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Sensing a Threat to Their Power, Idaho GOP Leaders Use Every Lever to Stop Open Primaries & Ranked Choice Citizen Ballot Initiative

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

Apparently sensing an existential threat to their power, Idaho GOP leaders are pulling every lever to defeat an open primaries and ranked choice voting citizen initiative. The measure would allow over 275,000 independent voters to have their voices heard in primaries, and offer more choices to voters.

What if Your State’s Chief Election Executive Blocks Certification of the Presidential Election?

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024

In the last report of our series on protections against overturning the Presidential election, we consider what happens if the state official authorized to certify your state’s election results refuses to do so. It’s not as far-fetched as you think.

The Electoral Count Reform Act Improves State Rules for Certifying and Protecting Presidential Elections

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024

We’re continuing our series exploring whether new rules will protect our Presidential election process from being hijacked by bad actors. The Electoral Count Reform Act added safeguards in Congress and clarified the role of the Vice President, but it also clarified procedures and deadlines for states.

North Carolina Bill Proposes Stripping Appointment Power from the Governor to Change Election Board Balance and Exploit Deadlocks

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

We recently reported on SB 747, a sweeping North Carolina voter suppression bill apparently ghost-written by a group with ties to the attempted overturning of the 2020 presidential election. Another bill just filed would strip election power from the Governor and election director and give it to the legislature, and fundamentally change how the North Carolina State Board of Elections is chosen.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes Three Anti-Voter Bills

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023

We have positive news from Arizona, where Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed three anti-voter bills last week, passed by a legislature bent on making voting harder for its citizens - and its election workers.