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Will Elections Finally Be Secure and Honest in 2024?
Looking back on what happened in the election field in 2023 can give us a better sense of what to expect in this year’s presidential election. Legislators in many states improved procedures for ensuring secure and honest elections. But other states either failed to act or made things worse by failing to implement effective practices for accurately administering voter… -
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Poll: 1 in 5 Mail-In Voters Admit Fraud in 2020 Election
About 1 in 5 mail-in voters in the 2020 election admit to engaging in some type of voting irregularity, a poll released Tuesday shows. The Rasmussen poll of 1,085 likely voters was sponsored by The Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. The Heartland/Rasmussen poll found that 17% of mail-in… -
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Jimmy Carter Personally Experienced Voter Fraud. His First Election Was Stolen.
With the passing of Rosalynn Carter, former President Jimmy Carter lost his lifetime partner, and my deepest sympathies go out to him and his family. The former first lady’s death, however, reminded me of something relevant to election integrity that many Americans may not realize: Organized voter fraud in Jimmy Carter’s first run for office… -
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Democrats Changed Campaign Finance Laws Ahead of Contentious Election in This State, It Ultimately Benefited Them
A new campaign finance law helped Democrats to outraise and outspend Republicans in New Jersey’s November legislative elections, according to NorthJersey. The Democrat-controlled New Jersey State Legislature passed the Elections Transparency Act in March that, among other things, doubled campaign contribution limits from $2,600 per candidate per election to $5,200 per candidate per election. Democrats raised $10.8… -
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The Left Conspires to Keep Election Fraud Under Wraps
You can see it with your own eyes. But Democrats and their left-wing media allies call it a “fantasy.” What is it? Election fraud. A Lawrence, Massachusetts, voter who had been turned away from the polls on Election Day and told he had already voted found out he was the victim of fraud. He checked… -
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What States Can and Should Do to Ensure Fairness, Honesty in 2024 Elections
The 2024 primary season is already in full swing, but it’s not too late for states to improve the security and integrity of their election process to the benefit of all voters, no matter their political preferences. The American public wants and deserves an election system in which the candidates who get the most legitimate… -
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What Iowa Voters Have to Say About 2024 Election
DES MOINES, IOWA—The United States could collapse if it can’t control the border, says Jay Hayward, 68, of Grinnell, Iowa. “Illegal immigration, this is serious,” Hayward told The Daily Signal on Saturday while standing in line to attend a Donald Trump rally in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “This is a great nation. If it doesn’t turn… -
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For Election Integrity, Ramaswamy Urges Federal Standards
DES MOINES, IOWA—National standards, including requiring an ID to vote and making Election Day a national holiday, are needed to ensure free and fair elections, says Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. While states typically run elections, the federal government has set minimum standards under the Help America Vote Act of 2001, and prior to that,… -
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These 6 Election Fraud Scandals Saw Overturned Results, Indictments
It’s been an off-year for elections, but voter fraud scandals were on in 2023, affecting local races in New England, Iowa, New Jersey, and Texas. At least three of these scandals—in New England states—affected races that were on the ballot this year. Others involved formal charges brought for alleged fraud in past elections. In the… -
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Another Government Agency Secretly Plans to Follow Biden’s Election Executive Order
The Biden administration continues to shield from the public its plans for federal agencies to turn out the vote, citing “presidential communications and deliberative process privilege.” Newly released emails, however, demonstrate the focus of the White House and various government departments on registering voters and getting them out. In a response to a request by… -
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‘Undefeated’ Football Coach Launches Not-for-Holidays-Only Community Service Campaign
“Don’t be a Turkey Person,” says football coach Bill Courtney, the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary, in his new community-giving campaign, announced Monday. A “Turkey Person” is someone who serves his or her community only on Thanksgiving, Courtney explained in a press statement for the campaign. “If you serve soup at soup kitchens, or you give away… -
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Report: Feds Coordinated Broad Censorship of Americans on Election, COVID, More
The federal government coordinated with an array of entities to censor Americans’ speech online, a newly released report from the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government shows. In particular, the report shows that the Department of Homeland Security worked with Stanford University and the Global Engagement Center, which works across agencies but… -
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Texas Think Tank Expands Election Integrity Focus to 5 Key Battleground States for 2024
Ahead of the 2024 election, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced plans Monday to expand its focus on voter integrity by scrutinizing five battleground states. The foundation’s Election Protection Project will continue to focus on voting issues in Texas as well as extend its attention to the battleground states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, and… -
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6 Bizarre Examples of How Voter Registration Fraud Happens
Tennessee prosecutors charged 10 people with voter fraud last week after they allegedly registered and voted despite being legally ineligible to do so. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office secured grand jury indictments against the 10 Clarksville, Tennessee, residents with past felony convictions who are ineligible to vote in the state. These people registered and… -
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‘Shocking’ Fraud on Video Prompts Judge to Toss Election Outcome in Connecticut’s Largest City
Just days before a scheduled general election in Connecticut’s largest city, a judge threw out the results of a primary election for mayor, citing “shocking” evidence of voter fraud caught on video. Democrats’ September primary in Bridgeport, Connecticut, pitted incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim against challenger John Gomes, the city’s former chief administrative officer. Gomes at… -
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These 5 Big Tech Platforms Warned Not to Tilt Scales in Election
West Virginia’s top election official is threatening consequences for Big Tech platforms–including one owned by former President Donald Trump–if they aren’t neutral in the 2024 elections. West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, a Republican, announced Thursday that he sent letters to five online companies asserting that unequal treatment of political candidates would subject them… -
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Election Watchdog’s Lawsuit Claims Hawaii Breaks Law on Voter Rolls
An elections watchdog group is suing Hawaii, claiming that the state breaks federal law on maintaining voter registration lists. Public Interest Legal Foundation filed the lawsuit alleging that Hawaii’s Chief Election Officer Scott Nago violated Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which requires states to regularly update voter registration rolls. The… -
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Documents Reveal New Hampshire Review of Trump’s Ballot Access Came After Outside Legal Analysis
The top election official in New Hampshire, which traditionally holds the nation’s first presidential primary, announced that he would consider banning former President Donald Trump from the ballot one day after a George Washington University law professor suggested that he call a special panel to make the determination. The same official kept lawmakers in suspense… -
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Voter Registration ‘Charities’: An Overlooked, Hyperpartisan Scandal
“Nonprofit voter registration” doesn’t sound interesting. Yet nonprofit voter registration, or the use of tax-exempt charitable organizations to conduct and fund voter-registration drives, is one of the most important and underreported political scandals of our time. Nonprofit voter registration, and the get-out-the-vote activities that usually accompany it, have become the heart of a billion-dollar industry… -
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Pennsylvania Governor Launches ‘Automatic Voter Registration’ Plan Ahead of 2024
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he will implement “automatic voter registration” ahead of the 2024 election. The governor rolled out his plan on National Voter Registration Day to “streamline” the voter-registration process, which he argues will “save taxpayers time and money,” according to an announcement video. Shapiro’s plan will automatically enroll Pennsylvanians in the…