Democrats in the Senate have won the approval of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) for a bill that would dramatically overhaul elections. The new legislation combines elements of an election reform bill proposed by Manchin earlier this year with provisions from the “For the People Act,” also known as S.1, that Senate Republicans blocked in June….
Senate Democrats Get Manchin on Board With New Election Overhaul Bill
Undeliverable Ballots in Georgia Were Double Biden’s Official Margin of Victory, Report Says
Although President Joe Biden may have been declared the official winner of Georgia’s electoral votes in the 2020 election by close to 12,000 votes, more than twice that number of mail-in ballots were returned as undeliverable by the post office, according to a research brief by a good-government group. The new report from the Indianapolis-based Public…
Undeliverable Mail-in Ballots in Georgia Were Double the Official Margin of Victory, Report Says
An estimated 27,000 mail-in ballots in Georgia were returned as undeliverable by the post office during the 2020 election, according to a research brief by a good-government group. The number is more than double the margin of victory—12,000 votes—by which President Joe Biden won the state. The new report from the Indianapolis-based Public Interest Legal Foundation…
Texas Governor Signs Election Reform Bill Into Law
The Republican governor of Texas on Tuesday signed an election reform bill into law that supporters say helps close loopholes in the election system while making it easier for people to cast their votes. Texas Senate Bill 1 (pdf) expands the number of hours Texans have to go to polls and forces employers to let…
Ohio Starts Purging Voter Rolls of Dead or Moved Residents
Ohio’s county election boards started the process of removing inactive voters and those who have moved out of the state from voter rolls this week, Secretary of State Frank LaRose confirmed. The four-year process for purging inactive voters targets those who have not voted for two years, or whose addresses may have changed, and whose…
Texas Legislature Sends Election Reform Bill to Governor’s Desk
The Texas Legislature on Tuesday sent a bill to amend the state’s election code to Gov. Greg Abbott. The measure was among a number of voting bills that prompted 52 House Democrats to flee the state in July to deny Republicans the legislative quorum needed to conduct the state’s business. Three Democrats returned to Texas…
The Clock Is Ticking on Ways to Fix the US Election System
Commentary This column is not about relitigating the 2020 election. President Joe Biden is the duly certified U.S. president. Period. Now, let’s talk about the mess in which we find our election system. Let’s talk about voter fraud. It does exist; claims to the contrary are incorrect. And discussions about voting integrity matter because we…
Democrats’ Election Bill Dramatically Expands Federal, Judicial Control Over Elections
August 29, 2021
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News Analysis Democrats and Republicans battled on the House floor late into the evening Tuesday before voting to pass Rep. Terri Sewell’s (D-Ala.) ‘John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act,’ HR4. The measure was unanimously supported by Democrats and unanimously opposed by Republicans. HR4 was designed, according to Sewell, to address allegations of minority voter suppression…
Texas House Advances Election Reform Bill After Democrats End Holdout
The Texas House of Representatives late Thursday advanced an election reform bill that’s widely opposed by Democrats. The state’s lower chamber voted 79-37 to advance Senate Bill 1, which the state Senate passed earlier this month. The state House has a final vote scheduled Friday. After the expected passage, the amended legislation will go back…
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