David Becker

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.

DOJ struggles as White House presses on voter fraud Efforts to prosecute noncitizen voters have been slowed by lack of evidence, officials say, while Trump aides push for a broader crackdown.

It's really hard to find, or even manufacture, evidence of a crime that didn't exist. Trump's own DHS found that 99.98% of the 50M voter records reflected documented citizens, and of the .02% that DHS couldn't confirm, many are also citizens. Voter fraud is exceedingly rare.

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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.

"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.

Congressman, let me help you out with this. Read Article I, Sec. 4 of the Constitution. It's on the very first page. Only the states, or Congress, can make election policy. The President has ZERO power to regulate elections on his own, by design of the founders.

“A recent report from the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research found that many claims of noncitizen voting stem from “misunderstandings, mischaracterizations, or outright fabrications about complex voter data.””

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.

They’ve had 5 yrs, w/ 1+ yr of complete control of the fed’l gov’t, and all they could come up with to support Trump’s ridiculous claims are rehashed and debunked conspiracy theories and the apparent plot to National Treasure 3, where Nic Cage finds the secret code in a Ft. Lauderdale library!

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

“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes. The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.

"The form for the second person on the list bore the initials of a member of her staff, who’d helped the man register — at his naturalization ceremony. It later turned out more than half the Boone County voters identified as noncitizens were actually citizens."

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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."

Analysis | What’s happening with the FBI seizure of ballots in Georgia? Some election experts warn it could portend attempts to muddle future election results.

“Trump constantly says our elections are rigged,” Becker said. “That’s 100 percent false. Our elections are as secure and transparent as they’ve ever been, by every measure. It’s one of the places you can say government works best.”

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Warner is a Republican, and the brother of the previous WV SOS, who now serves with other conspiracy theorists in the administration seeking to rehash debunked claims about the 2020 election.

WV SOS Kris Warner: "I have no interest in turning over the entire State's unredacted voter list for some brownie points from the federal government. Indeed, we each have our roles in election integrity, but this request is far outside the federal government's lane.”

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There’s gotta be a German word for the cursed experience of reading the Fulton County affidavit after reporting on the 2020 election in extreme detail. Even redacted, every niche witness jumps out—many conspiracy theorists with no real expertise. The US government treating them as credible is nuts.

"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.

Unsealed documents in Fulton County raid show FBI relied on election skeptics Documents reveal how the FBI justified their seizure of troves of Fulton County's 2020 election records.

The affidavit drew a rebuke from Georgia State University law professor Clark Cunningham, who reviewed it for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He said he’s surprised a judge issued a search warrant based on the evidence. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

This affidavit was much weaker than I suspected. No allegations of intent. No allegations of election theft. No allegations of foreign interference. No allegations that the statute of limitations doesn't apply.

At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.

Around 99% of all voter records in CO have a DL# attached to the protected voter file.

Drivers license

That was a different case, brought by voters, in state court. They lost on standing grounds. The NE case wasn't one of the DOJ cases.

Not everywhere. In fact, the full DOB is redacted and protected in most states. And the DL is even more valuable, and dangerous to share, than the SSN.

Today, the Michigan district court joined two other federal courts (CA and OR) in denying DOJ the right to seize sensitive voter data (SSN, DL, DOB) on millions of Americans. The DOJ is now 0-3 in these cases (with 22 left to go), and yet they are still pressuring states for this data.

YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports DAY AHEAD: How will ongoing lies about 2020 election impact this year’s midterms?

They’re just throwing things against the wall and seeing what sticks”

How will ongoing lies about 2020 election impact this year’s midterms?

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Election officials are "very concerned" about Trump voting push, says David Becker David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and a CBS News election law contributor, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that election officials are "...

On FTN, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social refutes Trump's lies about the 2020 election, point by point.

He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."

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@electioninnov.bsky.social Center for Election Innovation & Research Founder David Becker @beckerdavidj.bsky.social on recent Trump Regime actions involving #2026elections.

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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

"[DOJ’s] words and actions outside of the four corners of its Complaint in this case, including statements that it intends to create a nationwide database of confidential voter information and use it in unprecedented ways, including immigration enforcement efforts, is chilling." /END

The court:

"The Constitution specifically left the regulation and administration of elections to the states, understanding that states are in the best position to do so. [DOJ's] claims [are] an overreach and misuse of those exceptions designed to ensure decentralized election regulation." /2

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District Court in OR today published its decision denying DOJ's efforts to seize sensitive voter data, joining CA last month. The DOJ is now 0-2, with 23 to go.

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