election integrity
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Maricopa County Republican Committee EGC Votes Unanimously to Demand the DOJ Investigate the State Bar of Arizona
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The Executive Guidance Committee (EGC) of the Maricopa County Republican Committee unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to “[i]mmediately commence an [i]nvestigation of the State Bar of Arizona [SBA].” The resolution, which was enacted by nearly 100 members present, comes after Reverend Al…
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Iowa Bans Ranked-Choice Voting, Authorizes Requests for Proof of Citizenship at Polls
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two election-related bills into law on June 2—one to prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting in any election across the state and allow poll workers to request proof of voter citizenship, and another that overhauls and standardizes the state’s election recount procedures. Reynolds’s office announced the signing of both bills—House…
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Nevada Reaches Bipartisan Deal on Election Reform Bill, Including Voter ID and Ballot Drop Boxes
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Nevada lawmakers have reached a rare bipartisan agreement on voting reforms, combining Republican-backed voter ID requirements with Democratic-supported expansion of ballot drop boxes in a newly passed bill that awaits the governor’s signature. The compromise comes in the form of Assembly Bill 499, which passed the Nevada Senate on June 2 with a 16–5 vote…
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Conservative National Legislative Group Launches New Task Force to Implement Election Integrity
The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) launched a new task force to address election integrity earlier this month. ALEC drafts model legislation for state legislators to propose around the country, such as the Safeguard American Votes and Election Act stopping Ranked Choice Voting, and its new Process and Procedures Task Force intends to expand…
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Michigan House Holds Secretary of State Benson in Contempt for Defying Subpoena
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The Michigan House declared Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in civil contempt on May 22 for defying a subpoena and refusing to turn over remaining election training materials that lawmakers seek for legislative oversight. The contempt resolution was adopted in a 128–58 party line vote. It directs House legal counsel to take the proper steps necessary,…
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Recorder Justin Heap Is Trying to Regain His Office from the Maricopa County Supervisors’ ‘Attempt to Undermine Election Integrity’
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Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, an election integrity champion, has been unsuccessfully trying to regain control of his duties over early and mail-in voting, which the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) reduced before he assumed office this year. Heap attempted to renegotiate the Shared Services Agreement (SSA) with the MCBOS without success this year,…
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Arizona Legislature Files Amicus Curiae Brief at Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Supporting Idaho’s Voter ID Law
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The Arizona Legislature, along with 19 other states, submitted an amicus curiae brief at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week supporting Idaho’s voter ID law, which prohibits student ID cards as an acceptable form of identification for voting. A lower court judge appointed by former President Joe Biden, Amanda K. Brailsford, already ruled…
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Election Integrity Group Finds Laws Were Broken in Maricopa County’s 2020 Election, Including 200,000 Mismatched Signatures
We the People AZ Alliance (WPAA) issued a video earlier this month going over problems with the signature verification on ballot affidavits from the botched 2020 election. The alliance has been investigating voting irregularities in Maricopa County in recent elections. WPAA found that out of 1.9 million ballots, 10 percent or about 200,000 had “egregiously”…
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Maricopa County Supervisors Provide Draft Agreement to Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap Purporting to Give Some of His Office Back
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) held a special public meeting on Wednesday to discuss a Shared Services Agreement (SSA) drafted by the MCBOS to give Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap some of his job responsibilities back. The previous MCBOS, even though it was in lame duck status at the end of their term,…
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Judge Blocks Portions Of Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Executive Order, Seeking To Overhaul U.S. Elections
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A Washington, D.C., federal judge has blocked a portion of President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) on election integrity, referred to as the Preserving And Protecting The Integrity Of American Elections initiative. This post was originally published on this site
