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REPORT: Four Things to Dislike About Ranked Choice Voting

Ranked Choice Voting Converts Elections Into a Consensus-Gathering Exercise (Alexandria, VA.) – November 1, 2022: Today, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) released a report explaining what ranked choice voting is and why it is a flawed system. Ranked choice...

BREAKING: Court Stopped DOJ from Wrongfully Demanding Documents from Conservative Non-Profit

The Public Interest Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief arguing the subpoena violated the first amendment rights of freedom of speech and association. (Alexandria, VA) – October 25, 2022: In September, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed an amicus...

REPORT: 570 American Elections (and Counting) Ended in Ties, Close Results  

Here is why every vote counts… every single one. (Alexandria, VA.) – October 24, 2022: Today, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) released a report detailing an astonishing 466 elections that ended in a tie. For good measure, the...
PILF Statement on House Passing H.R. 1

PILF Statement on House Passing H.R. 1

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – March 3, 2021: Today, the House passed H.R. 1 -- a bill that claims to make our election systems more secure but does anything but. This extremely partisan bill will make our election system less secure, fraud more difficult to detect, and easier...

Virginia Abandons Policy to Accept Late Ballots Without Postmarks

Virginia Abandons Policy to Accept Late Ballots Without Postmarks

County Election Official Wins Permanent Injunction Against Virginia Accepting Late Ballots with No Postmark (RICHMOND, VA.) – January 25, 2021: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), on behalf of Thomas Reed, a local electoral board member, announced a...

PILF Backs Virginia Mail Ballot Postmark Bill

PILF Backs Virginia Mail Ballot Postmark Bill

(RICHMOND, VA.) -- January 14, 2021: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) today offered support for the recently filed HB 2115 in the Virginia House of Delegates—a bill setting clear requirements on postmarks for absentee ballots. The bill, filed by Delegate...

PILF Commends Texas Ballot Harvesting Arrest

PILF Commends Texas Ballot Harvesting Arrest

(SAN ANTONIO, TX.) -- January 13, 2021: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) applauds Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his office’s efforts on the arrest of San Antonio-based alleged mail ballot harvester Rachel Rodriguez. “Today’s announcement marks...

SCOTUS Will Hear Donor Privacy Protection Case

SCOTUS Will Hear Donor Privacy Protection Case

PILF Brief: 12 Times Donors Were Targeted for Harassment or Worse (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – January 11, 2021: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for taking an important case involving California’s donor disclosure laws. The...

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