Election Integrity

Republican House Proposes Legislation to Address Noncitizen Voting

Recently, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced a new bill with former President Donald Trump addressing crucial issues surrounding noncitizen voting. The bill, authored by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who has previously drafted similar legislation, would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. Already some outlets are falsely assuming that any legislation...

April 30, 2024

Election Integrity

Georgia’s State Elections Board Needs to Let Go of Lobbyist Ed Lindsey

Voter confidence in Georgia is at an all-time low, especially in certain counties with a history of election integrity issues. And yet, a recent article by the Federalist details the extent to which Ed Lindsay serves as  both a paid lobbyist for key counties and as a voting member on the state board charged with...

April 17, 2024

Election Integrity

Even In A Sacred House Of Worship, The Biden Administration Deceives About Voter Integrity

Against the backdrop of a sacred pulpit that was instrumental in the fight to secure the rights of democracy, the Biden Administration continued its pattern of deception about election integrity. On Sunday in Selma, Alabama, Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to fight against popular, common-sense measures like voter ID laws and to challenge duly enacted legislation that...

March 12, 2024

Election Integrity

In Georgia And Elsewhere, Officials Sow Distrust In Elections By Dismissing Voters’ Integrity Concerns

Curling v. Raffensperger points to a growing lack of confidence in elections that stretches beyond Georgia and party lines. Election integrity advocates eagerly await the final verdict in a Georgia case about the security of the state’s voting machines. The decision would significantly affect the election procedures in this key state and beyond. Yet, regardless of...

March 4, 2024

Election Integrity

Unprecedented Trump Eligibility Challenges Could Again Cause Election Process Chaos

Since the 2020 election, chaos and order have been the yin and yang in the battle for election integrity. One side routinely  introduces electoral chaos into our fragile system, causing doubt and confusion. The other side strives to restore a bipartisan loss of confidence in the system. And in this battle between order and chaos,...

February 1, 2024

Election Integrity

Wisconsin Court Rules Democrats’ Creepy Voter Van Strategy a Loser

There is a reason our parents always told us to beware of strangers in vans. That even applies in elections. As children, our parents taught us to beware of strangers. We were cautioned to avoid strangers offering candy or to let you pet their puppy. But perhaps above all, we were warned never to get...

February 1, 2024

Election Integrity

The Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future and the Need to Learn from Elections Past

Elections officials can learn tangible  lessons from Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. As we head into the 2024 presidential election, it would be wise to learn from the Ghosts of Elections Past, Present, and Future. Ebenezer Scrooge spent years in recurring misery, making the same mistakes over and over again. His cycle of...

December 20, 2023

Election Integrity

Radical transparency: The election revolution no one is talking about

Bucks County, Pennsylvania, previously fraught with concerns over its elections, just proved it is responding to the pleas of voters nationwide to further secure its ballot procedures. Since the 2020 election, the county has received complaints about late election returns, meaningful poll-watcher observation, processing absentee ballot envelopes and provisional ballots, ballot shortages, issues with e-poll...

November 30, 2023