Category: Election Integrity

Pennsylvania Republicans Introduce Sweeping Election Reform Bill

Pennsylvania Republicans proposed an overhaul of the state’s election system on Thursday with stricter voter identification requirements and mail ballot signature verification. State Rep. Seth Grove—the chair of the House State Government Committee who acts as House Republicans’ point person for election legislation—introduced the Voting Rights Protection Act, House Bill 1300, after months of hearings…


Facts Matter (June 9): Hand Recount Expected to End This Week; 76 Percent of Ballots Counted

In Arizona, the audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County is nearing its end. Not only have they completed recounting 76 percent of the ballots already, but the audit liaison has just announced that they are beginning the next phase of the process. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on…


Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Signs Law Banning Ballot Harvesting

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Tuesday, banning ballot harvesting in the Hawkeye State. The bill, SF 568, which makes some amendments to an election reform law signed by Reynolds in March, passed along party lines both in the House and the Senate in May. Reynolds didn’t make any comments when…


Arizona Audit: Hand Recount Expected to End This Week

Auditors in Arizona expect to soon finish their hand recount of the nearly 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County in the 2020 presidential election. “I think the counting will be done by the end of this week,” former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, a Republican, told reporters on Tuesday at the Veterans Memorial…


Pennsylvania Sen. Mastriano Says State Could Have 2020 Election Audit By July

Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano said Tuesday that he believes Pennsylvania could have an audit of the 2020 presidential election by July, if the proposal receives appropriate backing. “If we had the support with the majority of the members in any committee we do this from, and from the body [Senate] itself, probably July, we could see it,”…


Texas Governor Signs Bill to Make Electoral Fraud Second-Degree Felony

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law last week that makes intentionally altering ballots or election reports a second-degree felony, which is punishable by up to 20 years in jail. The bill, HB 574 (pdf), specifies that “knowingly or intentionally” counting invalid votes or refusing to count valid votes, or altering the report…


Vermont Gov. Signs Election Bill Mandating Widespread Mail-In Ballots

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill on Monday that would change the way the state conducts elections, including a requirement that the state send out mail-in ballots to all registered voters. “I’m signing this bill because I believe making sure voting is easy and accessible, and increasing voter participation, is important. Having said that,…


Why a Judge Has Georgia Vote Fraud on His Mind: ‘Pristine’ Biden Ballots That Looked Xeroxed

When Fulton County, Georgia, poll manager Suzi Voyles sorted through a large stack of mail-in ballots last November, she noticed an alarmingly odd pattern of uniformity in the markings for Joseph R. Biden. One after another, the absentee votes contained perfectly filled-in ovals for Biden—except that each of the darkened bubbles featured an identical white…


Vernon Jones, GOP Gubernatorial Candidate, Headed to Arizona to Observe Election Audit

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones is heading to Arizona this week to tour the 2020 election audit taking place there. Jones, a Republican who is challenging Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, plans to touch down in Arizona late Tuesday. On Wednesday, he will visit with Arizona legislators and see firsthand the forensic audit at Veterans Memorial…


Top Pennsylvania Senator Says He Supports Election Audit

A top senator in Pennsylvania said Saturday that he supports an audit of the 2020 presidential election. “I support the call for an election audit, in order to answer any lingering questions that still remain about the fairness of the 2020 elections in Pennsylvania. This is the best path forward to address the legitimate concerns…