Category: Election Integrity

Noncitizen Voting Push Is Part of Agenda to Rid America of Citizenship: Election Expert

The recent New York City law to allow at least 800,000 noncitizens to vote in municipal elections is unconstitutional and likely to be overturned in court, said Hans von Spakovsky, manager of the Heritage Foundation’s election law reform initiative and former member of the Federal Election Commission. “It’s actually pretty clear that it violates the…


White House Defends Biden After He Claims Midterm Elections Could ‘Easily Be Illegitimate’

The White House on Thursday defended President Joe Biden after he claimed the upcoming midterm elections “easily could be illegitimate.” “Lets be clear: POTUS was not casting doubt on the legitimacy of the 2022 election. He was making the opposite point: In 2020, a record number of voters turned out in the face of a…


Manchin and Sinema Vote With Republicans Against Changing Senate Rules for Elections Overhaul

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Sen. Kirsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) joined Republican senators on Jan. 19 to vote down an attempt by the Democrats to change the rules of the U.S. Senate in order to pass a major elections overhaul bill that was a top priority for President Joe Biden. Manchin and Sinema have long said…


Biden Says Midterm Elections May Not Be Fair If Democrats’ Bill Doesn’t Pass

President Joe Biden cast doubt on the legitimacy of the upcoming midterm elections during a press conference on Wednesday. Biden, a Democrat who is about to hit one year in office, was asked whether the upcoming election will be conducted fairly and the results legitimate if the Democrats’ bill attempting to federalize elections isn’t passed….


US Appoints New Intelligence Official to Counter Foreign Election Threats

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has appointed Jeffrey Winchman, a former CIA official, as the new election threats executive responsible for overseeing foreign interference to U.S. elections, according to a spokesperson from ODNI. ODNI spokesperson Nicole de Haay told The New York Times on Jan. 14 that ODNI Director of National Intelligence Avril D….


‘I Never Got a Call From the White House’: Sen. Romney on Election Legislation

In an appearance on NBC, swing-voting Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that despite his and other Republicans’ willingness to make some changes to federal election laws with Democrats, President Joe Biden did not reach out to him about reaching a compromise. Instead, Democrats went full-steam ahead on a more partisan scheme. Upon returning from their…


Judge Rules Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Not Allowed in Wisconsin

A County Judge ruled Thursday that drop boxes could not be used to collect absentee ballots under Wisconsin law. “It’s all good and nice, but there’s no authority to do it,” Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren said after the hearing, NPR reported. Bohren agreed with the plaintiff attorney’s argument that state law only allows two…


Senate to Take Up Election Reform Bill on Jan. 18

Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Thursday the Senate is set to take up legislation related to elections on Jan. 18. Earlier on Thursday, Democrats in the House combined two separate voting bills—the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Amendment Act—into a single text, and approved the measure with a 220-203…


House Passes Election Reform Bill, Senate to Take Up Soon

Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Thursday the Senate is set to take up legislation related to elections on Jan. 18. Earlier on Thursday, Democrats in the House combined two separate voting bills—the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Amendment Act—into a single text, and approved the measure with a 220-203…


‘Unsecured Elections Are State and National Security Threat’: Michigan Secretary of State Candidate Kristina Karamo

Kristina Karamo, a Republican and a mother of two, decided to run for Michigan Secretary of State last year after witnessing irregularities during the 2020 election. She said securing elections are critical because they’re at the forefront of everything we have. “Unsecured elections are state and national security threat,” Karamo told The Epoch Times Tuesday….