Dear Friend,
“I’ve been hinting about this news for a few weeks now. You’ve likely seen our data in legal briefs. PILF’s figures have appeared in news articles around the country. This week, we unveiled the SAVE Database in full form—and all thanks to your support. This was not an academic exercise or a one-off endeavor. This database was built to help election officials and law enforcement going forward. States and counties need as many tools as they can muster to keep election systems responsive to the citizens they serve. The Foundation presents SAVE to help bridge gaps. What is SAVE? See below to read the full report on what we’ve learned so far about the critical condition of our voter registration systems.”
--- J. Christian Adams, PILF President
ELECTION FRONTLINE WEEKLY
PILF NEWS
PILF Report: Bad Voter Registrations, Apparent Duplicate Vote Credits Together Number in the Hundreds of Thousands
 The SAVE (Safeguarding America’s Votes and Elections) Database is now fully deployed and we just published our first national report based on the findings, CRITICAL CONDITION- AMERICAN VOTER ROLLS FILLED WITH ERRORS, DEAD VOTERS, AND DUPLICATE REGISTRATIONS. A nationwide analysis of voter rolls in 42 states has identified thousands of probable deceased and duplicate registrants, as well as cases of individuals credited for voting more than once. Safeguarding America’s Votes and Elections (SAVE) Database is an analysis tool to track voter roll deficiencies and potential problem areas across America. Announced this week, the groundbreaking findings indicate that the SAVE Database raises serious concerns over the integrity of states’ voter files as election officials anticipate a surge in mail-in voting this fall. Press Release
Notable Findings:
- 349,773: total number of potentially deceased registrants across 41 states.
- Michigan, Florida, New York, Texas and California account for roughly 51% of national dead registrants.
- In 2016, 7,890 registrants were apparently credited for voting after death.
- In 2018, 6,718 registrants were credited for voting after death.
- North Carolina leads the U.S. in dead registrants credited for voting after death.
- 43,760 likely duplicate registrants appear to have cast second votes in 2016 from the same address.
- 37,889 likely duplicate registrants appear to have cast second votes in 2018 from the same address.
- Thousands of these apparent double votes were exclusively mail ballots
- 8,360 – Number of registrants apparently registered in 2 states and credited for voting in both states in 2018.
- 5,500 – Number of apparently duplicate registrants credited for voting twice in the same state from 2 different addresses in 2018.
- 34,000 – Number of registrants credited for voting from apparently non-residential addresses in 2018.
Serve as an Election Worker This November
The Foundation is raising awareness to #VIP2020, a grassroots effort to inspire a swell of citizen interest in working in the polls this November and throughout early voting. The best way to ensure that mail voting doesn’t go haywire in November is to give citizens a better alternative: vote in person. That alternative rests on your willingness to serve in the polls. Click on your state below to get detail instructions on how to become involved or see contact information for the appropriate authorities.
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Episode 11 of Voting: These Go to 11
 J. Christian Adams breaks down the lawsuits involving mail voting changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic that you need to know about. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify.
NATIONAL & STATE NEWS
#VIP2020 endorsed by CNN commentator: “The most important thing most voters need to know for this fall's election can be expressed in three words: Vote in person. That includes early in-person voting, as well as Election Day voting.” CNN
Arizona: Voters who don't sign early ballots can fix them up to 5 days after election, judge rules.
KPNX
California: A new report finds an average 1.7 percent of vote-by-mail ballots cast in California have been rejected over the past decade. In three counties studied, young and newly registered voters were more likely than older voters to have their ballots rejected. PRNewswire
Delaware: State Rep. Bryan Shupe recently received his vote-by-mail ballot containing the Democratic candidates for his area for Tuesday’s primary election. There’s only one problem — he’s a Republican. Rep. Shupe was among the lawmakers who spoke in opposition in June to expanded voting by mail, expressing concern the process could be ripe for fraud or mistakes. Delaware State News
Florida: Florida won’t use the Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, for the 2020 general election, FOX 29 has learned.
Georgia: “A fraudulent vote dilutes the power of those voters who follow the rules and undermines the fundamental democratic idea of one person, one vote. As Georgia Secretary of State, I will investigate all attempts to delegitimize elections.” WJBF Georgia’s State Election Board referred a number of longstanding voter fraud cases to the Attorney General’s office during a hearing on Friday. Chaired by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the State Election Board processed 98 outstanding cases.
New Jersey: The 1,666 ballots cast in the July 7 primary had been placed in a mislabeled bin at the board office and were not discovered until last Thursday. NorthJersey.com
Texas: Federal appeals court rejects Texas Democrats' effort to expand voting by mail. The party challenged the state's age limits on voting by mail, arguing that they violated the 26th Amendment's protections against voting restrictions that discriminate based on age.
Texas Tribune
Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Elections Commission shouldn’t allow special voting deputies to enter nursing homes to help residents cast absentee ballots in November because the risk they could spread COVID-19 through the facilities is still too great, the commission’s top administrator warned. Martinsville Bulletin
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