Election Integrity
Protecting the integrity of America’s elections. News and analysis on election integrity, voter ID, ballot security, election reform, and the fight for transparent, secure voting.
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Virginia Dems Make Glaring Errors in Rushed Court Motion to Save Gerrymandering Scheme
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Virginia Democrats’ motion urging the state supreme court to temporarily halt its order against the 2026 gerrymandering referendum appears to include two major typos. Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, alongside Virginia House Speaker Don Scott and State Sen. Louise Lucas, petitioned the Supreme Court of Virginia to delay its order which struck down the gerrymandering referendum,…Ireland Owens -
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Legal Earthquake in Virginia Shakes Democrats at Highest Levels
An earthquake occurred today in the Commonwealth of Virginia that was felt at the highest levels of power in the U.S. House of Representatives, particularly shaking the minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries. On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court rejected the unconstitutional push by the Democrat majority in the Virginia General Assembly….Don Palmer -
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Virginia Supreme Court Rules Redistricting Referendum Unconstitutional: A Victory for Voters
In an opinion written by Justice D. Arthur Kelsey, the Virginia Supreme Court has today ruled that the controversial redistricting referendum—narrowly approved by voters on April 21, 2026—was unconstitutional. The court determined in a 4-3 vote, with no dissenting opinion, that the Democrat-led General Assembly violated key procedural requirements under the Virginia Constitution when it…Katharine Gorka -
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Thomas: Be Ready for Extremism if VA Referendum Result Tossed Out
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones asked the Virginia Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by Judge Hurley in Tazewell that blocked the State Board of Elections from certifying the results of the April 21 redistricting referendum. That is notable—so is the justices’ denial of that motion. First, most anyone that remembers 2020 knows that the…Joe Thomas -
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Can California Elections Be Saved? Voter ID Qualifies for the Ballot
Californians will get a chance to vote for more secure elections this November after a voter identification and citizenship verification initiative qualified for the ballot. Following a successful signature-gathering campaign led by Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, the ballot question, if approved, would require government-issued identification for in-person voting. Californians voting by mail would need…Angelina Delfin -
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Senate Dems Claim Victory Over Thune on SAVE America Act
Senior Democrat senators told The Daily Signal that voter citizenship and identification legislation backed by President Donald Trump—the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act—has stalled amid unified Democrat opposition. “I haven’t heard officially that it is dead, but it shows no signs of life,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D‑Conn., told The Daily Signal. Democrats have repeatedly…Pedro Rodriguez -
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Play Moderate, Rule Progressive: The New Dem Playbook
On Virginia’s gubernatorial campaign trail, Abigail Spanberger showed real acting chops. The former CIA spook and congresswoman made a great show of how moderate she was in the face of withering attacks from Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger trotted out her cop dad to tout her law-and-order credentials, claimed she would be a bipartisan governor for…Douglas Blair -
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Dead Could Be a Sizable Voting Bloc in This Battleground State
About 34,000 dead people were on the voter rolls in North Carolina, a key battleground state in most election years, the North Carolina State Board of Elections reported. The board used data from the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database, known as SAVE, made available to states last year by the Department of Homeland…Fred Lucas -
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Election Law Could Slow Vote Counting in Key Midterm Battleground
Georgia, one of the most closely watched election battlegrounds in the nation, could face a significant technology overhaul resulting in slower ballot counting or delayed results in the upcoming midterm elections. After July 1, Georgia election officials can no longer use QR codes to tabulate ballots after a 2024 law goes into effect, sparking concern…Fred Lucas -
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What if You Were a Justice on Virginia’s Supreme Court?
On April 26, the Virginia Supreme Court will take up the appeal of two rulings made in Tazewell district court that found procedural laws were broken — or were going to force registrars to break laws — on how elections in Virginia are administered, and how the state constitution can be suspended in order to…Joe Thomas -
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DOGGONE: California Woman Registered Her Boxer to Vote to Prompt Investigation. Now She Faces Charges.
A woman facing voter fraud charges in California said her first reaction when investigators contacted her last August was, “Thank God, finally, someone’s looking into this.” The state is probing why Laura Yourex registered her dog Maya, a Boxer, to vote in the 2020 election. In an interview with the New York Post, she said…Fred Lucas -
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White House Ramps Up Midterm Plan With Official Closed-Door Strategy Meeting
Top Republican political consultants are flying into Washington to meet with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and President Donald Trump’s political operative James Blair as the White House gears up for the midterms. As first reported by Politico, the group will meet Monday at the Waldorf Astoria hotel—formerly the Trump International Hotel—in Washington,…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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DOJ Seeks 800,000 Ballots From Michigan
Michigan state and local officials are ready for a showdown with the Justice Department over election data, expressing concern that election offices in the state could be targets of FBI search warrants. The Justice Department has sought ballots and election records related to the 2024 election from Wayne County, which includes Detroit, Fox News reported….Fred Lucas -
DOJ’s Harmeet Dhillon Details Just How Much of a ‘Mess’ Voter Rolls Are
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon told “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo that federal officials discovered tens of thousands of dead people and non-citizens on voting rolls. The Trump administration has sued multiple states for failing to turn over voter rolls to the Department of Justice, which is seeking to ensure…Harold Hutchison -
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Virginia Voters Should Look to Democrat-run Maryland on Redistricting
Maryland’s Legislature is run by Democrats, yet it refuses to gerrymander the congressional districts in its state. Virginia Democrats could learn something from the Free State. Like it or not, Virginia is constantly comparing herself to next-door Maryland. Out of the 47 seats in the Maryland Senate, 34 are held by Democrats. Still, those senators…Joe Thomas -
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How DHS Is Further Modernizing Citizenship Verification for Voting
An immigration think tank is calling for Congress to consider mandating the use of a citizenship verification for voter registration after the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to make the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements more user-friendly for state and local election offices. Last week, the DHS settled a case with four states—Florida,…Fred Lucas -
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The Trump Case Is Finally Dead, but Fani Willis Left Fulton County Taxpayers on the Hook for Millions of Dollars
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not just blow up her own witch-hunt RICO prosecution through her unethical misbehavior. She handed the persecuted defendants, including President Donald Trump, the right to send Fulton County taxpayers the bill. A Fulton County judge has finally dismissed the 2020 election prosecution case Willis pursued against President Donald…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Polis Silent on Colorado County Clerks’ Demand He Reject Feds’ Ploy to Free Tina Peters
Tina Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk, spent her second Thanksgiving in state prison, as local Democrats struggle to keep her there—despite the national ambitions of their governor. The organization representing the 64 Rocky Mountain State county clerks sent a Nov. 21 letter to Democrat Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, urging the governor to reject…Mark Naughton -
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More Good News Comes for Ohio’s Efforts to Protect Elections
Ohio is securing another win for election integrity by striking a deal with the federal government that Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has called “historic.” On Monday, LaRose, a Republican, announced the “long-term” agreement with the federal government to verify voter registration eligibility. “Ohio has a duty to ensure that only U.S. citizens are…Rebecca Downs -
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Fani Willis’ Case Against Trump Is Officially Over
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ case against President Donald Trump has officially come to an end. Judge Scott McAfee agreed to dismiss the racketeering case on Wednesday after the prosecutor who inherited Willis’ troubled effort urged him to take it off “life support.” “The political persecution of President Trump by disqualified DA Fani Willis is…Katelynn Richardson