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Oct 28 2020
Analysis
Fear Of Voter Intimidation Is Its Own Voter Intimidation
In 1981, the Republican National Committee sent hundreds of armed, off-duty police officers to the polls in the state of New Jersey. Dressed in official-looking “National Ballot Security Task Force” armbands, they demanded voter registration cards from people waiting in line in heavily Black and Hispanic districts, turning some voters away and intimidating others into not voting at all.
FiveThirtyEight
Oct 28 2020
Analysis
Fear Of Voter Intimidation Is Its Own Voter Intimidation
In 1981, the Republican National Committee sent hundreds of armed, off-duty police officers to the polls in the state of New Jersey. Dressed in official-looking “National Ballot Security Task Force” armbands, they demanded voter registration cards from people waiting in line in heavily Black and Hispanic districts, turning some voters away and intimidating others into not voting at all.
FiveThirtyEight
Mar 23 2023
News
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to intimidating Black neighbors
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty Thursday to intimidating and interfering with Black residents who moved into a suburban Milwaukee apartment complex where he lived. William McDonald of West Allis faces up to 11 years in prison when he is sentenced on June 29, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Gregory Haanstad said. McDonald admitted that in March
San Francisco Chronicle
Nov 04 2022
Opinion
Opinion: Voter intimidation tactics reflect sense of entitlement
Let us apologize in advance to Barack Obama, who once wrote a book called “The Audacity of Hope.” You see, our subject today is what might be called the Caucacity of Nope.
The word is a new coinage, a portmanteau of “Caucasian” and “audacity” denoting a brand of white arrogance and entitlement that has become tiresomely familiar in recent years. It often plays out in episodes —
Leonard Pitts Jr
Mar 19 2023
News
DA weighing Trump charges won't be intimidated by rhetoric
NEW YORK – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as it nears a decision on charging the former president. Bragg sent an internal memo late Saturday hours after Trump unleashed a three-part, all-caps social media post in which he said he could be arrested
KSAT
Oct 21 2022
News
The DOJ Is Already Investigating Reports of Midterm Voter Intimidation
The Department of Justice is already investigating possible incidents of voter intimidation at drop boxes after voters reported that people monitoring voting locations harassed them and accused them of helping to steal the election.
The investigation was sparked by a report from an Arizona voter who felt they’d been intimidated while posting their ballot at a drop box in Maricopa County
Vice
Mar 19 2023
News
D.A. leading Trump case says rhetoric won't intimidate office
Manhattan Dist. Atty. Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office won’t be intimidated or deterred as it nears a decision on charging the former president. Bragg sent an internal memo late Saturday hours after Trump unleashed a three-part, all-caps social media post in which he said he could be arrested in the coming days
Los Angeles Times
Mar 21 2023
News
Manhattan DA's office says it won't be 'intimidated' by 'attempts to undermine the justice process'
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office responded to demands from House Republicans for documents related to its probe of former President Donald Trump, saying it "will not be intimidated by attempts to undermine the justice process, nor will we let baseless accusations deter us from fairly applying the law." In a statement released Tuesday, a spokesperson for Bragg said that "in
The Week - News
Nov 04 2022
News
Election Officials Prepare for Voter Intimidation, Threats at Midterm Polling Sites
In Arizona, after armed activists began monitoring ballot drop boxes, two Republican officials in Maricopa County issued an unusual joint statement to poll watchers: “Don’t dress in body armor to intimidate voters as they are legally returning their ballots.”
In Pennsylvania, the Democrat who oversees the state’s elections has embarked on a public speaking tour to explain why delays and
Wall Street Journal (News)
Mar 24 2023
News
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to intimidating Black neighbors with written threats and slashed tires
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty Thursday to intimidating and interfering with Black residents who moved into a suburban Milwaukee apartment complex where he lived. William McDonald of West Allis faces up to 11 years in prison when he is sentenced on June 29, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Gregory Haanstad said. McDonald admitted that in March 2021 he
NBC News (Online)