Justice
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Texas Identifies over 2,000 Potential Noncitizens Who Were Registered to Vote in SAVE Database
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by Misty Severi Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Tuesday announced her office has completed its review of the state’s voter registration list against citizenship data in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ SAVE database. Nelson said she has identified over 2,000 potential noncitizens, who possibly voted illegally in recent state elections. The list of…
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DOJ Sues Six States over Voter Registration Lists, Citing Compliance with the Law
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Tags :California, Civil Rights Act of 1960, Department of Justice, DOJ, Election Lawsuits, Elections, federal election law, Harmeet Dhillon, Help America Vote Act, Justice, National, National Voter Registration Act, New Hampshire, New York, News, Pam Bondi, Policy, Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections, secretaries of state, Trump Administration, USCIS, voter registration, voter rollsby Jason Hopkins The Trump administration sued six different states on Thursday for allegedly failing to provide voter registration data upon demand. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed lawsuits against California, Minnesota, Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and New York for alleged failures to turn over statewide voter registration lists, according to a press release from the…
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South Carolina Supreme Court Allows State to Share Voter Data with Justice Department
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by Natalia Mittelstadt The South Carolina Supreme Court is allowing the state to share voter data with the Justice Department after a lower court prevented it from doing so. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon posted on X on Thursday, “BIG WIN—SC Supreme Court reverses judge’s ruling denying @TheJusticeDept’s @CivilRights access to voter rolls. Clean voter rolls for the win!”…
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Judge Dismisses Cases Against 2020 Michigan Alternate Electors
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by Natalia Mittelstadt A judge on Tuesday dismissed the cases against Michigan alternate electors for the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors had alleged that the electors were involved in efforts to overturn former President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win in the state, NBC News reported. “These cases will not be bound over to the circuit court,”…
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Trump Admin Drops Voter Roll Lawsuit After Reaching Settlement with North Carolina
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by Jason Hopkins The Trump administration dropped a lawsuit against North Carolina after successfully pushing state officials to clean up their voter rolls. Federal prosecutors settled with the North Carolina State Board of Elections after accusing state officials in May of failing to maintain a voter registration list compliant with federal laws, according to court…
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Appeals Court Tosses $515 Million Fraud Judgment Against Trump in New York Fraud Case
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by Ben Whedon A five-judge panel of a New York appellate court on Thursday found that a $515 million fraud judgment against President Donald Trump was unconstitutional and violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibitions on excessive fines. Judge Arthur Engoron originally imposed a $355 million penalty as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s…
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DOJ Pressed to Investigate Election Problems Exposed by Iranian Hackers in 2020
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by Natalia Mittelstadt During the 2020 election, Iranian nationals demonstrated vulnerabilities in states’ voter registration systems by hacking Alaska’s. Those vulnerabilities, particularly regarding overseas voters and their ballots, must be investigated by the Department of Justice and fixed across the U.S., election integrity groups warn. While Alaska admitted to its voter registration system being…
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Grassley Shares Declassified Emails on FBI’s ‘Suppressed Intel’ on China’s Potential 2020 Meddling
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Tags :2020 Election, CCP, China, Chris Wray, Chuck Grassley, DOJ, Donald Trump, FBI, Joe Biden, Justice, National, Neil Patel, Newsby Jerry Dunleavy A top Republican senator released FBI emails Tuesday appearing to show the bureau did not pursue intelligence indicating Communist China was looking to hijack the 2020 presidential election with a potential mail-in ballot scheme to assist then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The bureau appeared, based on the emails, afraid it would undercut then-FBI…
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RNC Slaps Arizona with Lawsuit to Clean Up Voter Rolls
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by Jason Hopkins The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Arizona (AZGOP) announced Monday that they filed a joint lawsuit fighting an Arizona law allowing those who have never resided in the state to vote. The suit, filed against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, seeks to fight against a law allowing “any United States…
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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…
