election integrity
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America First Legal Files Petition with Federal Election Agency to Require Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote in Elections
America First Legal (AFL) filed a petition with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) last week, urging the agency to require documented proof of citizenship (DPOC) in order to register to vote in elections. If the EAC doesn’t take action on it, federal law allows the requesting party to sue the agency. “America First Legal…
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FBI, DHS Investigating Cyber Attack on Arizona’s Election System
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Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acknowledged in a press release earlier this month that possible foreign actors conducted a cyber attack on the candidate portal of the secretary of state’s (AZSOS) website. Fontes downplayed the hacking, and didn’t indicate whether the hackers were successful or not. State Senator Jake Hoffman (R-Queen Creek), founder and chair…
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Trump Admin Ramps Up Election Integrity Pressure on States
by Melissa O’Rourke The Trump administration is seeking voter data and access to voting equipment from multiple states to strengthen election integrity, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has contacted at least nine states, requesting copies of voter rolls or inquiring about access to voting systems, according to The Washington…
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Michigan Supreme Court Lets GOP Sue Over Election Poll Worker Parity
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The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the state Republican Party and the Republican National Committee (RNC) can proceed with a lawsuit accusing the City of Flint of failing to maintain partisan balance among poll workers during the 2022 elections, reversing lower court decisions that said the parties lacked standing to sue. In a 5–1…
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Federal Government to Investigate Election Irregularities, Possibly in Arizona
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Just a few weeks after President Donald Trump called for a special prosecutor to investigate election irregularities in the 2020 election, another agency is announcing its own investigation. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) new Directors Initiatives’ Group (DIG) plans to look into election vulnerabilities in the 2020 and 2022 elections, which…
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All 444 Maricopa County Tabulators Failed EAC Standards in 2022 Election, Group Claims
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Every ballot tabulator in Maricopa County’s 2022 election failed to meet Election Assistance Commission (EAC) standards, with all 444 machines experiencing ballot reading errors exceeding the allowable .2 percent error rate, according to a video released by We the People AZ Alliance (WPAA), led by Shelby Busch. Despite litigation from Kari Lake, courts declined to…
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Election Integrity Champion Legislator Alex Kolodin Campaigns for Arizona Secretary of State
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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – State Representative Alex Kolodin (R-Scottsdale), an election attorney, is running for Arizona Secretary of State against Democratic incumbent Adrian Fontes. He held a campaign fundraising event in north Scottsdale last week to explain his plan to bring back election integrity to the office. Kolodin said, “That guy has been a nemesis of…
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Town of Fountain Hills Selects Election Integrity Champion as Town Attorney
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The Fountain Hills Town Council selected election integrity attorney Jennifer Wright earlier this month as their town attorney on contract. The town’s previous legal representation resigned after accusations arose regarding their billing practices. Wright previously served as the civil attorney for the Arizona Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit, and afterwards represented both Kari Lake and…
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North Carolina Election Board Director Puts Forth Proposal Amid Lawsuit From Trump Admin
North Carolina Board of Elections Director Sam Hayes has put forth a proposal in an apparent attempt to resolve an election-related lawsuit filed by the Trump administration over votes being allegedly counted when they should not have. This proposal, which must be approved by the board, would consist of contacting voters who have not registered…
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America First Legal Sends Letter to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, Accusing Her of Violating Attorney Ethics Rules
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America First Legal (AFL) sent a letter to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell last week informing her that her legal analysis stating that AFL cannot represent Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap in his lawsuit against the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) is incorrect. AFL copied the State Bar of Arizona in its letter, accusing…
