Iowa’s New Voter ID Law in Effect for February Election
1/31: Iowa voters are now required to bring a form of identification like a driver's license to the polls.
Photo ID Bill Passes Maine State Senate
1/30: Legislation establishing electronic pollbooks that contain photographs of voters passed the Maine Senate 21-19.
Texas County School District Employee Arrested for Voter Fraud
1/30: A school district employee in a Texas border county was arrested for allegedly filling out applications on behalf of other voters.
Second Texas County Faces Lawsuit for ‘Hiding’ Noncitizen Voter Data, Says Election Watchdog
1/22: Harris County, Texas, stands accused of “hiding public information” on noncitizen voters, says a national election integrity law firm.
Scott’s Office Raps Broward’s ‘Unacceptable’ Ballot Destruction in Wasserman Schultz Race
1/25: The ACRU has a federal lawsuit pending against Supervisor Snipes for encouraging vote fraud by not adequately maintaining Broward County's voter registration rolls.
Symposium: Polling-Place Speech Restrictions Collide with Modern Free-Speech Doctrine
1/25: This year the Supreme Court will decide whether the First Amendment allows a “buffer zone” forbidding all political speech around polling places on Election Day.
Overheard at Philly Polling Place: No GOP Votes ‘On My Machine!’
1/24: The area is not a newcomer to such allegations.
Kansas Election Chief Tries to Reassure Lawmakers on Security of Crosscheck Voter Database
1/22: Steps are being taken to ensure the security of a multistate database of voting rolls known as Interstate Crosscheck.
US Supreme Court Agrees with ACRU: Issues Stay in NC Redistricting Case
1/18: ACRU’s amicus brief argued that the district court’s demand for a redrawn legislative map was unreasonable.
Starr Co. Reports Preliminary Findings on Voter Fraud Investigation
1/23: The state is concerned with the ways in which fraud can be committed with ballots outside of a polling site.