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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EXCLUSIVE: ‘AMERICA FIRST’—State Department Takes a Step Away From Nation Building
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department will pivot away from meddling in foreign elections in accordance with President Donald Trump’s emphasis on national sovereignty, The Daily Signal has learned. State Department employees will no longer be allowed to publicly comment on foreign elections unless “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest… -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Election Integrity Chair Makes 3 Big Election Proposals
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—“Zuckerbucks” and “Bidenbucks” shouldn’t happen again and noncitizen voting shouldn’t continue, contends the House Republican leading the charge on election reforms. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., the chairwoman of the House Election Integrity Caucus, is sponsoring three bills on the subject. One is aimed at preventing any noncitizen from voting, and two… -
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Battleground Georgia to Clean 478,000 Ineligible Voters From Rolls
The battleground state of Georgia is undertaking an effort to remove about 478,888 inactive or ineligible voters from the rolls, which includes people who appear to have moved out of the state, or are no longer at the address of their registration. Georgia has been the most contested southern state in recent years, which makes… -
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Increased Use of Paper Ballots, Electronic Poll Books Could Boost Election Security
A significant shift toward paper ballots and paper records of electronic votes to more easily audit election results, as well as electronic methods to verify registered voters when they show up to vote, could be a boon in providing election security, said Donald Palmer, chairman of the federal Election Assistance Commission. These developments also align with… -
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Grassley Reveals the FBI Suppressed Evidence of China Meddling in 2020 Election
The FBI suppressed intelligence about Chinese meddling in the 2020 election, according to emails released Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. The FBI declassified and provided requested records to Grassley after the senator received whistleblower information about the matter. Emails show that on Sept. 25, 2020, the FBI’s field office in Albany, New… -
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Fact Check: Is Trump Administration Providing Citizenship Data to Election Officials a ‘Hair on Fire’ Development?
The Department of Homeland Security is advancing its system to share citizenship verification data with state and local election officials, which has prompted “hair on fire” concerns from one legacy media outlet and a legal scholar. Additionally, one former Biden White House official has alleged the Trump administration is creating a database to include citizens… -
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The States Leading America’s Drive Toward Secure Elections
There is a new co-leader in The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard. Since 2021, Heritage has been tracking the laws of every state (and the District of Columbia) governing the conduct of local, state, and federal elections. And for most of those years, Tennessee has stood alone at the top of the state rankings. An…