[{"id":1114,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2026\/02\/06\/cec-in-the-news-election-snafu-causes-korean-war-vet-to-miss-his-first-vote\/","name":"cec-in-the-news-election-snafu-causes-korean-war-vet-to-miss-his-first-vote","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC in the News: Election 'snafu' causes Korean War vet to miss his first vote","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Feb 6, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-06 15:31:50","modifiedDate":"2026-02-09 11:03:38","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-09 16:03:38","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\/cec-in-the-news\/' rel='post_tag'>CEC in the News<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/eugene-kopecki\/' rel='post_tag'>Eugene Kopecki<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/kopecki-v-lackawanna-county\/' rel='post_tag'>Kopecki v. Lackawanna County<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/linda-kerns\/' rel='post_tag'>Linda Kerns<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/litigation\/' rel='post_tag'>litigation<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/op-ed\/' rel='post_tag'>op-ed<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/pennsylvania\/' rel='post_tag'>Pennsylvania<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":38},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Pennsylvania-based Broad and Liberty has published an opinion-editorial by Linda A. Kerns, counsel to Mr. Eugene Kopecki in Kopecki v. Lackawanna County, describing the sheer impact of Lackawanna County's infringement on his constitutional rights. Center for Election Confidence (CEC) supports Mr. Kopecki's federal lawsuit in an effort to prevent future disenfranchisement in Lackawanna County."},{"id":1106,"link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/2026\/01\/30\/cec-urges-scotus-to-protect-the-vra-and-fundamental-fairness-in-california-redistricting\/","name":"cec-urges-scotus-to-protect-the-vra-and-fundamental-fairness-in-california-redistricting","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"CEC Urges SCOTUS to Protect the VRA and Fundamental Fairness in California Redistricting","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"centerforelectionconfidence","link":"https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/author\/centerforelectionconfidence\/"},"date":"Jan 30, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-31 00:24:50","modifiedDate":"2026-02-02 10:47:59","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-02 15:47:59","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\/california\/' rel='post_tag'>California<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/redistricting\/' rel='post_tag'>redistricting<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/scotus\/' rel='post_tag'>scotus<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/tangipa\/' rel='post_tag'>Tangipa<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/tangipa-v-newsom\/' rel='post_tag'>Tangipa v. Newsom<\/a><a href='https:\/\/electionconfidence.org\/tag\/vra\/' rel='post_tag'>vra<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":19},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) filed an amicus brief in\u00a0Tangipa v. Newsom\u00a0(No. 25-839), urging the Supreme Court to \u201cgrant the application for an injunction [of California's new congressional maps] pending appeal and prohibit California continued reliance \u201con the VRA to justify [unlawful] race-based districting.\u201d"},{"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."}]