The battle over USPS ballots took a significant turn today. The Supreme Court left in place a lower-court order blocking the Trump administration’s USPS mail-ballot rule. States will not have to submit lists of mail voters to a federal portal or use matching barcodes that would have let the Postal Service flag or refuse non-compliant ballots before the midterms in November. Today’s Supreme Court ruling against using USPS data to help validate voter records raises a serious qu

Today was a frustrating day in our fight for Election Justice in Riverside County. Our Election Accountability Project went to court today to defend something that should not be controversial: We want the ballots preserved long enough to determine whether the numbers actually reconcile. That’s it. We are not asking to change an election. We are not asking to throw out ballots. We are not asking to overturn certified results. We are asking to preserve the paper ballots so they

Mail-in ballots have become the dominant method of voting in many parts of the country, with over 80% of votes now cast this way in California. This shift from traditional in-person voting to mail balloting has transformed how elections operate, but it has also raised serious questions about the accuracy and security of voter rolls. Understanding the history of absentee ballots and the challenges that come with mass mail voting reveals why maintaining accurate voter registrat

California’s voter identity verification process claims to protect election integrity, but the reality reveals a system riddled with weaknesses. The state’s regulations set a low bar for verifying signatures, creating an environment where forgery can easily slip through. Data from recent elections in Riverside County exposes how this permissive approach leads to thousands of questionable ballots passing initial checks. This post breaks down the process, highlights alarming st

After years of work with the Registrar of Voters, ROV, and multiple audits, our group developed an accurate procedure to conduct election audits using the Registrar of Voters’ (ROV) own records. These records, collected during elections and obtained through public records requests, allowed us to verify if the number of ballots cast equaled the number of ballots counted the voting system. This process, which follows California Election 15302 (d), creates a certifiable number

A recent audit of the California Prop 50 special election uncovered a troubling discrepancy: the number of votes cast exceeded the number of ballots counted. This finding aligns with patterns seen in previous audits and has prompted Sheriff Chad Bianco, to take action. The audit was conducted using the Registrar of Voters' own records, adding credibility to the findings and raising serious questions about the election's integrity. What the Audit Found The audit focused on the