Feb 11 Lawyer: Pro-Trump mindset behind 8-year voter fraud sentence By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Rosa Maria Ortega, 37, was convicted in Fort Worth this week on two felony counts of illegal voting over allegations that she improperly cast a ballot five times between 2005 and 2014. Continue reading
Feb 09 Republican state lawmakers push for restrictions on voting By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Lawmakers in at least 20 mostly Republican-led states are pushing to make it harder to register or to vote. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump to launch investigation into unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president will sign the order in the Oval Office. There is no evidence to support Trump's claims. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 6:19 News Wrap: Trump takes steps on border wall, immigration crackdown By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump signed two executive orders at the Department of Homeland Security, ordering construction of a Mexican border wall, and taking other actions aimed at illegal immigration. Also, the White House distanced itself from reports… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Will Trump talk of voter fraud threaten legitimate voter rights? By PBS News Hour President Trump made the issue of voter fraud a rallying cry during his campaign. Now President Trump is still claiming -- with zero evidence and GOP resistance -- that millions of illegal votes were cast for Hillary Clinton and announcing… Continue watching
Jan 23 AP report: Trump advances false claim that 3-5 million voted illegally By Ken Thomas, Erica Werner, Associated Press Throughout the campaign, Trump pushed false claims about the propensity of voter fraud, telling his supporters the election had been "rigged" against him. Continue reading
Nov 29 AP fact check: How do Trump’s voter fraud allegations hold up? By Associated Press Not only did he present no evidence to back up those claims — there apparently isn't any. Asked to provide supporting evidence on Monday, Trump's transition team pointed only to past charges of irregularities in voter registration. There has been… Continue reading
Nov 09 Voters encounter problems, but not the ones most feared By Derek Willis, ProPublica For all of the ways the 2016 presidential election was extraordinary - particularly Donald Trump’s repeated assertion that the vote was being “rigged” - the actual balloting on Tuesday was largely without serious incident. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 5:32 Are voters having problems at the polls? By PBS News Hour The integrity of the election has been a major theme this election season. William Brangham speaks with Jessica Huseman of ProPublica about lines and security at the polls, what we are seeing in terms of voter intimidation, who’s allowed to… Continue watching
Nov 08 Here’s how hackers might mess with electronic voting on Election Day By Nsikan Akpan Here's what to watch for on Election Day in case hackers decide to sway the vote. Continue reading