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    Elections You’re Not Watching Could Rewrite the Rules for 2028, Report Contends
    State legislative races this cycle could determine how elections are run for decades, with the potential for future laws on voter ID, undermining the Electoral College, noncitizen voting, and ranked-choice voting. States could have enough votes after the elections to trigger the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, according to a report by the conservative group…
    Fred Lucas
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    Attack Ad Against Georgia Democrat State House Candidate Sparks Backlash
    An attack ad aimed at social media influencer Lindsay DeFranco, a candidate for Georgia House District 47, has sparked a social media backlash from the Democrat. House District 47, which covers portions of Milton, Roswell, and Alpharetta, has become a race to watch due to out-of-state cash that has flooded in from all over the…
    Rebecca Buis
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    States Flag Thousands of Ineligible Voters, but Only a Few Cases Are Prosecuted
    The Justice Department charged three noncitizens with voting in Ohio, a year after the state made 167 federal referrals of noncitizens who appeared to cast ballots in the state.  Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose noted that’s only “so far.” His office has referred more than 1,000 election fraud cases from even-numbered years to the…
    Fred Lucas
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    In State Known for Nail-Biter Elections, a New Voter Roll Complaint Raises Questions
    FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—An elections watchdog group filed a complaint with Iowa election officials asserting that at least 162 voters in the state were registered twice. “Iowa is not complying with the requirement to eliminate duplicate names from the official list of eligible voters,” states the complaint by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, first shared…
    Fred Lucas
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    Sleepy Republican District in Georgia Attracting Floods of Out-of-State Cash for Social Media Candidate
    A district in Georgia that covers parts of Milton, Roswell, and Alpharetta hasn’t had a significant Democrat challenger in more than 20 years, but the entry of a social media-savvy candidate who has attracted floods of out-of-state funding has suddenly made the race peculiar and one to watch. Georgia House District 47 is currently led…
    Rebecca Buis
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    New Poll Shows Jackson, Bottoms in Standoff as Early Voting Surges Across the Peach State
    Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, are in a dead heat, according to a new poll by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The poll, conducted by the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center, shows Jackson polling at 46%, while Bottoms follows closely behind…
    Rebecca Buis
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    ‘California Model’: Unusual Election Reform Divides Democrats in Deep Blue State
    Ballot measures allowing same-day voter registration and scrapping party primaries could make it easier for establishment Democrats to keep power in deep-blue Massachusetts. Voters are considering the two measures this fall. Election integrity experts have long been suspicious of Election Day voter registration, as it could flood election clerks with new registrants they can’t possibly…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump Barnstorms US, Visiting New State Every Night
    With two weeks remaining until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is visiting a new state every night this week. Some of the states Trump is visiting are considered purple, but they are all states he won in 2024 where Republicans are now neck-and-neck with their opponents or are trailing them. The president is traveling…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Congress Failed, but Voters in 11 States Get Their Say on Core Provision of the SAVE Act
    Senate Republicans were unable to pass the SAVE America Act this year, but voters in several states have the chance to approve ballot measures implementing its provisions. The SAVE America Act would require photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Measures in Arizona and California combine a…
    Fred Lucas
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    10 Noncitizens Indicted for Voting Illegally in Key Battleground State
    Amid pushback from Democrats, the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security are continuing a crackdown on noncitizen voting less than three weeks ahead of Election Day. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina announced 10 noncitizens were indicted for illegally voting in North Carolina, a key Senate battleground…
    Fred Lucas
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    DOJ Sues California After State Refuses to Act on Suspected Noncitizen Voters
    The Department of Justice is suing California after state officials failed to comply with a 48-hour ultimatum to review a list of suspected noncitizen voters and set aside their ballots pending citizenship verification. The Justice Department, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, determined that more than 20,000 people are likely aliens and are…
    Angelina Delfin
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    Rick Jackson for Governor? Opinions from Peach State Voters
    BUFORD, Georgia–Canvassers from Americans for Prosperity (AFP) State PAC traveled from house-to-house Tuesday in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson. The effort comes as part of a broader mission to ensure former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is not re-elected to public service. Tony West, senior advisor for Americans for Prosperity State PAC, told…
    Rebecca Buis
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    Source: Ilhan Omar Investigation Examining Alleged False Statements on Immigration Forms
    A source with knowledge of the federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., told the Daily Signal that investigators are examining alleged false statements on immigration-related documents in a years-long criminal investigation that resulted in a judicially-authorized search of her residence Monday. Speaking to the Daily Signal in an interview Wednesday, the source disputed reports…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    5 States Put Transgender Sports, Gender-Medicine Questions Before Voters
    When voters go to the polls in five states in November, they can weigh in on whether men who claim to be transgender can compete in women’s sports and whether minors should be able to undergo controversial transgender medical treatments. Organizers in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Washington succeeded in putting measures on the ballot…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Documentary Claims Muslims Want America to Be Islamic State 
    Muslims in America want to transform the country into an Islamic state governed by Sharia law, according to Daily Signal contributor Steve Cortes’ latest documentary, “Muslims and Michigan: Opposites Don’t Attract.”  In his 20-minute YouTube film, Cortes takes to the mosque-lined streets of Dearborn, Michigan to warn audiences about how Muslim politicians use their power…
    Malia Loock
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    Leading Hispanic Advocacy Group Backs Republicans in 4 Key States
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The nation’s largest center-right Hispanic advocacy organization is backing several key Republicans running for major congressional and statewide offices in toss-up districts across the country in hopes that their efforts in Hispanic communities will mobilize Latino voters behind conservatives in the midterm elections. The LIBRE Initiative, which focuses on championing free…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Jackson vs. Bottoms: 3 Biggest Takeaways From the Peach State Debate
    Affordability, health care, and technology: These were three main issues that former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and health care executive Rick Jackson were faced with during Tuesday night’s gubernatorial debate in Doraville, Georgia. The two candidates took the stage, and immediately, attacks began. Bottoms opened by saying, “While my opponent is running to enrich himself…
    Rebecca Buis
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    CCP Survivor Looks to Unseat ‘Deep State’ Dem, Fight Left for Propping Up Socialism
    Congressional candidate Lily Tang Williams told the Daily Signal that witnessing Democrats push the same policies she experienced under the Chinese Communist Party motivated her to want to unseat Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H. Goodlander, who spent more than 10 years in Washington before running for Congress in 2024 and served as a legal counselor to…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    The Real Reason Some States Still Count Votes for Weeks
    Summary Florida was the laughingstock of America in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election, when hanging chads and ongoing lawsuits delayed the outcome of the race by 36 days. More than a quarter-century later, the Sunshine State is now a model for how to conduct elections. Florida earned the distinction of ranking fifth on…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    1 Local Issue Is Shaking Up Races in Key Battleground States
    Virginia is one of the first states to open its polls, and I cast my ballot the day early voting began. There’s a lot at stake this election year in the commonwealth, particularly Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendments on abortion and marriage. But Virginia is hardly alone among the states that will shape the direction of…
    Robert B. Bluey
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