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 […]
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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 […]
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 inWisPolitics.com: Wisconsin Supreme Court ballot drop box case
Jonathon Hauenschild, Senior Counsel for the Center for Election Confidence (CEC), in a featured guest column in WisPolitics.com, says a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court could have lasting implications for election integerity.
CEC URGES WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT TO STAY IN THE LEGAL MAINSTREAM
CEC Files Amicus Brief in WI Ballot Drop Box Case (Arlington, Va.) – The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) today filed an amicus brief in the case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court of Priorities USA v. The Wisconsin Elections Commission. CEC asks the Court to consider how Wisconsin’s neighboring states have enacted legislation authorizing ballot drop […]
Black Voters Learning the Truth About Ranked-Choice Voting
“This is a significant pick-up all of us fighting for election confidence,” said Dixon. “It is critical for minority voters to understand the truth about Ranked-Choice Voting and this is a good start,” said Dixon. “Progressives, who for years have championed minority voting rights, are now advocating for a voter scheme which has been shown to disproportionately hurt minority voters.”
Ranked-Choice Voting: ‘an unmitigated and un-American disaster’
The Center for Election Confidence joins broad coaltion of election integrity advocates to support Georgia bill bannning Ranked-Choice Voting (Arlington, Va.) The Center for Election Confidence, along with 15 other election integrity advocacy groups, sent a letter to Chairman Max Burns of the Georgia Senate Committee on Ethics in support of SB 355, a bill […]
Lawyers Democracy Fund Changes Name
Lawyers Democracy Fund Is Now Center for Election Confidence (Arlington, Va.) – Lawyers Democracy Fund is pleased to announce that it is the Center for Election Confidence (CEC) effective immediately. As part of the name change, CEC has released a new logo and launched a new website at www.electionconfidence.org. CEC President Elliot Berke said, “As […]
Ranked-Choice Voting Hurts Minorities: Study
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 […]