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7 Charged in Pennsylvania Voter Registration Fraud Scheme
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After a yearlong probe into allegations of fabricated voter registration forms submitted in anticipation of the 2024 presidential election, Pennsylvania has introduced criminal indictments against seven individuals, including six canvassers and their supervisor. Prosecutors said Guillermo Sainz, a 33-year-old from Arizona, was the lead for registration initiatives within Pennsylvania for Field+Media Corps, a consulting firm…
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Department of Justice to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is sending monitors to six counties to watch polling sites, it said on Oct. 24. The personnel will monitor polls in Los Angeles County and four other counties in California. Personnel will also travel to Passaic County, New Jersey. The effort is being overseen by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division,…
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New Jersey Republicans Request DOJ Send Election Monitors to Passaic County
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing a request by New Jersey Republicans asking the federal agency to send election monitors to Passaic County after the local Board of Elections blocked a proposal to install security cameras where ballots are stored and processed. “The Justice Department is committed to upholding the integrity of our electoral…
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Texas Finds More Than 2,700 Suspected Noncitizen Voters After State Review
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Texas’s election review identified 2,724 individuals on the voter registration list who are likely illegal immigrants. Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said on Oct. 20 that a comparison of Texas’s 18 million registered voters against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ SAVE database reveals “2,724 potential noncitizens who are registered to vote in Texas.”…
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Supreme Court Seems Receptive to Challenge to Post-Election Ballot Counting
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The Supreme Court seemed receptive on Oct. 8 that a Republican congressman should be allowed to challenge an Illinois law that enables the counting of ballots for two weeks after Election Day. Arguments in the case focused on the question of legal standing, as opposed to the merits of the lawsuit contesting the Illinois statute.…
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California’s Orange County to Probe Voter Rolls for Dogs, Cats Ahead of Nov. 4 Election
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Orange County officials have launched an unusual effort to verify no dogs or cats are registered voters, instructing the local elections chief to compare voting lists against animal licensing records in a bid to root out any fraudulent entries. The Board of Supervisors voted on Sept. 23 to expand a review of pet registrations across…
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Department of Justice Sues 6 States Over Voter Registration Lists
The Department of Justice is suing six states for allegedly failing to provide the federal government with their voter registration lists, the Justice Department announced on Sept. 25. The states are California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. States are required by federal law to provide the attorney general with voter registration records…
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DOJ Sues Maine, Oregon Over Voter Registration Lists
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The Department of Justice (DOJ ) said on Sept. 16 that it is suing Oregon and Maine for failing to provide information on how their election offices maintain valid voter registration rolls. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement that both states had declined to cooperate with the department’s requests for unredacted access…
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North Carolina Agrees to Fix Voter Registration Issues
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North Carolina officials will seek to collect information required under federal law from registered voters under a settlement approved by a federal judge on Sept. 8. State officials acknowledged in the settlement that they were using a voter registration list “that includes records that do not comply with the requirements for federal elections.” Specifically, they…
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Federal Appeals Court Says Pennsylvania Ballot Date Requirement Violates Constitution
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Pennsylvania’s requirement that election officials reject ballots with missing dates violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 26. The requirement burdens the constitutional right to vote, and state officials have not provided enough evidence supporting their argument that state interests outweigh that burden, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of…
