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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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US Appeals Court Halts Ballot Curing Efforts in North Carolina Supreme Court Election
A U.S. appeals court this week temporarily blocked North Carolina state elections officials from contacting voters whose ballots were disputed in 2024’s state Supreme Court race and could be eliminated from the final vote count. In a 2–1 ruling issued on Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit paused state officials’ efforts…
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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.…
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Pennsylvania Can’t Reject Misdated or Undated Ballot Envelopes, Court Rules
A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania’s requirement for voters to date the outer envelope of their mail-in ballots is unconstitutional. In a March 31 decision, Judge Susan Paradise Baxter of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania sided with a group of Democratic organizations and an Erie County voter who challenged…
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What to Know About Trump’s Order on Election Integrity
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President Donald Trump, long a critic of U.S. election security, is taking steps to safeguard the vote against what he describes as “fraud, errors, or suspicion.” In a sweeping March 25 directive, the president invoked his executive authority to overhaul election rules concerning voter registration requirements, election law enforcement, electronic voting system security, voting deadlines,…
