Tag: Election Integrity

Officials Give Update After Uncounted Votes on Memory Card Flips Georgia Election

Authorities in Cobb County, Georgia, provided an update on a city council race after it was flipped following the discovery of an overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt confirmed to the Cobb Courier on Tuesday that after a recount, candidate Lynette Burnette won the special election for Kennesaw City…


Officials Give Update After Uncounted Votes on Memory Card Flip Georgia Election

Authorities in Cobb County, Georgia, provided an update on a city council race after it was flipped following the discovery of an overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt confirmed to the Cobb Courier on Tuesday that after a recount, candidate Lynette Burnette won the special election for Kennesaw City…


Arizona Attorney General Candidate Sues Over Midterm Election Results

A Republican candidate for Arizona’s attorney general position on Nov. 22 sued his opponent and a slew of election officials, including officials in Maricopa County, alleging that widespread “errors and inaccuracies” caused voter disenfranchisement. Officials in at least 15 counties have “caused the unlawful denial of the franchise to certain qualified electors, erroneously tallied certain…


RNC Attorneys That Surveyed Maricopa County Voting Sites Confirm Widespread Problems

A memo detailing the findings of nearly a dozen attorneys who visited voting sites in Maricopa County, Arizona, on election day describes widespread problems with tabulation equipment, long lines, and voters leaving in frustration. According to the memo—written by attorney Mark Sonneklar who summarized the findings of 11 roving attorneys working with the Republican National…


Ted Cruz Files Bill to Stop DC City Council From Using Federal Funds to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Vote

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill that would stop the Council of the District of Columbia from using federal funds to allow noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, to vote in local elections (pdf). “Voting is a distinct right and privilege that American citizens enjoy in the United States. It is a responsibility not to be…


Uncounted Votes on Overlooked Memory Card Flips Election in Georgia

An overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots changed the final results of a special election in Cobb County, Georgia, officials said last week. The Cobb’s Board of Elections and Registration voted to recertify the results of the Nov. 8 Kennesaw City Council special election during a Nov. 18 meeting, according to a news release. “The recertification was…


In Change of Strategy, GOP Organizers Embrace Legal Ballot Harvesting Following Midterms

Prominent Republican organizers are endorsing legal ballot harvesting and otherwise taking advantage of looser election laws after conceding that shunning such tactics puts the party at a disadvantage. Republicans have been reexamining their strategies after the widely expected “red wave” largely didn’t materialize during the midterm elections, save some exceptions. Some have blamed Republicans’ reluctance…


Arizona’s ‘Election Integrity Unit’ Demands Answers From Maricopa County Over Election Day Problems

The Arizona Attorney General’s Elections Integrity Unit sent a letter to Maricopa County demanding answers on problems that took place with the election on Nov. 8. In a letter to Civil Division Chief Thomas Liddy of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Wright said the AG’s office had “received hundreds of complaints since…


House Committee Advances Bill to Have Trackable Mail Ballots

The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would enable mail-in ballots for federal elections to be tracked. “This bill would require that any ballot mailed in a federal election include a postal service barcode on the envelop that is unique to the individual ballot,” Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the chairwoman…


House Committee Advances Bill to Have Trackable Mail-In Ballots

The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would enable mail-in ballots for federal elections to be tracked. “This bill would require that any ballot mailed in a federal election include a postal service barcode on the envelop that is unique to the individual ballot,” Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the chairwoman…