CEC congratulates board member Edward D. Greim for his victory this week at SCOTUS in the landmark voting rights equality decision, Callais. Mr. Greim twice argued Callais before SCOTUS, securing a 6-3 victory on behalf of his clients.
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SCOTUS Adopts Key CEC Arguments in Landmark VRA Decision
CEC is pleased that SCOTUS’s 6-3 landmark decision in Louisiana v. Callais adopts several key lines of argument from CEC’s amicus brief, protecting equal voting rights in redistricting.
CEC Counsels 6th Circuit to Uphold Civil Rights Act and NVRA Transparency Rules
CEC filed an amicus brief in USA v. Benson with partners RITE and the Honest Elections Project, urging the 6th Circuit to reverse a district court’s decision that barred the U.S. Government from compelling Michigan to produce its voter registration file despite clear text to the contrary.
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.