Elections & Public Integrity
Elections & Public Integrity
We advocate for election and government integrity, investigate possible violations of election laws, and track threats to government integrity and to civilized public debate.
Elections & Public Integrity
Testimony Against State Board of Election’s Proposed Changes to Precinct Official and Election Observer Rules
The following is part of my prepared testimony at a Rules Review Commission meeting today. I spoke against proposed temporary changes to regulations for precinct officials and election observers made…
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Proportion of Female Voters Down Slightly Since Dobbs Decision
Has female voter registration surged in North Carolina since the overturn of Roe v. Wade? No.
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Valerie Jordan Faces a Hearing on Her Residency Claim, Issues a “Non-denial Denial”
So we have a series of statements that seem to speak to the question of Jordan's legal residency but none of which actually do. It is a classic non-denial denial.
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More Wrinkles in Valerie Jordan Residency Allegations
Mark Meadows eventually lost his right to vote in Macon County when the county board of elections removed him from the active voter list. Jordan may similarly lose her right…
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Public Comment on State Election Board’s Proposed Restrictions on Observers
The proposed changes are part of an ongoing campaign against election observers by the State Board of Elections.
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Testimony Opposing Election Board’s Proposed Suppression of Election Observers
The temporary rule process is not appropriate for these changes. There have been no related changes in state or federal election law, there have been no related court orders, and…
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Proposed Election Observer Rules Changes: the Innocuous and the Insidious
The proposed election rule changes would place an onerous burden on observers seeking to do their jobs and on the ability of the political parties to recruit observers.
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Judge Strikes Down Disabled Voter Protections from Ballot Traffickers
You may recall the 2020 convictions of two ballot traffickers in Hoke County on charges related to the “assistance” they provided to people in an assisted living facility (Voter Integrity…
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Public Comment in Support of Signature Verification for Absentee Ballots
The difference in how signatures on the Green Party petition were analyzed from the instructions in Numbered Memo 2020-19 is a tacit admission that the standards the State Board used…
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U.S Supreme Court will Hear North Carolina Congressional Redistricting Case
We are still dealing with the fallout from the redistricting case that resulted in a panel of court-appointed special masters drawing North Carolina’s congressional districts last February. Now that fallout…
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Democrats in Crisis Control After Senate Candidate Withdraws from Election
North Carolina Senate Republicans may have an even greater likelihood of picking up a supermajority after the Democratic candidate in one of the state’s most competitive seats dropped out of…
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Supreme Court Supports Right for General Assembly to Intervene in Voter ID Case
The majority opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, also makes it clear that ruling against the legislature intervening in the case would open the floodgates to lawyers shopping around in…