IN WISCONSIN, RITE HELPS PRESERVE SANITY IN ABSENTEE VOTING
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, Wisconsin’s Waukesha County Circuit Court handed a massive win to the rule of law in Kormanik v. Wisconsin Elections Commission. The court ruled that the Wisconsin Elections Commission cannot permit election clerks to run a “re-voting” scheme, where clerks allow people to endlessly alter their submitted votes until the election […]
RITE DEFENDS MONTANA’S PROHIBITION ON DUPLICATE VOTER REGISTRATION FROM ACTIVIST ATTACK
WASHINGTON, DC – RITE filed a brief on Monday opposing Marc Elias-backed activists who are attempting to undermine democracy by attacking Montana’s law forbidding voters from purposefully maintaining duplicative registrations in multiple states. “Too many voters stay home, convinced their state is not set up to run a smooth or fair election. That worry is […]
RITE DEFENDS WISCONSIN’S ABSENTEE VOTING LAWS AGAINST MARC ELIAS-BACKED CHALLENGE
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RITE filed a brief to prevent Marc Elias-backed plaintiffs from upending Wisconsin’s absentee voting laws. The Elias-backed plaintiffs are arguing in federal court that Wisconsin’s law requiring that a witness attest that the voter is casting the ballot appropriately and without outside intimidation, violates the Voting Rights Act and the Civil […]
Hillsborough Superior Court Upholds New Hampshire’s Voter Identification Laws
New Hampshire residents deserve basic safeguards to confirm citizenship WASHINGTON, DC – One year before New Hampshire votes for President and just months before New Hampshire’s First in the Nation presidential primary, the Hillsborough Superior Court decided in favor of RITE PAC, the New Hampshire GOP, the RNC, and New Hampshire’s secretary of state and […]
FLORIDA COURT HALTS ELIAS’S CAMPAIGN TO UNDERMINE STATE ELECTION LAW
WASHINGTON, DC – RITE PAC, alongside the Florida Secretary of State and the RNC, have secured a major victory in the Northern District of Florida, where the court on October 30 dismissed a complaint lodged by activists represented by Elias Law Group. The complaint falsely alleged Florida’s voter registration process violates the Civil Rights Act. […]
NEW YORK COURT HEARS INITIAL ARGUMENTS IN CHALLENGE TO EARLY MAIL VOTER ACT
WASHINGTON, DC – A New York court heard arguments today on whether to grant a preliminary injunction to halt the implementation of the Early Mail Voter Act, New York’s activist law that attempts to circumvent the state’s constitutional limits on absentee voting. A RITE-backed coalition argued the state constitution does not grant the legislature authority […]
RITE SUPPORTS CHALLENGE TO ILLINOIS’ LAW EVISCERATING FEDERALLY MANDATED ELECTION DAY
WASHINGTON, DC – RITE submitted an amicus brief this week in support of challengers to Illinois’ illegal and reckless election rules that allow ballots to be collected two weeks after Election Day. RITE’s brief highlights a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that all actions required to finalize the selection of an officeholder must be completed by […]
RITE TELLS FEDERAL COURT THAT ELIAS’S CRUSADE AGAINST VOTER ID IS A LOSER
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, October 6, RITE asked the court to rule against activist plaintiffs in Northeast Ohio Coalition v. LaRose who failed to identify a single voter burdened by Ohio’s election integrity reforms. The motion for summary judgment points out that the activists, represented by Marc Elias’s law firm, do not identify any […]
RITE PUTS MARYLAND ON ALERT FOR VOTER REGISTRATION ACT VIOLATIONS
WASHINGTON, DC – On behalf of two Maryland residents, Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) has issued a litigation notice to the Maryland State Board of Elections highlighting violations of the National Voter Registration Act, the First Amendment, and state law. In particular, the State Board of Elections has adopted illegal policies that block […]
IN THE KANSAS SUPREME COURT, RITE ARGUES LOWER COURT ABUSED ITS ROLE IN FORBIDDING THE LEGISLATURE FROM REGULATING MAIL-IN VOTING
WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, RITE filed an amicus brief in the Kansas Supreme Court supporting the state in League of Women Voters v. Schwab. RITE’s brief counters the Court of Appeals’ decision in favor of activist plaintiffs, which prohibits the Kansas legislature from requiring signature matching for mail-in ballots and limiting ballot harvesting to […]