 2008.

A noted Democratic Party election lawyer says the recent Justice Department inspector general report skips the hard questions.

The Republican Party: Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote

Booman, Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. September 12, 2008.

Of course, that's only in swing states. Feel free to lose your home and keep your vote in Utah, Wyoming, etc.

Ann Coulter, Vote Fraud Criminal

Brad Friedman, Brad Blog AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. August 20, 2008.

As Fox News makes more noise about Democratic voter fraud, it ignores its own pundit's record of illegal voting.

Justice Department to Question Former Lawyers in Politicization Probe

Murray Waas, Huffington Post. August 6, 2008.

As the Bush era comes to a close, the Justice Department starts to question the administration's selective enforcement of voting rights law.

Republican Campaign Against Likely Democratic Voters Begins

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. July 2, 2008.

The GOP’s latest accusations are long on rhetoric but short on facts.

McCain Camp Says It Will Scale Back GOP Voter Suppression Tactics

Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic. June 26, 2008.

But Obama’s top campaign lawyer is skeptical the GOP can break with its past.

Voting Rights Lawyers Defeat Texas' Bogus Voter Fraud Prosecutions

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. May 29, 2008.

Texas Attorney General agrees to settlement that would have blocked his prior prosecutions.

Bush Operative Pushes Voter-ID Law

Jason Leopold, Consortium News. May 14, 2008.

Mark “Thor” Hearne is working to enact an amendment that may suppress the vote in the key battleground state of Missouri this November.

As Election Nears, Supreme Court Upholds Repressive Voter ID Law

Brennan Center for Justice, AlterNet. April 28, 2008.

It is more important now than ever for lawmakers across the country to pass laws protecting the right to vote.

Pennsylvania's Primary: Paperless and Unverifiable

Verified Voting FoundationApril 16, 2008.

Most of Pennsylvania's voters live in counties that use electronic voting. There is no way to ensure that their votes will be counted.

The Republican War on Voting

Art Levine, The American Prospect. April 4, 2008.

The Republican Party is trying to suppress low-income minority votes by propagating the myth of voter fraud.

Pennsylvania, State of Denial

Marybeth Kuznik, VotePA. April 2, 2008.

Pennsylvania officials need to recognize the dangers of electronic voting.

Texas Prosecutes Little Old Ladies for Voter Fraud

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 31, 2008.

State's Attorney General has prosecuted Democrats who help seniors vote by mail while ignoring documented Republican ballot box stuffing.