Petersen and Bresso: Don't Federalize Elections in Response to COVID-19
RNLA Board of Governors member and former FEC Chairman Matthew Petersen and RNLA member and former EAC Chairwoman Gineen Bresso, both currently attorneys with Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC, wrote in The Hill about how Democrats in Washington are trying to use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to federalize election administration and overwrite many state laws, systems, and rules before the election this fall. They describe how important our decentralized election system is:
Read moreFeds Should Assist, Not Run Elections
While we are awaiting some big decisions by the Supreme Court and Democrats begin their Presidential debates, the House begins debate tomorrow on a very important issue: making our elections more secure. While Democrats continue in their quest to Federalize elections, Republicans continue in their efforts to help states and localities secure their elections. As a result RNLA will release the following letter tomorrow to Speaker Pelosi and Republican House leader McCarthy:
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Congress Focuses on Election Cybersecurity and Election Assistance Commission
Recently, Congress has been focusing on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and election cybersecurity by holding hearings. Lawyers Democracy Fund (LDF) has been covering these hearings on its blog and Twitter feed.
Read moreDems Make Ridiculous Claims at Florida Election Hearing
On Monday, the Committee on House Administration's Election Subcommittee held a hearing in Florida on “Voting Rights and Election Administration.”
Democrats intentionally stacked the panel full of liberal congressional members and witnesses in order to outnumber Republican representation and stifle our perspective from being heard.
While Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) was the only Republican member and Logan Churchwell (Public Interest Legal Foundation) served as the only Republican witness, they stood their ground and spoke the truth.
Read moreHR 1: Democrat Hypocrisy Act
The Democrat Politician Protection Act, or as it is officially called HR 1, the For the People Act of 2019, is being rushed to the House floor this week. This unprecedented rewriting of all aspects of elections is ironic, because it does many things that the Democrats have screamed about for years.
Read moreHouse Admin Committee Defeats All GOP Amendments to Try to Fix HR 1
In today's markup of House Resolution 1, the House Committee on Administration defeated on party-line votes all amendments offered by the three Republican members to attempt to fix problems with the bill. The RNLA live-tweeted the markup, and here are some highlights (or, lowlights):
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Democrats' HR1: An Attempt to Commandeer America's Elections - An Overview
Lawyers Democracy Fund (LDF) has just released a summary and comprehensive analysis of House Democrats' attempt to commandeer America's elections. In short, the massive compilation of major election chances is being pushed through the House of Representatives, likely without any substantive hearings, expert testimony from election officials, or meaningful markup and on a blatantly partisan basis. As LDF describes:
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