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CEIR is a nonprofit whose core mission is to work with election officials and build confidence in elections that voters should trust and do trust. https://electioninnovation.org

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Justice Department Sues Five Additional States for Failure to Produce Voter Rolls Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced it has filed federal lawsuits against five states — Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey — for failure to produce the...

Interesting that DOJ failed to mention in their press release that they are already 0 for 3 in these cases. These states were wise to protect their citizens’ sensitive info from a fed’l gov’t that has already had to admit they’ve already released this data.

www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

26.02.2026 21:11 — 👍 15    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 1
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Even as some Trump allies have continued to spread false claims about widespread #election fraud, those same allies have declined to defend their claims in court.

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined the "Grounded" podcast to discuss: https://loom.ly/8Vk_xHs

26.02.2026 05:03 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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How can #election offices best handle public records requests?

Washington state Director of Elections Stuart Holmes and CEIR Research Director Christopher Mann joined the “High Turnout Wide Margins” podcast to discuss Washington’s innovative answer to that question. https://loom.ly/OJRuXl0

25.02.2026 06:06 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Why is the decentralization of our #elections so important? Because it serves as "one of the great security features of our system," CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told NPR earlier this month.

21.02.2026 07:03 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Elections experts warn that the SAVE Act may have unintended consequences.

CEIR'S David Becker told CNN the bill is "clearly based on this myth that there is widespread fraud" and could create unnecessary barriers for US citizens attempting to vote.

19.02.2026 05:03 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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"I think it's safe to say this is unprecedented. We have never seen a president try to exert executive authority over elections in the states like we have."

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined "Face the Nation" to discuss federal #election policy.

18.02.2026 06:05 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Can anyone find out who you voted for? Thankfully, our #election systems are designed to ensure #voter privacy.

How do we know? Watch CEIR's latest 60-second explainer video to find out.

17.02.2026 06:05 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Can President Trump really "nationalize" #voting, as he has called for his party to do? Not according to the Constitution.

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to CNN about the #Elections Clause: https://loom.ly/t6S6YkE

13.02.2026 06:05 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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On Tuesday, the court unsealed the affidavit that led to the search of Fulton County's election office.

Elections expert and CEIR Executive Director David Becker shared his analysis on CBS News, calling the affidavit "pretty weak."

12.02.2026 08:04 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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"When you hear these lies from these grifters who continue to try to profit off of the lies about the 2020 election, ask them to tell it to a judge."

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined Democracy Now! to discuss #election misinformation.

11.02.2026 06:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Despite President Trump and his allies' claims to the contrary, noncitizen #voting remains incredibly rare, as a new CEIR research report affirms.

Read the full research review here: https://loom.ly/9kClKbE

10.02.2026 06:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Why was DNI Tulsi Gabbard present for the FBI search of #Fulton County's #election office?

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told CNN that Gabbard's shifting explanations don't hold up: https://loom.ly/YkSrEN0

07.02.2026 05:01 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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We know what happened in 2020 in Fulton County, Georgia. So, why did the FBI seize 2020 #election records?

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social explains: "This is less about 2020 than it is about 2026 and 2028."

04.02.2026 06:06 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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We are thrilled that the New York Times editorial board included CEIR's Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) as one of three initiatives "helping to protect election officials and safeguard the [election] process."

https://loom.ly/t4VVQr4

03.02.2026 06:05 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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The FBI search in Fulton County was related to the 2020 #election, but CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told CBS News:

"It looks like this is much more likely that this is about delegitimizing a future election: 2026 [or] 2028."

02.02.2026 05:03 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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What is the legal justification for the FBI search of the Fulton County #elections office? And is there a statute of limitations in the case?

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social has the answers to those questions and more.

30.01.2026 11:43 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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"This election has been reviewed more than any election in world history -- the Georgia election in particular."

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined CBS News to discuss the FBI search of the Fulton County #elections office.

29.01.2026 12:02 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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The #DOJ has sued 24 states and DC in its effort to gain access to sensitive #voter data. But why is this data so important?

That question and more are answered in CEIR's latest 60-second explainer video.

29.01.2026 05:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Even as the president has floated the idea of canceling the #midterms, thousands of dedicated election officials remain determined to run them.

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to Votebeat about the upcoming #elections: https://loom.ly/RoRDMfQ

28.01.2026 06:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The #DOJ revealed in a court filing that two #DOGE employees communicated with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states."

The news raises more concerns about the government's potential mishandling of Americans' private data.

22.01.2026 05:03 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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More than five years after #January6th, election misinformation continues to spread. CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social recently joined CBS News to discuss the need to combat false #election claims.

21.01.2026 06:05 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A California judge has dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's #voter data.

CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social recently spoke to the Guardian about the #DOJ lawsuits: https://loom.ly/NonCIos

16.01.2026 10:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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"It keeps getting worse for him."

CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to Votebeat about a federal judge's ruling blocking large portions of Trump's executive order on #elections: https://loom.ly/-bmzViM

15.01.2026 05:03 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Florida's governor has called for a special session to redraw the state's #congressional map. CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social recently spoke to Politico about the administrative burden of #redistricting:

https://loom.ly/4icjjms

13.01.2026 06:04 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The #DOJ has now sued 23 states over access to private #voter data.

“What the DOJ is trying to do is something that should frighten everybody across the political spectrum,” CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told AP. https://loom.ly/j_JDfs8

08.01.2026 05:02 — 👍 8    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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“We know what really happened on that day. And yet, there is a danger in forgetting that."

CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined CBS News to mark five years since #January6.

06.01.2026 14:02 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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As we mark five years since #January6, the need to protect our #elections is even clearer.

CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social: “The federal government is positioning itself as the primary destabilizing force in our elections."

06.01.2026 06:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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As the year comes to a close, we want to say thank you to the thousands of #election officials across the country who work tirelessly every day to ensure our #votes count.

23.12.2025 06:05 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Despite the ongoing pressure on election systems and the people who support them, CEIR has made incredible strides in 2025. Thank you for standing with us.

If you'd like to support our work, please consider donating: https://loom.ly/xAO5sKE

18.12.2025 05:03 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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What do #Trump's election-related actions this year tell us about the 2026 #midterms? CEIR's executive director, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social, spoke to the Guardian about the future of our elections: https://loom.ly/867laS4

02.12.2025 05:03 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1