Press Releases

December 17, 2019
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Ranking Member Davis Applauds Election Security Funding Effort in Appropriations Package
"I'm thankful that states are finally getting the funding they asked for to help bolster their election security efforts. Providing flexible grants that will allow states to decide how to use their resources to upgrade their election and cyber security with a percentage match from states is what I h...
October 27, 2019
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ICYMI: Ranking Member Davis Talks Election Security with C-SPAN Newsmakers
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) appeared on C-SPAN Newsmakers this weekend to discuss election security, his bipartisan bill to prevent foreign interference in elections: the Honest Elections Act, the current state of impeachment and how it affects Congress' ab...
October 17, 2019
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Ranking Member Davis Introduces the Honest Elections Act
"The type of interference we saw in the 2016 presidential election with Russia's misinformation campaign is unacceptable, which is why I'm putting forth the Honest Elections Act. Our bill is designed to fight nefarious actors from intruding in our elections without infringing on Americans' right to ...
October 15, 2019
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Democrats' SHIELD Act Doesn't Solve Problem of Foreign Interference in Elections
The bill aims at preventing foreign interference in our election systems but falls short of accomplishing that goal by failing to address the primary method Russia used to influence the 2016 Presidential election, as well as inflicting broad requirements for online advertisements that will have a ch...
September 29, 2019
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Davis and Lesko Joint Statement on Elections' Subcommittee Field Hearing in Arizona
"During the field hearing in Arizona, the Subcommittee on Elections should examine the ways Arizona has worked to protect ballots of its citizens, like the state's prohibition on ballot harvesting."
September 24, 2019
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Ranking Member Davis Statement on Partisanship and Mission of the Federal Election Commission
"Last month, I sent a letter to the FEC about my concerns of partisan behavior by some at the agency and how that threatens to undermine the overall mission of the Commission. It is alarming to me that the commissioners are not even in agreement in their responses as to what is the basic mission of ...
September 10, 2019
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Why North Carolina's 9th District Needed a New Election
"For all of the talk from Democrats about election security, they refuse to address the only election interference practice that actually resulted in a state refusing to certify their election results. I will continue to demand that Democrats take action to prevent all types of interference and fra...
August 25, 2019
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Top House Republican on Elections Sends FEC Commissioners Oversight Letter Challenging Partisan Behavior
Davis seeks answers to the degree of partisanship, its potential hindrance of the Commission's mission, and the use of taxpayer resources being used to facilitate a partisan agenda through the FEC.
August 4, 2019
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Ranking Member Davis Conducts Oversight to Ensure Readiness of Election Assistance Commission Before 2020 Election
"I remain committed to ensuring that local election officials have every resource they need to provide for a secure election in 2020. Effective and focused oversight over the EAC is critically important in this mission."
August 1, 2019
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ICYMI: Ranking Member Rodney Davis Discusses Republican Legislation to Secure Elections in Q&A with Politico
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