Elections & Public Integrity
We advocate for election and government integrity, investigate possible violations of election laws, and track threats to government integrity and to civilized public debate.
North Carolina Should Declare Its Independence from Touchscreen Voting
Below is a copy of my public comment submitted to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) on July 1, calling on them not to certify the ExpressVote 4.2.1.0…
SB 749: The Good and Bad of North Carolina’s proposed board of elections changes
Senate Bill 749, “No Partisan Advantage in Elections,” passed along party lines in the North Carolina Senate and now moves on to the state House. As the bill’s name implies,…
How Much Would the Senate Elections Bill Actually Impact Voters?
The proposed changes to mail-in voting would have minimal impact — in 2022, 99.8% of all ballots were in by election day. The impact of the bill’s changes to same-day…
House Will Likely Join Senate in Batting Down Compelled Speech Veto
Here are some questions: Should government agencies train employees to believe that one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex? Should those agencies tell employees that…
Alabama Racial Gerrymandering Case Will Likely Have Little Impact on North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s congressional map was a racial gerrymander. The totality of several racial gerrymandering cases creates a safe harbor between violating the Voting Rights Act…
Public Statements on Two Election Reform Bills
I offered public comments on two election reform bills before the North Carolina Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee on June 14. My prepared comments (which assumed a two-minute speaking time…
State Board of Elections Wants Funds to Update Aging Computer Systems
The North Carolina State Board of Elections uses two computer systems to manage data such as campaign fiance reports, voter registration, and election counts. The Board has asked the General…
Big Election Bill Makes a Host of Reforms
The bill includes several policy changes for which the John Locke Foundation has advocated
Who Doesn’t Believe the 2024 Election Will Be Free and Fair?
Looking at the latest Civitas Poll, one question jumped out at me: North Carolinians’ faith in elections, however, is not assuring. Only half of likely North Carolina voters (50.7%) believe…
North Carolina Supreme Court was Right in Reestablishing State Felon Voting Law.
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently issued three significant election rulings regarding Voter ID, Political Gerrymandering, and Felon voting. These decisions have led many left-wing activists to proclaim this “the…
Reversing Course on Election Data-sharing Program Is Looking Better
I spent the better part of two years advocating for North Carolina to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a program that would be a “strong tool to help…
Fact-Checking: Governor Cooper’s Claim on the 2022 Districts Being Gerrymandered
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has recently made the national media rounds claiming that the current General Assembly is a partisan gerrymander. Does this claim have any merit? The short…