Center for Election Confidence joined with the Honest Elections Project and Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case of Watson v. RNC. By agreeing to hear this case and upholding the 5th Circuit’s excellent opinion, the Supreme Court could settle the issue of […]
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CEC Urges EAC to Adopt Interoperability Requirements to Boost List Maintenance
CEC submitted a comment to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission today urging it to adopt “broad interoperability requirements” in the upcoming release of version 2.1 of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (“VVSG”), arguing that “interoperability requirements will benefit all areas of [election] administration, including list maintenance” across state lines. The EAC is considering updates to […]
CEC Steps in to Protect Voting Rights in Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania
Following its successful efforts to protect the right to vote in Luzerne County, Pa., the Center for Election Confidence (CEC) returns to northeast Pennsylvania to stand up for over 500 voters who were sent the wrong ballots by Lackawanna County. From news reporting on the matter (WNEP-TV, Scranton, Pennsylvania.): Citing a printer’s error, spokesman […]
CEC Urges EAC to Help States with New Voter List Maintenance Resources
CEC submitted a comment to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission today urging it to assist state and local election officials to use the new federal resources made available in Executive Order 14248 (“Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections”): Along with photo voter identification requirements and strong ballot custodial processes, accurate and timely maintenance […]
CEC-Backed Lawsuit Vindicates Rights for Disenfranchised Voters
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has finally settled a critical case regarding election integrity brought following the 2022 election by two disenfranchised voters and supported by the Center for Election Confidence, Inc. (CEC). In the settlement agreement for French, et al. v. Luzerne County, Luzerne County admitted that the plaintiffs, William French and Melynda Anne Reese, along […]
CEC in the News: How this lawsuit by two Pennsylvania voters could affect the 2024 election
The New York Post featured a lawsuit filed by the Center for Election Confidence on behalf of two Luzerne County, Pa. voters who allege the county’s poor administration of the 2022 elections disenfranchised them. From the article: Plaintiffs William French, a disabled Army veteran, and Melynda Reese, a caretaker for her ill husband, slapped Luzerne […]
Advocacy Groups Back Georgia Bid To Undo Election Law Block: CEC in Law360
An amicus brief filed by the Center for Election Confidence (CEC) in defense of a Georgia confidence-building election integrity measure was recently featured in a Law360 story. Two advocacy groups are joining Georgia’s push for the Eleventh Circuit to overturn an injunction blocking part of a controversial Peach State election law, arguing the lower court’s […]
CEC Urges Georgia Elections Board to Support Ballot Reconciliation
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) submitted administrative comment supporting the Georgia State Election Board’s (SEB) proposed Rule 183-1-12-.12, emphasizing the importance of transparent ballot reconciliation and certification processes to voter confidence. CEC urged adoption of the rule as written, noting that it implements the will of the General Assembly through O.C.G.A. § 21-2-493, which […]
Election clerks should handle ballot drop boxes with care and put security first: CEC In WisPolitics
The Center for Election Confidence Chief Policy Counsel Caleb Hays is featured in WisPolitics.com, Wisconsin’s premier political news service, with a guest column reminding Wisconsin election clerks that any decision to reintroduce ballot drop boxes must be handled with care and put security first.
CEC to WEC: Protect Election Observation
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) submitted public comment to the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) emphasizing the critical role of election observers in safeguarding election integrity and public trust. CEC urged WEC to ensure that any re-adoption of the expired election observer rule explicitly incorporates Wisconsin’s statutory requirements for observation distances under Wis. Stat. § […]