Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and others in the GOP on Tuesday blasted the treatment of “political prisoners” who took part in the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally. Currently, some who entered the Capitol building on Jan. 6 are being held in the D.C. jail in conditions that Greene described as “unusually cruel.” Greene…
‘Nothing Short of Human Rights Violations’: Greene Decries Treatment of Jan. 6 ‘Political Prisoners’
North Carolina Senate Passes ‘Zuck Bucks’ Bill to End Private Donations to Local Election Boards
The North Carolina Senate passed a bill that proposes to ban private funding of state and county election boards. The push for Senate Bill 724, also known as “Zuck Bucks,” came from what some have described as a record amount of private funds flooding into the 2020 election. If the bill is not signed or…
John Fund: US Far Behind Mexico, Canada, and Europe in Election Safeguards
“Almost all [European nations], with one or two exceptions, require voter ID at the polls. … Mexico, which is our southern neighbor, has a very extensive biometric ID card and a very extensive voter registration system that’s constantly updated.” How prevalent is election fraud in the United States? And what explains the aversion in America…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Dispute Over North Carolina Voter ID Law
The nation’s top court will hear arguments over a North Carolina voter identification law, it announced on Wednesday. The Supreme Court agreed to hear Philip E. Berger et al. v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP et al. Top North Carolina lawmakers, including Senate President Pro Tempore Philip Berger, tried intervening in a challenge to…
Two Iranians Charged With Interference in US 2020 Election: DOJ
The Department of Justice announced charges Thursday against two Iranian nationals who are accused of engaging in a campaign to intimidate voters and influence the 2020 election. Between August and November of 2020, Iranian nationals Seyyed Mohammad Hosein Musa Kazemi and Sajjad Kashian allegedly targeted election websites in 11 states and obtained information from more…
Facts Matter (Nov. 10): Criminal Charges Filed Against Election Officials; 25K Suspected Dead Voters on Rolls
Let’s examine three groups of people who are currently working to restore election integrity in this country. In Michigan, an organization called the Public Interest Legal Foundation conducted an analysis and found nearly 26,000 dead people on the Michigan voter rolls—with the vast majority of them being marked as “active.” In Georgia, a non-profit group…
Pennsylvania House Advances Bill Preventing Private Election Funds
Did Facebook money pay for training election staff at your polling place? In Pennsylvania, it depends on the county where you voted. Now, Republican lawmakers aim to end that practice through House Bill 2044, sponsored by state Rep. Eric Nelson. It amends the Pennsylvania Election Code to prohibit county boards of election and the secretary…
Virginia Election Integrity Efforts to Repeat for Midterms
Loudoun County, VA.—A grassroots election integrity initiative led to over 3,000 new poll watchers—the majority of them conservatives—working during the Virginia gubernatorial election. The result was a much higher Republican poll watcher presence at the ballot box. Traditionally, more election officers and poll watchers have been Democrats. “For over a decade, they [Democrats] have focused…
Biden DOJ Sues Texas Over Election Reform Law
The Department of Justice announced Thursday it filed a lawsuit against Texas and its secretary of state over parts of an election reform bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed into state law in September. The complaint (pdf) alleges that the measures, also referred to as Texas Senate Bill 1, violate Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act…
Facts Matter (Nov. 4): Governor DeSantis Pushes to Establish Election Police to Investigate All Allegations of Fraud
In Florida, Gov, Ron DeSantis just held a press conference, wherein he announced a new legislative agenda that he is pushing this upcoming session focused on election integrity. Specifically, he is looking to build what he called the Office of Election Crimes and Security, which would essentially be a police force tasked specifically with investigating…
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