Fox News reports “FIRST ON FOX” on the latest efforts at the Supreme Court to protect Election Day by Center for Election Confidence (CEC), Honest Elections Project (HEP), Restoring Trust and Integrity in Elections (RITE) and American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
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CEC SCOTUS Brief: Election Day Means Election Day
CEC joined with partners Honest Elections Project (HEP), Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE), and American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to file an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court as it considers the merits of Watson v. RNC (No. 24-1260), an important election integrity case.
CEC Urges SCOTUS to Protect the VRA and Fundamental Fairness in California Redistricting
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) filed an amicus brief in Tangipa v. Newsom (No. 25-839), urging the Supreme Court to “grant the application for an injunction [of California’s new congressional maps] pending appeal and prohibit California continued reliance “on the VRA to justify [unlawful] race-based districting.”
SCOTUS Adopts CEC’s Position in Key Election Integrity Case
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) applauds the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision today in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections to overturn the Seventh Circuit, preserving equal access to courts for candidates. The Court adopted CEC’s stated positions on candidate standing.
In 2024 and 2025, CEC submitted amicus curiae briefs at both the certiorari and merits stages in support of the Bost Plaintiffs, arguing that the Seventh Circuit’s standing analysis improperly treated candidates differently from any other plaintiff, severely restricting their access to the courts.
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 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.
CEC Urges SCOTUS to review PILF v. Schmidt to Preserve Election Transparency
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) today filed an amicus brief in Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Schmidt (No. 25-379), urging the Supreme Court to grant review and overturn Third Circuit’s decision to severely undermine the National Voter Registration Act’s (NVRA) mandatory public-inspection regime for federal elections.
CEC Urges SCOTUS to Protect Equal Voting Rights in Redistricting
The Center for Election Confidence (“CEC”) today filed an amicus brief in Louisiana v. Callais (No. 24-109), urging the Supreme Court to protect equal voting rights in redistricting cases brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
A core CEC principle is that “all eligible citizens [must be able to] vote freely within an election system of reasonable procedures that promote election integrity, prevent vote dilution and disenfranchisement, and instill public confidence in election systems and outcomes”. To further that goal, CEC argues three main points in its brief.