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California Files Appeal After Court Allows Huntington Beach to Require Voter ID in Local Elections
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The State of California filed an appeal in its lawsuit against the city of Huntington Beach on May 28, asking a state appellate court to reverse a lower court’s decision that allowed the city to require photo ID in its municipal elections. In a lawsuit filed last year challenging Measure A, the city’s initiative, Attorney…
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Federal Government Sues North Carolina Over Allegedly Faulty Voter Registration Records
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 28 sued North Carolina’s election board, alleging officials violated federal law by failing to obtain certain details for people who registered to vote. State officials have acknowledged violations of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 but took limited actions to prevent future violations, according to the…
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Columbian Accused of Illegally Casting Vote in 2024 Election, Stealing $400,000 Federal Benefits
A Columbian woman living illegally in Massachusetts was indicted on May 22 for allegedly casting a fraudulent ballot in the 2024 election and receiving over $400,000 in federal benefits using a stolen identity. Federal prosecutors stated that Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, had lived under a stolen identity for over two decades. She allegedly obtained nine…
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Federal Judge Orders North Carolina to Certify Democrat Winner of Supreme Court Election
A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on May 5 to certify the results of the state’s 2024 Supreme Court election and confirm the victory of Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs after the results were challenged by a Republican judge. In a 68-page ruling, District Judge Richard E. Myers II ruled in…
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LIVE NOW: House Administration Committee Holds Hearing on California’s Election Counting Process
The House Administration Committee holds a hearing on California’s untimely election counting process at 10:30 a.m. ET on April 29. Witnesses include Mr. Austin Gilbert of Right Choice Strategies, LLC, The Honorable Donald Palmer of the Election Assistance Commission, and Ms. Ashlee Titus of Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLP. …This post was originally published on…
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Directive to Require Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration
A judge on April 24 blocked President Donald Trump’s ordering that officials require people provide proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must stop taking action to require a passport or other proof of citizenship for voter registration, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said in an order.…
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Recount of Wisconsin Judge Race Prompts Ballot Challenges
A widely watched recount is underway of the results of an election for circuit judge in Racine County, Wisconsin. The incumbent Circuit Court Judge Jon Fredrickson lost to challenger Jamie McClendon by 55 votes. Voters cast 60,349 ballots for the office. Fredrickson, who has served in the post since 2019, requested the recount. McClendon is…
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Lawmakers, State Officials Debate Trump’s Order on Election Integrity
President Donald Trump’s recent executive order titled “The Preserving and Protecting of the Integrity of American Elections” and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) were the topics at an April 8 hearing of the House Subcommittee on Elections. The SAVE Act passed the House of Representatives 220–208 two days after the hearing. It requires…
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Judge Rejects California’s Attempt to Block City’s Voter ID Law
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A California judge rejected the state’s attempts to shut down a conservative coastal city’s voter ID law April 7, ruling the city did not violate state elections law when voters passed the provision last year. In his ruling early Monday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas denied a request by California Attorney General Rob…
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Democratic State Attorneys General Sue Over Trump’s Voting Executive Order
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A group of 19 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on April 3 disputing President Donald Trump’s executive order that requires voters to verify they are U.S. citizens and prevents states from counting mail-in ballots they receive after Election Day. Filed in Boston federal court, the lawsuit follows two others that challenge the order.…
