By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb | CNN Republican officials across the country are reacting with increasing alarm to President Donald Trump’s attacks on ballot papers, saying that his unsubstantiated claims of fraud in mass voting are already corroding the views of Republican voters, which ultimately may choose not to …
Read More »Kansas Congressman Steve Watkins Charged With Election Fraud
Republican Congressman Steve Watkins has been charged with voter fraud related to the November 2019 election, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced Tuesday. Watkins, who represents the second district of Kansas, now faces three felony charges and one misdemeanor. Kagay, a Republican, announced that Watkins has been accused of …
Read More »Federal appeals court upholds Wisconsin right to restrict voting hours
A three-judge federal appeals court panel confirmed several voting restrictions implemented by Wisconsin Republicans on Monday. The panel, all appointed by the Republican Party, allowed the state to restrict early voting hours and require 28 days of residence in a district to vote, instead of 10, The Associated Press reported. …
Read More »1 in 5 ballots rejected for NJ mail election fraud
Following allegations of widespread fraud, intimidation of voters, and theft of ballots in the May 12 municipal election in Paterson, NJ, State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal (pictured) announced Thursday that he is charging four men of electoral fraud, including the vice president of the City Council and a candidate …
Read More »Trump and Barr say voting by mail will generate fraud. Experts say that is not true
As election officials from both parties are expanding their mail-voting operations ahead of the November election, the president and attorney general are making unverified claims that foreign actors could alter those ballots. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Attorney General Bill Barr said voting by mail “absolutely opens …
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