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Fact-Checking 4 Claims From Biden’s Reelection Announcement
President Joe Biden launched his reelection campaign early Tuesday with a factually challenged video that focuses heavily on accusations against Republicans. The 3-minute video with Biden’s voice-over opens with scenes of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, then shifts to a pro-abortion protester in front of the Supreme Court holding a sign saying “abortion… -
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Election Oversight That America’s Next President Should Champion
When the next president takes office in January 2025, he or she will have the opportunity to reform the Federal Election Commission, which governs campaign spending and fundraising and has significant authority over activity protected by the First Amendment. The terms of five of the six FEC members either will expire or be about to… -
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Florida’s Election Crimes Unit a National Model, Watchdog Says
Florida’s new office targeting election crimes is a model for the rest of the country, based on its transparency and capacity to restore trust in elections, a new report from a watchdog group says. Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, last year signed a bill creating the Office of Election Crimes and Security. The Foundation for… -
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Target of What He Called Politicized Prosecution, 1 Presidential Candidate Campaigned From Prison
The prosecutor made the point that no one—not even a presidential candidate—is above the law. “No man, even though four times the candidate of his party for the highest office in the land, can violate the basic law of this land,” said Edwin Wertz, the federal prosecutor charging Eugene Debs, perennial Socialist Party presidential candidate,… -
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Citizen Activists ‘Weaponized’ Transparency, US Election Commissioner Testifies
Testifying to a congressional panel, a federal election official referred Thursday to citizens who seek public records as a “weaponization” targeting election workers. The subject of the hearing by the House Administration subcommittee on elections was election observers, activists whom Democrats and the corporate media have criticized heavily in recent years as threats to democracy. … -
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Ranked-Choice Voting Is ‘Spreading Like Poison,’ Alaskans for Honest Elections Founder Says
The founder of Alaskans for Honest Elections is speaking out against ranked-choice voting, which he says is “spreading like poison.” “Ranked-choice voting is a whole way that certain people want to redefine how we vote. It’s no longer one person, one vote. It’s a very complicated system where everybody’s thrown into a jungle primary,” Art… -
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Voter Fraud Office Nets 2 More Arrests
Florida continues a crackdown on election-related crime, announcing the arrests of two more individuals Wednesday on charges of casting illegal votes in last year’s election. The Florida Office of Election Crimes and Security, created by legislation that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law last April, announced the arrests of 20 convicted felons it said voted… -
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6 Takeaways From House’s Hearing on Clean Elections
House Republicans pointed to the success of state election reforms during a hearing Friday, citing high turnout and smooth operations in the 2022 midterm elections as evidence. Despite such results, House Democrats insisted Americans are having difficulty voting. In part, they blamed laws passed in almost half the states in 2021 and early 2022, among… -
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Tech Group Executive Involved in $2M Election Grant to County Where She Previously Worked
Sophie Lehman departed her job as Contra Costa County’s manager of elections operations last June. Several months later, Lehman was the point of contact for what eventually would be a $2 million election grant for the California county going into the 2024 election cycle. Today, Lehman is associate director of the Center for Tech and… -
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Ohio’s New Voting Laws Balance Secure Elections With Ballot Access
Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly closed out 2022 by passing an election reform bill covering photo ID requirements, ballot drop boxes, and mail-in ballots. In January, Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, signed the bill into law. The result is a substantial improvement to the reliability of the state’s elections as measured by The Heritage… -
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‘Election Fraud … Does Happen,’ Florida Official Says as His Office Charges More Than 20 People With Election Crimes
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd said the Sunshine State’s new efforts to prosecute voter fraud are key to election security. “Last year the governor championed the Office of Election Crimes and Security,” Byrd told The Daily Signal. “So, we are telling everybody we take our election law seriously.” Byrd was in Washington this… -
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GOP Primary Voters Want Candidates to Embrace Cultural Issues, Poll Finds
A new poll reveals that the overwhelming majority of Republican primary voters want future GOP presidential contenders to embrace hot-button issues like gender-transition procedures for minors and implementing restrictions on pornography. The survey, conducted by OnMessage Inc., found that 93% of respondents want candidates to confront parental rights issues, including increased transparency with school curriculums and… -
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Another Study Refutes Left’s False Claims Against Voter ID and Secure Elections
Trust the science, we’ve all been told. Well, the science has spoken again: Voter ID laws aren’t discriminatory and don’t suppress anyone’s vote. For years, liberals have peddled fabricated claims about voter ID requirements, asserting that they give an advantage to the Republican Party by “discriminating against African Americans” and suppressing their vote. They pooh-pooh… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Conservatives Call on States to Close Loopholes Allowing Big Money to Bankroll Election Operations
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Conservative organizations are calling for state legislatures to close loopholes regarding private funding of elections, after the same organization that distributed the Mark Zuckerberg election grants in 2020 issued a $2 million grant to a county in Georgia, one of two dozen states to ban private funding of election offices. “States… -
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Alliance of Big Tech, Dark Money Groups Partners With Counties in State That Bans ‘Zuckerbucks’ for Elections
The group that distributed most of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial election grants in 2020 has designated at least two Utah counties as part of a new effort, despite a state ban on private money funding election operations. The two local juridictions are Cache County, with a population of 137,00, and Weber County, population 267,000…. -
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Big Tech-Aligned Group Wants to Go ‘Nationwide’ in Shaping Election Operations
A Big Tech-aligned group funded through liberal dark money is moving to expand “nationwide,” even though about half the states have banned using private money to run elections. The Center for Tech and Civic Life launched the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence in partnership with organizations funded by the liberal Arabella Advisors and Democracy Fund,… -
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Left-Leaning Group Funnels Millions Into Yet Another Election Office Ahead of 2024
The left-leaning organization known for distributing Mark Zuckerberg-funded election grants in the 2020 election will be giving $3 million to Clark County, Nevada, for the 2024 election. The U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, a project of the Center for Tech and Civic Life, is directing the money to Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, in… -
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Election Fraud Database Tops 1,400 Cases
The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database now includes 1,412 proven instances of election fraud, and our legal center is monitoring many other ongoing prosecutions. The database, which provides a sampling of recent election fraud cases, demonstrates the vulnerabilities within the electoral process and the need for reforms to secure free and fair elections for the… -
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House GOP Eyes Investigation of Big Tech-Aligned Election Grants
A new round of private grants to local election offices not only should be investigated but be grounds for legislation, congressional Republicans say. As reported previously by The Daily Signal, the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence provided grants to 10 jurisdictions ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million. A total of 24 states banned or restricted… -
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House Republicans Call for Ban on Big Tech Private Funding of Election Administration
Some House Republicans are urging federal action to bar private money from bankrolling election administration after a Big Tech-aligned group that made controversial grants in 2020 is issuing another round of grants aimed at the 2024 elections. “Private money has no place in public election infrastructure,” Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told The Daily Signal in…