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Executive Order 14248
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...
Voteref.com Adds Indiana
Mar 5, 2025, Ponte Vedra beach, FL -- Voter Reference Foundation added voter registration data from Indiana to its public, searchable database at VoteRef.com....
What is CISA?
Earlier this week Election Security employees at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have been placed on leave. To understand how this is...
An assault on our systems: Ranked Choice Voting Bills across the nation
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...
Ranked-Choice Voting: A Dangerous Distraction from Justin Trudeau and a Warning for America
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...
Voter Reference Foundation Seeks Injunctive Relief in Massachusets
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)...
Arizona Prop 140 Update: RCV Defeated in AZ
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...
VRF Defends Arizona Against 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...
Virginia Election Integrity: Executive Order 35
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...
Voter Reference Foundation Joins Election Integrity groups in support of North Carolina S.B. 630
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...
VoteRef.com gets Revamped
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...
Voter Reference Foundation enjoins Congress to support the SAVE act
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...
Montana’s Bold Step to Preserve Voter Rights
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...
Voter Reference Foundation encourages Mississippi legislature to prohibit ranked-choice voting
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...
Voter Data 101: Historical Snapshots
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...
Voter Data 101: Removed Records
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...
HAVV interface, what it is and how it works
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...
Voter Data 101: Vote History
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...
Voter Reference Foundation joins in support of Georgia S.B. 355
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...
Nevada, don’t gamble on election infrastructure.
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...
Voter Data 101: Districts
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...
Voter Data 101: Modified Date
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...
Voter Data 101: Registration Date
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...
Voter Reference Foundation opposes push in Virginia legislature to re-enroll in ERIC voter monitoring system
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...
Voter Data 101: Political Party Affiliation
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,...
Voter Data 101: Registration Status & NVRA
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...
Voter Data 101: Residence and Mailing Address
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...
Voter Reference Foundation Launches 2024 Absentee Ballot Tracker
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. ...
Voter Data 101: Date of Birth
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...
Voter Reference Foundation added 54 new voter registration data files to its public, searchable database at VoteRef.com
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...
Voter Data 101: Names
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...
Will Illegal Aliens Choose the 2024 Republican Nominee in Arizona?
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...
Voter Reference Foundation joins coalition to protect Wisconsin from Ranked Choice Voting
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...
NEW! Iowa data update and Discrepancy Analysis.
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...
Cuccinelli & Swoboda Praise Ohio General Assembly, Secretary of State LaRose for Advancing Historic DATA Act
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...
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day!
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...
Early voting in Ohio sprints ahead of 2022
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...
THE GOP’S BLUEPRINT FOR FAIR AND SECURE ELECTIONS
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...
DATA ACT INCREASES OHIO TRANSPARENCY SCORE
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...
To reside or not reside: Overseas citizens sudden desire to participate in US elections while living abroad
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...
VoteRef.com adds Wyoming to Voter Transparency Database
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...
VoteRef.com adds Tennessee to Voter Transparency Database
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...
Do ERIC States Have Clean Voter Rolls?
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...
VRF Unveils Election Transparency Scorecards
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...
The Transparency Troubles at ERIC Continue…
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...
Utah Lawmakers Give Themselves More Transparency, Deny it to the Public
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...
A Growing Tide of Election Transparency Wins – The American Conservative
Check out Hayden Ludwig's article in The American Conservative highlighting information from the Voter Reference Foundation's Data Transparency research....
VRF Compiles 9 States in Absentee Ballot Tracker
OCTOBER 7, 2022 -- DOWNERS GROVE, IL – The Voter Reference Foundation absentee ballot tracker tool now includes data from 9 states as the midterm elections near. The absentee ballot tracker allows...
VRF adds six states to absentee ballot tracker
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...
The Federalist: A solution to faulty voter rolls – Voter Reference Foundation
From The Federalist: ...Combined with the altering of state election laws through unconstitutional means, the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of the 2020 contest have resulted in many voters feeling...
Voter Reference Foundation adds SC to nationwide VR database
Sept. 2, 2022, Downers Grove, IL -- Voter Reference Foundation added voter registration data from South Carolina to its public, searchable database at VoteRef.com. The database now covers 31 states...
BREAKING: AZ version of HR1, ‘Free & Fair Elections’ Initiative fails to make ballot after extensive court challenges
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,...
AZ: Maricopa County Dropbox Camera not recording during primary
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,...
NVRA – Voter Rolls & Public Oversight: How does Voter Reference Foundation fit in?
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...
UPDATE: AZ HR1 on Verge of Missing Ballot cutoff; The AZ HR1 initiative: Not Free and Not Fair
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...
Victory for Election Integrity in WI: Supreme Court of WI rules unmanned dropboxes are unlawful
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...
SCOTUS ruling ensures states can protect election integrity
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...
The Transparency Troubles with ERIC
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...
VoteRef.com adds Missouri, Rhode Island and Washington to Voter Registration Database
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...
GA Primary – Early Voting surges, SB202 appears to have increased turnout
Five days before the May 2022 Georgia Primary Election, absentee & early voting turnout numbers are nearly double what they were in 2018. The increase may come as a surprise to many, following...
NC Early Ballot requests favor GOP by large margin
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...
Voter Reference Foundations adds West Virginia to VoteRef.com searchable database
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,...
Voter Reference Foundation launches absentee ballot tracker
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...
VoteRef website adds District of Columbia
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,...
VoteRef website adds Oklahoma
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,...
WI: Indefinitely Confined Voters
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has responded to VRF’s request for the total number of voters who cast a ballot in the 11/3/2020 General Election and who had registered as Indefinitely Confined...
VRF sues New Mexico officials in federal court to make sure public has right to see voter rolls
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...
Executive Overreach: Colorado Secretary of State’s attempt to take over county elections
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is attempting to take control of elections away from the counties and place power into the hands of the Executive branch and specifically, the Secretary of...
The imposters at ProPublica
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...
VoteRef website adds Minnesota
Voter Reference Foundation has added the land of the sky blue waters to its VoteRef.com website. With the addition of Minnesota, VRF has 16 states available on its public, searchable site....
VoteRef Website Adds Florida Data
The Voter Reference Foundation has added the state of Florida to its database. Estimated to be the 3rd largest state in the country by population, Florida is the largest state added to VoteRef.com...
The Killer Election Reform Our Elections Need – Doug Truax
What if you could go online, anytime, and find out exactly who is eligible to vote in the next election? A new person registers, the name appears. A person dies or moves, the name is removed. All in...
Voter Registration data – Why are there records of people over 200 years old voting?
Voter registration data is manually entered by poll workers, county recorder and county clerk staff, and temporary workers hired during busy election seasons. In the process of data entry, typos are...