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	<title>Fair Election FundLauren Batchelor, Author at Fair Election Fund</title>
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		<title>Shocking Revelation in ActBlue Donor Fraud Investigation Reinforces Findings from Previous Fair Election Fund Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Shocking Revelation in ActBlue Donor Fraud Investigation Reinforces Findings from Previous Fair Election Fund Report New York Times Report Confirms More Fraud Concerns From Democrat Money Machine The Fair Election Fund (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, is<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><b>Shocking Revelation in ActBlue Donor Fraud Investigation Reinforces Findings from Previous Fair Election Fund Report</b></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><i><span style="font-weight: 400">New York Times Report Confirms More Fraud Concerns From Democrat Money Machine</span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The </span><a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Fair Election Fund</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, is calling attention to bombshell </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/actblue-democrat-fundraising-foreign-donations.html"><span style="font-weight: 400">reporting</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> revealing ActBlue potentially misled Congress on foreign donation vetting, corroborating FEF&#8217;s own 2024 findings of potential cases of donor fraud within ActBlue.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">According to the New York Times, ActBlue is now facing investigations from the Justice Department and congressional Republicans over potential illegal foreign donations. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In August 2024, FEF </span><a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-into-potential-donor-fraud-by-actblue-biden-harris-campaign/"><span style="font-weight: 400">announced findings</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> in its initial investigation into ActBlue and the Biden-Harris campaign, uncovering over 60,000 potential cases of donor fraud. Instances where individuals listed as small-dollar donors on FEC reports had no recollection of making those donations. FEF spent $250,000 to obtain and verify its leads and immediately turned over hundreds of verified cases to Republican Attorneys General across the country, including in Alabama, Nebraska, Kansas, Virginia, and Texas.</span></p>
<p><b>BACKGROUND:</b></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Last year, FEF launched a </span><a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/reports/"><span style="font-weight: 400">report series</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> grading election administration officials in battleground states across the U.S.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">In 2024, the Fair Election Fund launched an </span><a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-six-figure-investigation-into-noncitizen-voting/"><span style="font-weight: 400">investigation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> examining the jury summons responses and voter rolls in key swing state counties to identify voter fraud. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">In August of 2024, the Fair Election Fund </span><a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-into-potential-donor-fraud-by-actblue-biden-harris-campaign/"><span style="font-weight: 400">uncovered</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> 60,000 potential cases of donor fraud involving the Biden-Harris campaign and ActBlue and turned over the data to Republican attorneys general across the country. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">In June 2024, FEF </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/election-integrity-group-dishes-out-50000-to-whistleblowers-6-figure-olympics-ad-buy-were-watching"><span style="font-weight: 400">awarded $50,000</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> in bounties to whistleblowers with first-hand knowledge of voter fraud or election administration issues in Michigan, Connecticut, Georgia, and North Carolina.</span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="font-weight: 400">The Fair Election Fund is a watchdog group that was formed to shine a light on fraud and abuse still occurring in our election system.</span></em></p>
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		<title>In New Report, Fair Election Fund Grades Arizona Secretary of State a “D” on Election Administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Batchelor]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON – The Fair Election Fund (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, today issued the sixth report in its series reviewing election administration in pivotal swing states during the 2024 election. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes was given a “D” grade, with the report<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>WASHINGTON</strong> – The <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbomhoVSAZwuEWSBXp9RMTZiB-U9_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2Fk66liGYhdFZY6CICkGzzcQ-2Fym12K-2FAtirgA-2BdWG5zhjcQTU9xZIdb7n7-2FvJvh5ZarMqbrMpo6QUZjOuJaN-2BSOQsab43yub2mS05acKQcb5wYolgIgkslQHikAeU-2Bw-2BPUd8P7nNALzwkVCoOTq3a30zGcFiUBCncdWizHAFwsEwg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fair Election Fund</a> (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, today issued the sixth <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbrXlyRSSdpW7Phua0lEJdNap6ottUYBNSkpk4Fre3o7hUvUkpBlgHoM1322YFFQXWei3GRCUCyFQhBJpjeoAAV47wC-_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2B4PobjJSh8X72ehFqpvcMOIuoAd0Ewp4I05PGh20Hg8F4lItUIAu9cvsd8oEb5bvMT6CDQdbMBq-2F-2B2TH2XZ-2F-2FDp7bCYzk6xjCO38eL6YGJ96ayO2nZpjbnivSCUykvfjehYAgtf0qPkPzDK0MJuAe3LeWq3eYITZiKIqZloHBJsg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a> in its <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbqutROC7mdMtG-2B0Sfxr0z4gV-2B3O22z49wCIXQ5hGTEvOg-3D-3D2eSA_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2BVXAanTy9JFpM7m-2F7QCKZKwWtp0vgueCPg5ZQJpYB8MCnTFnb-2F1YDaCCuoIovHZ1qnSFi1N38wagKyiho70nZDIev72EVryDza-2BvH1-2F5BMEr1-2BlmWSQUPqDLb3pUUqDla8I9podc5FGGyaNE4i6PtRHWhaXrjguE5MRylK2CUzcA-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">series</a> reviewing election administration in pivotal swing states during the 2024 election. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes was given a “D” grade, with the report pointing to severe election administration failures.</p>
<p>FEF’s investigation uncovered numerous statewide issues and infringements of the Elections Procedure Manual (EPM), which is intended to ensure consistent and efficient election practices across the state. Secretary Fontes was found to be weakening safeguards against noncitizen voting, improperly handling voter rolls, and undermining voter security.</p>
<p><strong>Offenses include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Unauthorized unstaffed drop boxes</em>
<ul>
<li>Fontes’ 2023 EPM <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV4Hjp8bBqHaDHvzkB9DmDQOA8KJIvTYEBKptiKd7OdxbFvS7bsA3P43h5vqUCc7N-2BxoOEKfqLKQCQl8rHiTyy7I-3DmluW_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2BrddqlIuVfJqhbZlz-2BAPg7DmcplxwVYX-2BgZNvLWTNNkruXTQvyhnKnK-2BFyBre8LaEcLkqAO1FOF3aIbENaYEKzsOUwCcnR9ljOHSrvIwi8shagy-2FXaABrqGulhbxuP4e3IH4qfPQLh21N-2BajzRMzX1Tqzq15IFXc6BKteG9WrD6w-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">created</a> a fifth, illegal method for returning early ballots, unstaffed drop boxes not allowed under Arizona law.</li>
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</li>
<li><em>Delayed election results </em>
<ul>
<li>Chronic slow <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV3F3bjXzYFCNHecQBWRSYCflb2MBaPXOr-2FiT94jjruJW4NuOQhhWyBtv1jTRHCZAEDI7QgKIZhGKFi0Dobojz67R22SHQtM7xduAENRKRjuWXFKZPF-2B4idtFi4qgbGCl6JKiN8-2BiBxB75jf2PrXYmO-2FRJhB3-2Bd-2BiGhePdDMoInodBddpkXJwp15sL-2FBY2zj6YVyjGINmowNmRORyDPOT7bkikfAZwJMH2un-2FUMQQzZDXAVo5NGHmRIgDE6KiWBvCyioTmut-2FYHdp1Y7kwjgPbKkBqg3CHTHMYLbvTAE6QRxKhgz2dzjAuzUFMSRPdbAUgw-3D-3DxUib_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2B9rJ-2BobSz9Es3ZKZgXpbzgI68ocJXgA-2Bg-2FZEQNI1csntRUJtqNJtVomEV03PrbSSZ5o9pvE6YthWa-2FTHRMB2Ft-2F0R-2FnA4qdWW8ttrhwo-2BQyoVR93N1hx7WGfWL7LnWNUK4WgOArvgVy31Uy0MDqTfwC1Rb5VXHOSSXOz-2FT-2Bkf0Ag-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ballot tabulation</a> in major counties, especially Maricopa, over <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV7Fmh00gXencB-2FCV0iFrpPh5HcaSOXkoY50GBnEJTFUYVpo-2FbToUkI-2B7vRKRnXJTTSXvAXDNtfeKADRAJ0RJfqs-3Dlo0T_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ9aUK91ybTwmH4wI53Bp7udBOzS10TE0d-2FgvsonOia-2BsEaXVOJhkNj-2F8iygWjSLfLkDySyzQucCXNqHEIFml8tv4DSVSf5xZJfRKemRB7PvGGiq0IdMbS2uFqaCPje2xigo1bZ-2BplxZB2uoN9gDH1bKRqLleNKuEePN-2BE3Bd8XVhw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">290,000</a> “late early” ballots in 2022 caused weeks-long certification delays.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>Printer failures</em>
<ul>
<li>In 2022, 70 of 223 Maricopa voting sites suffered on-demand <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV49aCk-2FNKzZMhCbES-2B7BhpoAgGqH6GwrJsYi-2BZYI6xOpTaqpwvg77tgrNmyheXTuZJbNRFcO-2FwzY1JAG-2F43IRA604H0K49M5q4OFdc7unzxKOOG-2BahrBrtrm6d5pu0wbYyKxrp4FPWXMDuA2Wk7cPSU-3DRwh-_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ91nZ6uL09UaqyKPkvEzxAf-2Bc6C7YNQ2xe5S543jPGYvuQ6LMSjCBWPeZZx9zFsm10WAOTMIONBxfDrKyBqo99aNjRMT2MOASzxKhnrgMcar5JiHlP-2Be0eZsDNTVBd-2BDllaBDjJvU4ZtA6okayiPkQzIX-2FD8l7N7DEPoqUzpXiS4g-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">printer malfunctions</a> due to paper change, causing ballot rejections and long lines. The Secretary of State’s office failed to ensure proper pre-election testing.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>Inaccurate voter roll data</em>
<ul>
<li>In 2024, around 218,000 voters were <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV60g-2BpIHPh5gpSgpa5huleuZOcvb2BtQNBRdU8VYFZNWh-2FLFsII-2B3WRBpLCW2yieVU7By7VHxo33qrzeh6oKqkwsehSu54l5zJ5aCd-2FgO-2F3hMosges83omQGkEvvA1kP4yEmSP-2FDbZ2IiWKZbo-2BkfrZsfg3-2FEcbGhj51wYIohBZkmRRP_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ9FQXfcZG9i9wRmbEM8SdiFzjqMs78i3RU32cAr2-2Bzg65FHR2KVZxpHKAAOVK9AmajBosQyeqBmJSutwTzHZmrqr75-2BSUsoj6JsvvVEladSx4JtxoR3RV-2F8dfXi9PkDpjZTi8uEAJkebptxZjmcWPUErU-2FD96jAI5vHMi1pJEcUag-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">found</a> to be missing citizenship documentation and on a <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV9ei-2FDxx4oEtSFBzTMctC4MWmlp9dRPuviLZ45aNpljEfxlIetkYm3w3sqHxIAnj7fYwdygsaTd61V3NOCE-2BIqKnAonayT-2BkS7GHUgvV9pxAEY9am0v0kTX9xLRme9aF0Q-3D-3D4Zqy_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2BrtTM1DgjN-2BQed40cFSpNcsW4F9Vs9r-2B3-2BXZFANUiKfXVQhpu3yGl-2Fq5FbhPNJardpqbsXFnuoTmdm0wK7GZx2IFw6bSP6oXxblw2UpIkxA0K1l7lfnUTMMRur5Q77sTTvlizGm-2FeWCetywKCm40pjchk6V9CM8zgzGXQ269a2Xg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">private call</a>, Arizona’s leaders, including Fontes, debated the ‘dire’ ballot dilemma.</li>
<li>A <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV7uhgtd1QoONyHZvFv9cJz7-2FDEU7rnn6CZQZNHMn3Rlg3g4ZUjAzKhoyZT4fFQYgroQVJ-2Fv4iapCUbEgzgelplDPSB0akrv5o1NRqK0vEHTNrkI5hFZ6-2F00x1g3Rv0A6wA-3D-3DlUkf_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ9DzCMJoU-2Bknx0tenQBbrOBFAnQ8U0M5HI2SRX15SbJ1NidlGnEPNMgNw85RtnNQBqew-2BmLKt1Lys369pRAzbqLoBgIdEfM7N7U908rGlcNPn7TCPPRymFbCw0CVCWO0JXvcXmVVgL1Ere2UQ9jbkKdYEIb5k09CqOG2NuNc3eXvg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">federal lawsuit</a> claims that AZ’s list of registered voters contains up to 1.27 million voters who have either died or moved out of state, which violates the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).</li>
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</ul>
<p>Click <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbrXlyRSSdpW7Phua0lEJdNap6ottUYBNSkpk4Fre3o7hUvUkpBlgHoM1322YFFQXWei3GRCUCyFQhBJpjeoAAV4PhP2_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ9GnUbL9u4I6XL8fk9VH8IJ0fEe3N2uGg-2BXUJbINYsi6NdL4mKplBXuwQonasUZdOGeH7nSOOD4z0aNP5zxk97cTkCZfViaxrXVZ5tLmjfiiTx0eA1OVrfmtV5A9dtdO6dVYL0s95hgCG2IyMQqvRXpBs1W46hXW46xBU4NI2-2BVUg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> to read the full report.</p>
<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>In April, FEF <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbpCdG35XpsJ3-2FNJ3Y9rwaoz6SWBFSvVGm-2BbAzRJPmebfA-3D-3DLq2i_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2FPMe5Rh7vvCf4Hy7vA9QO6Ww6QGHIkNfdB21IXDSKxHhA6-2Fl49Nvkd1bVl0-2F-2FbVYxn-2FTEtM2oJx7I-2FcGm2jyxFGFmozZJJsEn2cYvTmUXPW-2FZf2h7LTwOOKahBQdrtBTnQK6K-2BRGmYclzfKbqL-2Bl62GOThMWhWSlL3mJn5X-2Ft10g-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">launched</a> a new initiative, grading election administration officials in battleground states across the U.S.
<ul>
<li>The first <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbrmlnN3eDpkVVG8CzXqKFWUZQIE-2BIvTZxbzfscDxzhbdDImLWcxO-2FBeLb-2By1J87voH5tIQY8YDSghCRW1F3GMpbiGqNN8IliTZ4a2ak7P7RRlPblzmV-2F1h5v9N8C5T4OMK8mMfncGbfqhWhpKup1-2BKkqDi1_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2FOasYa-2Bp0M9amqbbitttcT3XM7Jb9iZjxe6-2BrXjIcT2aMeHmHtRRWMOX0YR93nd5PaI4FZNgi3yYe0h4TOPFCDFjC9JIugii8KQuy2XBN-2B4XiePXvVEdHy2Q3a7MCc9dmgit-2FvHgJvMJb3PNQjeQnfAP6TylAi8HsZ84KhrG6miQ-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a> card graded Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson a “D” for her failures to bring confidence to Michigan voters.</li>
<li>The second report <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3UzpkO9RvvCy1Rv3Ijd52aWk-2F8V5SfE-2F-2F6gp4dRIqKfYNu9RZwaliVUdLAkM1hRf06VkdU13-2B8-2B2eTNu7Xiog5nr4IfYIt8NbeaRxyPidCrNvr9E-3Duyv6_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ8yPJJLDBUzkAgtEq-2FLji6euJkr77CwJX-2FEsZfMzcKaYdxK0sw8IKNNsDdLbJ61GB-2F10xaMygs-2FRjJXGA1KVtVGmDg-2FJiV4r-2FEIh6ILnh2W4NtcriIhpLW00PwKVR-2FesZlOasR3XxtSLBy4b0Hf-2BcCdOEjBtLtRufFsLhFaTgumQA-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">evaluated</a> the North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE), which received a “C” grade for its election administration.</li>
<li>FEF’s third report <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbrSxw5SQNht1XmypeSYKNeoqRumwxbJ-2Be40eWr0jr8mVO04WBiIW2jTZ5ZmAsiTgbLsvvfyWqMqoyfqBSA4flQT2PkeHtobqiZA4XtGjrVqC-2BlSv9gW6DwfUhGFWSvZTj8qxXlYg6JOF-2FkNfCTa7MgIGZjA_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ9nuKIewb2h-2FAOrCCFmdW-2FN4i1iU8BZZSY5VQN5fQgTmFTDxDdskDwVeLNcyQZPSTQzeQ3r2XkHyz0g3CZWVhj0LKVoMlx-2FUA15KZnoRzM0MqNaow03GvCnf3RYpqtPMkwHXkM0fuNslsg-2B6EZc4ArGVkiIJn0K2VUIa0YpJNdM6Q-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">examined</a> Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, who received a “D+” for shifting guidelines that hindered third-party candidate ballot access.</li>
<li>The fourth report <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3Uzpkaq2LiAcAQZVxAB6LiaqCX9lh-2BWRDPWQ2faFzZFEUimIdPsbJc-2BnDLrXQ9ENQQLd9NXMa-2FnsI-2FRL9hriNvuNiU12pDf-2FyCLrN2AsV7iOVYAsspgGeAiqGqPasjj6uVspz5AOf_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ8-2BYtaVsc2SfBl88VrwfHRYDuIueilFhY8x4jBAjOkTmMsL6nxi9-2BJK9tMrz2RtVWcYdXeg1ZgBl0zmRau7g9mGJgpBewJjm3ucF-2BWvMkesCHEbs4vYLH07MAoPdzQvbKqgCMNWafuIXDv7Czfedgla7xkPXI2Za-2Fok8-2Blb5moq5w-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reviewed</a> the Wisconsin Elections Commission, which received a “D+” grade on its election administration processes.</li>
<li>FEF’s fifth report <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3Uzpkaq2LiAcAQZVxAB6LiaqCX5zqAx-2Fs-2FXxSTY-2FsYSgVuEyAvLxia98KP140JtgNJsuUKb9alt8l8CjqOrjwOZXkHDSVUe99sbN1UjoWHk6Wlix9KDeQRmLJZDtdkDZz54A-2FBwtU_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2Ft-2Frx5vYcYE76zqTS3q5lI1PYDBP-2BLq0tWNKdb3ZulJHHVeFGx9DrxAteGTXL7VZtDfNa4Wwbfwqir4UdeZc0iPljYZV5IcpUc-2F3O6TF68l3PN40VSogXc6GrsYBIP9RUmjZEQWYktjt59yADP2yrOZPAPQaM6xj9zsGqO6H8ryw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">graded</a> Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt a “C-”.</li>
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<li>In March, the Fair Election Fund <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlboCbS6x8LwfhB0AHANAIOxe-2BqyaKGhI3qxhD2LtNQCjPnANPPDzBSH3FbZEB1vCZkQBvHKpK20VgwYxymctUiPdjJZ1viES0NL2I6K8dKNP-2BKlqQZhLH6MeHAXFs8pVw6uj9UW14pFvsp9Tyw69Dl7zP7Ds0A07WsW8hY2VWJZhbEkp-2FW5XS-2F6ZLCsTpvMPJDQ-3DlFvB_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2FEuQGqc4TpaVKM3-2FSEAKalB4iwQbmOMWP7NiqurXS9itSxJrNG7hVV4oVL35Oj4qqTovgi8Osm1PebXVhyDwor2RiYKdz16z5AgkOK-2BBGd1kw7JNa-2FBLAJXs8-2BV0ldUX23o11dxugGPZO8h2GSWoKBS8k0Ki9dYTpWKM7n5XXTQw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">filed commentary</a> with the FCC on the issue raised against CBS for unlawful news distortion and coordination with the Harris 2024 Presidential Campaign in the network’s 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.</li>
<li>In August of 2024, the Fair Election Fund <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3UzpkuDOCRZZWFsUVETmJZZnGkzofEPOm815zMp-2FfQZx6HAek9-2F5uXITi8aszkfaiHYnBMFEWqRSLI8BCMEHifzm7EefxAh6-2FczhOGqRoDYkHQFt46bAgh-2Bm6IziJwKS53WyI_mRH_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2B0Rl22J346hmmkSji9dNr3T2fEBiNnMNZdWz0heqyiQc5y-2BXoA-2Fy7SREmLtP0rqbFw3qDKadmGEPPrp3NocBKV-2FL4AvuuLOMugSQ3j5-2FVQ-2Brspajt9-2BV33jZ1DeNzH2wb4Gh-2B-2F1dhKKDa-2BUJmZF0bpHHX-2BzL6-2FDiP-2Fr724FUYzcg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">uncovered</a> 60,000 potential cases of donor fraud involving the Biden-Harris campaign and ActBlue and turned over the data to Republican attorneys general across the country.</li>
<li>Last year, the Fair Election Fund launched an <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3UzpkuDOCRZZWFsUVETmJZZnGk7gQPPFizzNOdc6qerHAgzgchWm4ZkyRuWLrxrgeWx841bXfXiauv8nTBqdnRNSfKb-2BRdW86FO95qY5H93aN1t4-3DoFZq_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaIhVlGMPKVEFSkG5r30wB-2BFv1KJSrmC-2BZvECx-2FWLicKLfqUycO7x2ZOJDdExYFnjXB3N9-2BXGK8cifPFUQOainyrI0BrxkWElJYEXKo5dOyJ-2BN4H2kdpUxpj0nabxAEdNgiY7jV8HnJqdczmcZ6UFPxX038kvfqxna5TKrGJLMaC8vHHoGRderv2L-2FLRHyHbA6Jy2spFrIVUk-2BgIhxYAn0VIl-2Fg35BVNnMYEqiHMnlLRdt0r8XKJU5-2F-2BUkxgTsoOX90shtSWCHSAs-2BrdbLSGKbug-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">investigation</a> examining the jury summons responses and voter rolls in key swing state counties to identify voter fraud.</li>
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		<title>FAIR ELECTION FUND LAUNCHES DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGN IN D.C. HIGHLIGHTING MICROSOFT&#8217;S CENSORSHIP AND IMPACT ON FREE ELECTIONS </title>
		<link>https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-digital-ad-campaign-in-d-c-highlighting-microsofts-censorship-and-impact-on-free-elections/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>FAIR ELECTION FUND LAUNCHES DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGN IN D.C. HIGHLIGHTING MICROSOFT&#8217;S CENSORSHIP AND IMPACT ON FREE ELECTIONS  Five-Figure Ad Buy Amplifies Groundbreaking Report on Political Bias, Censorship, and Foreign Ties WASHINGTON – The Fair Election Fund (FEF), a non-partisan public<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span></p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-digital-ad-campaign-in-d-c-highlighting-microsofts-censorship-and-impact-on-free-elections/">FAIR ELECTION FUND LAUNCHES DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGN IN D.C. HIGHLIGHTING MICROSOFT&#8217;S CENSORSHIP AND IMPACT ON FREE ELECTIONS </a> appeared first on <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com">Fair Election Fund</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><b>FAIR ELECTION FUND LAUNCHES DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGN IN D.C. HIGHLIGHTING MICROSOFT&#8217;S CENSORSHIP AND IMPACT ON FREE ELECTIONS </b></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Five-Figure Ad Buy Amplifies Groundbreaking Report on Political Bias, Censorship, and Foreign Ties</span></i></p>
<p><b>WASHINGTON </b><span style="font-weight: 400">– </span><span style="font-weight: 400">The Fair Election Fund (FEF), a non-partisan public interest organization committed to promoting effective administration of elections in a transparent way that instills public confidence in electoral results, today announced a five-figure digital ad campaign to amplify its explosive </span><a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MicrosoftReport.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400">report</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> on Microsoft’s censorship practices and the impact on free and fair U.S. elections, in addition to its recent reports grading election commissions and secretaries of state in the battleground states of Wisconsin, Nevada, North Carolina and Michigan.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The campaign will run on major social media platforms and target policymakers, media and influencers in the nation’s capital. The Microsoft component of the effort aims to pressure the company on reforms following FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson’s </span><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/08/ftc-chairman-ferguson-warns-companies-against-censoring-or-weakening-data-security-americans-behest"><span style="font-weight: 400">August warning</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> about companies “censoring or weakening the data security of Americans at the behest of foreign powers.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The ads spotlight Microsoft’s pattern of political bias and national security vulnerabilities, urging accountability and action by lawmakers and regulators to investigate the company’s practices. This initiative builds on FEF’s mission to restore voter trust by exposing systemic threats to our elections. </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">“Microsoft has a history of censoring conservatives, aligning with foreign adversaries, and risking our national security, and their actions demand immediate scrutiny. This ad campaign is a wake-up call to D.C. to hold bad actors accountable and prevent future partisan abuses of the electoral process.&#8221; &#8211; The Fair Election Fund</span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Key findings from the </span><a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MicrosoftReport.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400">report</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> include:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">LinkedIn’s content moderation spiked under the Biden Administration, removing hundreds of thousands of posts labeled as &#8220;misinformation&#8221; or &#8220;hate speech,&#8221; potentially </span><b>censoring good-faith conservative discussions</b><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>Microsoft’s deep China ties</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, including source code sharing and use of Chinese engineers for U.S. federal contracts, pose national security risks that could compromise election infrastructure.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Microsoft’s leadership shows clear partisan leanings, with </span><b>Bill Gates’ $50 million donation to support Kamala Harris</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> in 2024 and LinkedIn co-founder and Microsoft board member Reid Hoffman’s call for President Trump to become an “actual martyr” days before the July assassination attempt.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The company’s PAC </span><b>suspended donations to 147 Republicans</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> who objected to the 2020 election certification, while ignoring similar actions by Democrats in past cycles.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Partnerships with NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index </span><b>target conservative media</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, suppressing diverse viewpoints.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">FEF calls for independent audits, balanced contributions, and a federal contract review to protect American elections from corporate overreach and foreign interference.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The full report is available</span> <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MicrosoftReport.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400">HERE</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">. The series of four reports on election administration in battleground states is available </span><a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/reports/"><span style="font-weight: 400">HERE</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></i> <span style="font-weight: 400">For additional information, contact </span><span style="font-weight: 400">info@thefairelectionfund.com</span></p>
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		<title>FAIR ELECTION FUND RELEASES EXPLOSIVE REPORT ON MICROSOFT&#8217;S CENSORSHIP PRACTICES AND NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS TO U.S. ELECTION INTEGRITY.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>WASHINGTON &#8211; </b><span style="font-weight: 400">The Fair Election Fund, a non-partisan public interest organization committed to promoting effective administration of elections in a transparent way that instills public </span><span style="font-weight: 400">confidence in electoral results, released a groundbreaking <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MicrosoftReport.pdf">report</a> exposing how Microsoft’s political bias, censorship practices, and ties to the Chinese Communist Party threaten free and fair elections in the United States. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Prompted by FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson&#8217;s </span><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/08/ftc-chairman-ferguson-warns-companies-against-censoring-or-weakening-data-security-americans-behest"><span style="font-weight: 400">August 2025 letter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> warning tech giants against censorship and data security lapses under foreign pressure, the report details Microsoft&#8217;s aggressive suppression of conservative voices, partisan election initiatives, and risky national security practices that erode voter trust.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Fair Election Fund report “reveals a troubling pattern of bias that tilts the scales against conservatives, empowers America’s adversaries, and undermines the integrity of our democratic process. As we work to restore confidence in elections, it’s clear that Microsoft is part of the problem.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Key findings from the report include:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Microsoft’s leadership shows clear partisan leanings, with </span><b>Bill Gates’ $50 million donation to support Kamala Harris</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> in 2024 and LinkedIn co-founder and Microsoft board member Reid Hoffman’s call for President Trump to become an “actual martyr” days before the July assassination attempt.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The company’s PAC </span><b>suspended donations to 147 Republicans</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> who objected to the 2020 election certification, while ignoring similar actions by Democrats in past cycles.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><b>Microsoft’s deep China ties</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, including source code sharing and use of Chinese engineers for U.S. federal contracts, pose national security risks that could compromise election infrastructure.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Election programs like “Defending Democracy” risk partisanship due to </span><b>DNC-linked leadership</b><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Partnerships with NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index </span><b>target conservative media</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, suppressing diverse viewpoints.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">LinkedIn’s content moderation spiked under the Biden Administration, removing hundreds of thousands of posts labeled as &#8220;misinformation&#8221; or &#8220;hate speech,&#8221; potentially </span><b>censoring good-faith conservative discussions</b><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Fair Election Fund calls for immediate reforms, including independent audits of Microsoft’s platforms, balanced political contributions, and a review of federal contracts to protect American data from foreign influence.</span></p>
<p>The full report is available <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MicrosoftReport.pdf">HERE</a>. For additional information, contact <a href="mailto:info@thefairelectionfund.com">info@thefairelectionfund.com</a></p>
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		<title>Exclusive: Fair Election Fund Gives PA a C- Grade</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fair Election Fund Gives Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt a C- on Election Administration</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Fair Election Fund Gives Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt a C- on Election Administration WASHINGTON – The Fair Election Fund (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, has released its fifth report in a series evaluating election administration officials in key battleground states.<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>WASHINGTON</strong> – The <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fair Election Fund</a> (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, has released its fifth report in a <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/reports/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">series</a> evaluating election administration officials in key battleground states. This latest report gives Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt a C- grade for his poor record of handling the Commonwealth’s elections, citing mail-in ballot concerns, decentralized election practices, and legal inconsistencies across counties.</p>
<p dir="ltr">While the Pennsylvania Constitution mandates that elections be held by ballot, <a href="https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information?sessYr=2019&amp;sessInd=0&amp;actNum=77" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Act 77 (2019)</a> allows no-excuse mail-in voting, allowing any voter to request and cast an absentee/mail ballot with no excuse or reason. In 2020 alone, more than 2.7 million mail ballots were requested, up from just 266,000 in 2016.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pennsylvania also grants wide discretion to its 67 counties. From drop box placement to ballot curing, counties often set their own rules, leading to a <a href="https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/08/pennsylvania-election-administration-officials-fraud-rigging/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">patchwork</a> of procedures and voter confusion. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court frequently steps in to resolve election disputes, underscoring the lack of legislative clarity.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This decentralized system was on full display during the 2024 U.S. Senate race between Bob Casey and David McCormick, when ballot disputes and legal challenges dragged the <a href="https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/11/pennsylvania-election-recount-senate-bob-casey-dave-mccormick-over/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recount</a> on for 17 days.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Other offenses include:</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Weak leadership</p>
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<p dir="ltr">SOS Schmidt was accused of acting as a political operative after inconsistently enforcing election laws across counties, undermining uniformity and trust in Pennsylvania’s election process.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Undated ballot counting</p>
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<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">In Pennsylvania, the counting of undated mail-in ballots has been a subject of significant legal debate in the 2024 election cycle.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-11-15-Petition-2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Montgomery</a> and Bucks County attempted to count 405 undated ballots in 2024 before being blocked by a court order.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Confirmed voter fraud</p>
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<p dir="ltr">In 2025, three Delaware County politicians <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mail-ballot-fraud-voting-election-pennsylvania-48dd3f370aae579333cf848867d1ea3f" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pleaded guilty</a> to forging mail-in ballots in a 2021 mayoral race.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Double voting: A Pennsylvania man was <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/montgomery-county-man-sentenced-election-fraud-offenses" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">convicted</a> for voting in both Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in 2022.</p>
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</li>
<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Poll watcher confusion</p>
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<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">Pennsylvania lacks standardized training for poll watchers, leaving legal responsibilities unclear and enforcement inconsistent.</p>
</li>
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<p dir="ltr">Click <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PA-Report-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> to read the full report.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr">In April FEF <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/press-releases/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">launched</a> a new initiative, grading election administration officials in battleground states across the U.S.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The first <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/election-integrity-watchdog-group-launches-new-effort-to-evaluate-election-administration-officials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a> card graded Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson a “D” for her failures to bring confidence to Michigan voters.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The second report <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-evaluates-north-carolina-board-of-elections-in-new-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">evaluated</a> the North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE), which received a “C” grade for its election administration.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">FEF’s third report <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/new-fair-election-fund-report-gives-nevada-secretary-of-state-a-d-grade-on-election-administration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">examined</a> Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, who received a D+ for shifting guidelines that hindered third-party candidate ballot access.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The fourth report <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-gives-wisconsin-elections-commission-a-d-grade-on-election-administration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reviewed</a> the Wisconsin Elections Commission, which received a “D+” grade on its election administration processes.</p>
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<li dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr">In March, the Fair Election Fund <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/the-fair-election-fund-slams-cbs-and-expresses-support-for-fcc-investigation-into-networks-collusion-with-harris-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">filed commentary</a> with the FCC on the issue raised against CBS for unlawful news distortion and coordination with the Harris 2024 Presidential Campaign in the network’s 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">In August of 2024, the Fair Election Fund <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-into-potential-donor-fraud-by-actblue-biden-harris-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">uncovered</a> 60,000 potential cases of donor fraud involving the Biden-Harris campaign and ActBlue and turned over the data to Republican attorneys general across the country.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The Fair Election Fund successfully stopped national Democrats’ voter suppression scheme in states across the country last year. In October 2024, FEF launched a six-figure paid media <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-paid-media-campaign-declaring-victory-over-marc-elias-and-his-voter-suppression-scheme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">campaign</a> that exposed Marc Elias’s failed racist lawsuits that tried to disenfranchise thousands of black voters who signed petitions to get Cornel West on the ballot in their respective battleground states.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The Fair Election Fund invested over $750,000 in paid media efforts last year to expose the Democrats’ attempts to block Kamala Harris’s competition from the ballot. The Fair Election Fund invested in states such as <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/08/exclusive-election-integrity-group-hammers-north-carolina-democrats-trying-keep-cornel-west-rfk-jr-off-ballot-protect-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKeX-7pel-E" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michigan</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxenralsdAA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pennsylvania</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJeLWrpzAxE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virginia</a>. Click here to learn more about the Democrats’ failed election interference scheme and how the Fair Election Fund stood up for voting rights.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Last year, the Fair Election Fund launched an <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-six-figure-investigation-into-noncitizen-voting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">investigation</a> examining the jury summons responses and voter rolls in key swing state counties to identify voter fraud.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>New Report is Fourth Released This Year in Series Examining Election Administration in Battleground States The Fair Election Fund (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, today has released its fourth in a series of reports examining election administration in key battleground states.<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><em>New Report is Fourth Released This Year in Series Examining Election Administration in Battleground States</em></p>
<p>The <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbomhoVSAZwuEWSBXp9RMTZi02d9_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4rUXA05hfll-2Bfz8y9YiJUcyBDsDlMsuqYyMXar1D8BLPzZK3vPi0u7H-2BijsQKyCn6YQESJLsFPVDbDAMnN-2FGSDiXA41f5P-2FpdgmNYgRZhF-2BaY2Zk3mYj7N7tKIAuiSSV1am4el5-2FWS0I5QtpzwKTHwAAQm8-2FlEiqUEE8p9e-2FF59w-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fair Election Fund</a> (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, today has released its fourth in a series of reports <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbpCdG35XpsJ3-2FNJ3Y9rwaoz6SWBFSvVGm-2BbAzRJPmebfA-3D-3Dgu0X_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ5hoOfSqWOvm0yqVvbQIwE2-2B6cn9kM0LbffZw6CQv1W9o-2FFHhtt49H0VcQrCREiqa7bh2EnNihQVNh3rF8VYNyg7JTEFVjLcTgpH5eCeu1DonvnU87BbQPSGDwR6Q4uysGxyRX3w-2FFPHIpWeX8RYH5-2FLJAf02O7F4U00lgAy6NSbw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">examining</a> election administration in key battleground states. The latest report evaluates the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s (WEC) management of previous elections, giving the agency a “D+” grade due to multiple administrative failures in recent elections that undermined public trust in the state’s electoral process and voter confidence, as outlined below.</p>
<p>In 2023, the WEC approved the use of a <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV8MzRfAwkJCMGjkRNB6VyCtWXjtBxhdEQsmxVxZC4eq9vrfUAmTu6gN-2BKX2goFVC7pqxf-2BsQn2STCZCQzJL5yRU-3DBKEp_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4RkOSBP-2BPDWhJBjd-2F3yPiOva4AKPjXyq7gilZKVwuOQQtoQ2PH3ibqsRv4qa-2BFFaQR6DqQyu2N-2F0-2FcTSe01Ed9rlHAbTdeFRK6SEzc7MRsI000OH4XfLV-2F3O8RgPR-2FXSrob8MFTTiyOFgcsNR2yO5t6yZ7kbir1N8f9jtqZ-2BD5Uw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Mail Voter Registration Form</a> that did not meet the legal requirements outlined in Wis. Stat. § 6.33(1). The form omitted several mandatory elements such as residency duration, felony status, and voter ID fields, and improperly asked for race and party affiliation, which state law does not authorize. A court <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV4Hjp8bBqHaDHvzkB9DmDQPVYOHbAZaJNTZIkExKXwccBNARIVv5HbWFDn8-2FWUn0M03O7zbGowkRDygZEvI8WMuq-2FSkP2EecmFZkDzWm-2BYzi1wmL6-2FGaMRyWKWFyK7nb8pK5EEwIrEpQBOVZXthF70zvKbTQxsQT2E5auIR9AwZitQ7s_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ65vjMvCWRJmbMgt1CIbf12OMqOk-2F0ACd8gi5gfe9dQ51VOcZ-2BrFVIkCsR-2FBeEuw-2FzGh7o5DVrwC0Oz-2BGpOp-2BNDJiUno56iRZC9gy4xpIvHtbNjTKX2tVbSjf-2F1Sj6R3w9gM7BcrbznmgQcaZA5lUhMcuFlajPh77TXJsEIT0XTbw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ruled</a> that WEC had overstepped its authority and ordered the form withdrawn.</p>
<p>The WEC’s past offences also include an incident in 2020 where WEC staff, not the appointed commissioners, <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOVyBKaGijO8gCvFt01z62UB3xK4a7Eqy2whFrUjQVGip56rcFhdFve5UQrn7Drm-2FioFK9hXdmMQXqK4hqWQp-2FsA0eHxHc-2BXqqBLM6KW183vKFZXr4_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4Kd3WN-2BksdMDkWWHkH0YlwwBIwzTZwEGNdVOAdvruj7InSd2jiGtZjaHHkQE3tMI7I883Og13p9HGxcOQRDrYrfl2oiMldff2ICNPArv-2FafnNJMpFQ2Kj87B6hhj4PyN3gNwdu8A-2FYIxO4Oe-2F-2Bi2gymNPmMxIOoa2vFudhs3xfbg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">blocked</a> Green Party presidential candidates from appearing on the ballot, despite the candidates meeting all legal requirements. The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the decision in a narrow 4–3 vote, but dissenting justices <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOVwYtXO2Dz1DHCqsZ2ignsl7r-2B-2By98kIljkzBsD3tWbsFJk5LmHVxJi2vfRcPa34lyPxtPrK81GJ9J8GhjZOTmZIxIR63QtkhYF-2BzpvMGtSCMsL0AZGku2qHP3p5HwY89Vw-3D-3D_cBW_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4GlYVuedzZZbTmCAm7NcNjCx8FIqHDbylwoP0Q0mRziQB73kjWWYNEieEHuAZSY4CVVMkjC6ciurjFERmnuft9WzLhOUW4W4ARwGA1NM9bbU4yP0AuQrfeTuyS44z5KyoCynD9A6onSqHZctmKGNTOgkszB2JS7rpWmK6OqrivPw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">criticized</a> the move as procedurally flawed and politically biased. This incident deepened concerns about partisanship and lack of accountability within the Commission.</p>
<p>The WEC’s other alarming offenses are as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Illegal Absentee Ballot Handling</strong>
<ul>
<li>In 2020, WEC <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV7UpdfflLU8qZF0hprDxd6YNV-2BFwjCAcGg5WE5GQXx5LKcn39VvCx9FnlV3tOK3784c08QsgxPuMepm6Qk4BBjElRETVKgGctzsziDQtrYJEZiS-2F-2Fy3oIb1DAH-2Byq5ROSQ-3D-3DehEh_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ6G0EirMZiW9l-2FSDgWR2-2FcMcRNHvI9s-2FBPTirY86ksVNAmVGiYNNjmQgKxdZxTrmxvej1zvyqNSfEaEZdKFtb-2BgdJIj7xo02EAJA7W2qx49rH5KDqdRA6tvOl37EkTTrCZUs2zH-2BqJb881E-2F-2ByjMKg01TtuasksH1Y-2FkkIC7-2FPaIg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">instructed clerks</a> to fill in missing witness address information on absentee ballots, violating Wis. Stat. § 6.87(6d), which requires voters to correct such errors themselves.</li>
<li>In 2022, a state court issued a permanent injunction against WEC, <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV4Hjp8bBqHaDHvzkB9DmDQMHljniQ8hOnNUa4tvqlK6vJ-2BczjlMzuIcEkok9t7fMC3X1CYEzIUYjHgdLZF2TbeFE-2ByxM4dXHEhkp7Locsrm0o8-2BUN7MB1c6IkTe0GG2hcG6MA265gKFO71Zbi1-2BPVow-3DhSyX_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ73gakx4WmPwOtkn26rr-2Bl6ZFTStDtmXGNJ7zG-2BwBEHDUETH8q5QE54ajyCZMkX1-2FAH-2Fiz8-2FFihsOU09-2FEa9EvuE0VgPf20EKbL4WJjp97kYuc3y-2FsVQHqT38cwxRzwil8f70zBrm-2BYgvbc8zXpeMpIIxKM2Yui8A1ZX088uwti5g-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ruling</a> that it had exceeded its authority.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Improper Use of Absentee Ballot Sites</strong>
<ul>
<li>The Milwaukee Election Commission only fully opened 4 of 27 designated absentee voting locations, restricting access and imposing appointment-only conditions, which are unauthorized.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Limiting Election Observation</strong>
<ul>
<li>WEC limited observers to 2 per polling site (1 per party) at multiple large venues.</li>
<li>This contravened Wisconsin laws requiring open access for all observers.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Faulty Voter Registration List</strong>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV4Hjp8bBqHaDHvzkB9DmDQMHljniQ8hOnNUa4tvqlK6vrXksCL76f-2BbNBQvOD-2FwCg4GzuNZvtr-2B2W78Zz16Vjg45eW837WIBoIvza-2BbATy5c0jy3_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ7EvgPV1AAmN0Owfuaa-2Fsfv2jkjCxnAeRe9TlMpCa3bbXTZ3gEAtkPUtHzcKkEKl1gr9qO6BnQ9CzuSjpzYCQJUKV7WE-2BQHdDdwVowLkgxJyDepbynT-2FLUPT8y9y5rhZ4Old9j-2FbCc8d25GNdwzLhOcmZC8VwQIWsMqcQI67N0r-2FA-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Citizen audit</a> in 2024 found:</li>
<li>50,000+ potentially invalid registrations</li>
<li>2,250 at commercial addresses</li>
<li>24 with incomplete addresses</li>
<li>32 at non-deliverable addresses</li>
<li>13 listed USPS office as residence</li>
<li>5,080 where voters no longer lived at address</li>
<li>6,187 moved out of state</li>
<li>4,907 moved out of country</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Click <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbrXlyRSSdpW7Phua0lEJdNap6ottUYBNSkpk4Fre3o7hXmhpUugyMO-2B7qjh9JzW2MJq6QUN9Ee6cL1VuIWq-2FtttZdcDqjjE7qzJEiD3tJwvnQ-3D-3D5C85_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4q5NIY6U3SYVGb5f0dM8ILXW6cALOL25ypH75ZUbZiEh-2F717M6klrFmIvQJQXC2a1F-2F-2Fu5vYCW-2BIVrwwkwJh467mqNlHnq4fTsIrHeEsLpMGEFVVjyBnpc3FYZbEe0AT81sMiRZubfcwZVq753t6zi5HARVcwJH837zLwkeqhX2w-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> to read the full report.</p>
<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>In April, FEF <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbpCdG35XpsJ3-2FNJ3Y9rwaoz6SWBFSvVGm-2BbAzRJPmebfA-3D-3DUCzl_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ7-2FkaGD1LvR6Qipuyyw-2BYRXlm9wqDv-2BDukFqtbwJ5I7hi16qQnA5T748vWLJnoM8qhEFcTTZY7OZvqyFeEn4XdZsm8CZVJlYXO2bT65huSXq2DNuSxbWybJevW-2BbFqCWLCzrVDE0ODoZZTDy5ZMuRrNZYcVHahwfab6y67KLTDWmA-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">launched</a> a new initiative, grading election administration officials in battleground states across the U.S.
<ul>
<li>The first <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbrmlnN3eDpkVVG8CzXqKFWUZQIE-2BIvTZxbzfscDxzhbdDImLWcxO-2FBeLb-2By1J87voH5tIQY8YDSghCRW1F3GMpbiGqNN8IliTZ4a2ak7P7RRlPblzmV-2F1h5v9N8C5T4OMK8mMfncGbfqhWhpKup1-2BKkyjnz_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ7EijZ8k-2Fx-2FIC7-2FUni4yZHXxOAzFuZsSTyg-2Bp4uch3j3iiLRDWS-2B71ogtso5fJWD4MQqyOlS8ZlOUfPOpPW7kyGAbSCFlq3jET3fNtHL-2FekHWOJQ2Ha8MICE2mq33AtKDQdzh4Nrf0iSpgKE8ih-2FGmvulkgV5MqwcMp5s8LT-2BKr7A-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a> card graded Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson a “D” for her failure to bring confidence to Michigan voters.</li>
<li>The second report <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3UzpkO9RvvCy1Rv3Ijd52aWk-2F8V5SfE-2F-2F6gp4dRIqKfYNu9RZwaliVUdLAkM1hRf06VkdU13-2B8-2B2eTNu7Xiog5nr4IfYIt8NbeaRxyPidCrNvr9E-3DQk5e_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ7kF5SjtVVJ5qhRgUIXuTN-2FGszC9jXz8Y6pE0qaoRjjexdh6sVhkAMqJKQSjGDtFjroa2iw-2F-2B9vPunj2QM8BWUWqJLOmL0jsHI-2FHVS7GZ9ImZwclqQS-2FhG9oaX6J5MKScGCTtMWjoRZLKfgvWoqtbzWgA23Yp97M-2BmhBOEQrX0LTw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">evaluated</a> the North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE), which received a “C” grade for its election administration.</li>
<li>FEF’s third report <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbrSxw5SQNht1XmypeSYKNeoqRumwxbJ-2Be40eWr0jr8mVO04WBiIW2jTZ5ZmAsiTgbLsvvfyWqMqoyfqBSA4flQT2PkeHtobqiZA4XtGjrVqC-2BlSv9gW6DwfUhGFWSvZTj8qxXlYg6JOF-2FkNfCTa7MgIy6XM_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ5Dtsx69OYRkGTQdfWX40sxl3r4lBgqrN-2FqFTbwOePftZxbsPqLth1YNd4UILk5ZOSTf2Qm6QTIlty5rkApvIXk7nGhsKKoYVkLK-2BF66qmG83NqT9kv6RtrfoJ2YcKAM4kAul0ST1oayGN8-2Ft7bp784oIU6JF79NjjNPTVIwmhAuA-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">examined</a> Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, who received a D+ for shifting guidelines that hindered third-party candidate ballot access.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In March, the Fair Election Fund <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlboCbS6x8LwfhB0AHANAIOxe-2BqyaKGhI3qxhD2LtNQCjPnANPPDzBSH3FbZEB1vCZkQBvHKpK20VgwYxymctUiPdjJZ1viES0NL2I6K8dKNP-2BKlqQZhLH6MeHAXFs8pVw6uj9UW14pFvsp9Tyw69Dl7zP7Ds0A07WsW8hY2VWJZhbEkp-2FW5XS-2F6ZLCsTpvMPJDQ-3DR9pK_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4su3EsrMUvgnjO4azJWGq3ZRNXbJ8ZVUPJAwG-2Fl6E2pk38CmKv57LkPwyQIu4D6OT7lje1GlTFJTsCLIdSIRR7kVxkTWfGX6dnkyfS1cUbCCMguwY4fBBIdhpqMuDaq4CMEzAkI39oY2LEKDPi5BoPuwVyED2nn2sblVYNzntVvw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">filed commentary</a> with the FCC on the issue raised against CBS for unlawful news distortion and coordination with the Harris 2024 Presidential Campaign in the network’s 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.</li>
<li>In August of 2024, the Fair Election Fund <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3UzpkuDOCRZZWFsUVETmJZZnGkzofEPOm815zMp-2FfQZx6HAek9-2F5uXITi8aszkfaiHYnBMFEWqRSLI8BCMEHifzm7EefxAh6-2FczhOGqRoDYkHQFt46bAgh-2Bm6IziJwKS53WyIe8ET_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4XxcUiYMLi-2FMBiTn3e-2Bsu85gmmLRIB3vLLqn-2FUKZgVUn3nAHZ8odRtNEuQjSFJ-2B2poSDbpiTf5AZDF0rNKnT0l-2FhMJazMSfn0AkMXZdIJ8Unz61P9xqxawo83nYlrMJ-2BUjFYmb02FqO1UnClaYxJkqW85MPZkmEvlwGJW3mK-2BsQg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">uncovered</a> 60,000 potential cases of donor fraud involving the Biden-Harris campaign and ActBlue and turned over the data to Republican attorneys general across the country.</li>
<li>The Fair Election Fund successfully stopped national Democrats’ voter suppression scheme in states across the country last year. In October 2024, FEF launched a six-figure paid media <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3UzpkuDOCRZZWFsUVETmJZZnGk0RfWabJmYKipnsQMrGL0rvljdMWxBADatjAmWRSAJDJfSy-2BG15M1WhJmYfKmYSzSLXoCxG7R6w2NWnN0eOalDdLq0gTZsWJrBtUGBygAHQwcKxkOFSla4y8yq3D0PB-2Fag-3D-3DFaKr_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ6YqIEAHEEDlVenHaIWxc7xaECJyT9qDv5GZhtpzV-2FQIQfVxrCzGvvXHJQbbG-2FsTYV-2Fw1O2cxaAdlVJf4dlGZjRnhXHTmrlps-2FqaQbzs9hq4aUnXbEYwfPMfnTOeHkjkhlhMh81Ew6xlv7I-2FtXXhaKHsjJrI8Qmb8QQP90zyzUL8Q-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">campaign</a> that exposed Marc Elias’s failed racist lawsuits that tried to disenfranchise thousands of black voters who signed petitions to get Cornel West on the ballot in their respective battleground states.</li>
<li>The Fair Election Fund invested over $750,000 in paid media efforts last year to expose the Democrats’ attempts to block Kamala Harris’s competition from the ballot. The Fair Election Fund invested in states such as <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV3Q7J1Y0d3ExJhkuL-2F9L46ud1KK44TQlcbZdiiaA1y5ggzSwR5jVVIgfNZTgu480hQ6kItsvapytLqRarY3-2FgZR4Zlb-2B0FXNIInR85xDMaYaXIvNtq5mPyren-2FpuuiekaMmD8qbm-2BVT3MlNxrVmrNlYS8i2k-2F1kvFUPxpxagAtfRx9PW4WyukurX8EX0eNS5UIlhL64rauK5pq1-2FkORBThcG3xJW8J5eUmETAy9plzEANcMP_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4HV6rDcI7lynffXE-2Fq3ylGN4SLbqi6b2-2FHbZTpyAaJq195Mz5rr-2BLIYckPVP2jcxnQv9shZ4zlgk1ugj3pT1UPti9qidc2UYDRmwQZ1EcxGOh-2Bx7b4kT-2F6L2Z9kQJLNR30AO8h-2BUIarWcphHdnMJDbYKLpObIT6Qa6b0GmbpYiHg-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV4Xdk-2FkLN5-2FZ8JcpaJ4btvue8bKtGs4fISdLlCmUDq-2BbIaWgoec5hmwcj-2Bqudp6Xig-3D-3DrTgt_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ5q7ZEJ6DOIh28aRo7V36Q2Lktyej4HlqJiOAV7FtZFoe9rTt9vVWdWMuHpiMx3AZxtt5rHOyA7BQODaM7PRMhAwidDJiavTuE1wlTG5L6Rp4-2FxDppCwUsaDUjZx4uXkbqjO22ldg6O4JmyL2LODIDm2x6swY4foSeZ5l89RONN1g-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michigan</a>, <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV4Xdk-2FkLN5-2FZ8JcpaJ4btvvUw270Ty6HAnZbXSO5xNQ1pVTmb4qdXe8el7fPk4UGVw-3D-3D9HqK_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ7MTwkvJ39SZxb6sLYEZp2yG5-2FIwo1-2BaAgb7lqiNrHyq5DcUb5kLvvIaD2VumkiyP6ggNPCl-2FhwCwpH6to7FKqtHB3VuYI0jmJN0TKVhwxoKMAe4SEKI-2BmZHjB5TEeE5z-2F9FQTOcyZiJ0-2B0QCkElg5dA4Hf1z98plw0jUAAWkoG9A-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pennsylvania</a>, and <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV4Xdk-2FkLN5-2FZ8JcpaJ4btvu0SxNBWHvMkWGiDADWQJGi0yXFoHF2AwYD39j2DfOK-2Bw-3D-3Dypb5_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ4q8oJL8yziQyUBSvj6riLGM7KLphWBfP8tSkWM4nCiM6067VVFmM-2FGk9Oz7yAag1-2FEFw6eU-2Fza6GmW-2BZKYBGgKB91NBrT8aDmeGTCgbxqWvmTWZ0HGnbktXkFuRTkWGcNaiO4w0AU69T8VT-2BgoODbaV-2BALi-2BAWxgQINCI79TJ8ZA-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virginia</a>. Click here to learn more about the Democrats’ failed election interference scheme and how the Fair Election Fund stood up for voting rights.</li>
<li>Last year, the Fair Election Fund launched an <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV-2FQgsmDnLmhnNbRrMZSGlbohVpSpBL4oOUvPCFN3UzpkuDOCRZZWFsUVETmJZZnGk7gQPPFizzNOdc6qerHAgzgchWm4ZkyRuWLrxrgeWx841bXfXiauv8nTBqdnRNSfKb-2BRdW86FO95qY5H93aN1t4-3DhNRW_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaLDEDvBRsSGisFOfPv9nvH-2BaRjwyrXoo3bdKHhuD8yHQxRraFdJqYyFJhEQTez3PTjkh6GpFmyrKn9J-2F-2FaK9z0e62FecQtnuZgjjdifF2QZ5jNGOrdAlYxpv8nJDwX-2Bb-2BCBfE1P0pCDdzAE-2BLwpWHkeVw16VR-2FHViM5LGU2tf-2BcghRSV-2F8Ts70tQ-2BVEsQOgmhIuYLoK7fW46Z6hfDrPnLXC5LQwWx3OfgZNB04ySdU4-2BoEEUZSKZWLcnrKR1nPAH09HY9C6z29D-2BPADyRvZmsOw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">investigation</a> examining the jury summons responses and voter rolls in key swing state counties to identify voter fraud.</li>
</ul>
<p>The post <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-gives-wisconsin-elections-commission-a-d-grade-on-election-administration/">Fair Election Fund Gives Wisconsin Elections Commission a D+ Grade on Election Administration </a> appeared first on <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com">Fair Election Fund</a>.</p>
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		<title>Fair Election Fund Evaluates North Carolina Board of Elections in New Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 17:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Batchelor]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>North Carolina’s Election Administrators receive a “C” grade after attempting to deny third-party candidate Dr. Cornel West from appearing on the 2024 ballot The Fair Election Fund (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, today released a report evaluating the 2024 election administration<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span></p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-evaluates-north-carolina-board-of-elections-in-new-report/">Fair Election Fund Evaluates North Carolina Board of Elections in New Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com">Fair Election Fund</a>.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><em>North Carolina’s Election Administrators receive a “C” grade after attempting to deny third-party candidate Dr. Cornel West from appearing on the 2024 ballot</em></p>
<p>The <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/">Fair Election Fund</a> (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, today released a <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/North-Carolina-Report-Final.pdf">report</a> evaluating the 2024 election administration of the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE), which is the second in a <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/election-integrity-watchdog-group-launches-new-effort-to-evaluate-election-administration-officials/">series</a> of reports examining battleground state election administration bodies. In FEF’s report, the NCSBE received a “C” grade due to the multiple failures that undermine the confidence of voters in North Carolina.</p>
<p>In June 2024, the NCSBE initially <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV9vG98NB09Mz0gH0hfCsUS26x-2FYsVNMRkY-2BO7qOc5N2cQ9FmaMmjNEAq5O0XFVZR9nNPS8wU2M6IC-2BhlP7hy6-2Fks1RahbOy-2FVQqclOfnn0FRgqvKv349QYQ9cq4QFbJ0XBhbrmoEc-2Fk0q-2BeP-2FHabS6tEKWdM6tSfUuPS5oR6pSn7FaBi7dCpCR2AzCXLu5Npgw-3D-3DwjEy_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYahtPg9sTjw8OQ65ufExr1lYErCMHW0MphdOq02SgqV2E2gEUSz-2FSTIJe2lTWXYQ4302b8jwg1go9vQgTuzXDbCXcrlDnhelC-2FTRRh6EkXxiLa29J04KGnPF5bYSH7TArknFRixgTzljr9eqiKf82PGK77L-2B6-2BCvrcMi-2FsaGsFCiIHFtRQ2PWsUeCo1X1BqMOmpw-2FesUjQo94V5rSgP-2FK3OogciTzQjLh3LMnUOA3vPgA9cNDPevRmqg15ZRujqOSbIrLefmtn7AMn2iIzaxwHBA-3D-3D">blocked</a> Justice for All party candidate Dr. Cornel West from appearing on the North Carolina ballot, even after meeting all of the ballot access requirements. The decision raised concerns as the NCBE does not have the power of discretion in these decisions. The NCSBE’s initial decision was eventually <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV9vG98NB09Mz0gH0hfCsUS2EI1erLQk5SzXXu6Gm2LATKJl5Q-2B578WVXo0ParHR2ct7vZ0oUsI7n42ZwkpRyUG7aFLmm5ymLtE25bvEOgIvn-2FnnlbJUI759B0nU5q38rztj-2B3jp1QmH3ESTkeJ9SbfVpm5a1UcFOu41ARGEYSolDwt9e5o7-2FfFLl-2F-2FZWTkh-2FTw-3D-3D8dFs_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYahtPg9sTjw8OQ65ufExr1lYErCMHW0MphdOq02SgqV2E2gEUSz-2FSTIJe2lTWXYQ4302b8jwg1go9vQgTuzXDbCXcrlDnhelC-2FTRRh6EkXxiLLRP9QeXxdtpyZfy1C9ISV-2B594K-2Fvre5yPyATQL0etc6dvyTeNWBloz1j0RDJdNkdjcfHU-2BVvvi-2FNvNlX0RESt-2FiV3PehLB6dk6zMY8Qo7kOuZdD6iGHK9KvjnbV64yhPj8dlJCWU-2FnG6MQEZlAy0zWsGFcevIpbv966o-2FDwH6RA-3D-3D">overturned</a> by a federal court in August.</p>
<p>Other examples of the NCSBE’s most alarming offenses include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Several North Carolina candidates filed a consolidated election protest with the NCSBE that included thousands of <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV9isVxF5yRkn9wEPg-2ByH7fmxlMUa3PBNpwZUnZUnlsy1vMj3-2FKTdMbK17HD5riS7hRJgsT4hdF5YbKH1B3-2BUAMcDo6vyn-2Fwu-2Bpg2QOYxWug2MqWYdV4tSe4koQKkxqU-2Bj89qFcF7ckkOL7ubXpqELIZ48VltLAO-2F-2FdIzCiSay3vm5YLM_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYahtPg9sTjw8OQ65ufExr1lYErCMHW0MphdOq02SgqV2E2gEUSz-2FSTIJe2lTWXYQ4302b8jwg1go9vQgTuzXDbCXcrlDnhelC-2FTRRh6EkXxiIYnEu-2Ba40aozkGKhjKfSge7IVqHWTxpQbFE-2F-2BHR2YPHbbMBgTBCYFTVaXueS4uxVOPTdaqhE8xzMjIGYSJfryayzhwRmPdsIq4ErZ2V-2Bjg3KTpi5I2DL10QlD-2FJQTZfYwV2JXlhvZpnbmnU-2BQewKSzF4iUbIXhnQI3GAxwK588Jw-3D-3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">invalid ballots</a>, which the board ultimately dismissed and ignored. Examples include:
<ul>
<li>60,273 ballots cast by registered voters whose voter registration database records contained neither a driver’s license number nor the last four digits of a Social Security number</li>
<li>266 ballots cast by overseas citizens who have not resided in North Carolina but whose parents or legal guardians were eligible North Carolina voters before leaving the United States</li>
<li>240 ballots cast by voters who were serving a felony sentence as of Election Day</li>
<li>156 ballots cast by voters who were deceased on Election Day</li>
<li>572 ballots cast by voters whose registration was denied or removed</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The Board failed to collect <a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:52%20section:20901%20edition:prelim)">legally</a> required information, like driver’s licenses or Social Security numbers, from more than 225,000 voters.</li>
</ul>
<p>Click <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/North-Carolina-Report-Final.pdf">here</a> to read the full report.</p>
<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>This analysis on the NCSBE is the second in a series of battleground state election administration bodies that FEF is evaluating. The FEF in April <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/election-integrity-watchdog-group-launches-new-effort-to-evaluate-election-administration-officials/">launched</a> its first report card, grading Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson a “D” for her failures to bring confidence to Michigan voters.</li>
<li>In March, the Fair Election Fund <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/the-fair-election-fund-slams-cbs-and-expresses-support-for-fcc-investigation-into-networks-collusion-with-harris-campaign/">filed commentary</a> with the FCC on the issue raised against CBS for unlawful news distortion and coordination with the Harris 2024 Presidential Campaign in the network’s 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.</li>
<li>In August of 2024, the Fair Election Fund <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-into-potential-donor-fraud-by-actblue-biden-harris-campaign/">uncovered</a> 60,000 potential cases of donor fraud involving the Biden-Harris campaign and ActBlue and turned over the data to Republican attorneys general across the country.</li>
<li>The Fair Election Fund successfully stopped national Democrats’ voter suppression scheme in states across the country last year. In October 2024, FEF launched a six-figure paid <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-paid-media-campaign-declaring-victory-over-marc-elias-and-his-voter-suppression-scheme/">media</a> campaign that exposed Marc Elias’s failed racist lawsuits that tried to disenfranchise thousands of black voters who signed petitions to get Cornel West on the ballot in their respective battleground states.</li>
<li>The Fair Election Fund invested over $750,000 in paid media efforts last year to expose the Democrats’ attempts to block Kamala Harris’s competition from the ballot. The Fair Election Fund invested in states such as <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/08/exclusive-election-integrity-group-hammers-north-carolina-democrats-trying-keep-cornel-west-rfk-jr-off-ballot-protect-biden/">North Carolina</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKeX-7pel-E">Michigan</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxenralsdAA">Pennsylvania</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJeLWrpzAxE">Virginia</a>. Click here to learn more about the Democrats’ failed election interference scheme and how the Fair Election Fund stood up for voting rights.</li>
<li>Last year, the Fair Election Fund launched an <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-six-figure-investigation-into-noncitizen-voting/">investigation</a> examining the jury summons responses and voter rolls in key swing state counties to identify voter fraud.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Election Integrity Watchdog Group Launches New Effort to Evaluate Election Administration Officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Batchelor]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Fair Election Fund Gives Michigan’s Jocelyn Benson a “D” Grade in Scathing Report on Her Failure to Enforce Election Laws The Fair Election Fund (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, today announced a new effort to evaluate the performance<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><em>Fair Election Fund Gives Michigan’s Jocelyn Benson a “D” Grade in Scathing Report on Her Failure to Enforce Election Laws</em></p>
<p>The <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/">Fair Election Fund</a> (FEF), a nonpartisan national election integrity watchdog group, today announced a new effort to evaluate the performance of Election Administration officials and hold them accountable for their performance administering recent elections with a focus on the 2024 campaign. Over the coming weeks and months, the group will publish detailed reports assigning letter grades to the performance of various election officials in seven battleground states. FEF’s five-part analysis focuses on the areas that have the greatest impact on the effective administration of elections, increasing transparency, and increasing voter confidence.</p>
<p>The group’s <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Michigan-Report-1.pdf">first report</a> in its planned series evaluated the performance of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and gave her a “D” grade due to her multiple and continued failures that undermine the confidence of voters in Michigan. The report follows Benson’s recent admission that at least <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV0-2BbymTTeFZWLTvPckUzmVs96em-2FpqAYMOm-2B23FOK5jNsV5zGUjEDTM9FEMuR-2FBemdMQjBa3NK1IjQj11UyKXtw-3DD399_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYatBjaSJy5Fxan4WYpt8BaMtrJukt5dl5ysscFBVVNmZ9pHXVBA-2FM-2BB8pK38wINIdZ7GLO6YyFRtW802Aujozvj-2BX0R76AuamT9T9imYpKBaR-2BCz9xEgQQvYXEBnTGpcPYqTMNzvpLXCogLSOqGdKk-2FMWhF-2Fs7CIspb0daT362cnu0S3E43JMgWUpYa3q3e0prImW8975PSo4vKsnux13BSS2xr2ONCulJw00Ae-2BPe9iMqHzesL0V-2BRck0iju6hBh6YUbxsePFqbNFZSbTVX2DqQ-3D-3D">sixteen non-citizens</a> voted in Michigan elections in November, but yet she put out a <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV4-2BG-2BKCjZRiP0Z5veAjUI-2BQK9UZp7Dmx5uEeZf9vniaMSXo6JJXG-2Fbh7JxcWEcgX9v2eG1nE6dJ8ZksQ1-2BnpEwvAkj8ssyX4s4JBJflOw1O0N72Oth44i3oo7Oi-2BUb13XuRMMukn0WRgEKfHDywdn-2B8y9slvbJ69iQGgtw6igPtwET0K_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYatBjaSJy5Fxan4WYpt8BaMtrJukt5dl5ysscFBVVNmZ9pHXVBA-2FM-2BB8pK38wINIdZ7GLO6YyFRtW802Aujozvj-2BX0R76AuamT9T9imYpKBaQ0VfA2e3xbFTNHp9wNt-2BjkQXu7iXRKG-2BEwHcsaETrFRLgSHCYdJIdWw-2F-2BhCUjtU9JWBiMVf5adLztlftEz93umP2KMh8W26wUwte4IqzJr-2FEKoHtm6StvNiM4oCXdmPtkAOQPICsjgZuOR9by7y3gZhFWn-2BzfsGnKPavz9mAW9Qw-3D-3D">statement</a> last week opposing the passage of legislation in the U.S. House that keeps illegal migrants from voting</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-441 aligncenter" src="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-14-at-4.38.18 PM-281x300.png" alt="" width="281" height="300" /><span style="font-size: 16px">FEF concluded that Secretary Benson’s multiple actions in 2024 undermined the confidence of voters in Michigan. Her most prominent offenses are below:</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Benson resisted efforts to maintain and update Michigan’s voter registration lists.
<ul>
<li>Under Benson’s watch, a Chinese national <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/voter-id-laws-spotlighted-after-charges-against-chinese-student-in-michigan/75947902007/">voted</a> in the general election, his vote counted, and he was only caught because he proactively turned himself in.</li>
<li>In 2024, Benson was <a href="https://www.courts.michigan.gov/4a7aa4/siteassets/case-documents/opinions-orders/coc-opinions-(manually-curated)/2024/24-000148-mz.pdf">sued</a> because 53 of the state’s 83 counties appeared to have more active registered voters than adult citizens, and the 23 additional counties had unusually high registration rates exceeding 90%.</li>
<li>Benson issued instructions that any person who is a United States citizen and who has at least one parent who lived in Michigan for any period of time may vote in Michigan <a href="https://www.courts.michigan.gov/4aa11f/siteassets/case-documents/opinions-orders/coc-opinions-(manually-curated)/2024/24-000165-mz.pdf">ad infinitum</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Benson has issued election instructions inconsistent with Michigan law.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.courts.michigan.gov/49d0f2/siteassets/case-documents/opinions-%20orders/coc-opinions-(manually-curated)/2024/24-000041-mz.pdf">In 2024</a>, Benson directed election officials to apply a “presumption of validity” to signatures on absentee ballots.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON THE FAIR ELECTION FUND:<br />
</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>In March, the Fair Election Fund <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/the-fair-election-fund-slams-cbs-and-expresses-support-for-fcc-investigation-into-networks-collusion-with-harris-campaign/">filed commentary</a> with the FCC on the issue raised against CBS for unlawful news distortion and coordination with the Harris 2024 Presidential Campaign in the network’s 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.</li>
<li>In August of 2024, the Fair Election Fund <a style="font-size: 16px" href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-into-potential-donor-fraud-by-actblue-biden-harris-campaign/">uncovered</a><span style="font-size: 16px"> 60,000 potential cases of donor fraud involving the Biden-Harris campaign and ActBlue and turned over the data to Republican Attorney Generals across the country. </span></li>
<li>The Fair Election Fund successfully stopped national Democrats’ voter suppression scheme in states across the country last year. In October 2024, FEF launched a six-figure <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-paid-media-campaign-declaring-victory-over-marc-elias-and-his-voter-suppression-scheme/">paid media campaign</a> that exposed Marc Elias’s failed racist lawsuits that tried to disenfranchise thousands of black voters who signed petitions to get Cornel West on the ballot in their respective battleground states.</li>
<li>The Fair Election Fund invested over $750,000 in paid media efforts last year to expose the Democrats’ attempts to block Kamala Harris’s competition from the ballot. The Fair Election Fund invested in states such as <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/08/exclusive-election-integrity-group-hammers-north-carolina-democrats-trying-keep-cornel-west-rfk-jr-off-ballot-protect-biden/">North Carolina</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKeX-7pel-E">Michigan</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxenralsdAA">Pennsylvania</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJeLWrpzAxE">Virginia</a>. Click here to learn more about the Democrats’ failed election interference scheme and how the Fair Election Fund stood up for voting rights.</li>
<li>Last year, the Fair Election Fund launched an <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-six-figure-investigation-into-noncitizen-voting/">investigation</a> examining the jury summons responses and voter rolls in key swing state counties to identify voter fraud.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>The Fair Election Fund Slams CBS and Expresses Support for FCC Investigation Into Network&#8217;s Collusion with Harris Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Batchelor]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fair Election Fund, a national election integrity watchdog group,  announced today it filed commentary with the Federal Communications Commission on the issue raised against CBS for unlawful news distortion and coordination with the Harris 2024 Presidential<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fair Election Fund, a national election integrity watchdog group,  announced today it filed commentary with the Federal Communications Commission on the issue raised against CBS for unlawful news distortion and coordination with the Harris 2024 Presidential Campaign in the network’s 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.</p>
<p>James Tyrell, counsel to the Fair Election Fund, wrote in the letter to the FCC:</p>
<p><em>“We find it prudent to inform the Commission that CBS has not only engaged in improper news distortion, but has also exploited the &#8216;media exemption&#8217; under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974, as amended (“FECA”). For the reasons set forth below, we respectfully request that the Commission hold CBS accountable for its unlawful conduct.&#8221;</em><br />
<em> </em><br />
<em><em><em>“By substantively editing Ms. Harris’ answers to questions in the CBS Interview, CBS has engaged in activities that exceed the scope of the &#8216;legitimate press function&#8217; and, therefore, constitute an improper contribution to Ms. Harris’ campaign.”</em></em></em></p>
<p>Tyrell continued by noting that the network’s “news distortion” was not an isolated incident:</p>
<p><em>“Journalists and the media were publicly criticized by Americans for &#8216;covering up&#8217; former President Joe Biden’s mental decline and for failing to even conduct any sort of questioning of the White House regarding the same. This repeated pattern of behavior is precisely why the American public no longer trusts the media.”</em></p>
<p>The full letter to the FCC can be found <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FCC-comments-re-CBS.pdf">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The Fair Election Fund successfully stopped national Democrats’ voter suppression scheme in states across the country last year. In October 2024, FEF launched a six-figure paid media <a href="https://thefairelectionfund.com/fair-election-fund-launches-paid-media-campaign-declaring-victory-over-marc-elias-and-his-voter-suppression-scheme/">campaign</a> that exposed Marc Elias’s failed racist lawsuits that tried to disenfranchise thousands of black voters who signed petitions to get Cornel West on the ballot in their respective battleground states.
<ul>
<li>The Fair Election Fund invested over $750,000 in paid media efforts last year to expose the Democrats’ attempts to block Kamala Harris’s competition from the ballot. The Fair Election Fund invested in states such as <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/08/exclusive-election-integrity-group-hammers-north-carolina-democrats-trying-keep-cornel-west-rfk-jr-off-ballot-protect-biden/">North Carolina</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKeX-7pel-E">Michigan</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxenralsdAA">Pennsylvania</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJeLWrpzAxE">Virginia</a>. Click here to learn more about the Democrats&#8217; failed election interference scheme and how the Fair Election Fund stood up for voting rights.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In response to the collusion between CBS and the Harris Campaign, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/opinion/cbs-must-fix-its-lefty-propaganda-problem-start-with-60-minutes-exec-bill-owens/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">New York Post</a> Editorial Board urged CBS to fix its “lefty-propaganda problem” after 60 Minutes chose to “slice-and-dice the Harris interview, cutting down one word-salad answer after another into seemingly coherent responses.”</li>
<li>The <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.wxGD3QGh4bHtBtg5zULOV6lEwJhPxDfYUc3dHSr6EaXVxkU5HhS1IozhsbLMbmgzNkKBhO59ku-2BWHK7pImapa6CLoBbZhFRdUK2z4I5zsG4-3DBmHS_dO6kPkaLbW0xwJy9uXK90si3hFo4sFAMTyO3gvdapZy00XxB-2BxzXYBCxSgffGWPJT6oVOqWcNaljYbwPrbCIXA3kZBsvzUUlQns17sJFRv5QfSMazW2RM7gVDkUnDaYaAKEmVpOSX5DKK9o34hD2St-2FAmSEP-2BOWbW9HrUMcXGC0nCm1QqHytZ2zV5aLGJ-2Bljy9Abr2nfHUxAfjaMZVXyxyhKJKwHAz5XHuB0Ay56i1W-2F6u-2FoFgKdb6x8tK-2FEMu75oyYVF7MbOcbRssR9AimP7VL-2FqhwO-2BJyxOgRh2dMyqpwLTXX0wtsd2fT1a-2B1EK-2Bn5GTl9yQUFs49af6JNGAmYoEfoQfOcMWznM2nrrCwWxNRXJHX-2BderCDMiyubghwM4L-2FkG1lif3jjQstnM3JZiUBA-3D-3D">Center for American Rights</a> filed a complaint with the FCC against CBS on October 16, 2024.
<ul>
<li>The complaint requested that the FCC investigate CBS for “news distortion” in the airing of the “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.  After receiving the unedited transcript and full video of the interview from CBS, the FCC opened the matter for public comment.  Specifically, in its February 5, 2025 notice, the FCC stated: “Given the value of transparency and demonstrated interest in this ongoing FCC matter, the FCC has determined that the public interest would be served by making the transcript and video available and by opening a docket to seek comment on the issues that have been raised.”</li>
</ul>
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<p style="text-align: center">The Fair Election Fund is a watchdog group that was formed to shine a light on fraud and abuse still occurring in our election system.</p>
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