RNC claimed ‘election integrity win’ over ‘non-existent problem,’ Virginia county election director says
Prince William County denies that the RNC made it make any changes to its elections practices.
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Exclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials say
Election officials across the country this week voiced concerns that the Trump administration is blocking appointments to a key federal committee that helps create standards for voting equipment used in U.S. elections.
North Carolina admits noncitizens on its rolls aren’t a widespread problem — as it gives voter data to DHS
North Carolina election officials admitted they have no evidence that noncitizens on the voter rolls are a widespread problem — even as they move forward with plans to share voter data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
‘She should not be in this role’: Oregon elections chief again calls on top federal election official to resign after comments on Dems
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read (D) again called on a top federal election official to resign over her inflammatory comments against Democrats last year, saying she should not be involved in election initiatives that are “supposed to be bipartisan.”
What to do when law enforcement demands ballots? Election officials are in the dark
When a California sheriff seized 650,000 ballots from last year’s redistricting referendum, it raised an alarming question about what was previously almost a nightmare scenario: What must election officials do if law enforcement orders them to hand over ballots?
North Carolina election board’s GOP majority approves sharing voter data with DHS
The North Carolina State Board of Elections’s Republican majority voted to move forward with using a federal immigration database to check the state’s voter rolls — an escalation in the board’s ongoing effort to scrutinize voter rolls that could put eligible voters at risk.
Election officials rebut GOP voting claims at House hearing
At a House Administration Committee hearing Thursday, Republicans repeatedly raised hypothetical specters of coordinated voter fraud while state election officials gently reiterated, again and again, that elections and voter registration rolls are already safe, secure, and accurate.
Gov. Shapiro: Republicans are ‘on the side of disenfranchisement’
Pennsylvania is one of the only states that does not allow officials to begin processing mail ballots before Election Day — a restriction that has long delayed vote counts and contributed to confusion around election results.
Top federal election official says her conspiratorial rant against Democrats is being investigated
Christy McCormick, the Republican vice-chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), told Democracy Docket Tuesday that she is under “investigation” for her inflammatory comments against Democrats last year.
Lawsuit seeks federal voting commission records on ties to election deniers
A new lawsuit filed seeks to force the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to turn over records about its communications with anti-voting and election denial figures.
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