Peltola’s campaign loses its court case over rejected mail-in ballots as she keeps a slim lead
Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola was denied access to records about absentee ballots rejected during Alaska’s ongoing count. A new batch of votes released Wednesday night also trimmed her lead in the state’s still-undecided Senate race. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews ruled against the Peltola campaign’s request, calling it unreasonable while election officials are focused […]
With scanners down and ballots marked “already submitted,” the Republican National Committee tackles one Election Day problem after another to protect the vote
The Republican National Committee’s Election Integrity team responded to a series of polling-place problems on Tuesday, including scanner failures in New York and a reported case in Northern Virginia where a voter was told his ballot had already been submitted. In Westchester County, voters were asked to fill out paper ballots and place them in […]
STUNNING REVERSAL: Federal appeals court approves Trump administration’s efforts to separate ballots suspected of being cast by noncitizens
The Trump administration can again direct election officials to hold aside ballots suspected of being cast by noncitizens, following a split decision from the Ninth Circuit on Election Day. Last month, the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security warned election officials that counting ballots cast by suspected noncitizens could expose them to criminal liability. […]
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s request to lift ban on separating 20,000 California ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to temporarily block lower-court decisions rejecting the Trump administration’s effort to set aside more than 20,000 California mail-in ballots cast by people the administration says may not be U.S. citizens. Justice Elena Kagan turned down the request without comment on the eve of the midterm elections. She did […]
9th Circuit rejects Trump DOJ’s request for California to discard probable noncitizen ballots — but the issue isn’t resolved yet
Trump Administration Faces Setback in California Voting Dispute The Trump administration’s attempt to compel California to exclude ballots from a list of potentially noncitizen voters has been unsuccessful. The Department of Justice identified approximately 20,000 likely noncitizen voters and requested that California verify their legal voting status or separate their ballots. Despite these claims, California […]
Judge Prevents DOJ from Isolating 20,000 Ballots in California
Federal Judge Rejects DOJ’s Request on California Ballots A federal judge has decided against a request from the Justice Department to set aside mailed ballots submitted by over 20,000 individuals whom the department claims are noncitizens. In a 26-page ruling released on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David Carter stated that the federal government does not […]
Alaska records almost 58,000 early ballots in Sullivan-Peltola contest
Investigation into Alleged Effort to Confuse Voters in Alaska Senate Race A recent investigation by The New York Times suggested that there was a scheme involving operatives connected to Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). The goal? To recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s ballot. However, […]
Ninth Circuit Decides Against Requiring California to Ignore Noncitizen Ballots
Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Mail Ballots Amid Noncitizen Controversy A federal appeals court has decided not to require California to set aside around 20,000 mail-in ballots associated with voters that the Trump administration claims are noncitizens. In a 2-1 ruling made on Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an emergency request from […]
Hundreds of ballots discovered at a homeless center in Skid Row ahead of the LA election
A recent investigation by the California Post revealed that numerous ballots were discovered stacked in an open hallway at a Skid Row homeless shelter, The Midnight Mission, which has over 1,100 registered voters. The ballots were found in downtown LA at this shelter, which provides meals and mail services. Specifically, there are about 1,160 voters […]
Ninth Circuit challenges Trump’s attempt to disregard California ballots
Federal Appeals Court Reviews Trump Administration’s Ballot Challenge in California On Sunday, a federal appeals court closely examined the Trump administration’s emergency initiative to compel California to set aside a significant number of mail-in ballots that are associated with individuals the Justice Department believes to be noncitizens, as the midterm elections approach. A three-judge panel […]