Mike Rogers Revives the GOP’s 1981 Voter Intimidation Playbook

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vp-rmfDBDRI

 

Judge restricts DHS field operations for noncitizen voters : NPR

In a 19-page order late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, an appointee of President Joe Biden, wrote that the federal government was using "flawed" data in the initiative and that its efforts likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/10/22/nx-s1-6012682/judge-dhs-noncitizen-voting-operations

 

Senators Sound Alarm on Voter Intimidation in Nursing Homes – Mother Jones

The new guidance removes suggestions of specific ways nursing home staff can help residents vote—providing transportation to polling places, for example—and instead threatens staff with fraud investigations if they “engage in inappropriate coercion or other violations of residents’ rights.”…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/senators-sound-alarm-on-voter-intimidation-in-nursing-homes/

 

Leah Greenberg, Co-Founder of Indivisible, On Mobilizing and Hope (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad is joined by Leah Greenberg, co-founder of Indivisible, for a powerful conversation about the unprecedented scale of grassroots mobilization since the Trump administration and the importance of finding a local organizing home. They discuss historic mass protests like “Hands Off” and “No King’s Day,” which saw millions gather across thousands of towns, and explore the effectiveness of protest and advocacy when paired with strategy.

Leah introduces Indivisible’s ambitious 1 Million Rising initiative to train people in nonviolent resistance and organizing, highlighting the urgency of preparing for authoritarian tactics such as voter intimidation and election subversion. They also cover the stakes of upcoming elections, threats to voting rights, and the need for a unifying narrative that inspires hope and authentic engagement with voters.

The conversation emphasizes the power of digital organizing, including Indivisible’s new “Truth and Share” tool, while underscoring that sustained, community-based action is essential to resisting authoritarianism and securing the future of democracy.
Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/leah-greenberg-co-founder-of-indivisible-on-mobilizing-and-hope/

Florida teen with machete arrested for voter intimidation at polling place - ABC News

In a press conference after the arrest, Neptune Beach Police Chief Michael J. Key said Williams "brandished a machete in an aggressive, threatening posture over his head" at two women, ages 71 and 54...

https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-teen-machete-arrested-voter-intimidation-polling-place/story

Justice Dept. to monitor voting in Ohio county over intimidation concerns - The Washington Post

The move comes after the county sheriff urged the public to report addresses displaying signs supporting Kamala Harris...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10/15/portage-county-ohio-sheriff-voting/

U.S. Justice Dept backs voter intimidation lawsuit in Arizona | Reuters

The Justice Department, in its "statement of interest," said it believed it would be possible to issue a narrowly tailored injunction without violating First Amendment guarantees...

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-dept-backs-voter-intimidation-lawsuit-arizona-2022-10-31/

'Show up armed' to protect election observers, Michigan candidate suggests

…The statement drew vocal opposition from Democrats. Nessel, the state's top law enforcement official, said the use of firearms to intimidate voters is illegal. "Engaging in such conduct will result in arrest & prosecution," Nessel tweeted…

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/31/show-up-armed-protect-election-observers-michigan-candidate-suggests/9284654002/

FCC proposes robocalling fine against Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman - The Washington Post

… The pair were charged with four felonies in Michigan last year for allegedly intimidating voters with robocalls that spread inaccurate messages about voting by mail. Similarly, the FCC investigation found that robocall messages sent on Aug. 26 and Sept. 14, 2020, said voting by mail would mean "personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debts."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/24/fcc-robocall-fine/

Pistols, a Hearse and Trucks Playing Chicken: Why Some Voters Felt Harassed and Intimidated at the Polls — ProPublica

Across the country, people complained about threats, aggressive electioneering and racist language both at early voting locations and on Election Day. We've corroborated some of those accounts...

https://www.propublica.org/article/pistols-a-hearse-and-trucks-playing-chicken-why-some-voters-felt-harassed-and-intimidated-at-the-polls

‘Armed individuals’ turned people away from Oregon ballot box: legal watchdog – Raw Story

Authorities are looking into reports of voter intimidation in Springfield, Oregon, after a letter from the legal director of Georgetown University Law Center's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection was sent to multiple media outlets alleging that armed groups turned voters away from a ballot drop box, The Oregonian reports...

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/armed-individuals-turned-people-away-from-oregon-ballot-box-legal-watchdog/

Man arrested after allegedly threatening black volunteer at N.C. polling site - The Washington Post

Derek Partee, a retired homicide detective who now lives in North Carolina, said the incident occurred after he noticed a suspicious group lurking at the polls. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/26/man-arrested-after-allegedly-threatening-black-volunteer-nc-polling-site-during-early-voting/

“This is voter suppression”: black seniors in Georgia ordered off of bus to the polls - Vox

Voting rights advocates are accusing local officials of voter intimidation after the incident. ....
https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/10/17/17990110/georgia-senior-citizens-bus-removal-black-voters-matter-suppression

Almost 3,500 Coloradans Cancel Voter Registrations Over Fraud Commission Fears -- Slate

Thousands of Colorado residents have canceled their voter registrations, afraid that President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission would publicly release private information. In total, 3,394 Coloradans have canceled their registration since the White House began requesting that the states hand over data on voters. Although that represents a mere 0.09 percent of the 3.7 million voters who are registered in the state, officials still call the figure surprising and unprecedented, reports the Denver Post....
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/07/15/almost_3_500_coloradans_cancel_voter_registrations_over_fraud_commission.html

The Insecurity Of America's Old And Underfunded Voting Systems (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Cybersecurity reporter Kim Zetter warns that our election systems, including our voting machines, are vulnerable to hacking: "We can't rule out that elections haven't already been manipulated."
Interview:
http://www.npr.org/2017/07/20/538312605/the-insecurity-of-americas-old-and-underfunded-voting-systems

Trump's Voter Fraud Commission Kicks Off

The White House’s voter fraud commission meets for the first time this week. There’s a big backlash across the country. We’ll get the whole story.

Interview: 

http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/07/20/trumps-voter-fraud-commission-kicks-off

Trump Really Puts The 'Fraud' In Voter Fraud Commission

The President is moving forward with his Voter Fraud Commission based on the hard evidence of widespread voter fraud that doesn't exist.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/uNGfPjP05FE

Trump Tells His Voter Fraud Panel: Find Me ‘Something’ -- The Daily Beast: Donald

Give President Trump credit. He's invented a new kind of political gaffe. It was on display at the first meeting of the voter fraud commission held at the White House today, when he blurted out a real motive for the whole sorry exercise: to find "something." ....
http://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-tells-his-voter-fraud-panel-find-me-something

White House releases sensitive personal information of voters -- The Washington Post

...Unfortunately for these voters and others who wrote in, the Trump administration did not redact any of their personal information from the emails before releasing them to the public. In some cases, the emails contain not only names, but email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers and places of employment of people worried about such information being made available to the public...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/14/white-house-releases-sensitive-personal-information-of-voters-worried-about-their-sensitive-personal-information/

Election Experts See Flaws In Trump Voter Commission's Plan To Smoke Out Fraud -- TPM

Vice President Mike Pence's office has confirmed the White House commission on voter fraud intends to run the state voter rolls it has requested against federal databases to check for potential fraudulent registration. Experts say the plan is certain to produce thousands of false positives that could distort the understanding of the potential for fraud, especially given the limited data states have agreed to turn over. ...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/election-experts-flaws-trump-voter-commission-plan