CEC submitted comments to the EAC regarding recommended refinements to the 2026 EAVS. CEC’s comments focus on three main areas: USPS Postmark Regulatory Change, Cybersecurity Protections, and List Maintenance.
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CEC in the News: Election integrity groups press Supreme Court to require ballots by Election Day
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).
CEC Cited: When a postmark no longer tracks mailing
The Brookings Institute cited CEC’s recent long-form regulatory comment submitted to the USPS concerning the importance of maintaining the historic purpose and uses of the postmark in a recent article, “When a postmark no longer tracks mailing”.
As Brookings notes, despite concerns from “civil society groups”, including CEC, the USPS last week implemented a change to its Domestic Mail Manual that eschews centuries of postal practice to change how postmarks are applied and their significance for third parties, such as voters and election administrators, who rely on them.
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: Montgomery County election officials are concerned about possible postmark changes
The Baltimore Banner featured a regulatory comment submitted by the Center for Election Confidence (CEC) to the United States Postal Service concerning the importance of the USPS fulfilling its centuries-old public duty to postmark the mail it handles, including mail containing ballots.
CEC Urges the USPS to Continue Postmarking Ballots and Other Mail
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.