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.
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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.
CEC Files Brief Supporting Election Day Deadline for Ballots
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 […]
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 […]