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Election Security

Jay Clayton appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 Currently serving as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Clayton’s hearing comes days after his department signed off on controversial subpoenas against New York Times reporters. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

Dems press DNI nominee Jay Clayton on election security questions, but leave dismayed

Clayton maintained he was not an “election denier” but wouldn’t directly answer a number of questions about the 2020 race, his predecessor’s appearance at a January election…
A secure storage area is pictured as vote-by-mail ballots for the August 4 Washington state primary are processed at King County Elections in Renton, Washington on August 3, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

States are building their own election defense networks as federal support evaporates 

Election officials are facing an impossible choice: follow federal directives they don’t trust, or risk becoming targets of a criminal investigation.
Norwalk, CA – June 01: A person places their Mail in ballot into a ballot box during early voting outside of the LA County Registrar-Recorder building on Monday, June 1, 2026 in Norwalk, CA. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Supreme Court approves mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day 

The ruling is a victory for election advocates who say the evidence overwhelmingly shows that voter fraud is rare and not tied to mail voting in general. 
A voter casts a ballot in a drop box outside the Union Market Super Vote Center during early voting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Court rules SAVE database illegal, orders it dismantled

A judge said the administration’s database violates the Privacy Act, the Social Security Act and the Administrative Procedures Act.
Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters reacts to early election returns during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Tina Peters, convicted in election-security breach, emerges defiant and vows legal fight

The former Colorado election clerk  struck an unrepentant pose in her first interview after her prison sentence was commuted by Colorado Governor Jared Polis.
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SEDALIA, CO – JUNE 28: Mesa County Clerk and Colorado Republican candidate for secretary of state Tina Peters (C) follows election results with supporters during a primary night watch party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Peters lost to former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson, who will move on to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Colorado governor commutes prison sentence for election denier Tina Peters 

Peters was sentenced to nine years for stealing voting data and has been publicly unrepentant. But Colorado Governor Jared Polis has been hinting at the decision for…
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