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- October 1, 2024
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DeSantis Appoints Special Prosecutor To Probe His Own Party

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed a special prosecutor to examine allegations of election fraud and improper campaign financing involving the Florida Keys Republican Party. The investigation stems from a controversial endorsement made by the Monroe County Republican Executive Committee in April. The complaint centers on the committee’s endorsement of Sherri Hodies, the committee’s treasurer, in her GOP […]

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- September 24, 2024
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Over 1,200 Noncitizens Got Onto Oregon’s Voter Rolls Since 2021

A recent audit uncovered that the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) mistakenly registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote over the past three years. The error has raised concerns about the integrity of the voter registration process, though officials say that noncitizen voting remains exceedingly rare in the state. Steps Taken to Address the Error Upon learning of the mistake, the […]

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Patrick Houck is an avid political aficionado based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. When not analyzing the latest news, yo ...
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- November 1, 2022
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Processing of 149,000 Virginia Voter Records Delayed

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The Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) discovered 149,000 more voter transactions that got stuck in an online system between the Department of Motor Vehicles and local registrars who needed to process them. The Monday announcement comes just over a week before Election Day, and after the same problem caused delays in processing 107,000 transactions, discovered […]

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- July 3, 2022
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Virginia Ranks 43rd in Index Evaluating State Campaign Finance and Transparency Laws

Virginia ranks 43 – in the bottom 10 – in the 2022 State Campaign Finance Index, which ranks the 50 states plus Washington, D.C., based on state laws around campaign finance and funding transparency for state legislative and executive races. “How these races are financed and how much transparency is required are key to curbing […]

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- January 24, 2019
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Bill to Verify Voter Citizenship Advances out of Committee

Peake’s bill would use electronic databases maintained by the federal government to verify the citizenship of Virginia voters. He says it is a “common sense” measure to fight voter fraud which should be adopted, given the ease with which technology can verify citizenship.

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