Voter Fraud

Republicans Fail To Overturn Order Targeting Voter Intimidation In New Jersey

AP | BILL NEWILL | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey has denied a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order ai...

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.

5 British Troops Killed By Afghan Cop, Says UK Military

AP | ELENA BECATOROS and DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 11.04.2009 | World


KABUL — The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and po...

Karzai Effectively Handed 2nd Term After Abdullah Drops From Afghan Election

AP | HEIDI VOGT and ROBERT H. REID | Posted 11.02.2009 | World


KABUL — President Hamid Karzai effectively secured a second term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administ...

Abdullah Withdraws From Afghan Election

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.01.2009 | World


President Hamid Karzai's rival in the second round of the Afghan presidential election has announced that he is withdrawing from the poll....

Karzai Rules Out Afghan Power Share Before Afghan Election Runoff

Washington Post | Joshua Partlow and Pamela Constable | Posted 10.25.2009 | World


President Hamid Karzai's team shifted aggressively into campaign mode Saturday and ruled out any possibility of a power-sharing deal with challenger A...

Kai Eide: UN Official Defends Afghanistan Election Despite Widespread Fraud

Los Angeles Times | Laura King | Posted 10.12.2009 | World


Days before the outcome of Afghanistan's contentious presidential vote was expected to be announced, the head of the United Nations mission in the cou...

Pawlenty Demands State Sever All Ties To ACORN -- But There Are None

Minnesota Star Tribune | Bob Von Sternberg | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Gov. Tim Pawlenty today joined the chorus of disapproval aimed at the ACORN community organizing group, ordering that state agencies "stop all state f...

Afghanistan Election: Abdullah Abdullah Calls For Criminal Inquiry Into Vote Rigging

Times Online | James Hider in Kabul | Posted 11.13.2009 | World


Afghanistan's opposition leader has called for a criminal investigation into allegations of massive vote rigging in last month's elections -- and accu...

Afghan Election: Pressure Mounts For Karzai To Strike A Deal

The Observer | Declan Walsh | Posted 11.12.2009 | World


Five US soldiers were among dozens killed in a wave of violence in Afghanistan as pressure grew on President Hamid Karzai last night to strike a power...

Afghanistan Election: Partial Recount Ordered By U.N.-Backed Panel

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 11.08.2009 | World


KABUL — A U.N.-backed commission found "convincing evidence" of fraud Tuesday in Afghanistan's presidential election and ordered a recount of su...

Deadly Afghan Air Strike Prompts US-German Rift; More Reports Of Voter Fraud

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


An air strike by U.S. fighter jets that appears to have killed Afghan civilians could turn into a major dispute for NATO allies Germany and the United...

Voter Irregularities for Senior Advisor to President Obama?

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

Peter M. Rouse, one of three men listed as 'Senior Advisor' to President Barack Obama apparently voted as absentee in Alaska as recently as the 2008 election in violation of Alaskan election laws

This Fourth of July, the Quest to Save Democracy Continues

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 08.03.2009 | Media


John Wellington Ennis

Just because the black guy won in November doesn't mean election fraud, voter suppression, and systematic disenfranchisement is gone.

Arthur Delaney

Millions Wasted On Voter Registration In 2008 Election: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


Local counties wasted millions of dollars in cumbersome, error-ridden voter registration processes in the 2008 election, a new study finds. A survey...

The Be Like Me Party: Brown's Comments on Asian-American Names Translates to Bigotry in All Languages

Rachel Farris | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Rachel Farris

In the Texas House this week, it was Take Your Bigoted Representative to Work Day. For North Texas residents, that resulted in the softly-coiffed and loudly-talkin' Republican Betty Brown once again putting the proverbial Chico's pump in her mouth.

Man Committed Voter Fraud To Fulfill Dying Wife's Obama Wish

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics


MADISON, Wis. — A man said Wednesday that he voted in his late wife's name in November to fulfill her dying wish to cast a ballot for Barack Oba...

KY Election Officials Arrested, Charged With 'Changing Votes at E-Voting Machines'

Brad Friedman | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics


Brad Friedman

Will the voting machine company representatives out there continue to report that no election has ever been manipulated via an electronic voting system?

Identity Crisis: Voter Suppression Legislation Hits Texas

Rachel Farris | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


Rachel Farris

Voter fraud in Texas is not any sort of epidemic. The voter-ID bill is designed to deter thousands of indigent, disabled and elderly voters, who might not have a form of photo identification, from voting.

Exclusive: The New Voter Fraud Complaint Filed in CT Against the GOP's Ann Coulter

Brad Friedman | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


Brad Friedman

An official state investigation is now underway into multiple voter fraud charges against Rightwing author and one-time attorney Ann Coulter in Connecticut.

Ann Coulter Under Investigation For Voter Fraud

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics


The New York Daily News reports that Ann Coulter is under investigation by the Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission for allegedly voting in th...

Lying Voter Fraud D.A. Also a Racist?

Mike Stark | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


Mike Stark

In the past week I've learned that the power of the prosecutor is extraordinary. If he decides not to charge, there's not a thing anyone can say or do about it.

Coleman's Recount Shenanigans

Eric Hananoki | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Eric Hananoki

Coleman's repeated attempts to stop the recount and tarnish the process are not only undemocratic, they're examples of why Minnesotans -- and the nation -- should hope the recount finds for Franken.

Jason Linkins

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Pushes Back On Voter Fraud Allegations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media


[Via Newshounds] On last night's edition of Hannity and Colmes, the show's hosts took up the issue of the ongoing Minnesota Senate race, with Sean Han...