Apr 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Executive Order 14248, titled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” introduces several measures aimed at enhancing the security and integrity of federal elections in the United States. Below is a summary of each section, along...
Mar 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Mar 5, 2025, Ponte Vedra beach, FL — Voter Reference Foundation added voter registration data from Indiana to its public, searchable database at VoteRef.com. The database now covers 33 states and the District of Columbia. Indiana joins Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas,...
Feb 14, 2025 | Election Integrity
Earlier this week Election Security employees at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have been placed on leave. To understand how this is related to the security and integrity of elections in our nation lets take a look at the history of CISA is...
Feb 5, 2025 | Ranked Choice Voting
The Voter Reference Foundation has been committed to fighting against Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in the United States, and we believe that in order to maintain fair elections across the country RCV must not be allowed to take root in our election systems. As part of...
Jan 17, 2025 | Election Integrity, Ranked Choice Voting
In his tenure as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has championed several controversial policies, but perhaps none are as misguided as his advocacy for ranked-choice voting (RCV) as expressed during his recent farewell speech. Despite Trudeau’s declining popularity and...
Oct 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
October 10, 2024 The Voter Reference Foundation has filed a complaint against the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts seeking compliance with the National Voter Rights Act (NVRA) provision allowing public inspection of the voter rolls. VRF has previously...
Aug 22, 2024 | Election Integrity, Ranked Choice Voting
Update 11-25-2024: With all ballots finally counted and the election canvassed, Proposition 140 failed to pass at the ballot box. Nearly 60% of voters made their voice heard with a resounding NO! on Prop 140, rejecting this terrible amendment and preserving the...
Aug 20, 2024 | Election Integrity, Ranked Choice Voting
Voter Reference Foundation (VRF) is taking action to protect Arizona from the disaster that is Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). After tens of thousands of duplicate signatures were identified, the lower courts determined there was not clear and convincing evidence to prove...
Aug 9, 2024 | Election Integrity
Virginia has taken another step forward in election transparency with the issuance of executive order 35 by Governor Youngkin. the requirements in this order check many election integrity boxes and represent a commitment to ensuring safe and secure elections where...
Jul 24, 2024 | Election Integrity
The Voter Reference Foundation joins election integrity groups to encourage North Carolina lawmakers to pass S.B. 630 which would require photo identification for all voters. 85% of Americans support showing photo identification as a requirement to cast a ballot and...
Jul 5, 2024 | Featured
July 5, 2024 By Editor Downers Grove, IL — VoteRef.com, a website that provides the public with free access to statewide voter registration rolls from official government sources, just received a makeover. New features include: Suggested name and address...
May 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Voter Reference Foundation joins election integrity partners in urging Congress to support the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The SAVE Act would amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal...
May 3, 2024 | Election Integrity
Montana has taken a bold and necessary step forward in an attempt to help ensure the accuracy of voter rolls nationwide. A number of laws passed by the Montana legislature in the 2023 legislative session aimed at strengthening the voter registration an election...
May 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Voter Reference Foundation joins election integrity groups to encourage Mississippi lawmakers to prohibit ranked-choice voting, protecting voters from an overly complicated and confusing system of voting that often prevents the candidate receiving the most votes...
Apr 19, 2024 | Voter Data 101
Any election official will tell you that their voter registration databases are living, meaning that the data is constantly being updated and changing constantly. This creates a challenge for analysts and researchers as any data you are reviewing has likely changed by...
Apr 12, 2024 | Uncategorized, Voter Data 101
One of the common issues we find when requesting and analyzing voter rolls is the availability of the removed records. These are categorized and named differently across the states, they can be referred to as cancelled, deleted, purged, removed, or off to name a few,...
Apr 5, 2024 | Election Integrity
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) requires that state verify that an individual registering to vote (Registrant) in a federal election exists as an individual within the Social Security Administration data. This act required states to create a computerized...
Mar 28, 2024 | Voter Data 101
While the bulk of the fields in a voter data file establish the ‘who’ of the electorate, vote history helps answer the remainder of any questions researchers and analysts might have. This piece of the information puzzle reveals not only whether a registered voter has...
Mar 22, 2024 | Election Integrity, Ranked Choice Voting
The Voter reference foundation and a coalition of election integrity groups have joined together to urge Georgia to stop ranked choice voting in Georgia by supporting S.B. 355, which would prohibit Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). This bill has passed the Georgia Senate...
Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Nevada’s new Voter Registration and Election Management System (VREMS) that has been in development since early 2023 has had some trouble during testing for a mock election last week. The issues experienced by the counties caused the Nevada Secretary of State to push...
Mar 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
In all the data you expect to find in a voter file, location information is inarguably one of the most important. In the election sphere this information is usually referred to as jurisdiction or district data. This group of information includes voting districts like...
Mar 8, 2024 | Voter Data 101
When we think about voter data, we must understand that accurate information is key to do meaningful analysis and research, that accuracy is often dependent upon the timeliness of updates made to the data. Without a mechanism to indicate when information was last...
Mar 1, 2024 | Voter Data 101
Embedded within most voter registration files is a seemingly modest yet profoundly significant field: the voter registration date. While often overlooked, this date holds substantial importance in understanding voter behavior, trends, and electoral dynamics. As the...
Feb 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Original Article Here: Voter Reference Foundation opposes push in Virginia legislature to re-enroll in ERIC voter monitoring system | Old Dominion News Voter Reference Foundation opposes push in Virginia legislature to re-enroll in ERIC voter monitoring system By Old...
Feb 23, 2024 | Voter Data 101
As anyone reading this knows, political parties play a significant role in shaping public discourse, policy formulation, and electoral outcomes. They serve as vehicles for representing ideologies, aggregating interests, and mobilizing citizens around common goals....
Feb 16, 2024 | Voter Data 101
A very important element of voter data is information about the status of the voter. Voter status generally falls into two categories: Active and Inactive. At a high level, Active voters are ones whose record is in good standing with no known issues and can freely...
Feb 9, 2024 | Voter Data 101
In voter registration datasets, addresses serve as more than just a logistical necessity; they are pivotal pieces of information that hold immense value for ensuring accurate voter rolls and facilitating various analyses. Beyond simply providing a physical...
Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Downers Grove, IL – Voter Reference Foundation, has relaunched their Absentee Ballot Tracker, a tool used to track the status of ballots that have been mailed to voters. VoterReferenceFoundation.com will provide the public with the...
Feb 2, 2024 | Voter Data 101
Continuing our data series, we want to look at the “Date of Birth” (DOB). The DOB stands out as a crucial piece of data that adds a dynamic dimension to individual records. Let’s explore the significance of the Date of Birth field and how it relates to the...
Jan 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Jan. 24, 2024, Downers Grove, IL — Voter Reference Foundation added 54 new voter registration data files to its public, searchable database at VoteRef.com. Voter Reference Foundation has been working overtime to provide increased transparency to the election...
Jan 23, 2024 | Voter Data 101
Welcome to the Voter Reference Foundation Voter Data 101 miniseries. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be reviewing the many different data elements that make a voter data file. We will review each key element, what it is, and why it is important for...
Jan 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Original article: Will Illegal Aliens Choose the 2024 Republican Nominee in Arizona? – The American Conservative Story by Hayden Ludwig – Jan 17, 2024 Will Illegal Aliens Choose the 2024 Republican Nominee in Arizona? Arizona Democrats are exploiting a...
Nov 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Voter Reference Foundation joins a coalition of grassroots and public policy organizations in a letter to Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu expressing opposition to Senate Bill 528 and Assembly Bill 563. If adopted,...
Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
The voter data available on voteref now shows all the information about Iowa voters who cast a ballot in the 2022 election. You are able to check where the voter was registered for the election as well as the method of voting they used. The voteref Iowa data is very...
Sep 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Link: Cuccinelli & Swoboda Praise Ohio General Assembly, Secretary of State LaRose for Advancing Historic DATA Act—Still Pending House Approval – Election Transparency Initiative FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2023 New law, already funded by...
Aug 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today is national Poll Worker Recruitment Day! Serving as a Poll Worker is a great way for citizens to directly engage in the elections process. Sign up to be a poll worker today and you can do your part to ensure that elections are free, fair, and...
Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Early voting in Ohio sprints ahead of 2022 Early voting in Ohio began on July 11, 2023, and has already surpassed the total numbers from the 2022 August Primary election last year. Statistics provided by the Ohio Secretary of state shows 155,183 ballots have been...
Jul 11, 2023 | Featured, Uncategorized
The GOP’s Blueprint for Fair and Secure Elections | Restoration of America THE GOP’S BLUEPRINT FOR FAIR AND SECURE ELECTIONS BY HAYDEN LUDWIG | JUL 11, 2023 | ELECTION INTEGRITY The ACE Act aims to fight the Left’s disintegration of our elections, while improving...
Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
DATA ACT INCREASES OHIO TRANSPARENCY SCORE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2023 DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Voter Reference Foundation (VRF) announced that Ohio’s election transparency score has increased as it celebrates the passage of the Data Act. Ohio’s...
May 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
To reside or not reside: Overseas citizens sudden desire to participate in US elections while living abroad The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act set up the requirements and guidelines to participate in federal and state elections for both military...
May 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
VoteRef.com adds Wyoming to Voter Transparency Database May 9, 2023, Downers Grove, IL — Voter Reference Foundation (VRF) added voter registration data from Wyoming to its public, searchable database at VoteRef.com. The Cowboy State joins Alabama,...
Apr 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Apr 5, 2023 by Editor VoteRef.com adds Tennessee to Voter Transparency Database April 5, 2023, Downers Grove, IL — Voter Reference Foundation added voter registration data from Tennessee to its public, searchable database at VoteRef.com. The Volunteer...
Apr 4, 2023 | Featured, Uncategorized
ERIC says it helps maintain voter rolls. The data shows otherwise. Hayden Ludwig The “progressive” media take it as an article of faith that the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is the essential ingredient for immaculate voter rolls. Without ERIC...
Mar 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
VRF UNVEILS ELECTION TRANSPARENCY SCORECARDS Release: March 30, 2023 DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Voter Reference Foundation (VRF) is releasing new, proprietary ratings of each state’s public election data transparency. The goal is to give voters a quick...
Mar 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, is a 501(c)3 organization comprised of 26 member states and the District of Columbia. In concept, ERIC is a convenient way for states to compare their data to ensure voter registration maintenance is done in...
Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last week the Utah legislature passed a bill to give themselves more access to voter registration information while leaving the public behind in the dark. But to really understand the bill, a history of Utah’s complicated relationship with transparency is necessary....
Mar 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Check out Hayden Ludwig’s article in The American Conservative highlighting information from the Voter Reference Foundation’s Data Transparency research....
Sep 30, 2022 | Featured
Sept. 30, 2022, Downers Grove, IL — Voter Reference Foundation — which is breaking new ground in America by providing transparency and accountability in our elections — is expanding its successful absentee voter tracking tool. The VRF absentee ballot...
Aug 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
The AZ version of HR1, the ‘Free & Fair Elections’ initiative has failed to make the ballot after a flurry of activity in AZ Superior and State Supreme Court. Election Integrity advocates, citizens of Arizona and court watchers on both sides were hanging by the...
Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Maricopa County Republican Chairman has reported that one of two ballot dropboxes in the county was not properly surveilled during the primary. When footage from the dropbox was requested, Maricopa County acknowledged that due to an error the video was...
Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
VRF is dedicated to transparency in our elections process. Voter rolls are where the elections process begins, when one registers to vote, and where it ends, when a vote credit is entered into the voter registration record for a voter who has cast a ballot. It is...
Jul 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
UPDATE 08/22/2022: The AZ version of the Federalized take-over of elections, HR1, is on the verge of missing the signature cutoff to make the ballot. AZ Free Enterprise has successfully disqualified almost 100,000 signatures, leaving the initiative an estimated 15k...
Jul 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
In a resounding victory for election integrity in WI, the State Supreme Court has ruled that unmanned dropboxes are unlawful and that the guidance issued by the Wisconsin Elections Commission in 2021 permitting their use was invalid. From the ruling: …We hold the...
Jun 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Gina Swoboda, Executive Director, VRF: “In today’s ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the right of state legislatures to intervene in litigation to protect the election integrity measures duly enacted in their state. The people of NC voted yes on a referendum to...
Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, is a 501(c)3 organization comprised of 31 member states and the District of Columbia. In concept, ERIC is a convenient way for states to compare their data to ensure voter registration maintenance is done in an...
Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
May 31, 2022-Downers Grove, IL- Voter Reference Foundation added voter registration data from Missouri, Rhode Island and Washington to its searchable database at VoteRef.com. Missouri, Rhode Island and Washington join Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,...
May 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
To date in the North Carolina primary, Republican ballot requests by Independents are surging to levels that far outpace those seen in 2020 and 2018. This represents a HUGE shift in the party ballots as a % of total ballots between 2020 and 2022, with 63.25% of...
Apr 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Voter Reference Foundation today added 2020 voter registration data from West Virginia into the searchable database at VoteRef.com.West Virginia joins Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New...
Apr 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
DOWNERS GROVE, IL — The Voter Reference Foundation (VRF) — which is breaking new ground in America providing transparency and accountability to voter rolls by allowing the public to see them — is adding the ability to track absentee ballots in...
Apr 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Voter Reference Foundation today added 2020 voter registration and election data from District of Columbia into the searchable database at VoteRef.com.The District of Columbia will join Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,...
Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Voter Reference Foundation today added 2020 election data from Oklahoma into the searchable database at VoteRef.com.As the 20th state to be added to VoteRef.com, Oklahoma will join Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,...
Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
VRF NM Complaint01Download DOWNERS GROVE, IL — The groundbreaking Voter Reference Foundation (VRF), which has ushered in a new era of American election transparency at VoteRef.com, today filed a First Amendment lawsuit in federal court against top Democrat...
Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following is a response by Voter Reference Foundation to the ProPublica story today on us. The leftwing activists at ProPublica epically indicted themselves with their cartoonishly headlined smear piece on us. Four months ago, two things began simultaneously:...