Reports

TIED ELECTIONS: 26 American Elections Deadlocked in 2023

“Please, God, please – let it be a landslide.” – Election Administrator’s Prayer MARCH 2024 – In 2023, the Public Interest Legal Foundation’s tally of tied and close vote elections continued to grow. Since PILF’s November 2022 report, the Tied Elections Database has...

Virginia Blocked ‘Non-Citizens, Deceased, Felons’ from ERIC’s ‘Eligible But Unregistered’ Voter Outreach

MARCH 2024 – During Virginia’s membership period with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), commonwealth officials had to block ineligible persons selected by ERIC from receiving voter registration instructions. Records disclosed to PILF demonstrated...

Arizona: Majority of Registrants Cancelled Due to Foreign Nationality in Tucson Came from Partisan Voter Drives

400+ Cancellations for Citizenship in Pima, Maricopa Counties Since 2015 SIX Were Credited for Voting in Tucson in 2022 Midterms February 2024 – Since 2021, government records show 186 voter registrants were “involuntarily purged” for citizenship issues in Pima...
California Rejected 226K Mail Ballots in 2022 Elections

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...

788 American Elections (and Counting) Ended in Ties, Close Results

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

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

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...

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