[{"id":1001,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/11\/30\/cec-encourages-nc-to-adopt-vital-election-transparency-reforms\/","name":"cec-encourages-nc-to-adopt-vital-election-transparency-reforms","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC Encourages NC to Adopt Vital Election Transparency Reforms","postMeta":{"_edit_lock":["1764708288:1"],"_wp_old_date":["2025-12-02"],"_edit_last":["1"],"gd_system_blocks_used":["{\"core\/paragraph\":17,\"core\/buttons\":1,\"core\/button\":1}"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":["8"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["60"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["2"]},"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Nov 30, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-30 17:02:00","modifiedDate":"2025-12-02 15:44:44","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-02 20:44:44","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Releases<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Releases<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/comment\/' rel='post_tag'>comment<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/ncsbe\/' rel='post_tag'>NCSBE<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/north-carolina\/' rel='post_tag'>north carolina<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/osa\/' rel='post_tag'>OSA<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/transparency\/' rel='post_tag'>transparency<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":48},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Today, the Center for Election Confidence (\u201cCEC\u201d) submitted a Response to a recent Request for Information issued by the North Carolina Office of State Auditor (\u201cOSA\u201d) and State Board of Elections (\u201cNCSBE\u201d) concerning potential upgrades to North Carolina\u2019s statewide election management system, which handles key election administration tasks, such as voter registration, reporting of results, staff scheduling, and others."},{"id":998,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/11\/21\/cec-in-the-news-could-scotus-mail-in-ballot-counting-case-affect-nevada-elections\/","name":"cec-in-the-news-could-scotus-mail-in-ballot-counting-case-affect-nevada-elections","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC in the News: Could SCOTUS mail-in ballot counting case affect Nevada elections?","postMeta":{"_edit_lock":["1763764019:1"],"_edit_last":["1"],"gd_system_blocks_used":["{\"core\/paragraph\":10,\"core\/buttons\":2,\"core\/button\":2}"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":["8"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["30"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["1"]},"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Nov 21, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-21 22:26:55","modifiedDate":"2025-11-21 17:26:57","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-21 22:26:57","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Releases<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Releases<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/amicus-brief\/' rel='post_tag'>amicus brief<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/cec-in-the-news\/' rel='post_tag'>CEC in the News<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/nevada\/' rel='post_tag'>nevada<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/news\/' rel='post_tag'>news<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/scotus\/' rel='post_tag'>scotus<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":5},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The\u00a0Las Vegas Review-Journal\u00a0reports on Watson v. RNC, a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court case considering whether states may count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, a practice used in Nevada and 15 other states. \n\nThe article notes that the Center for Election Confidence (CEC) filed an amicus brief, which highlighted Nevada's recent experience simply:\n\nThe glut of ballots received after Election Day caused bipartisan and needless frustration that could have been prevented through simple compliance with federal law."},{"id":980,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/11\/11\/cec-urges-scotus-to-review-pilf-v-benson-to-ensure-effective-list-maintenance\/","name":"cec-urges-scotus-to-review-pilf-v-benson-to-ensure-effective-list-maintenance","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC Urges SCOTUS to Review PILF v. 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Benson (No. 25-437), urging the Supreme Court to grant review and to overturn the Sixth Circuit\u2019s blessing of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's efforts to \u201ceviscerate[] the purpose of the National Voter Registration Act\u201d and undermine both election integrity and transparency through her failure to conduct an \"effective\" list maintenance program."},{"id":984,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/11\/10\/scotus-will-hear-election-day-ballot-deadline-case-supported-by-cec\/","name":"scotus-will-hear-election-day-ballot-deadline-case-supported-by-cec","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"SCOTUS Will Hear Election Day Ballot Deadline Case Supported by CEC","postMeta":{"_edit_lock":["1762973301:1"],"_wp_old_date":["2025-11-12"],"_edit_last":["1"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":["8"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["90"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["1"],"gd_system_blocks_used":["{\"core\/paragraph\":7,\"core\/buttons\":1,\"core\/button\":1}"]},"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Nov 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-10 17:30:42","modifiedDate":"2025-11-12 13:42:14","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-12 18:42:14","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Releases<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Releases<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":34},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it had agreed to review the 5th Circuit's opinion in Watson v. RNC, a case that hinges on Mississippi's acceptance of federal election ballots after Election Day. \n\nThe Center for Election Confidence (CEC), joined by partner organizations Honest Elections Project and Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE), filed the only amicus brief encouraging the Court to hear the case."},{"id":989,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/10\/30\/cec-urges-scotus-to-review-pilf-v-schmidt-to-preserve-election-transparency\/","name":"cec-urges-scotus-to-review-pilf-v-schmidt-to-preserve-election-transparency","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC Urges SCOTUS to review PILF v. 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