Category: Election Integrity

GOP’s 2022 Candidate for Maryland Governor Asks US Supreme Court to Undo State Court’s Suspension of Mail-In Balloting Rules

An unsuccessful Republican candidate for Maryland’s governorship is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a state court order he argues unconstitutionally allowed the early counting of mail-in ballots in the November 2022 election he lost. The request for the Supreme Court to look at Maryland laws comes at a time when tensions between Republicans…


Pence Vows to ‘Fight’ Subpoena in Special Counsel’s Jan. 6 Probe

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he intends to “fight” a subpoena issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of the Justice Department’s (DOJ) probe of former President Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Speaking with reporters on Feb. 15, Pence called the attempt to compel his testimony “unprecedented…


Portions of Georgia Special Grand Jury Report Will Be Released: Judge

Portions of a report produced by a special grand jury in Georgia investigating attempts to disrupt the 2020 election will be released to the public, a judge said on Feb. 13. The three parts—the report’s introduction and conclusion, and a section discussing how some witnesses may have lied under oath—”are ripe for publication,” Fulton County Superior…


These Republicans May Be Angling to Run for President in 2024

News Analysis With November 2024 more than a year and a half away, Republicans are quietly positioning themselves for the presidential primary season. It’s a delicate dance, now that former President Donald Trump has entered contention. To many GOP voters, challengers from within the party still look like betrayers, particularly if they talked up their…


PREMIERING 3 PM ET: Reparations for Slavery: Who Do You Think Should Pay for It? | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 124

In 2020, California Assembly Bill 3121 established a Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The task force, which consists of nine members, has met over the last year to discuss appropriate reparations for the state. Nina May, founder and chairman of the Renaissance Women, who produced and directed the award-winning…


South Dakota House Passes Bill to Ban Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes in Elections

The South Dakota House of Representatives has passed a bill proposing to make the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots illegal in all elections in the state. The bill, HB 1165, which requires all voters to return mail-in ballots either by mail or in-person to elections offices, advanced to the state Senate after the…


Biden Admin, With VP Harris in Lead, Looks to Slow Illegal Immigration From Northern Central America

Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the Feb. 6 launch of a public-private economic development initiative designed to improve financial and job opportunities in the northern Central America nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which are nations in turmoil and beset with high levels of crime and government corruption. The kickoff of the initiative, Central…


Florida Department of State Issues Mail-In Voting Report, Recommendations

The Florida Department of State has recommended updating the state’s mail-in voting process through implementation of uniform application forms for mail-in ballots and verification of personally identifying information of people who request such ballots. The Florida Legislature enacted Senate Bill 524 in 2022, which required the state to look into how a voter could include personal…


NC Supreme Court Hands Win to GOP on Redistricting, Voter ID

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday handed a victory to the state’s Republican legislators by siding with a petition that asked the high court to rehear cases involving election maps and voter identification laws. In a vote along partisan lines, the state’s Supreme Court voted 5–2 to rehear the two cases in March—ones that…


Texas Governor Considers ‘New Elections’ in Texas County After Ballot Issues Found

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for a new election in Harris County, Texas, after ballot issues were more widespread than officials had estimated them to be. In response to an analysis that found there was a ballot paper shortage that was far larger than previously reported, the governor said that “it’s so big it may…