Officials in Arizona have discovered a flaw that allowed some 97,000 residents to vote in state and local races despite not providing proof of citizenship, which is required by law. The Arizona Supreme Court has been petitioned to determine whether the people can still vote in November without proof of citizenship or if they must […]
A number of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Alabama secretary of state and attorney general over a recent decision that removed some naturalized citizens who were previously noncitizens from voter rolls. The groups argued that this meant these individuals would need to re-register to vote and “undermined the fundamental right to […]
The Committee on House Administration held a hearing on Sept. 11, probing American confidence in elections. Some Americans in recent years have said they’re losing trust in the election system after stories came out of dead people and non-citizens on voter rolls, among other things.
Mississippi and eight other states have sued the Biden administration to block an executive order that requires federal agencies to develop strategies to expand voter registration, which the states claim aims to promote left-wing politicians and policies at elections. The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas on […]
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is asking on the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an Arizona law requiring voters to prove their U.S. citizenship for the upcoming presidential election. In an application for emergency relief filed on Aug. 8, the RNC asked Justice Elena Kagan to block a previous lower-court ruling that put the state […]
The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 2023 state law returning voting rights to Minnesotans with felony convictions immediately after their release from prison. In its Aug. 7 ruling, the state’s highest court did not comment on the merits of the law but rejected a challenge from the nonpartisan organization Minnesota Voters Alliance (MVA), alongside […]
Former President Donald Trump’s former attorney Jenna Ellis has reached a cooperation agreement with officials in Arizona as part of the state’s alternate electors case, the Arizona attorney general’s office announced Monday.
A Mississippi law that allows ballots received up to five days after an election to be counted is lawful, a federal judge ruled on July 28. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. pointed in part to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), which governs ballots from citizens residing overseas. “So if one […]
A judge in New York on Friday dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, clearing the way for the former New York City mayor to appeal a $148 million defamation judgment. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane formalized the decision after saying he was leaning toward doing so on Wednesday. Lawyers for Mr. Giuliani and two […]
An Illinois judge has blocked enforcement of a controversial election law recently signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that barred political parties from appointing candidates to fill out general election ballots where the party did not field a primary candidate, known as slating. Judge Gail Noll granted a permanent injunction in an order on June 5 […]
Arizona officials have served former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani with a notice of his indictment related to an alleged “fake electors” scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. Mr. Giuliani is among 18 individuals indicted in Arizona’s ongoing investigation into an alleged scheme to challenge the results of […]
Attorney John Eastman entered a plea of not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud, and forgery charges for his alleged role in the effort to challenge the 2020 presidential election results. Mr. Eastman, who is accused of devising a strategy to persuade Congress not to certify the election, was the first of 18 individuals charged […]
Republican Congress members introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in May that’s aimed at preventing noncitizens from voting. Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, tells NTD that she thinks the act is needed to ensure election integrity.
Georgia’s Republican Party has removed one of its officers after he was ruled to have voted illegally multiple times. Georgia’s GOP voted 146-24 on May 11 to remove Brian K. Pritchard, its first vice chairman, Chairman Josh McKoon said after the closed meeting. Mr. McKoon said that removing Mr. Pritchard was necessary after he refused […]
A New York State appellate court on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the state’s universal Early Mail Voter Act, cementing the state’s move toward expanded universal mail-in voting. The court’s ruling comes after a contentious legal battle led by appellants including Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), Nicholas Langworthy (R-N.Y.), and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) […]
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a measure that would add a citizenship question to the next U.S. census, as part of the latest efforts by conservatives to “protect America’s democracy and electoral integrity.” The legislation, known as the “Equal Representation Act,” was led by Rep. Chuck Edwards, (R-N.C.), who spoke on […]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a string of new bills aimed at bolstering election security in the battleground state just months ahead of the presidential election. A spokesperson for the Republican governor confirmed to The Epoch Times that Mr. Kemp signed the measures—Senate Bill 189, House Bill 974, and House Bill 1207—into […]
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has introduced a bill in the lower chamber of Congress that would ensure that illegal immigrants do not vote in federal elections. The Epoch Times first obtained a copy of the bill, dubbed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The bill is being introduced with the support of House Speaker Mike […]
