(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.
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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).
CEC Cited: When a postmark no longer tracks mailing
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”.
As 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.
CEC Coverage of House Elections Subcommittee Hearing on NVRA Reform
The U.S. House Committee on House Administration’s Elections Subcommittee today held a hearing entitled, Examining Potential Updates to the NVRA (the National Voter Registration Act), and Center for Election Confidence (CEC) was there to cover it live on Twitter (also known as X).
In general, Members, led by Chair Rep. Laurel Lee of Florida (the state’s former Secretary of State), focused their discussion with witnesses Mark Braden, of Baker Hostetler, Prof. Michael Morley of Florida State University College of Law, and Sophia Lin Lakin, of the ACLU, on the importance of ensuring critical list maintenance efforts are not hampered unnecessarily or on an unwarranted basis by federal law, including ensuring states have the tools they need to remove non-citizens and other ineligible registrants from their voter lists in a timely manner.
CEC in the News: Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections
Stateline reports on Center for Election Confidence’s (CEC) efforts to encourage the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a “bright line” rule for ballot return deadlines in federal elections in Watson v. RNC, which is currently before the Court.
CEC filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court with partners Honest Elections Project and Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE).
In the article, Stateline notes that the key question in Watson is “what does it mean to cast a ballot?” In other words, “is putting it in the mail enough, or does it need to reach election officials?”
CEC in the News: Ballots After Election Day? Supreme Court Could Strike Down the Chaos
Restoration News reports on Watson v. RNC, an important case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court that could determine whether ballots received after Election Day are counted.
The article discusses Center for Election Confidence’s (CEC) recent amicus brief in the case and includes extensive quotes from Lisa Dixon, CEC’s Executive Director. CEC was pleased to file this brief in conjunction with partners Honest Elections Project and Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE).
CEC Encourages NC to Adopt Vital Election Transparency Reforms
Today, the Center for Election Confidence (“CEC”) submitted a Response to a recent Request for Information issued by the North Carolina Office of State Auditor (“OSA”) and State Board of Elections (“NCSBE”) concerning potential upgrades to North Carolina’s statewide election management system, which handles key election administration tasks, such as voter registration, reporting of results, staff scheduling, and others.
CEC in the News: Could SCOTUS mail-in ballot counting case affect Nevada elections?
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on Watson v. RNC, a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court case considering whether states may count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, a practice used in Nevada and 15 other states.
The article notes that the Center for Election Confidence (CEC) filed an amicus brief, which highlighted Nevada’s recent experience simply:
The glut of ballots received after Election Day caused bipartisan and needless frustration that could have been prevented through simple compliance with federal law.
CEC Urges SCOTUS to Review PILF v. Benson to Ensure Effective List Maintenance
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.
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.