Ohio and Iowa became the latest GOP-led states to indicate they’re withdrawing from the national voter verification coalition over concerns about its impartiality. Frank LaRose, Ohio’s secretary of state rumored to be mulling a run for the U.S. Senate in 2024, announced the decision in a letter (pdf) to the director of the coalition, called the…
2 More GOP States Exit National Voter Verification Coalition
March 18, 2023
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Idaho Removes Student IDs From List of Acceptable Voter Identification
Idaho’s Republican Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 124 (pdf), which removes student ID cards from the list of acceptable identification to vote, on March 15. Idaho law requires photo identification at the polls before voting in person. Students will be prohibited from using their photo ID cards issued by a high school or accredited universities…
Millions of Tiny, Suspicious Political Donations Questioned by Watchdog Group
An 80-year-old Midwestern woman from an affluent suburban area made nearly 9,000 small donations totaling more than $330,000 to political causes and candidates in four years, according to federal election records. She says she didn’t. “That would not slip by me,” she told The Epoch Times. “If I was losing money, I’d know it. It wasn’t…
Senate Democrat Leadership Refuses to Block DC from Giving Non-Citizens the Vote
March 14, 2023
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A coalition of election integrity and voting rights leaders made an unsuccessful 11th-hour appeal to the U.S. Senate on March 13 to block the District of Columbia Council from giving non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections. Though the House of Representatives had passed a resolution of disapproval with strong bi-partisan support in February,…
Citing ‘Partisan Tendencies,’ Florida, Missouri, West Virginia Leave National Voter Verification Coalition
March 7, 2023
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Florida, Missouri, and West Virginia announced on March 6 that they are withdrawing from a nationwide coalition built to allow elections officials from different states to cross-check data in confirming the accuracy of their voter rolls. The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) has been under fire from Republicans in several states in the wake of…
Over 55,000 Felons Will Have Voting Rights Restored Before Probation Ends in Minnesota
March 6, 2023
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Felons in Minnesota are now eligible to vote immediately upon release from incarceration after Democrat Gov. Tim Walz signed the “Restore the Vote” bill into law on March 3. “Minnesotans who have completed time for their offenses and are living, working, and raising families in their communities deserve the right to vote. As a state…
Supreme Court May Back Out of Ruling on Doctrine Empowering State Legislatures to Regulate Elections
March 3, 2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court signaled late March 2 that it is considering dropping a high-profile pending case in which Republicans are asking it to rule that state legislatures have greater power over federal elections. The case, Moore v. Harper, court file 21-1271, is currently being deliberated by the justices after they heard almost three hours…
Drop Box Ban Passes in South Dakota House, Bill Heads to Governor
March 2, 2023
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The use of ballot drop boxes has effectively been banned in South Dakota, with the state House passing the final version of an election bill on Wednesday following the Senate’s passage earlier this week containing the amendment adding drop box changes. The bill is now headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Kristi Noem for…
Los Angeles County Removes 1.2 Million Ineligible Voters From Rolls
March 1, 2023
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Los Angeles County officials have removed 1.2 million people from voter rolls. Voters who were designated ineligible or inactive were removed, officials told Judicial Watch, a nonprofit watchdog group, in recent correspondence. “This long overdue voter roll clean-up of 1.2 million registrations in Los Angeles County is a historic victory and means California elections are…
California’s Los Angeles County Removes 1.2 Million Ineligible Voters
March 1, 2023
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Los Angeles County officials have removed 1.2 million people from voter rolls. Voters who were designated ineligible or inactive were removed, officials told Judicial Watch, a nonprofit watchdog group, in recent correspondence. “This long overdue voter roll clean-up of 1.2 million registrations in Los Angeles County is a historic victory and means California elections are…
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