Hans von Spakovsky is the manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative and a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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No matter what one may think about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, efforts now underway to block certain members of Congress from running for… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Recently, the Akron Roundtable of Ohio invited me to give a presentation on the issue of election integrity as part of a recurring series it… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in Biden v. Texas, an appeal filed by President Joe Biden’s Justice Department of a lower… Read More
EducationCommentary
In a terrific win for parents, hardworking students, and those who want to end discrimination in our schools, a federal judge has thrown out the… Read More
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With the latest filing by special counsel John Durham, a chilling story continues to unfold even though most mainstream media outlets are downplaying it. The… Read More
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In 2020, we saw more lawsuits filed over election laws and rule changes than in any prior year of American history. And with the congressional… Read More
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The Heritage Foundation on Dec. 14 launched its Election Integrity Scorecard to give states and their residents and lawmakers a clear picture of whether their… Read More
LawCommentary
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a good idea with his budget proposal to create an “election crimes agency” that would “investigate election crimes and irregularities… Read More
LawCommentary
Do U.S. election laws need reform? Yes. But not the misguided reforms being pushed by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. While… Read More
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has been trying to gut the filibuster rule to bulldoze two dangerous election bills through Congress. While the Freedom… Read More
