Election Integrity News - Week Past is Prologue, October 18 Edition

Welcome to this week's Week Past Is Prologue, taking stock of the events that will set the stage for the upcoming week.

MFE’s Communications Team brings you links to election integrity highlights and to MFE and PIME original articles. Plus a handy guide to key Voting Dates.

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KEY VOTING DATES  

NEWS LINKS

MICHIGAN

• Absentee Ballots Suddenly Begin Disappearing in Michigan Just Weeks Before Election

• Detroit leads Michigan with 40% of absentee ballots returned

• Detroit sued over deleted ballot dropbox surveillance footage after FOIA request

• MI AG Nessel Threatens MIGOP and RNC Lawyers – Demands Judge Dismisses Case Against SOS Benson’s Unconstitutional Guidance On UOCAVA Voters

• Complaint alleges Muskegon County clerk reports receiving illegal campaign contributions from corporations, church, casino

MFE and PIME Original Articles

• A.G. Nessel Extends Receipt of Overseas Absentee Ballots to Nov. 12

• MFE Publishes Handy Summary of State's Election Laws

• MI court rules against SOS Benson for guiding clerks to count mismatched mail ballots

• New Rules for Michigan Electronic Voting Systems ‘Terribly Inadequate,’ says Patrick Colbeck

AROUND THE NATION

• New Report Exposes Top 50 Threats to Election Integrity in 2024

• Elon Musk: The Purpose Of No Voter ID Is To Conduct Fraud In Elections

• 47 US Elections Ended in Ties or Were Decided by a Single Vote in 2024

• Election results likely to be delayed nationwide by state rules, litigation, and investigations

• The Counties to Watch on Election Night

• Gov Youngkin on DOJ attempts to stop Virginia from REMOVING NON-CITIZENS from its voter rolls

• Ohio Elections Officials Fail To Train Poll Workers On Blocking Foreign Nationals From Voting

• Mayorkas Stonewalls Ohio’s Request To Help Track Foreign Nationals On Voter Rolls

• Texas Poll Workers Must Now Require Naturalization Docs From People Trying To Vote With Noncitizen IDs

• Texas election office issues new guidance after outcry over allowing non-citizen licenses as ID

  
  

• Chip Roy: Nearly 3 million non-citizens have Texas driver's licenses that SOS allows as voter ID

• Emergency Injunction Against US Postal Service

• The Mail-Ballot Panic Is Back for 2024

• GA Judge Rules Election Officials Must Rubber Stamp Results Even If They Are ‘Non-Sensical’

• OCTOBER SURPRISE: New Film Highlights Thousands of Commercial Addresses on Arizona’s Voter Roll

AGGREGATOR SITES:

• ElectionBriefing.com

• ETI Media Report

• RealClearPolitics

• CitizenFreePress.com

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