3 keys to understanding senators’ proposal to audit presidential election
In a move that isn’t without precedent, 11 Senate Republicans are pushing for a special panel to investigate questions of fraud arising from the presidential election.
Petition urging Welch to investigate election fraud delivered today
A citizen petition signed by 753 Vermonters urging Rep. Peter Welch to investigate allegations of electoral fraud in the 2020 presidential election was given today to Vermont’s lone congressman two days before he votes on whether to accept the electoral votes disputed in many states.
11 Republican senators – led by Ted Cruz – will object to Electoral College certification
Eleven Republican senators, led by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, announced Saturday that they would object to the certification of states’ Electoral College votes when Congress meets on Jan. 6.
Have you been called a traitor? Answering the charge of treason
As of now, 686 of you have petitioned Congressman Peter Welch to investigate allegations of fraud. Is a petition treason? The First Amendment protects our right “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” What could be more American?
Welch on electoral fraud investigation: ‘The answer is no’
Vermont Congressman Peter Welch will not support an investigation into alleged 2020 General Election electoral fraud, either before or after Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 he said at a Montpelier press conference Tuesday.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas’ election lawsuit, says state lacks standing to sue
“The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution,” the nation’s highest court wrote in an unsigned ruling released Friday evening.
Von Spakovsky: What Texas case at Supreme Court could mean for the presidency
What Texas says is all of those changes in the rules and all of the ballots that were cast according to those changes in the rules were all invalid votes, and that therefore the Electoral College votes of those four states should not be allowed to be counted.
17 states join Texas in lawsuit questioning election results
The suit argues that each of the four states violated the Electors Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which Texas argues vests “state legislatures with plenary authority regarding the appointment of presidential electors.” The lawsuit asks the Supreme Court for a declaratory judgment that states violated election law and thus their electoral votes should not be counted.
Election law at center stage as legal battles continue in several states
Lawsuits remain ongoing in several states alleging election irregularities and fraud, and improperly followed state and federal procedures, which could impact how and when Electoral College votes are cast on Dec. 14.
Hans von Spakovsky: How to make sure the 2020 election never happens again
Fraud can make the difference in a close election. And so can errors and slip-ups by election officials. That is why state officials all over the country need to concentrate on addressing all of these vulnerabilities and problems and finally do something about them.
4 takeaways from Georgia Senate’s election fraud hearing
The video seemed to show that after the volunteer observers and reporters were gone, several election workers stayed behind and continued counting votes unobserved until early the next morning, Nov. 4.
4 takeaways from the Michigan Senate’s election fraud hearing
Election workers and observers presented alarming accounts of voter fraud to the Michigan state Senate on Tuesday, with some calling on lawmakers to act and insisting on an audit of the vote in that state.