Category: Election Integrity

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…


Vermont Governor Seeks to Allow Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott indicated on Tuesday that he wants state lawmakers to pass legislation that gives voting rights to all legal residents statewide in local elections. Scott made the comments in his official letters vetoing two bills, H.177 (pdf) and H.227 (pdf), which proposed to allow noncitizen residents of Montpelier and Winooski to vote…


Nevada Gov. Sisolak Signs Law Allowing Permanent Mail-In Voting

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a bill into law on Wednesday, codifying a permanent mail-in voting system and other reforms aimed at expanding voter access. The bill, Assembly Bill 321, was passed along party lines in the state Assembly and Senate, both controlled by Democrats. “At a time when state legislatures across the country are…


Mike Pence Says He and Trump May Never ‘See Eye to Eye’ on Jan. 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence said on June 3 he has spoken with former President Donald Trump multiple times since they left office in January but that he is uncertain whether they will ever “see eye-to-eye” regarding the events of Jan. 6. Speaking at a Republican dinner in the early voting state of New Hampshire on Thursday, Pence offered his…


America the Outlier: Voter Photo IDs Are the Rule in Europe and Elsewhere

Democrats and much of the media are pushing to make permanent the extraordinary, pandemic-driven measures to relax voting rules during the 2020 elections—warning anew of racist voter “suppression” otherwise. Yet democracies in Europe and elsewhere tell a different story—of the benefits of stricter voter ID requirements after hard lessons learned. A database on voting rules…


Facts Matter (June 2): 1 Million Arizona Ballots Recounted, PA Senators to Visit; Will There Be a New Audit?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new bill that bans transgender athletes from women’s sports, across both schools and universities. The mothers of several young black people who were killed in confrontations with police recently came out and heavily criticized the Black Lives Matter organization. Over in Arizona, not only have auditors finished recounting…


Wisconsin Lawmakers Advance Bill to Stop Election Workers From Fixing Mistakes on Ballots

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are aiming to stop election workers from fixing mistakes on absentee ballots after the state Assembly’s Committee on Campaigns and Elections advanced a plan this week. According to the proposal, Assembly Bill 198, only voters or their witnesses would be able to fix mistakes on ballots—and no one else. Republicans have said that…


Biden Appoints Harris to Lead White House Efforts on Voting Rights

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that he has placed Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of White House efforts to protect voting rights. Voting is a “sacred right under assault with incredible intensity like I’ve never seen,” the president said referring to efforts by Republican state lawmakers nationwide to tighten election security. He made…


50 Percent of Maricopa County Ballots Have Been Counted

Over 1 million ballots have been counted in the 2020 election audit in Arizona’s largest county, officials announced Monday. “Great election audit news! We surpassed counting 50 [percent] of the Maricopa ballots last week,” the Arizona Senate’s liaison for the audit announced in a statement. Nearly 2.1 million ballots were cast last year in Maricopa…


50 Percent of Maricopa County Ballots Have Been Counted in 2020 Audit

Over 1 million ballots have been counted in the 2020 election audit in Arizona’s largest county, officials announced Monday. “Great election audit news! We surpassed counting 50 [percent] of the Maricopa ballots last week,” the Arizona Senate’s liaison for the audit announced in a statement. Nearly 2.1 million ballots were cast last year in Maricopa…