[{"id":1070,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2026\/01\/14\/scotus-adopts-cecs-position-in-key-election-integrity-case\/","name":"scotus-adopts-cecs-position-in-key-election-integrity-case","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"SCOTUS Adopts CEC's Position in Key Election Integrity Case","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Jan 14, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-14 15:50:44","modifiedDate":"2026-01-15 10:58:07","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-15 15:58:07","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\/bost\/' rel='post_tag'>Bost<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/bost-v-illinois-state-board-of-elections\/' rel='post_tag'>Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/scotus\/' rel='post_tag'>scotus<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":20},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) applauds the Supreme Court\u2019s 7-2 decision today in\u00a0Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections\u00a0to overturn the Seventh Circuit, preserving equal access to courts for candidates. The Court adopted CEC\u2019s stated positions on candidate standing.\n\nIn 2024 and 2025, CEC submitted amicus curiae briefs at both the certiorari and merits stages in support of the\u00a0Bost Plaintiffs, arguing that the Seventh Circuit\u2019s standing analysis improperly treated candidates differently from any other plaintiff, severely restricting their access to the courts."},{"id":1057,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2026\/01\/12\/disenfranchised-korean-war-veteran-sues-lackawanna-county-after-hundreds-of-2025-primary-ballots-mishandled\/","name":"disenfranchised-korean-war-veteran-sues-lackawanna-county-after-hundreds-of-2025-primary-ballots-mishandled","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Disenfranchised Korean War Veteran Sues Lackawanna County after Hundreds of 2025 Primary Ballots Mishandled","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Jan 12, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-12 13:01:20","modifiedDate":"2026-01-12 08:23:30","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-12 13:23:30","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\/kopecki-v-lackawanna-county\/' rel='post_tag'>Kopecki v. Lackawanna County<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/lackawanna\/' rel='post_tag'>lackawanna<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/litigation\/' rel='post_tag'>litigation<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/pennsylvania\/' rel='post_tag'>Pennsylvania<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":3},"status":"publish","excerpt":"(SCRANTON, PA) \u2014 A Korean War veteran from Scranton has\u00a0filed suit\u00a0against Lackawanna County Board of Elections, Lackawanna Department of Elections, and Lackawanna County Director of Elections and Voter Registration Elizabeth Hopkins, after they disenfranchised him during the 2025 Primary Election."},{"id":1052,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/12\/31\/cec-urges-virginia-to-make-key-updates-to-election-regulations\/","name":"cec-urges-virginia-to-make-key-updates-to-election-regulations","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC Urges Virginia to Make Key Updates to Election Regulations","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Dec 31, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-31 21:34:50","modifiedDate":"2026-01-15 12:11:05","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-15 17:11:05","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\/election-integrity\/' rel='post_tag'>election integrity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/list-maintenance\/' rel='post_tag'>list maintenance<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/transparency\/' rel='post_tag'>transparency<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/virginia\/' rel='post_tag'>Virginia<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":6,"sec":24},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Center for Election Confidence, Inc. (CEC) submitted nine regulatory comments urging key election integrity, transparency, and voter confidence reforms to the Virginia State Board of Elections (Board) in response to the periodic review of election regulations mandated by Va. Code Ann. \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-4007.1 and -4017, 1 VAC 20-10-120, and (Virginia) Executive Order 19 (2022)."},{"id":1040,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/12\/30\/cec-cited-when-a-postmark-no-longer-tracks-mailing\/","name":"cec-cited-when-a-postmark-no-longer-tracks-mailing","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC Cited: When a postmark no longer tracks mailing","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Dec 30, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-30 16:03:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-07 10:19:32","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-07 15:19:32","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\/brookings\/' rel='post_tag'>Brookings<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/cec-cited\/' rel='post_tag'>CEC Cited<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/comment\/' rel='post_tag'>comment<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/election-mail\/' rel='post_tag'>Election Mail<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/usps\/' rel='post_tag'>USPS<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/voting-by-mail\/' rel='post_tag'>voting by mail<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/watson-v-rnc\/' rel='post_tag'>Watson v. RNC<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":3},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Brookings Institute cited CEC's recent long-form regulatory comment submitted to the USPS concerning the importance of maintaining the historic purpose and uses of the postmark in a recent article, \"When a postmark no longer tracks mailing\".\n\nAs Brookings notes, despite concerns from \"civil society groups\", including CEC, the USPS last week implemented a change to its Domestic Mail Manual that eschews centuries of postal practice to change how postmarks are applied and their significance for third parties, such as voters and election administrators, who rely on them."},{"id":1033,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/12\/10\/cec-coverage-of-house-elections-subcommittee-hearing-on-nvra-reform\/","name":"cec-coverage-of-house-elections-subcommittee-hearing-on-nvra-reform","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC Coverage of House Elections Subcommittee Hearing on NVRA Reform","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Dec 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-10 22:56:57","modifiedDate":"2025-12-10 17:57:00","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-10 22:57:00","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\/cha\/' rel='post_tag'>cha<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/hearing\/' rel='post_tag'>hearing<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/house-admin\/' rel='post_tag'>house admin<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/laurel-lee\/' rel='post_tag'>laurel lee<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/list-maintenance\/' rel='post_tag'>list maintenance<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/mark-braden\/' rel='post_tag'>mark braden<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/michael-morley\/' rel='post_tag'>Michael Morley<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/nvra\/' rel='post_tag'>nvra<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":48},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The U.S. House Committee on House Administration's Elections Subcommittee today held a hearing entitled, Examining Potential Updates to the NVRA (the National Voter Registration Act), and Center for Election Confidence (CEC) was there to cover it live on Twitter (also known as X).\n\nIn general, Members, led by Chair Rep. Laurel Lee of Florida (the state's former Secretary of State), focused their discussion with witnesses Mark Braden, of Baker Hostetler, Prof. Michael Morley of Florida State University College of Law, and Sophia Lin Lakin, of the ACLU, on the importance of ensuring critical list maintenance efforts are not hampered unnecessarily or on an unwarranted basis by federal law, including ensuring states have the tools they need to remove non-citizens and other ineligible registrants from their voter lists in a timely manner."},{"id":1025,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2025\/12\/09\/cec-in-the-news-voting-by-mail-faces-uncertain-moment-ahead-of-midterm-elections\/","name":"cec-in-the-news-voting-by-mail-faces-uncertain-moment-ahead-of-midterm-elections","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC in the News: Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Dec 9, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-09 19:09:26","modifiedDate":"2025-12-10 14:25:41","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-10 19:25:41","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\/mississppi\/' rel='post_tag'>Mississppi<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/scotus\/' rel='post_tag'>scotus<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/watson-v-rnc\/' rel='post_tag'>Watson v. RNC<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":3},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Stateline reports on Center for Election Confidence's (CEC) efforts to encourage the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a \"bright line\" rule for ballot return deadlines in federal elections in Watson v. RNC, which is currently before the Court.\n\nCEC filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court with partners Honest Elections Project and Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE).\n\nIn the article, Stateline notes that the key question in Watson is \"what does it mean to cast a ballot?\" In other words, \"is putting it in the mail enough, or does it need to reach election officials?\""}]