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Virginia’s Move to Slash Voter-List Prices Was Long Overdue

From EPEC Team Newsletter: The National Voter Registration Act mandates that voting records be available to the public or qualified groups at a “reasonable” cost. Federal court rulings in Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia from 2012 (Project Vote/Voting for America, Inc. v. Long) have affirmed the intent of section 8 of…...

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Virginia’s Primary Election a Wrap, Candidates Set for Fall

Virginia’s 2025 general election candidates are set in the off-year election after the June primary election Tuesday; absentee ballots are still being finalized this week. In the Democrat statewide primary races, state senator Ghazala Hashmi squeaked out the nomination for lieutenant governor among a crowded field by just over 3,500…...

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NOVA, Get Ready for a Voting Marathon

From EPECTeam newsletter: Virginia voters and election officials around the Commonwealth are heading into the last two weeks of its 45-day early voting stretch before the June 17th Primary Election. The results will finalize statewide candidates for Attorney General, Lt. Governor ahead of the gubernatorial election in the fall, and…...

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More than 65K R Ballots Deleted in Virginia’s Early Voting Primary

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…...

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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…...

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‘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…...

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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…...

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Barely Out of ‘Tweens,’ Registered to Vote?

EPEC Team Newsletter: By Law, Voters Must Be At Least Sixteen (16) Years Of Age When They Register To Vote; We See Evidence Of Voters Registering Under Age 16; Are Flawed Processes To Blame? This week EPEC Team is publishing a series of analyses that look into voter-list management processes.…...

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House SAVE Act is Major Reform to ‘Motor Voter’ with Proof of Citizenship

EPEC Team Newsletter: The bill would need to be attached to other legislation in the Senate to make citizenship proof the law when registering to vote. Plus, DNI drops a bombshell over election security investigations. The second time is the charm for the SAVE Act, H.R. 22, that requires proof…...

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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…...

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