—Reports—
For media inquiries, please contact us by clicking here
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)...
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...
North Carolina: Tens of Thousands of Deceased and Duplicative Voter Registrations Found After 2020 Election
MARCH 2022 – Time is quickly running out for North Carolina’s voter registration rolls to be checked and cleaned before the midterm elections. All eyes are on an open U.S. Senate race amid the state’s recent record of strong turnout and tight margins. This research...
ZuckBucks, Used Trucks, and Arnold: How South Carolina Took Millions in California Cash to Boost Vote-by-Mail
$6.5M was only the beginning. They will be back. February 2022 – South Carolina was not a swing state in November 2020. Yet, millions of dollars from at least three private entities flowed into the state. Plenty of reporting has been done on how Facebook founder Mark...
Manchin’s H.R. 1/S. 1 Compromise Bill Threatens West Virginia’s Absentee Ballot System
15 Other States Mirror WV’s System SEPTEMBER 2021 – West Virginia briefly experimented with expanded mail voting during the 2020 primary season by choosing to send an absentee ballot application to every registered voter ahead of the June 9 contests. In the aftermath,...
Arizona: Tens of Thousands of Duplicative Voter Registrations Found After 2020 Election
JANUARY 2022 – Now is the time to ensure that Arizona’s voter registration rolls are in optimal condition before the midterm elections. If voter turnout comes anywhere near 2020 levels, one can expect tight margins in statewide contests and even slimmer room for...
H.R. 4: Personnel is Policy
July 2021 -- Personnel is policy. Every time you hear about the need to pass H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, remember: Congress isn’t just passing a new set of rules—it is empowering scores of DOJ Civil Rights Division (“CRT”) Voting Section...