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Faulty Voter Rolls Poison Election Integrity, But Here’s An Antidote

For millions of Americans, the conduction of the 2020 general election continues to raise more questions than provide answers — and rightly so. In unprecedented fashion, outside actors such as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attempted to exert influence on the electoral process by pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into left-wing nonprofits to infiltrate government elections offices and fund Democrat get-out-the-vote operations in key battleground states across the country.

By ACRU Staff|2022-09-09T08:31:30-04:00September 9, 2022|Elections, News, Vote Fraud, Voting Fraud News|

Von Spakovsky: Federal Government’s Bungled Census Bad News for Red States. Here’s Why.

If a politician from Florida decides to run for president in 2024, his (or her) home state will be short two votes in the Electoral College, and when the new session of the U.S. House of Representatives convenes in January 2023, Florida will be missing two congressional seats to which it is entitled. Why? Because according to a post-2020 census survey, the U.S. Census Bureau significantly undercounted the population of Florida, as well as Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. At the same time, it overcounted the population of eight states, all but one of which is a blue state.

By Hans von Spakovsky|2022-09-08T12:35:51-04:00September 8, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Elections, OPED|

Ken Blackwell: Only American citizens should vote in American election

In 2014, Samuel Swift-Perez sought asylum in the United States from socialist-controlled Venezuela. Like so many others whose countries of origin are wracked with crime, oppressed by authoritarian governments, and burdened by economic uncertainty, Samuel wanted a better life.

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2022-09-08T09:20:10-04:00September 8, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Elections, OPED|

Von Spakovsky: Voter Fraud Cases Continue to Occur

We recently added nine new cases to the Heritage Election Fraud Database, bringing the total number of entries of proven instances of voter fraud in the database to 1,374. The mounting collection of cases continue to disprove the narrative that voter fraud is not real and that further election integrity measures are not needed.

By Hans von Spakovsky|2022-09-02T18:07:36-04:00September 1, 2022|Absentee / Mail-in Voting, ACRU Commentary, Elections, OPED, Vote Fraud, Voter ID, Voting Fraud News, Vulnerable Voters|

Arizona Supreme Court Election Integrity Wins over Soros Ballot Measure

Supporters for election integrity scored a major victory Friday when the Arizona Supreme Court held that Proposition 210 — a ballot initiative to undo Arizona’s new election integrity law, financed with George Soros’s money — cannot be on the November ballot due to a lack of valid signatures.

By ACRU Staff|2022-09-02T18:08:10-04:00September 1, 2022|Elections, News, Voter ID, Voter Roll Maintenance, Voting Fraud News, Vulnerable Voters|

Starbucks asks labor board to suspend mail-in ballot union elections, alleging misconduct in voting process

When you disagree with the anticipated results, you flip-flop to complain about integrity issues with mail-in voting...Starbucks is asking the federal labor board to suspend all mail-in ballot union elections nationwide, alleging misconduct in the voting process by the board's personnel and the union organizing its baristas.

By ACRU Staff|2022-09-02T18:08:36-04:00August 30, 2022|Elections, News, Vote Fraud|

Von Spakovsky: Census Bureau Admits Overcounting 7 Blue States, Just 1 Red State

In a shocking report, the U.S. Census Bureau recently admitted that it overcounted the populations of eight states and undercounted the populations of six states in the 2020 census. All but one of the states overcounted is a blue state, and all but one of the undercounted states is red.

By Hans von Spakovsky|2022-09-02T18:09:03-04:00August 25, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Elections, OPED|

Election Integrity Experts Hopeful about the 2022 Midterms

A common refrain in politics has always been, “If you don’t like how the country is being run, make your voice heard in the next election” (or some variation thereof). But after serious voting irregularities surfaced during the 2020 presidential election, causing widespread concern over the validity of the results, many Americans are approaching the 2022 midterm elections with a nagging pit in their stomachs: What if mine and the voices of millions of my fellow citizens are rendered silent by voter fraud?

By ACRU Staff|2022-09-02T18:09:29-04:00August 24, 2022|Elections, News, Vote Fraud|

Von Spakovsky: Ahead of Midterms, 14 States Improve Election Integrity Laws

With primaries underway and with midterms and other fall ballot contests looming, multiple states are demonstrating a commitment to ensuring that their elections remain worthy of public confidence.

By Hans von Spakovsky|2022-08-20T11:25:28-04:00August 20, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Elections, OPED, Vote Fraud|

von Spakovsky: Non-citizens voting in California: Judge says no, even in left-wing state

Sometimes, common sense can prevail – even in far-out California. Last week, California Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. ruled that only U.S. citizens have the right to vote. In this, he echoed an earlier ruling by the New York Supreme Court.

By Hans von Spakovsky|2022-08-10T18:43:03-04:00August 10, 2022|ACRU Commentary, Elections, OPED, Vote Fraud, Voting Fraud News|