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Editorial Board: The Fifth Circuit on the Voting Rights Act
The law protects black voters and Hispanic voters, not coalitions. The Fifth Circuit oversees courts in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, and judges there now have one less reason to strike down democratically passed district maps.
Vegas voters registered with addresses at topless bar, casino: lawsuit
“In Clark County, people are registered to vote from strip clubs, casinos, gas stations and more crazy addresses where it appears no one could reasonably live,” said J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, which sued.
Controversial Wisconsin Clerk Admits To Violating Election Law, Claims She Doesn’t Understand It
In response to a complaint filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, Jeffreys “concedes that she has not been strictly adhering to the statutory requirements in Wisconsin Statutes.”
Conservative firm sues WEC’s Meagan Wolfe for access to Wisconsin voter list
“We believe transparency should apply in all 50 states, not just 44,” PILF President J. Christian Adams said. “Wisconsin and Minnesota have an exemption from transparency obligations because of things they did 30 years ago or more.”
Maine must release voter rolls to conservative group for independent audits, federal court rules
PILF President J. Christian Adams called the decision issued Friday by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston a “monumental victory for transparency in elections.”
New Database Shows a Single Vote Has Altered Outcomes in Hundreds of Elections
A new database created by the Public Interest Legal Foundation shows that one single vote has altered the outcome of hundreds of elections. Tied elections, like election crimes, happen far more often than you think.
As noncitizens cast ballots, ‘Motor Voter’ law needs reform
As PILF rightly argued, the Motor Voter law needs to be modified and updated. Its guarantees for greater transparency should be kept or even strengthened, and its loopholes allowing fraud should be closed.
Hundreds of noncitizens ended up on voting rolls in Maricopa County
More than 200 self-acknowledged noncitizens have managed to register to vote in Arizona’s Maricopa County and at least nine of them have cast ballots in federal elections, according to a report. The study is the first in a series of reports by the Public Interest Legal Foundation to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Motor Voter law.
How Bad Is Your State At Managing Voter Rolls? Find Out With This New Database
The Public Interest Legal Foundation, a public interest law firm focused on cleaning state voter lists, has launched a new interactive tool for concerned citizens to monitor their states’ voter rolls. The database lists current voter roll errors in all 50 states’ voter lists including duplicate registrants, deceased voters or those who have moved out of state, and voters registered at commercial addresses.