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The State of Indiana can no longer afford to have the civically ignorant elect the civically ignorant. It is time for every Indiana resident and candidate for public office to demonstrate a basic knowledge of civics before they run for public office or vote. Just as every driver is required to have a basic knowledge and competence in driving before they are allowed to drive on public roads, voters should be required to demonstrate a basic knowledge and competence in honoring and supporting the constitutional republic in which they participate. To this end, the undersigned request legislation to require the...

The United States of America is not America. One is a political construct of the constitution; the other is the land and property owned by people who call themselves Americans. One is sick, corrupt, illegal and immoral. The other is the land and homes that need to be defended from the other. The United States of America is rabid, irrationally attacking those trying to heal it from the poison in its system. After watching a little bit of Meet the Press, a clip, I was struck by the way every talking head was aghast at the idea of Republicans, and...

Our new December Field Guide to Election Integrity is out. As always - Clip N' Save.

WI HAS 4.5 MILLION RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 18. THE WISCONSIN ELECTION COMMISSION HAS MORE THAN 7 MILLION VOTERS ON THE ROLL. WI VOTER ROLL HAS OVER 120,000 ACTIVE VOTERS WHO HAVE BEEN REGISTERED TO VOTE FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. THE MARGIN OF VICTORY IS 20,000.

One year before the 2022 midterm elections, the United States of America, long the freest, most powerful and most successful nation on earth, is on the brink of total meltdown. Power-obsessed politicians in thrall to a bizarre, quasi-religious ideology, seemingly oblivious to the destruction and suffering they’re causing, daily implement new agendas that crush America’s great middle class, her economy and her most hallowed institutions. Staging this revolution from behind their shockingly senile puppet president, Joe Biden, they have fomented a full-scale invasion of the U.S. mainland, mandated that tens of millions of citizens be injected with an experimental new...

Last night, Kyle Rittenhouse sat down with Tucker Carlson for his first post-acquittal interview. “Few Americans have ever heard his [Kyle Rittenhouse’s] voice. Over the next hour, we’re going to let Kyle Rittenhouse speak for himself. You can make up your own mind what you think,” Tucker opened. “But before we start, one observation which you can’t resist making; it’s hard to ignore the yawning class divide between Kyle Rittenhouse and his many critics in the media. Rittenhouse comes from the least privileged sector of our society. During high school, he worked as a janitor and a fry cook to...

For the first time in more than a quarter century, Westmoreland County will have a new top prosecutor. With 100% of the county’s 307 precincts reporting Wednesday morning, Republican Nicole Ziccarelli erased an early lead held by six-term Democratic incumbent John Peck and claimed the race for district attorney. Peck moved out to an early 6,000-vote lead by virtue of first 12,700 mail-in ballots reported by county election officials. Totals from votes cast in person on Election Day saw Ziccarelli steadily narrow the gap and with more than a third of the vote counted moved into the lead.

Tallahassee, FL — Before he was arrested, FBI Supervisory Special Agent David Harris, 51, was tasked with investigating crimes against children, including child sexual abuse material, otherwise known as child pornography. Now, many are wondering if he possibly sought out this position of power to further exploit children, as he was charged with multiple crimes against children, including indecency with a child, crimes against nature and sexual battery. Davis, who lived in Prairieville, Louisiana, was arrested over the summer on sexual assault and other charges relating to a number of victims dating as far back as 2016. Now, he has...

Former Secretary of State and twice-failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed Wednesday that Republican-led voter integrity bills in several states represent a “clear attempt to move away from a pluralistic, multi-racial democracy and toward white supremacist authoritarianism. “Each of these proposals disproportionately prevents people of color from casting their ballots, and each is egregious in its own right,” Clinton wrote in an op-ed for Democracy Docket. “Much of the blame for this backsliding rests with the Supreme Court, which, thanks to the election of President Trump, is even more hostile to voting rights today than it was when it...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) on Wednesday vetoed an election integrity bill that would have implemented a number of election safeguards, such as voter ID, in the Keystone State. Wolf rejected the measure, HB 1300, contending it advances forms of voter suppression. “This bill is ultimately not about improving access to voting or election security but about restricting the freedom to vote,” Wolf asserted in a memo detailing his rejection.

A former ethics chief in the Obama administration has accused President Joe Biden of thumbing his nose at government ethics with the prevalence of family ties among his administration's hires. 'I'm sorry, I know some folks don't like hearing any criticism of him. But this royally sucks. I'm disgusted,' tweeted Walter Shaub, who led the Office of Government Ethics from 2013 to 2017. 'A lot of us worked hard to tee him up to restore ethics to government and believed the promises. This is a a real 'f*** you' to us—and government ethics,' he added.

Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton weighed in on Republican state legislatures pursuing basic election integrity measures in their respective states, contending that it “shouldn’t be a partisan issue” to reject such efforts. In a Monday social media post, Clinton likened the left’s radical attempt to overhaul U.S. election — stripping states of basic election safeguards such as voter ID — to “preserving America’s democracy.”

A bill passed nearly unanimously in the Tennessee legislature this week requires absentee ballots in the state to include a watermark as a measure of election security. SB1315, titled the Tennessee Election Integrity Act, mandates that absentee ballots there “include a watermark approved by the coordinator of elections.”

Regent University’s Robertson School of Government will host a virtual conference on election integrity on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, from 12 PM to 6 PM ET. “Election integrity is the foundation for every citizen’s right to vote in a free and fair election,” said Michele Bachmann, dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University. “The electoral process is a significant, fundamental component of political freedom. Through this important conference, our goal is to educate individuals about election integrity and to raise awareness surrounding the electoral process.” Throughout the event, panelists and keynote speakers will highlight the importance of...

The fake quotes, bad as they were, are just one of many ways the media have done a horrible job of covering election disputes in the state.The Washington Post was busted for publishing fabricated quotes from an anonymous source, attributing them to a sitting president, and using those quotes as a basis to speculate the president committed a crime. The invented Donald Trump quotes, which related to a fight over election integrity in Georgia, were cited in Democrats’ impeachment brief and during the Senate impeachment trial.But the fake quotes, bad as they were, are just one of many ways the...

This article offers a list of seven suggested "common core" actions deemed essential for election integrity. These actions need to be accomplished by state legislatures prior to the upcoming November 2022 congressional elections. Most, if not all, of the suggested actions could possibly be included in a single, comprehensive regulation or item of legislation, etc. (It is recognized that some legislatures most likely will not favorably consider many of the suggested "common core" actions, but concerned citizens should try to convince them!) [SNIP]The following seven actions are suggested as a "common core" for election integrity in national elections. As such,...

Now is the time for state legislatures (especially in Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada) to step-up and ensure the integrity of our election. And NOW is the time for us to help them do their job. They need us to push them and offer meaningful suggestions. The US Constitution grants only to the state legislatures the ability to run the elections. Whether or not a legislature gives the authority to operate an election (ie: through the Secretary of State), the ultimate authority remains with the state legislature. This authority cannot be changed without a constitutional amendment. The Secretary...

WITH LESS THAN ONE month until the 2020 presidential election in the United States, research shows that the integrity of the country's elections has compared poorly to other democracies in recent years – and questions remain over how the Nov. 3 contest will turn out in the era of the coronavirus pandemic. A 2019 report published by the Electoral Integrity Project, an independent project based out of Harvard University, found that U.S. elections from July 2012 through December 2018 rated "lower than any other long-established democracies and affluent societies."

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is now joined by a growing coalition of 18 Republican members of the House in his call for immediate Congressional hearings on election integrity.National File reported on Wednesday that Rep. Brooks had written a letter to Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi, along with other Congessional leaders, demanding immediate hearings to examine the integrity of the recent federal elections.National File can now reveal that Brooks is joined in his call by 18 other Republican House Representatives.Mo Brooks SignersRep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), a steadfast surrogate for election integrity, who has appeared at numerous Stop the Steal rallies, was...

We’re getting down to the wire here and most reasonable people at this point have come to terms with the fact that President Trump is probably not going to be in the Oval Office come 2021. The cards are stacked and it looks like we’re going to have to figure out how to accept that two of the worst politicians in America have managed to stumble their way into the Executive branch.Kamala Harris was such a terrible presidential candidate that her campaign died in an epic nosedive as soon as she had to talk for longer than 30 seconds at...