Two voter integrity groups say holes in some absentee ballot envelopes designed to aid low-vision Californians fill out their ballot have the potential to reveal whether someone voted “yes” to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom in next month’s recall election. Election integrity watchdog groups, the Amistad Project and the American Voters Alliance, say they have identified…
Watchdog Groups Voice Concern Over ‘Flaw’ on Ballot Envelopes for Newsom Recall Election
John Lewis Voting Measure Passes House With No GOP Support
House Democrats late Tuesday passed a voting bill that sought to amend parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in efforts to boost federal control over elections in the United States. The John L. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, also known as HR4, passed the lower chamber of Congress by a vote of 219–212 strictly…
California Officials Confirm Mail-In Ballot Envelopes for Recall Election Have Holes
August 20, 2021
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Some envelopes containing absentee ballots for the California recall election have holes in them, election officials have confirmed. A video of a voter showing a ballot and an envelope with holes went viral, with the woman warning others to be careful. “This is the sketchy part. This is the crazy part,” the unidentified woman said…
Georgia Election Board Votes to Launch Bipartisan Probe Into Fulton County Elections
The Georgia State Election Board voted on Aug. 18 to appoint a bipartisan panel to probe the management of elections in Fulton County, an inquiry that could lead to the replacement of the county’s election board by a board-appointed interim superintendent. The inquiry is the first of its kind under the election law Georgia Republicans…
Georgia Election Board Votes to Launch Bipartisan Probe Into Fulton County
The Georgia State Election Board voted on Aug. 18 to appoint a bipartisan panel to probe the management of elections in Fulton County, an inquiry that could lead to the replacement of the county’s election board by a board-appointed interim superintendent. The inquiry is the first of its kind under the election law Georgia Republicans…
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Find Common Ground in Some Election Reform Measures
August 17, 2021
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While support for issues like voter ID is split along party lines in the Pennsylvania State House, there is bipartisan support for some election reform. When the General Assembly returns to Harrisburg in September, the Senate State Government Committee will consider eight election reform measures through a bill supported by Republican state Sen. David Argall,…
What’s Inside Democrats’ ‘For the People’ Bill
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) indicated before Congress went on recess that Sen. Jeff Merkley’s (D-Ore.) election reform “For the People” Act would be the top priority for congressional Democrats upon their return. This comes after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) successfully blocked debate on the bill earlier this month. In the evenly divided Senate, Democrats will…
Secretary of State Elections Gain National Significance
News Analysis After months of national debates over election laws, and as Congress prepares to consider the election reform “For the People” Act on its return from recess, national party organizations are turning their eyes to state-level races; specifically to the position of Secretary of State, which plays a key role in running elections. Following…
US Reps. Tell AG Garland: States, Not DOJ, Have Authority Over How Elections Are Run
August 12, 2021
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The ranking members of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland criticizing his recent directive to the Justice Department (DOJ) on resetting elections to pre-pandemic laws. Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday told…
California’s Temporary Vote-From-Home System Not Widely Understood
August 11, 2021
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A statewide program designed to allow disabled, military, and overseas Californians to print out their ballot choices remotely or at home using a computer and printer has been available to the general public for months, yet it’s not widely understood. In January 2020, California implemented the Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail (RAVBM) program, which provides voters with a…
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