Category: voting

Wyoming Governor Signs Bill Requiring Voters to Present Identification

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon this week signed into law a bill that requires voters to present photo identification in order to vote. The Republican governor signed House Bill 75 that requires voters to present proof of valid government-issued identification before voting at a polling place or an absentee polling place. Identification could include a driver’s license, a tribal…


Wyoming Governor Signs Bill Requiring Photo ID at Polls

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon this week signed into law a bill that requires voters to present photo identification in order to vote. The Republican governor signed House Bill 75, which requires voters to present valid government-issued ID before casting a ballot. Identification could include a driver’s license, a tribal identification card, a Wyoming identification card, a U.S….


Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: Election Reforms Worth the Boycotts, Lawsuits

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will stand his ground in response to corporate backlash over a newly enacted law seeking to advance the integrity and fairness of elections in the state following the election rule changes made during the pandemic that led to controversy surrounding the 2020 election result. “Free and fair elections are the…


Georgia Gov. Kemp: Election Reforms Worth the Boycotts, Lawsuits

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he’ll stand his ground in response to corporate backlash over a newly enacted law seeking to advance the integrity and fairness of elections in the state following the election rule changes made during the pandemic that led to controversy surrounding the 2020 election result. “Free and fair elections are the foundation…


NJ City Councilman Accused of Mail-In Voting Fraud Pleads Not Guilty

A City Council member in Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty on election fraud charges stemming from last year’s municipal election. Alex Mendez entered his not guilty plea from a Passaic County judge on Thursday. Mendez was previously indicted on seven voter fraud and election fraud charges relating to the May 2020 election. He was…


A River of Doubt Runs Through Mail Voting in Montana

MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont.—A mountainous, 2,600-square-mile region with a population of approximately 119,600 does not seem like your prototypical setting for machine politics. Yet a recent audit of mail-in ballots cast there found irregularities characteristic of larger urban centers—on a level that could have easily swung local elections in 2020, and statewide elections in cycles past….


The Monstrously Bad H.R. 1 Has One Laudable Feature

Commentary Bill H.R. 1 is a monstrous confection of Nancy Pelosi’s to turn America into a one-party state at the federal level; it is almost certainly unconstitutional and is odious in almost every respect. But one point of merit that lurks within it and is either lost or mistakenly opposed is the provision for felons….


Georgia Senate Passes Election Reform Bill That Would End No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Georgia’s state Senate passed a comprehensive election reform bill on Monday that would, among multiple provisions, repeal no-excuse absentee voting and limit mail-in ballots to certain criteria. The Republican-backed bill passed with a vote of 29-20. It now goes to the House Elections Integrity Committee where it is expected to be passed in the next several weeks….


Biden to Sign Election Executive Order to Increase Voting by Criminals

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Sunday altering the way the federal government handles elections, including by increasing voting and voter registration access for criminals in prison and on probation, according to the White House. “The order will direct the Attorney General to establish procedures to provide educational materials related to voter…


Biden Signs Election Executive Order to Increase Voting by Criminals

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sunday altering the way the federal government handles elections, including by increasing voting and voter registration access for criminals in prison and on probation, according to the White House. “The order will direct the Attorney General to establish procedures to provide educational materials related to voter registration…