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.
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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 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 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 Urges Georgia Elections Board to Support Ballot Reconciliation
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) submitted administrative comment supporting the Georgia State Election Board’s (SEB) proposed Rule 183-1-12-.12, emphasizing the importance of transparent ballot reconciliation and certification processes to voter confidence. CEC urged adoption of the rule as written, noting that it implements the will of the General Assembly through O.C.G.A. § 21-2-493, which […]
CEC to WEC: Protect Election Observation
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) submitted public comment to the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) emphasizing the critical role of election observers in safeguarding election integrity and public trust. CEC urged WEC to ensure that any re-adoption of the expired election observer rule explicitly incorporates Wisconsin’s statutory requirements for observation distances under Wis. Stat. § […]