Motor Voter at 30: DMVs are the Most Common Cause April 2023 – Since 2015, government records show...
Reports
Maintaining Accurate Voter Registration Rolls: The Need to Rehabilitate the ERIC Program or Form an Alternative
Hans A. von Spakovsky and J. Christian Adams J. Christian Adams, the President of the Public...
A Nevada U.S. Senate Race Was Decided by 7,928 Votes. 95,556 Ballots Were Sent to ‘Bad’ Addresses.
Result Determined Party Control of U.S. Senate March 2023 – As states expand mail voting, Nevada’s...
California Rejected 226K Mail Ballots in 2022 Elections
10 Million Mail Ballots Unaccounted for in Nov. Midterms January 2023 – Significant numbers of mail ballots were rejected during California’s first year into its mass-mail balloting. During the 2022 primary and general elections 226,250 mail ballots were rejected by...
31,000 Foreign Nationals in Colorado Sent Voter Registration Instructions by State Election Officials Before 2022 Midterms
State Blames ‘Data Analytic Error’ for Non-Citizens in 58 Counties Receiving Registration Materials January 2023 – In the final weeks of the 2022 Midterm Elections, one story from Colorado shocked the country after Colorado election officials admitted to mailing more...
788 American Elections (and Counting) Ended in Ties, Close Results
“Please, God, please – let it be a landslide.” – Election Administrator’s Prayer November 2022 – The Public Interest Legal Foundation’s running tally of tied and close vote elections continues to grow. One vote matters. Sometimes, that one vote arrives (or is found)...
4 Things to Dislike about Ranked Choice Voting
RCV Converts Elections into a Consensus-Gathering Exercise October 2022 – Many Americans first came into contact with the concept of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) only months ago when former Alaska Governor and VP nominee Sarah Palin lost a special congressional...
570 American Elections (and Counting) Ended in Ties, Close Results
“Please, God, please – let it be a landslide.” – Election Administrator’s Prayer October 2022 – Nothing gives officials charged with administering elections nightmares like the prospect of a tied election. Every procedural mistake or election crime – no matter how...
3.1 Million New York Voter Registrations Missing Critical Information
Missing Data Threatens Future Voter Roll Maintenance October 2022 – New York is flashing a warning sign indicating future trouble for election officials as they work to maintain the State’s voter roll. Although list maintenance work is typically a reactive process,...