U.S. voters are not with the activist left that is trying to block voter ID laws in every state and voting jurisdiction. In a new Gallup poll, nearly 80% of Americans favor photo ID for voting, leaving one to wonder, “what’s wrong with the other 20 percent?” But despite this good news, the poll also shows the election integrity movement has more work to do as 65...
Election laws that enhance voting safeguards increase voter confidence, assure people their personal vote will count, and thereby increase voter turnout. The move toward voter ID, signature verification and hardening penalties against vote fraudsters is a common-sense, pro-American, pro-voter plan. Despite the left’s senseless talking points that everything good is...
When Georgia passed new election integrity laws in 2021, liberals embarked on a misinformation tour claiming it would suppress minority voters. President Biden called it “Jim Crow 2.0” But, oops. Georgia’s May primary recorded the highest early voter turnout in its history; three times as many early voters than 2018 and an increase of more than 100,000 African...
The integrity of our elections is under assault from Democrats in Washington and left-wing forces across America. Using the pretext of COVID, a web of well-funded organizations, working with Democrat lawmakers and friendly judges, systematically changed state election laws in 2020. Listen to the podcast here. The post The Daily Signal Podcast: How the Left Upended...
Cleta talks with election law expert Hans von Spakovsky about the key details of Heritage’s new comprehensive Election Integrity Scorecard that rates every state and Washington, DC on their election laws and statutes for election fairness and security. The scorecard is not a performance indicator, but covers twelve broad legal protections including voter ID, ballot...
On November 2, Virginians soundly rejected progressive anti-family, anti-American policies and their advocates. Just as important is the climate in which they did it. In recent years, majority state Democrats made 60 changes to VA voting laws that made it easier to cheat as ID laws were loosened, ballot trafficking was made legal, no excuse absentees ballots were...
What can citizens do to ensure election integrity in 2022 and beyond? J. Christian Adams from the Public Interest Legal Foundation joins Cleta Mitchell to discuss the steps we can take to promote election integrity and the dangers of the Left’s attempts to federalize elections in the United States. Adams is one of the top experts on the Voting Rights Act and all...
The Election Integrity Network partners at Honest Elections Project has released a comprehensive and easy to follow guide on voting procedures and turnout for every state. As mandated by the Constitution and over 230 years of precedent, the right to determine voting protocols is vested in the individual states. Are your states’ laws safe — or wobbly? Find out here...
In the middle of a critical off-year election, Virginia’s largest (and bluest) county is ignoring (i.e. violating) election rules that protect all voters. State statutes demand partial social security numbers be provided on mailed absentee ballot applications, but according to a newly filed lawsuit brought by the Virginia Institute of Public Policy, Fairfax County is...
The Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky recounts to Cleta Mitchell a fascinating and inspiring personal family history that led him from corporate law to becoming one of America’s most important election integrity legal experts and proponents. Hans is the co-author with John Fund of a new book, “Our Broken Elections: How the Left Has Changed...