The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) today filed an amicus brief in PILF v. Benson (No. 25-437), urging the Supreme Court to grant review and to overturn the Sixth Circuit’s blessing of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s efforts to “eviscerate[] the purpose of the National Voter Registration Act” and undermine both election integrity and transparency through her failure to conduct an “effective” list maintenance program.
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SCOTUS Will Hear Election Day Ballot Deadline Case Supported by CEC
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.
The 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.
CEC Urges Lancaster Co., PA, to Consider Voter Impact with Polling Place Changes
The Center for Election Confidence (“CEC”) today submitted regulatory comment to the Lancaster County, Pa., Board of Elections, urging the Board to weigh carefully the impact to voters as it considers moving polling places in Rapho and East Earl Townships.
CEC Urges SCOTUS to Protect Equal Voting Rights in Redistricting
The Center for Election Confidence (“CEC”) today filed an amicus brief in Louisiana v. Callais (No. 24-109), urging the Supreme Court to protect equal voting rights in redistricting cases brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
A core CEC principle is that “all eligible citizens [must be able to] vote freely within an election system of reasonable procedures that promote election integrity, prevent vote dilution and disenfranchisement, and instill public confidence in election systems and outcomes”. To further that goal, CEC argues three main points in its brief.
CEC in the News: Montgomery County election officials are concerned about possible postmark changes
The Baltimore Banner featured a regulatory comment submitted by the Center for Election Confidence (CEC) to the United States Postal Service concerning the importance of the USPS fulfilling its centuries-old public duty to postmark the mail it handles, including mail containing ballots.
CEC Argues Against Lawless Elections in Arizona
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) today filed an amicus brief in RNC v. Fontes, which is currently pending before the Arizona Supreme Court. In Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes challenges the Arizona Court of Appeals determination that his office unlawfully promulgated the 2023 Arizona Election Procedures Manual (EPM), an administrative document that has the force of law and governs all election procedures in the state, in violation of the Arizona Administrative Procedures Act (APA). In the alternative, Secretary Fontes asks the Arizona Supreme Court to apply any remedy on a forward-looking basis only, which would allow his office to implement the unlawful 2023 EPM and the 2025 EPM, which was also promulgated without following the APA.
CEC Urges the USPS to Continue Postmarking Ballots and Other Mail
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) today submitted a comment to the U.S. Postal Service, urging the USPS to meet its public duty by continuing to postmark ballots and other mail, just as it has done for hundreds of years. CEC filed its comment in response to the USPS’s Proposed Rule, “Postmarks and Postal Possession” (90 F.R. 38716), which would see the USPS abdicate its duty to place postmarks on much of its processing volume, including ballots transmitted by mail.
CEC Fights Against Fusion Voting’s Risks of Voter Confusion and Election Administration Errors
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) has filed an amicus brief in United Kansas v. Schwab, urging the Kansas Court of Appeals to affirm the 28th Judicial District (Saline County) district court and uphold the state’s longstanding anti-fusion voting law, K.S.A. § 25-213. CEC argues that fusion voting, which permits a candidate for an office to appear on the ballot as the nominee of multiple parties, enhances the risk of voter confusion and errors in the ballot creation and tabulation processes. United Kansas is the latest in a string of efforts by the Left to attack long-standing state ballot access laws.
CEC Urges EAC to Adopt Improvements to Anomaly Report Form
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) filed a comment today with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, urging the EAC to adopt improvements to its Anomaly Report Form to improve transparency and consistency with respect to the reporting of both anomalies and resolutions. CEC’s comment was submitted in response to the EAC’s Request for Public Comment, Voting System Manufacturer Registration, Application for Testing, Anomaly Reporting and Root Cause Analysis, Survey and Submission to OMB of Proposed Collection of Information (90 F.R. 34854).
CEC Files SCOTUS Brief Supporting Candidate Standing in Election Disputes
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) filed an amicus brief in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Seventh Circuit’s decision adopting a restrictive new standing test for candidates challenging election regulations.