Category: Election Integrity

Trudeau Responds to Allegations That 11 Canadian Federal Candidates Received Chinese Funding in 2019 Election

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today responded to questions about a recent report alleging that at least 11 federal candidates, whose party affiliation wasn’t revealed, received funding from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the 2019 federal election. “State actors from around the world, whether it’s China or others, are continuing to play aggressive games with…


Georgia Officials Sued Over Unsent Absentee Ballots

Georgia voters on Nov. 6 sued officials over absentee ballots that a county acknowledged were never sent. Madison Cook, Tessa Parker, Margaret Wolfe, and Linda Walton sued the Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration, Cobb County officials, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and members of the Georgia State Election Board. The case was…


Google Is Influencing Elections by Flipping Votes on ‘Massive Scale’: Researcher

A psychologist is accusing Google of manipulating American citizens to influence the outcome of the November midterm elections. Robert Epstein and his research team from the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology have been monitoring online political content being sent to voters in swing states. As part of the research, the team is looking…


Court Orders True the Vote Leaders Released From Jail

Two leaders of True the Vote organization will be released from jail after an appeals court overruled a judge’s order that they be locked up. Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips were ordered released by a panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit late Nov. 6. “IT IS ORDERED that Petitioners’ opposed…


Court Orders Release of True the Vote Leaders From Jail

Two leaders of True the Vote organization will be released from jail after an appeals court overruled a judge’s order that they be locked up. Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips were ordered released by a panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit late Nov. 6. “IT IS ORDERED that Petitioners’ opposed…


State Election Watchdog Issues Warning Over Laws

Queensland’s election watchdog has warned that proposed law changes will have a “chilling effect” on its perceived ability to oversee free and fair elections. A bill before state parliament would allow for reviews of public entities, including direct access to premises and documents. The Electoral Commission of Queensland wants to be excluded from such reviews,…


Wisconsin Veterans Group Sues to Sequester State’s Military Absentee Ballots Before Vote Counting Begins

Just days before the Nov. 8 midterm election, a Waukesha County Circuit Court judge was asked to sequester the state’s military absentee ballots until they are properly verified. The lawsuit (pdf), called Concerned Veterans of Waukesha County (et al) v. the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC), was filed on Nov. 4 by a team of lawyers…


National Guard Cybersecurity Units Activated in 14 States Ahead of Midterm Elections: Reports

Cybersecurity units from the National Guard will be activated in 14 U.S. states to help counter any threats to election officials’ networks ahead of, during, and after the upcoming Nov. 8 midterm elections, according to reports. The 14 include battleground states Arizona, Iowa, and Pennsylvania, as well as Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, New Mexico, New…


PREMIERING NOW: Bobbie Anne Cox: How I Secured a Landmark Victory Suing the Governor of New York Over ‘Quarantine Camp’ Regulation

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET.      “I was told, ‘Why are you doing this? You’re gonna ruin your career … you can’t win. You can’t beat the governor.’” A real estate lawyer in New York for over two decades, Bobbie Anne Cox shifted gears after seeing government…


Judges Hand Wins to Republicans Over Mail-In Ballot Cases; PA Supreme Court Orders Ballots Set Aside | Facts Matter

With the midterm elections just days away, and with over 35 million people already having voted early, the topic of election integrity is at the forefront of many people’s minds. In regard to election integrity-related news from around the country, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled just a few days ago that undated mail-in ballots cannot be…