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Ken Blackwell: What is Senate Bill 71 and what impact would it have on Ohio elections?
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Ken Blackwell: What is Senate Bill 71 and what impact would it have on Ohio elections?

Ken Blackwell: What is Senate Bill 71 and what impact would it have on Ohio elections?

Ohio used to be one of the worst states at maintaining its voter rolls. In fact, three Ohio counties even had more people registered to vote than the total voting age population living in these counties. The U.S. Supreme Court even found voter ID to be constitutional because of bad voter rolls like seen in Ohio. This all changed when then Ohio Secretary of State John Husted, now our lieutenant governor, came into office.

Forget Open Borders. This Crazy Law Opens Voting Booths to Aliens
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Forget Open Borders. This Crazy Law Opens Voting Booths to Aliens

Forget Open Borders. This Crazy Law Opens Voting Booths to Aliens

The cherry blossoms aren’t the only things blooming early this year in Washington. Radical ideas have been blossoming in the D.C. City Council, too—ideas that will both disenfranchise and endanger the city’s citizens.

Opinion: Move school board elections to boost parent turnout
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Opinion: Move school board elections to boost parent turnout

Opinion: Move school board elections to boost parent turnout

Today, state legislators have an important opportunity to help ensure that the voices of all Americans are heard. As the American experiment continues, state governments can adapt their laws to structures that protect the rights of all citizens. Legislatures in the states now face an opportunity to do just that and expand the accessibility of the ballot to all voters.

How ACRU Defends Your Constitutional Freedoms and Ensures Fair Elections with Lori Roman
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How ACRU Defends Your Constitutional Freedoms and Ensures Fair Elections with Lori Roman

How ACRU Defends Your Constitutional Freedoms and Ensures Fair Elections with Lori Roman

Looking to protect your constitutional rights and ensure free and fair elections? The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) is here to defend your American civil liberties! This week, ACRU President Lori Roman – a friend of Better for America – joins Rebecca for an update on their joint venture with AMAC to protect vulnerable voters and to discuss the recent Twitter File revelations and their impact on the fight for free speech. Tune in to learn how ACRU is channeling Ronald Reagan’s mentality and leading the charge for constitutional rights!

Von Spakovsky: Another Study Refutes Left’s False Claims Against Secure Elections
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Von Spakovsky: Another Study Refutes Left’s False Claims Against Secure Elections

Von Spakovsky: Another Study Refutes Left’s False Claims Against Secure Elections

Trust the science, we’ve all been told. Well, the science has spoken again: Voter ID laws aren’t discriminatory and don’t suppress anyone’s vote.

Von Spakovsky: Georgia Voters Show Just How Wrong Biden and His Sycophants Are
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Von Spakovsky: Georgia Voters Show Just How Wrong Biden and His Sycophants Are

Von Spakovsky: Georgia Voters Show Just How Wrong Biden and His Sycophants Are

Here is the question: When will President Joe Biden, failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred, and other denizens of the Left apologize to Georgia’s legislators, governor, and other residents? The answer is probably “Never,” despite the latest evidence of just how wrong they’ve been about Georgia’s commonsense election reforms in their outrageous claims about the state.

Von Spakovsky: Apportionment and the Census: Fundamental Fairness to U.S. Citizens and Democratic Process
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Von Spakovsky: Apportionment and the Census: Fundamental Fairness to U.S. Citizens and Democratic Process

Von Spakovsky: Apportionment and the Census: Fundamental Fairness to U.S. Citizens and Democratic Process

Americans just voted for their representatives in the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm election, and two years ago, they completed census forms. Both of those activities are the direct result of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution—the census clause—which directs that an “actual Enumeration” be conducted every “ten Years” of our population “in such Manner as [Congress] shall by Law direct.”

Von Spakovsky: Election Fraud Database Tops 1,400 Cases
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Von Spakovsky: Election Fraud Database Tops 1,400 Cases

Von Spakovsky: Election Fraud Database Tops 1,400 Cases

The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database now includes 1,412 proven instances of election fraud, and our legal center is monitoring many other ongoing prosecutions. The database, which provides a sampling of recent election fraud cases, demonstrates the vulnerabilities within the electoral process and the need for reforms to secure free and fair elections for the American people.

Von Spakovsky: Election Integrity 2022 in Review: More Improvements Than Damage
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Von Spakovsky: Election Integrity 2022 in Review: More Improvements Than Damage

Von Spakovsky: Election Integrity 2022 in Review: More Improvements Than Damage

As state legislatures begin their 2023 sessions, Americans should know what their states did in 2022 to improve or damage the integrity of the election process.

Von Spakovsky: Rank “Ranked Choice Voting” Dead Last for Georgia
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Von Spakovsky: Rank “Ranked Choice Voting” Dead Last for Georgia

Von Spakovsky: Rank “Ranked Choice Voting” Dead Last for Georgia

Alaska and Maine have implemented “ranked choice voting,” a confusing, chaotic method of voting. Georgia should not follow suit. “Ranked choice” really should be referred to as “rigged choice,” since it effectively disenfranchises voters and allows marginal candidates not supported by a majority of voters to win elections.

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