Category: Election Integrity

Ginni Thomas ‘Not Trying to Overturn the Elections’: Attorney

An attorney said that Democrats and the media are trying to use recently surfaced text messages of Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to attack the justice and that she was not trying to overturn the 2020 election. “Ginni Thomas is not trying to overturn the elections,” attorney Joseph McBride told…


Ginni Thomas ‘Not Trying to Overturn the Elections’: Legal Expert

A legal expert said that Democrats and the media are trying to use recently surfaced text messages of Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to attack the justice and that she was not trying to overturn the 2020 election. “Ginni Thomas is not trying to overturn the elections,” attorney Joseph McBride…


Milwaukee Officials Sued in Zuckerberg-Related Election Bribery Case

Milwaukee’s acting mayor, former mayor, and city clerk have been accused of being involved in an election bribery scheme for accepting election-assistance money from a Mark Zuckerberg-funded activist group in the 2020 election cycle, according to a legal complaint filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin was heavily litigated and…


Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Proof of US Citizenship to Vote

The Arizona Legislature passed a bill March 23 that would ensure only U.S. citizens with proof of identification are eligible to register to vote in the state. Under House Bill 2492, Arizona voters would be required to provide proof of citizenship on voter registration forms.  The state Senate passed the bill March 23 in a 16–12…


N.C. Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Let Them Take Voter ID Law Defense From Dem AG

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature should be allowed to step in to advocate for a voter ID law in court because Josh Stein, the state’s Democratic attorney general, is not doing enough to defend the statute, the Supreme Court heard March 21. Republicans generally favor strengthening electoral integrity measures such as requiring photo identification by voters; Democrats…


NC Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Let Them Take Voter ID Law Defense From Dem AG

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature should be allowed to step in to advocate for a voter ID law in court because Josh Stein, the state’s Democratic attorney general, isn’t doing enough to defend the statute, Republican lawmakers told the Supreme Court on March 21. Republicans generally favor strengthening election integrity measures, such as requiring photo identification by…


Activist Judge Strikes Down Election Integrity Laws in Arkansas as Unconstitutional

An often-reversed Arkansas judge struck down four new election integrity laws approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature, finding the statutes unconstitutional—but an appeal to the state’s supreme court seems imminent. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen permanently enjoined the laws—Acts 249, 728, 736, and 973—on March 18 after a four-day trial. The statutes came as…


Judge Strikes Down Election Integrity Laws in Arkansas as Unconstitutional

An often-reversed Arkansas judge struck down four new election integrity laws approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature, finding the statutes unconstitutional—but an appeal to the state’s supreme court seems imminent. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen permanently enjoined the laws—Acts 249, 728, 736, and 973—on March 18 after a four-day trial. The statutes came as…


Indiana Governor Signs Bill Mandating Paper Backup for All Voting Machines

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill that requires all counties using certain voting machines to leave a paper trail before the 2024 presidential election. The new state law, HEA 1116, requires Indiana counties that use electronic voting machines to install “voter-verifiable paper audit trails,” or a backup system that allows people to check their votes…


Indiana Governor Signs Legislation Mandating Paper Backup for All Voting Machines

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed legislation that requires all counties using certain voting machines to leave a paper trail before the 2024 presidential election. The new state law, HEA 1116, requires Indiana counties that use electronic voting machines to install “voter-verifiable paper audit trails”—a backup system that allows people to check their votes on a…