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PILF Lawsuit Forces New Mexico to Reduce Fee to Obtain Voter Roll

Four other states still charge more than $12,000 to receive the voter roll (Albuquerque, NM) – January 9, 2025: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) reached a settlement agreement with New Mexico Secretary Maggie Toulouse Oliver in its lawsuit challenging...

PILF Files Legal Brief in Ninth Circuit to Restore the “Day” in Election Day

Last month, the Fifth Circuit ruled that accepting ballots that arrive after Election Day violates federal law. (Alexandria, VA) –November 27, 2024: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that...

LAWSUIT: Voter Machines in Texas Allow Officials to Look Up How Individual People Voted

The 1st Amendment and 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantee a right to a secret ballot (Houston, TX) – November 13, 2024: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a federal lawsuit against Harris County for violating voters' right to a...
ICYMI: PILF Won Access to South Carolina’s Voter Roll

ICYMI: PILF Won Access to South Carolina’s Voter Roll

Thanks to PILF’s litigation across the country, it is now a well-established precedent that the public has a right to inspect states’ voter rolls. (Alexandria, VA) – September 24, 2024: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) won access to the South Carolina voter...

47 Tied and Close Elections have Already Happened in 2024

47 Tied and Close Elections have Already Happened in 2024

Your Vote Matters This November. (Alexandria, VA) – October 9, 2024: The Public Interest Legal Foundation’s (PILF) Tied Elections Database grew this year to 635 tied elections and 173 elections decided by one vote. These elections illustrate that one illegal...

PILF Breaks Down ERIC’s Wall of Secrecy

PILF Breaks Down ERIC’s Wall of Secrecy

Other states should take notice that the Electronic Registration Information Center reports are voter list maintenance documents that the public has a right to inspect. (Alexandria, VA) – September 20, 2023: The United States District Court in Alaska has issued an...

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