A “temporary error” in a Michigan database may result in registered voters who live abroad or serve in the military receiving a presidential ballot that does not include Vice President Mike Pence’s name.
Category: Election Integrity
Utah, Nevada officials: USPS sent voters wrong information about mail in voting
Election officials in Utah and Nevada are warning voters about U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mailers with information on mail-in voting that does not pertain to voters in their states.
Justice Department reportedly plans to file antitrust case against Google as early as this month
The Department of Justice is preparing to file antitrust charges against Google’s parent company Alphabet possibly as early as this month, The New York Times reported. Attorney General William Barr is moving forward with the case despite the objections of Justice Department lawyers who say they need more time to prepare their case and worry that pushing to file charges this month could weaken the case, according to the Times.
Half a million incorrect absentee ballot applications sent across VIrginia, including dead people
non-profit group says more than a half-million inaccurate applications for absentee ballots were mistakenly sent across Virginia this week — including to dead voters, errant relatives and even a pet — in an unprecedented mailing flub that has heightened concerns about the integrity of expanding mail-in voting efforts.
Trump is right to suspect voter fraud
Democrats love to repeat that voter fraud is a myth conjured by right-wing nuts to justify the defeat of their candidates at the polls.
But evidence of voter fraud is overwhelming. Anyone remember “Landslide Lyndon” Johnson, whose first election to the United States Senate was secured by stuffed ballot boxes conveniently discovered by his campaign manager?
Local news experiment with mail-in ballots ends in disaster
How long might it take for your mail-in ballot to actually arrive and be counted? CBS News decided to test it, sending 100 mock ballots simulating a hundred voters in locations all across Philadelphia to a post office box. After some delays, 97 arrived. In a close election, 3% could be pivotal, especially in what’s expected to be a record year for mail-in-voting.
CA rejected 100,000 mail-in ballots because of mistakes
More than 100,000 mail-in ballots were rejected by California election officials during the March presidential primary, according to data obtained by The Associated Press that highlights a glaring gap in the state’s effort to ensure every vote is counted.
More than 20,000 dead registered voters could receive mail-in ballots in California: Court brief
A court briefing in California alleges tens of thousands of dead registered voters could receive mail-in ballots in the 2020 presidential election.
Amicus briefs filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation in California allege 23,000 dead people have not been removed from voter rolls in the state.
US Supreme Court declines Democrats’ request to allow all Texans to vote by mail
The high court declined to immediately reinstate a federal judge’s order that would have allowed all Texans to request absentee ballots if they fear catching COVID-19 at crowded polling places.
1 in 5 ballots rejected as fraud is charged is charged in NJ mail-in election
Following accusations of widespread fraud, voter intimidation, and ballot theft in the May 12 municipal elections in Paterson, N.J., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal (pictured) announced Thursday he is charging four men with voter fraud – including the vice president of the City Council and a candidate for that body.
