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VICTORY: PILF Helped Restore the Day in Election Day with Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Win

17 States and the District of Columbia accept and tabulate mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. (Alexandria, VA) – October 26, 2024: Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion that federal law requires mail ballots to arrive by...
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Court Hearing in PILF’s Lawsuit to Have Minnesota’s NVRA Election Transparency Exemption Declared Invalid

Supreme Court precedent in Shelby County v. Holder orders that Congress cannot indiscriminately treat states differently. (Minneapolis, MN) – October 23, 2024: Today, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) is in court arguing against Minnesota’s motion...
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PILF Sues Wisconsin Elections Commission for Concealing Origins of Election-Day Registration Guidance

For more than a year, the Foundation has been trying to obtain records relating to the creation of guidance issued to election officials about same-day registration postcards.  (Madison, WI) – October 18, 2024: The Public Interest Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit...
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Federal Court Rules States Cannot Punish Voter Roll Researchers

Federal Court Rules States Cannot Punish Voter Roll Researchers

Maine’s restrictions on the use of voter roll data were enacted to keep election watchdogs from being able to analyze and communicate voter roll findings (Alexandria, VA) – March 29, 2023: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) secured a landmark ruling for...

Foreign Nationals Gain Right to Vote in District of Columbia

Foreign Nationals Gain Right to Vote in District of Columbia

The Public Interest Legal Foundation hosts press conference fighting back against laws allowing foreign nationals to vote. (Washington, D.C.) – March 13, 2023: Today, Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) President, J. Christian Adams, will hold a press conference...

States Withdrawal from ERIC is Proof it Needs Transparency

States Withdrawal from ERIC is Proof it Needs Transparency

(Alexandria, VA) – March 7, 2023: This week, Florida, West Virginia, and Missouri announced they are withdrawing from the Electronic Registration Information System (ERIC). Additionally, Alabama and Louisiana have recently made announcements to...

PILF Sues New Mexico Over $5,000 Fee to Obtain Voter Roll

PILF Sues New Mexico Over $5,000 Fee to Obtain Voter Roll

Five other states charge more than $5,000 to receive the voter roll. We are putting them all on notice about these unlawful fees. (Albuquerque, NM) – March 6, 2023:  The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a federal lawsuit against New Mexico...

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