The Green Bay Press Gazette covered CEC’s public comment at today’s quarterly WEC meeting regarding the on-going “extra ballot” issues in Green Bay. Following CEC’s letter to Green Bay and its comments at the WEC meeting, WEC voted to open an investigation, and Green Bay announced that the city’s clerk “had been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation and an internal review”.
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CEC in the News: WHBY-FM: Center for Election Confidence raises concerns about duplicate ballots
WHBY-FM covered CEC’s letter to the Green Bay Common Council raising concerns about the City Clerk’s office after another duplicate absentee-ballot issue in Green Bay. The report notes that CEC’s letter inquired about the Council’s oversight of the City Clerk’s office. CEC has also offered its assistance to the Council with respect to developing a viable path forward.
CEC Highlights Threats to Voters’ Confidence, Offers Assistance in Light of Second Green Bay Extra Ballot Issue in Three Months
CEC sent a letter to Green Bay Common Council members offering its expert assistance as the Council develops solutions. CEC requested information concerning the Council’s plans for an independent, publicly disclosed investigation of the clerk’s office’s training, processes, and procedures that failed, as well as the Council’s plans for corrective action and procedural improvements.
CEC Chief Policy Counsel Caleb Hays Addresses 2026 Ohio Secretary of State Conference
At the invitation of OH SoS Frank LaRose, CEC Chief Policy Counsel Caleb Hays addressed the 2026 OH SoS Conference, which gathered election officials from across the state in Columbus to discuss important election administration issues and developments.
Chief Policy Counsel Caleb Hays Presents at Pennsylvania Leadership Conference
CEC Chief Policy Counsel Caleb Hays presented at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Harrisburg on election integrity developments, including CEC’s efforts in the Election Day ballot deadline case, Watson v. RNC, and in Kopecki v. Lackawanna Cty., PA.
Chief Policy Counsel Caleb Hays to NASS: Common Ground for Election Integrity
CEC Chief Policy Counsel Caleb Hays spoke to the NASS Winter Conference in Washington, D.C., on the importance of finding common ground in election integrity. This cross-ideological panel discussion and workshop included representatives from CEC, Brennan Center, Honest Elections Project, and ACLU.