Author: centerforelectionconfidence

CEC Offers Testimony for EAC Election Audit Standards Hearing

CEC submitted testimony for the record in advance of the EAC’s February 18, 2026, hearing on Election Audit Standards. The hearing will involve “discussions with election officials and audit professionals” concerning “how election audits can be used to boost public trust in elections”. EAC is gathering information on best practices for election audit standards as part of its clearinghouse responsibilities.

CEC in the News: Election ‘snafu’ causes Korean War vet to miss his first vote

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.

CEC Urges SCOTUS to Protect the VRA and Fundamental Fairness in California Redistricting

The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) filed an amicus brief in Tangipa v. Newsom (No. 25-839), urging the Supreme Court to “grant the application for an injunction [of California’s new congressional maps] pending appeal and prohibit California continued reliance “on the VRA to justify [unlawful] race-based districting.”

SCOTUS Adopts CEC’s Position in Key Election Integrity Case

The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) applauds the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision today in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections to overturn the Seventh Circuit, preserving equal access to courts for candidates. The Court adopted CEC’s stated positions on candidate standing.

In 2024 and 2025, CEC submitted amicus curiae briefs at both the certiorari and merits stages in support of the Bost Plaintiffs, arguing that the Seventh Circuit’s standing analysis improperly treated candidates differently from any other plaintiff, severely restricting their access to the courts.

Disenfranchised Korean War Veteran Sues Lackawanna County after Hundreds of 2025 Primary Ballots Mishandled

(SCRANTON, PA) — A Korean War veteran from Scranton has filed suit against 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.

CEC Urges Virginia to Make Key Updates to Election Regulations

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. §§ 2.2-4007.1 and -4017, 1 VAC 20-10-120, and (Virginia) Executive Order 19 (2022).