Tag: mail-in voting

Statement from Caleb Hays, CEC Chief Policy Counsel, on WEC Decision to End Green Bay “Extra Ballots” Investigation Prematurely

Today’s decision by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to prematurely end its investigation into Green Bay’s unprecedented twice-in-three-months ‘extra ballots’ crisis is disappointing. While welcomed, the resignation of the official in charge when these mistakes occurred is not sufficient.

Victory for the Electoral Process in Scranton

CEC is pleased to announce a consent decree involving the County of Lackawanna, the County Board of Elections, and the County Department of Elections and Voter Registration and its Director, Elizabeth Hopkins, to prevent the recurrence of ballot issues seen in the 2025 primary election, when voters were disenfranchised by the county’s mailing of incorrect absentee and mail-in ballots.

CEC to SCOTUS: Uphold AZ Law Requiring Citizenship Proof for Absentee Voting and Removal of Non-Citizens from Voter Rolls

CEC filed an amicus brief in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota  and Petersen v. Mi Familia Vota with RITE and the Honest Elections Project, urging SCOTUS to grant certiorari and reverse the 9th Circuit’s finding that the NVRA preempts Arizona’s law requiring proof of citizenship for absentee voting and the investigation and removal of non-citizens from its voter rolls.