The Aporia
16 articles about 16 events for “Voting Integrity” from The Independent.
“The White House says its goal is to safeguard election integrity and voting security.”
“The emergency request to the nation’s high court follows Newsom’s warning to top federal judges in the state with “grave concerns” that the Justice Department will ask for search warrants to seize ballots, election records and voting machines.”
“The Trump administration argued that a preamble to the 1990s law governing voter registration gave it the responsibility for ensuring states maintained the “integrity” of federal elections.”
“…asberg ordered the government to share the list with Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and the UCLA Voting Rights Project, two groups that sued the administration to find out who exactly is on the list and assess its impact on eligible voters in the…”
“Log in With a week to go before midterm Election Day and as early voting was kicking off across the country, Donald Trump’s administration announced more than 50 arrests alleging “illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes.””
“As voting got underway, Eisenkot’s party filed a complaint with the Central Elections Committee over suspicions of a systematic attempt to disrupt voting for the party and undermine election integrity, following reports of ballot tampering at polling stations…”
“Trump said, “I will if they’re honest elections.”’ Just like in the lead-up to the 2020 and 2024 elections, Trump has sown doubt in the voting process — a week before Election Day.”
“The request is the administration's latest effort to raise doubts about election integrity and voting outcomes in key states that will help determine control of both the U.S.”
“…tice Department also is mulling whether to launch more election-related litigation against states after losing more than two dozen lawsuits over access to voter data and the Supreme Court’s rejection of President Donald Trump’s plan to overhaul mail-in…”
“Trump has repeatedly raised doubts about electoral integrity over the years, maintaining unproven claims regarding his 2016 and 2020 election results.”
“The arrests are part of a Trump administration effort to root out noncitizen voting ahead of next month's midterm elections, even though data shows that the problem is incredibly rare, difficult to prove and has not been shown to change the outcome of races.”
“These include the SAVE America Act, which would require new voters to provide proof of citizenship, and restrictions on mail-in voting.”
“"If election misconduct is suspected, the Elections Code provides several mechanisms for law enforcement to review and examine ballots without compromising their integrity," the court wrote.”
“South Dakota’s Republican secretary of state has broken ranks with her party to endorse the Democratic candidate for the office, saying "the integrity, stability, and professionalism of this office is at stake."”
“On Monday, the Supreme Court turned down President Donald Trump's request to limit mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections, ending a series of urgent legal challenges as voting is already underway.”
“Trump's Justice Department has argued that the Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized Congress's clear authority to protect election integrity and has passed laws such as one criminalizing repeat voting in the same election.”