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Appeals Court Orders Minnesota to Separate Mail-In Ballots Arriving After Election Day
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that mail-in ballots from Minnesota that arrive after Nov. 3 must be separated from those that are received on or before Election Day. The ruling, from a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, authorized a Republican challenge against Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon's order extending the ballot… -
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Kevin McCarthy Wants Media to Wait to Call Election Winner ‘Until Every Polling Center Has Closed’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., wants all major media outlets to wait to call the 2020 election winner “until every polling center has closed,” McCarthy said in a letter to outlets Wednesday. “Americans will be watching their television and monitoring their social media feeds anxiously awaiting the results of the election. And understandably, the… -
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8 States in Voting Lawsuits With Election Day Less Than a Week Away
With Election Day just days away, and early voting already underway in many states, the election-related lawsuits have been piling up, and court decisions (and appeals) have been coming out at a dizzying rate. Some are still trying to change the rules in the middle of the election that would make it easier to commit… -
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Why Voter Fraud Is a Real Threat in Next Week’s Election
The presidential election Nov. 3 is now just days away. Is election security really at stake? Can states turn into vote-by-mail jurisdictions virtually overnight, as so many have done during the COVID-19 pandemic? Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., a member of the Committee on House Administration, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss. We also cover these… -
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10 Rallies, Protests Slated During Election Week in DC, Park Service Says
The National Park Service has approved one permit for a prayer vigil in the nation's capital next week, which includes Election Day, and is reviewing nine other demonstration requests, a local CBS affiliate reported. The requests include religious gatherings, patriotic events, and free speech demonstrations “against the election results,” WUSA-TV (Channel 9) reported. The National Park… -
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Appeals Court Rules North Carolina Absentee Ballots Postmarked by Nov. 3 Are Valid If They Arrive Before Nov. 12
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday, allowing it to count absentee ballots that arrive before Nov. 12 as long as they were postmarked by Nov. 3. “All ballots must still be mailed on or before Election Day,” said Circuit Judge James… -
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Federal Appeals Court Reminds Judges Not to Change Rules Before or During Election
The Supreme Court advises that judges should not change state and county election rules right before an election, a Cincinnati-based appeals court has reminded a lower court. The Ohio case, like others this election season, involves the use of ballot “drop boxes” and restrictions that officials may put on them while attempting to maintain the… -
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Tech Companies’ Election Interference Has Gone Too Far
The New York Post’s breaking news of emails purporting to show Hunter Biden scheming to make money off the family name has created a social media firestorm. Twitter began blocking users from sharing it almost instantly. Facebook didn’t block the story outright, but it did announce almost immediately that it was “reducing its distribution on… -
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Mail-In and Absentee Voting Could Compromise Integrity of the 2020 Election
Mail-in voting has increased sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Pew Research Center reported that in the 2016 general election, 24.9% of votes were absentee or mail-in and in the 2018 general election, 27.4% of votes were absentee or mail-in. But during the 2020 primaries, 50.3% of votes cast were absentee or mail-in. … -
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‘Dirty Voter Rolls’ Plus Huge Mail-In Vote Risk ‘Disaster,’ Election Law Experts Say
Election security is paramount, but it will be hard to achieve in the 2020 elections due to the massive increase in mail-in voting, experts said during an online briefing Thursday held by The Heritage Foundation. “I’m focused on Nevada, because that’s the state that rushed to vote by mail,” said J. Christian Adams, president and… -
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More Examples of Election Fraud Prove the Left Is in Denial About It
The 2020 presidential election is less than three weeks away, and many Americans have already voted early or through the mail. Unfortunately, at the same time that they are exercising their franchise, there are others out there who are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities in our system to try to steal their vote or dilute… -
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California’s Governor Mocked Me, but I Received Ballot 8 Years After Moving
As you undoubtedly have heard on television, the internet, and social media, the right to vote is fundamental to the American system. But as we near Election Day, it’s important to remember that the right to vote means little if our officials can’t maintain election integrity. Fraudulent votes undermine our electoral system and take rightful… -
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Mayoral Candidate in Texas Charged With Over 100 Counts of Voter Fraud
When police arrested Zul Mirza Mohamed on suspicion of voter fraud Wednesday night, prosecutors say, the candidate for mayor in Carrollton, Texas, was stuffing envelopes with mail-in ballot applications to send to Dallas County. However, Texas state and local law enforcement officials allege that Mohamed’s illicit activities ran far deeper than what he was caught… -
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New Jersey Mail Carrier Charged With Throwing Away Mail-In Ballots
A New Jersey postal worker was arrested and charged Wednesday with discarding multiple pieces of mail, including election ballots, CBS News reported. Over 1,800 pieces of mail were retrieved from dumpsters, 99 of which were ballots, according to CBS. Federal prosecutors told the network that the postal worker, identified as Nicholas Beauchene, 26, was scheduled to deliver mail in… -
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Supreme Court Acts to Protect Election Integrity in South Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court acted in the best interests of the voters of South Carolina on Monday by dissolving a preliminary injunction issued by a lower court. The high court responded to an emergency appeal. The injunction from U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs, an Obama appointee, would have prevented South Carolina from applying its… -
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Tens of Thousands of Cases of Possible Voter Fraud Cited in New Report
One of the constant refrains from those who oppose election reforms designed to protect the security and integrity of the voting process is that serious vote fraud is a myth. But as a shocking new report from the Public Interest Legal Foundation shows, those naysayers could not be more wrong. The foundation’s report, “Critical Condition,” highlights the… -
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Ensuring the Integrity of Our Election System
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of “Mandate 2020” here. The progressive left has created a false hue and cry about a supposed… -
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Protect Elderly Votes Project Aims to Thwart ‘Ballot Harvesting’ Fraud
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the push for widespread mail-in voting and other alternatives to going to the polls ahead of the presidential election has increased the risk of vote fraud through “ballot harvesting,” and the elderly are particularly vulnerable, advocates warn. To protect seniors, especially those with physical impairments, the American Constitutional Rights Union is… -
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YouTube Adds Disclaimer to Heritage Foundation Video on Mail-In Ballots
YouTube has posted a disclaimer to a video produced by The Heritage Foundation that warns of the potential problems of mass voting by mail. YouTube didn’t say it disputed any of the facts in the video, which was posted Sept. 2 and details recent problems with mail-in primary elections. The video cites mainstream media reporting… -
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‘Shocked and Panicked’: New Yorkers Receive Invalid Ballots With Wrong Names, Addresses, Sparking Confusion
New York City residents have reported receiving ballots with wrong information, sparking confusion and a response from the city board of elections department. Multiple voters who live in Brooklyn have reported errors—including a wrong name on their ballot envelope—which would invalidate their ballots, according to Gothamist. The error was due to an “outside vendor error,” the…