Early voting in Virginia’s June 17 primary election is about a week in and already some odd data points are popping up, such as more than 65,000 Republican primary ballots that appear to be have been deleted so far. That is a higher than usual number at this point in…...
EAC Board Talks up Trump Election Executive Order
The advisory board of the Election Assistance Commission met for two days this week in Washington for its annual meeting. Among the topics: the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on election integrity, and ongoing litigation over parts of the order. They did a lot of talking — and were told to…...
‘Judicial Coup’ Lands Between EAC and Proof of Citizenship
From EPECTeam Newsletter: District Court judge issues ‘pause’ on parts of election integrity Executive Order that adds documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote — just as EAC is gathering to take up the EO. Election integrity movement officials are scratching their heads over a federal court ruling…...
EAC Faces Key Deadlines for Election Security
From EPEC Team Newsletter: If the past five years have taught election integrity groups from both ends of the political spectrum anything, it is this: Machines and equipment used in United States elections are in need of a quantum leap forward in security features. The vehicle for assisting states and…...
VA Voter-Registration Changes Up For 2025 Elections
From EPEC Team newsletter: Bills are a response to Virginia’s Same Day Registration chaos in 2024. EPEC’s roundup looks at election bills the governor signed, and ones that met the veto pen. Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed two bills this week that provide Virginia citizens (especially college students) more time to…...
‘ELECT’ to Return DOB Data to Compliance
From EPEC Team Newsletter: In a win for transparency in elections and voter-roll accuracy, Virginia’s Dept. of Elections (‘ELECT’) has apparently agreed to return full month and birth dates to voter-registration lists as required under federal statute. The development comes after ELECT abruptly began withholding full date-of-birth data from client-service…...
