Category: Election Integrity

Arizona Senate Tells US Officials Plan to Canvass Voters Is on Hold

Arizona’s Senate president on Friday told the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that a plan by election auditors to verify the validity of certain voters is on hold indefinitely. “If and to the extent the Senate subsequently decides that canvassing is necessary to the successful completion of the audit, its vendor will implement detailed requirements to…


Arizona Senate Tells US Officials Election Audit Is Secure

Arizona’s Senate president on Friday told the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that the 2020 election audit taking place in Phoenix is protected by “thorough protocols.” “After some early and well publicized challenges, the security protocols at the audit site have been made very strong,” Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, a Republican, told Pamela Karlan,…


Arizona Secretary of State Receiving Security Protection After Death Threats

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs requested and received a security detail after a series of death threats due to her ongoing opposition to the election audit taking place in Maricopa County, Hobbs’s and Gov. Doug Ducey’s office told The Hill. “Let me be very clear: I will never be intimidated out of telling the truth,…


Texas House Passes GOP-Backed Voting Restrictions Bill

The Texas state House on Friday passed a GOP-backed election overhaul bill that would add new penalties and rules, becoming the latest state Republican-led legislative body to pass similar legislation in recent days. The House passed Senate Bill 7 on a 78-64 mostly party-line vote. The bill, which was first passed in the Senate but was…


Texas House Passes GOP-Backed Election Integrity Bill

The Texas state House on Friday passed a GOP-backed election overhaul bill that would add new penalties and rules, becoming the latest state Republican-led legislative body to pass similar legislation in recent days. The House passed Senate Bill 7 on a 78-64 mostly party-line vote. The bill, which was first passed in the Senate but was…


Arizona Senate President Says She Thinks Election Audit Will Uncover ‘Irregularities’

The 2020 election audit going on in Arizona’s largest county will likely uncover some issues, the state’s Senate president said on Thursday. “I hope we don’t find anything serious. I think we’ll find irregularities that is going to say, you know what, there’s this many dead people voted, or this many who may have voted…


Florida Voting Integrity Bill Immediately Faces Lawsuits After Becoming Law

A Florida bill that seeks to protect the integrity of elections has been hit with legal challenges immediately after it became law. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law the Republican-backed Senate Bill 90 that adds safeguards to the way people vote using ballot drop boxes and mail-in ballots. The bill has been heavily opposed…


Maricopa County Refuses to Provide Routers to Election Auditors

Arizona’s Maricopa County is refusing to turn over routers or router images to election auditors, defying a judge’s ruling. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office informed former Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett of the decision this week. Bennett is the Arizona Senate’s liaison for the audit. The county was told late last month, while delivering…


Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Gop-Backed Election Bill Limiting Mail-In Voting, Drop Boxes

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a Republican-backed election integrity law that places some restrictions on ballot drop-boxes and mail-in ballots. When signing the bill, the Republican governor said that it would place Florida ahead of other states in preventing any potential voter fraud. “Right now I have what we think is the strongest…


Arizona Elections Chief Alleges Problems in Maricopa County Audit of 2020 Election

Arizona’s top elections officer Katie Hobbs on Wednesday alleged multiple points of concern regarding the forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election currently underway in Maricopa County. In a letter (pdf) to former Secretary of State Ken Bennett, a Republican who is the state Senate’s liaison for the audit, Hobbs outlined 13 points of concern over how…