Reports

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,...

New Jersey: Tens of Thousands of Voter Registrations Are Duplicated, Missing Critical Information

JUNE 2022 – PILF recently alerted the New Jersey Secretary of State to what appears to be thousands of examples where registrants are stored in duplicate. Tens of thousands of other voter records were highlighted for missing or fictitious biographical information like...
Report: 28 Million Mail Ballots Went Missing in Past Decade

Report: 28 Million Mail Ballots Went Missing in Past Decade

More Than 2 Million Ballots Also Sent to Wrong Addresses (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) – April 13, 2020: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) today released a research brief detailing national figures for mail balloting failures, according to previous federal surveys....

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