Study Indicates that Ranked-Choice Voting Weakens Electoral Influence of Minority Voters (Arlington, Va.) – The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) announced today the release of research by Professor Nolan McCarty, with support from CEC, documenting harmful effects of ranked-choice voting (RCV) for racial and ethnic minority electorates. The study by Dr. McCarty, the Susan […]
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Federal Court Rules in Favor of Disenfranchised Voters
Immediate Release: December 5, 2023Contact: Lisa Dixon, (202) 441-5487 Federal Court Rules in Favor of Disenfranchised Voters in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Arlington, Va.) – On Monday, December 4, a federal court ruled in favor of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, voters William French and Melynda Anne Reese on their voter disenfranchisement claim arising from Luzerne County’s failure to supply a […]
CEC-Backed Michigan Lawsuit Challenging Secretary of State’s Signature Matching Guidance Successful
In a lawsuit supported by the Center for Election Confidence (CEC), Judge Christopher Murray of the Michigan Court of Claims held that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s last-minute signature matching guidance violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). While Michigan law clearly requires signatures on absentee ballot applications and return envelopes to sufficiently agree with those […]