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Across the country, we are seeing the administration problems with states trying to expand mail-in voting just months before an election. Whether it's duplicate ballots, ballots arriving late or not at all, outdated voter rolls, legalized ballot harvesting, polling place consolidations, we have seen it all over the last year and this timeline documents it. Not only do these last-minute changes invite fraud, but it leads to people being disenfranchised. Despite these clear warnings, Democrats continue to pass legislation to federalize our elections and force states to expand mail-in voting in a timeframe that is impossible to implement correctly. Ranking Member Davis believe is working to empower states to prevent fraud, secure our election infrastructure, and help people safely vote.
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- January 3, 2019
Democrats Introduce H.R. 1 Mandating Expanded Mail-in Voting
H.R. 1 federalizes our elections by requiring "no excuse" absentee, disregards states' voter identification or signature requirements, requires same day registration, mandates polling locations, etc.
- February 7, 2019
- February 27, 2019
Democrats Reject All 28 Amendments Offered by Republicans to H.R. 1
The Committee on House Administration considered 28 amendments to the 571-page Democratic legislation, H.R. 1. Not one Democratic Member voted in favor of a single amendment before final committee passage clearly making H.R. 1 a partisan exercise.
- March 7, 2019
- March 8, 2019
Democrats pass H.R. 1 mandating states mail-in ballots
H.R. 1 federalizes our elections by requiring "no excuse" absentee, disregards states' voter identification or signature requirements, requires same day registration, mandates polling locations, etc.
- January 9, 2020
- January 30, 2020
- February 4, 2020
- February 6, 2020
- February 11, 2020
- March 3, 2020
In anticipation that more voters would choose to vote by mail, LA County consolidated more than 4,000 voting locations to less than 1,000 vote centers resulting in reported vote wait times of up to four hours. According to Voting Systems Assessment Project (VSAP) Board Report, 15% of, or more than one hundred thousand, voters waited more than two hours to vote.
- March 17, 2020
- March 27, 2020
- April 7, 2020
- May 8, 2020
- May 14, 2020
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Davis Releases Ballot Harvesting Report Highlighting Opportunities for Fraud and Abuse
Committee on House Administration Republicans' report that examines the use of ballot harvesting – when any individual can pick up any voter's ballot for any reason and deliver it to the polling location completely unchecked – in the 2018 midterm congressional elections. Specifically, the report analyzes two states: North Carolina, which overturned an election because of the fraud associated with ballot harvesting, and California, which maximized and politically weaponized ballot harvesting in 2018 and still does today.
- May 15, 2020
- May 15, 2020
Davis Releases Ballot Harvesting Report Highlighting Opportunities for Fraud and Abuse
The Heroes Act not only mandates no-excuse absentee voting, but also mandates states, in the event of an emergency or disaster that occurs 120 to 30 days prior to an election, to mail a ballot to every registered voter. COVID-19 would qualify as an emergency or disaster to trigger this rule. Meaning states would have to mail every registered voter a ballot even if their voter rolls, like LA and California, have more registered voters than eligible citizens or it's impossible for them to move to mail-in voting in a matter of days. Additional mandates such as same day registration, polling location requirements, ID prohibition, and more were also part of this legislation – most of which were also in H.R. 1 passed prior to the coronavirus in 2019.
- May 19, 2020
- May 27, 2020
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Davis Requests Review of Speaker Pelosi's Reelection Legislation
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Elections Chair Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) requesting that they review House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent election legislation, specifically the nationalization of vote-by-mail, included in her two recent coronavirus relief packages.
- May 28, 2020
- June 2, 2020
- June 4, 2020
Davis Recounts Common Problems from Primaries where States Tried to Expand Mail-in Voting
Davis released this statement: "Tuesday's primaries, held in red and blue states alike, demonstrated just how complicated implementing a vote-by-mail process is and how if not done properly, can unintentionally disenfranchise many voters. Confusion among voters, fewer in-person voting locations, overwhelmed election administrators, and unsecure election processes are issues reported from this week's primaries that every state needs to look at and work to address before November or risk disenfranchising voters. Unfortunately, Democrats have presented this as a foolproof option to the American people and we saw on Tuesday that this is just not the case. Instead, states need to be realistic and plan accordingly."
- June 6, 2020
- June 11, 2020
Davis Warns that Ramping up Mail-in Voting Will Disenfranchise Voters at Hearing
As Democrats continue to push to nationalizing vote-by-mail, Ranking Member Davis highlights how it takes years to correctly implement vote-by-mail or it will lead to people being disenfranchised.
- June 19, 2020
Washington SoS Speaks with Davis about how Vote-by-mail Took Decades for them to Implement
Davis spoke with Washington's Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who oversees the state's all mail-in election process. Wyman discusses how complicated vote-by-mail is, how it took Washington decades to implement it, and some problems seen by other states rushing to expand the process ahead of November.
- June 23, 2020
- June 25, 2020
- June 25, 2020
- July 7, 2020
- July 8, 2020
Democrats Double Down on Requiring Vote-by-mail 4 Months before the Election
H.R. 7427, the ACCESS Act again mandates states to mail every registered voter a ballot for the 2020 general election just four months away. The bill also includes the same election provisions included in the Heroes Act Democrats passed in May.
- July 13, 2020
The Associated Press (AP) finds "more than 100,000 mail-in ballots were rejected by California election officials during the March presidential primary, according to data obtained by The Associated Press that highlights a glaring gap in the state's effort to ensure every vote is counted."
- July 17, 2020
- July 17, 2020
- July 19, 2020
- July 22, 2020
Davis Sends 10 Oversight Letters where Voters Risk Disenfranchisement
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) exercises the committee's oversight role and sends letters to ten localities where significant issues occurred during recent primaries and where voters are likely to face significant hurdles to vote this November.
- July 28, 2020
- August 3, 2020
Ten Republicans introduce the Emergency Assistance for Safe Elections Act
Davis and several House Republicans introduced the Emergency Assistance for Safe Elections (EASE) Act to help states ensure those who want to vote in person can do so safely by providing $400 million to recruit poll workers, clean polling locations, and make mail-in voting more secure by cleaning their voter rolls. The EASE Act provides the assistance to state and local election administrators have been asking Congress for while putting commonsense restrictions on what the funding can go towards. Davis also encourages this bill to be included as part of the negotiations for the next coronavirus relief package.
- August 6, 2020
- August 7, 2020
- August 10, 2020
Davis Announces Virtual Election Roundtables to Discuss Issues Facing Local Election Administrators
Davis announced he will host virtual election roundtables titled "Administering Safe Elections During a Pandemic" across the country as part of the committee's oversight role. Davis has invited state and local election administrators to join virtual roundtables to discuss the challenges they face ahead of Election Day. Virtual roundtables will begin with state and local officials in Illinois, Georgia, and Wisconsin.
- August 12, 2020
- August 13, 2020
- August 14, 2020
- August 18, 2020
- August 21, 2020
- August 22, 2020
- August 23, 2020
While Democrats push a false narrative of United States Postal Service (USPS) sabotage, FiveThirtyEight examines states ballot request and return deadlines and finds that more than 30 have guidelines inconsistent with what the USPS recommends for on-time arrival. Meaning voters could follow their state's rules and still not have their ballot count.
- August 24, 2020
- August 24, 2020
- August 28, 2020
Davis Highlights How Mail-in Voting Disenfranchises Voters in Democrat-led Areas
During a hearing, Davis highlights how mail-in voting disenfranchises more voters than in person voting. In the last four elections, more than 28 million mail-in ballots went missing, according to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Yet, Democrats on this committee, in this House, and across the country continue to push implementing universal vote-by-mail before the November election just over 60 days away.
- August 28, 2020
- August 29, 2020
- August 31, 2020
- September 1, 2020
- September 2, 2020
- September 10, 2020
New York Election Roundtable Highlights Ongoing Fraud Issues with Mail-in Voting
Davis noted the virtual roundtable highlighted, very clearly, the issue with mailing live ballots to every registered voter as Democrats have proposed in the Heroes Act. A local election official in Suffolk County spoke about receiving an absentee ballot application for someone who had passed away months ago. Luckily that was caught and it wasn't a live ballot. Davis went on to talk about how this continues to be a major concern, especially when states like California have been sued for failing to update their voter rolls but are mailing live ballots to every registered voter.
- September 11, 2020
- September 17, 2020
- September 18, 2020
- September 23, 2020
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Davis Sends Additional Oversight Letters to New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
The letters sent to New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania outline a number of election administration problems ahead of November 3rd, including many of the security concerns with mail-in voting raised by a whistleblower in a recent New York Post article. Davis also requests information regarding the security and delivery of mail-in ballots, alleged voter coercion at nursing homes, and preventing the impersonation of voters.
- September 24, 2020
- September 29, 2020
- October 1, 2020
Democrats Use Pandemic Relief Bill To Federalize Elections 33 Days Before Election Day
Davis speaks on the Heroes 2.0 Act saying it includes 71 pages of election mandates on states 33 days before the election and after more than a million people have already voted across the country. These are mandates include same-day registration, 15 days of early voting, requires specific rules for polling locations, forcing no-excuse absentee voting, nationalizing ballot harvesting, and more. Davis notes not only would this be impossible for election administrators to implement in this short timeframe, but voters would be voting under different rules.
- October 5, 2020
- October 6, 2020
- October 16, 2020
Our election system faces many challenges. The consequences of voter disenfranchisement and historic inequities linger with us today and demand our attention to ensure equitable access to the ballot box. We know the danger of those seeking to influence our elections by hacking into our election infrastructure. An additional threat that hits very close to home is that of third-party interest groups getting between our ballot and the ballot box.
- October 19, 2020
- October 26, 2020
- October 27, 2020
- October 29, 2020
- October 29, 2020
- November 11, 2020
Ranking Member Davis, Leader McCarthy, And Ranking Member Cole Release Statement On House Democrats' Plan To Institute Remote Voting
"Speaker Pelosi is once again attempting to consolidate power in the House of Representatives while rewarding members of her party for their compliance. Chairperson Lofgren's letter would pave the way for an expansion of the current proxy voting scheme into a fully-remote "vote by text" operation that is unproven, unsecure, and unconstitutional. In addition to this yet-to-be unveiled remote voting program, House Democrats are reportedly considering additional rules changes to insulate themselves from criticism, such as eliminating or neutering the motion to recommit, the minority party's last opportunity to amend legislation."
- November 20, 2020
- December 2, 2020
- December 15, 2020
- December 17, 2020
- December 21, 2020
In Iowa's 2nd District, every legal vote was counted and we know this because the votes were counted and recounted using a timely, transparent, and bipartisan process. Bipartisan recount boards in all 24 counties — including a member appointed by the Miller-Meeks campaign, a member appointed by the Hart campaign, and their agreed upon third member — conducted the recount. Following the recount, Iowa's bipartisan State Canvassing Board voted unanimously to declare Rep.-elect Dr. Miller-Meeks the winner on Nov. 30.
- December 22, 2020
- December 22, 2020
- December 30, 2020
- January 3, 2021
- January 4, 2021
- January 22, 2021
- February 19, 2021
- February 25, 2021
Davis: H.R. 1 Would Be The Largest Expansion Of The Federal Government's Role In Our Elections
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) delivered this opening statement at today's hearing on elections. Davis's remarks focus on the federal election mandates, public funding of campaigns, and attacks on the First Amendment within H.R. 1, which is scheduled to be on the floor next week without going through a markup. Davis has invited the only witness today who has experience running elections to testify about the real-life impact H.R. 1 would have on states and localities working to administer elections.
- February 26, 2021
Only Hearing Reveals H.R. 1 Is Unworkable For Election Administrators, Violates Free Speech, And Publicly Funds Congressional Campaigns
Steil also highlighted the fact that none of the Democrat's witnesses have never administered an election before and the ethical issues with H.R. 1's provision to publicly fund congressional campaigns. "We're holding today's hearing and we don't have folks who have a history of administering elections at a statewide level," said Steil. "H.R. 1 allows candidates running for reelection to use federal money to run negative ads and pay political consultants. H.R. 1 is an approximately 800 page bill. I'd be remised to not express my frustration that we are not holding a markup on this bill."
- March 1, 2021
Committee Republicans Offer 25 Amendments To H.R. 1 To Prevent Election Chaos, Protect Free Speech, & Stop Public Financing Of Congressional Campaigns
After Committee on House Administration Democrats fail to markup H.R. 1, committee Republicans, Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), and Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.), offer 25 amendments to H.R. 1 to prevent chaos in our elections, protect Americans' First Amendment rights, and stop the public financing of congressional campaigns through corporate funds.
- March 2, 2021
Davis: Federal Government Should Not Be In The Business Of Funding Congressional Campaigns
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) spoke on the House floor against H.R. 1, the For the Politicians Act. Davis specifically spoke against the bill's creation of a federal fund to publicly finance congressional campaigns using corporate fines.
- March 2, 2021
Davis: Federal Government Should Not Be In The Business Of Funding Congressional Campaigns
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today offered a Motion to Recommit to instruct the Committee on House Administration to consider an amendment to remove all public financing from H.R. 1.
- March 3, 2021
- March 10, 2021
Democrats Reject Amendment To Dismiss Federal Contest Against Congresswoman Miller-Meeks
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today delivered this opening statement calling on the committee to immediately dismiss the election contest filed against Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Ia.). Davis offered an amendment at today's business meeting to immediately grant Congresswoman Miller-Meeks's motion to dismiss to stop taxpayer dollars from being wasted on overturning an election that has been certified by the State of Iowa after a thorough, transparent, and bipartisan recount process. Unfortunately, Democrats rejected Davis's amendment by a partisan 6-3 vote.
- March 19, 2021
GOP Members Raise Conflict Of Interest, Ethical Issues With Democrat Attorney Marc Elias Working To Unseat Rep. Miller-Meeks
Committee on House Administration Republicans raise conflict of interest and ethical issues with the Democrat attorney, Marc Elias, who is working to unseat Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Not only is Elias, and his firm Perkins Coie, representing Rita Hart in this case, but they also represent Chairperson Zoe Lofgren and committee members, Reps. Pete Aguilar and Mary Gay Scanlon, which account for half of all the Democrats charged with deciding this case before the Committee on House Administration.
- March 23, 2021
- March 31, 2021
- April 1, 2021
Steil Dispels Democrats' Myth That A Federal Takeover Of Elections Is Necessary To Increase Americans' Access To The Polls
Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Ranking Member Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) today delivered this opening statement dispelling Democrats' myth that a federal takeover of elections, H.R. 1, is necessary to increase Americans' access to the polls at today's hearing.
- April 28, 2021
- May 6, 2021
- May 12, 2021
- May 24, 2021
- May 27, 2021
Hearing Demonstrates HR 1/S 1 Would Decrease Voter Confidence In Elections
Republican witness and civil rights attorney, Harmeet Dhillon, notes that the bipartisan Carter-Baker Commission recommended in 2005 safeguards, like voter ID, to promote voter confidence because they saw lack of voter confidence as being a huge issue facing future elections, but H.R. 1/S. 1 would eliminate them.
- June 22, 2021
- June 24, 2021
- July 1, 2021
- July 12, 2021
- July 16, 2021
Ranking Member Davis Launches Faith In Elections Project With Visit To New York
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week launched the Faith in Elections Project with visits to three different districts in New York state. Davis joined U.S. Reps. Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), and John Katko (NY-24) to discuss election issues with the experts: election administrators.
- July 22, 2021
Davis Discusses Faith In Elections Project And 1/6 Select Committee With Sean Spicer On Newsmax
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) last night discussed the recent launch of the Faith in Elections Project and Speaker Pelosi denying Republicans a voice on the 1/6 Select Committee. Davis was also joined by Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) whose district Davis visited last week to talk about election integrity issues with local election administrators as part of the Faith in Elections Project.
- July 28, 2021
- August 6, 2021
Ranking Member Davis Visits Ohio, Tennessee As Part Of Faith In Elections Project
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week made stops in Ohio and Tennessee as part of the Faith in Elections Project. On Monday, Davis joined Congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan (R-OH) to hear from local election officials in their districts along with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R-OH). Davis then traveled to Tennessee on Tuesday where he met with Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R-TN) and county election administrators from across the state.
- August 17, 2021
- August 24, 2021
- August 25, 2021
Davis: House Democrats Put Political Power Above The American People
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today spoke against H.R. 4 on the House floor and gave Democrats the chance to listen to roughly 80 percent of Americans who support voter ID laws by offering the Motion to Recommit that would strike provisions in H.R. 4 that penalize state and local governments who implement common sense voter ID requirements. Unfortunately, 218 Democrats blocked this commonsense measure.
- October 8, 2021
Davis Visits Iowa, Utah As Part Of Faith In Elections Project
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) members of Congress from Iowa and Utah this week to meet with local and state election officials and legislators as part of his Faith in Elections Project. The project promotes faith in elections by better understanding the election administration process and highlight the major issues within the Democrats' efforts to force a federal takeover of elections through H.R. 1, H.R. 4. and now the Freedom to Vote Act, a repackaged version of H.R. 1.
- December 9, 2021
Davis Offers MTR Ensuring Non-Citizens Are Removed From States' Voter Rolls
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today offered the Motion to Recommit to amend H.R. 5314 to ensure non-citizens are removed from states' voter rolls.
- December 17, 2021
- January 13, 2022
Democrats Block Davis Amendment To Prevent Non-Citizens From Voting, Rush Through Bill Giving Own Campaigns Up To $7.2 Million
After Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis' (R-Ill.) amendment to prevent non-citizens from voting was blocked last night, House Democrats rushed through a bill to give their own campaigns up to $7.2 million in public funding and nationalize elections.
- February 10, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the Chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, David A. Skeel Jr.
Ranking Member Rodney Davis expressed concern about a report that Puerto Rico had to extend its 2020 primary due to some prcincenqs not having ballots on Election Day, potential leading to some individuals not being able to cast a vote. In order to better understand what happened, the Ranking Member requested that FOMB respond with an explanation regarding their role and process in authorizing funding for elections.
- March 11, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the Elections Administrator of Harris County Texas, Isabel Longoria.
Ranking Member Rodney Davis expressed concern about a report that Harris County located 10,000 ballots that were not counted initially in their primary election. In order to ensure this does not happen again, it was requested that Harris County provide a detailed timeline, with dates, of when and how the 10,000 ballots were missed, located, and then counted, as well as the process your office is using to ensure these ballots are properly and efficiently counted, and an explanation of the steps and processes the office will take to ensure that did not happen during the federal election in November.
- March 17, 2022
Ranking Members Steil And Davis Remarks At Subcommittee On Elections Hearing On Ensuring Free And Fair Access To The Ballot In Texas
Ranking Members Steil and Davis highlighted the numerous instances of incompetence that occurred on the part of the Elections Administrator in Harris County, Texas in the recent Congressional primary. They also highlighted how, if not for S.B. 1, over 10,000 ballots that were at first misplaced and not counted would have likely not been discovered.
- March 17, 2022
ICYMI: House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis Testifies At House Rules Hearing On Proxy Voting And Remote Committee Proceedings
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) testified before the House Rules Committee at its member day hearing on proxy voting and remote committee proceedings. He highlighted the detrimental effect these rules have had on the institution and the need to end these practices and get Congress back in person and back to work on behalf of the American people.
- March 25, 2022
Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Administration Committee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL), and 16 additional cosigners sent a letter to Secretary Walsh.
Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Administration Committee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL), and 16 additional cosigners to Secretary Walsh regarding DOL's promulgation of Executive Order 14019.
- March 29, 2022
- March 29, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the Biden Administration regarding the elections office promoting access to voting.
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and eight others sent a letter to the Biden Administration to inquire about the Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting, E.O. 14019, which President Joe Biden signed on March 7, 2021, and share their concerns about the lack of constitutional and statutory authority for federal agencies to engage in any activity beyond its stated mission, including federal voting access and registration activities.
- April 1, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Ian K. Linnabary, chair of the Illinois State Board of Elections, expressing concern that the State Board of Elections from Illinois violated federal law, specifically that the Board refused to release its voter registration list, as required by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
- April 8, 2022
- April 19, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Honorable Uzra Zeya on behalf of Mr. Setegh.
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Honorable Uzra Zeya, the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights at the Department of State, to request immediate evacuation assistance from Pakistan for Mohammad Ali Setegh, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Afghanistan Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), and his family, wife and four children aged 7 to 21 years old.
- April 21, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the Georgia State Elections Board.
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Secretary Brad Raffensperger share concerns about the recent report that Stacey Abrams' New Georgia Project, in coordination with Rock the Vote, conducted "voter education" for Atlanta Public Schools' high school students.
- April 21, 2022
- April 28, 2022
Ranking Members Steil And Davis Deliver Remarks At Subcommittee On Elections Hearing On "The Impact Of Disinformation Targeted At Communities Of Color"
Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Ranking Member Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and full Committee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) delivered remarks at the Subcommittee on Elections hearing entitled "A Growing Threat: The Impact of Disinformation Targeted at Communities of Color."
- April 29, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) received a letter in response from the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission.
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) received a letter in response from the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission Chairman, Francisco J. Rosado Colomer. This letter was drafted in response to one sent by the committee to the Chairman of the Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico ("FOMB"), David A. Skeel Jr. regarding the Puerto Rican 2020 Primary Election.
- May 16, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the Louisiana County Registrar.
A letter was sent to Dean C. Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk of the Los Angelos County Board of Elections, to express concern about a report that 104 live ballots were found unattended in a mail tray on a sidewalk in East Hollywood
- June 3, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Bibb County, Georgia.
A letter was sent to Mike Kaplan, chair of the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections, to express concern about a report that early ballots were illegally tabulated in primary elections and request information on the security of the early-tabulated results.
- June 3, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Cobb County, Georgia.
A letter was sent to Janine Eveler, Director of Elections & Registration in Cobb County, Georgia, to express concern regarding a report that early ballots were illegally tabulated and request information on the security of the early-tabulated results.
- June 3, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Fulton County, Georgia.
A letter was sent to Cathy Woolward, Chair of the Fulton County Elections Board, to express concern regarding last minute security and other software updates that were made to the county's electronic pollbooks (EPBs), which caused polling locations to open at less-than-full capacity, and request an explanation on how they will ensure that all of the county's devices will be updated in time for the polls to open in November, specifically ensuring that minority and majority polling locations are not disproportionately affected.
- June 3, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Rockingham County, North Carolina.
A letter was sent to Ophelia Wright, chair of the Rockingham County Board of Elections, to express concern about a recent report that Rockingham County's electronic pollbooks (EPBs) were inoperable for an extended period of time during the recent primary election.
- June 3, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Gates County, Pennsylvania.
A letter was sent to Jimmy Eure, chair of the Gates County Board of Elections, to express concern about a recent report that some of Gates County's voting equipment was inoperable for nearly 4 hours on the day of the recent primary election.
- June 3, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Berks County, Pennsylvania.
A letter was sent to Berks County Board of Commissioners to express concern about a report that Berks County's electronic pollbooks (EPBs) were inoperable for an extended period of time on election day last week, which resulted in extended polling hours.
- June 8, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Clackamas County, Oregon.
A letter was sent to Clackamas County Clerk Sherry Hall expressing concern about a recent report that up to 60,000 ballots in the recent primary election had blurry barcodes and could not be counted properly by vote-counting machines.
- June 15, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Philadelphia regarding former U.S. Congressman Michael "Ozzie" Myers guilty plea to election fraud charges.
A letter was sent to Philadelphia City Commissioners Deeley, Bluestein, and Sabir following reports of voter fraud. In this instance, former Congressman Michael "Ozzie" Myers pleaded guilty to "stuffing ballot boxes for Democrats in the 2014-18 Pennsylvania elections.
- June 15, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way.
A letter was sent to New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way following reports that there are tens of thousands of errors within New Jersey's voter rolls, including thousands of duplicate registrations and deceased individuals.
- June 15, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the Department of Agriculture Secretary of State Thomas J. Vilsack.
A letter was sent to Department of Agriculture Secretary of State Thomas J. Vilsack regarding the Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting, E.O. 14019, which President Joe Biden signed on March 7, 2021, and to share our concerns about the lack of constitutional and statutory authority for federal agencies to engage in any activity beyond its stated mission, including federal voting access and registration activities.
- June 22, 2022
Ranking Members Steil And Davis Deliver Remarks At Subcommittee On Elections Hearing "A Growing Threat: How Disinformation Damages American Democracy"
Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Ranking Member Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and full Committee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) delivered remarks at the Subcommittee on Elections hearing entitled "A Growing Threat: How Disinformation Damages American Democracy."
- June 23, 2022
Ranking Member Davis: SCOTUS Ruling Is Huge Win For Voter ID
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the North Carolina Legislature has the right to intervene to defend the state's voter ID law in Berger v. North Carolina NAACP.
- July 11, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Dekalb County, GA Board of Elections Chair Dele Lowman Smith.
A letter was sent to Dekalb County, GA Board of Elections Chair Dele Lowman Smith following a report that a hand recount revealed that the initial machine tabulation inaccurately counted several thousand ballots, leading to official results drastically different from the earlier-reported unofficial results.
- July 11, 2022
Jacinta Ma, Director of EEOC's Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, responded to a letter sent by Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC.).
Director Ma stated that "We have not yet submitted a plan in response to Executive Order 14019 and are exploring ways that we can continue to serve the public in the EEOC's mission as well as support the Executive Order. As the EEOC has not yet submitted a plan, we are unable to provide a funding estimate for the plan or to describe the criteria for approval of any third-party organizations and state officials to provide voter registration services on agency premises pursuant to Executive Order 14019."
- July 15, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Clark County, NV County Clerk Joe Gloria.
A letter was sent to the Clark County, NV County Clerk Joe Gloria about a report that no logic and accuracy testing was conducted for voting machines prior to day of the Nevada primary election on June 14, 2022, which has been required by Nevada law since at least 1975.
- July 15, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Clark County, NV County Clerk Joe Gloria.
A letter was sent to the Clark County, NV County Clerk Joe Gloria following a report that printers at several voting locations malfunctioned during the recent primary election and did not allow some voters to print confirmation of their ballot selections.
- July 15, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Lancaster Chief Registrar/Chief Clerk of Elections Christa L. Miller.
A letter was sent to Lancaster Chief Registrar/Chief Clerk of Elections Christa L. Miller expressing concern about the nearly 16,000 mail-in ballots that had a coding error, which required more than 50 volunteers and county officials to re-mark and count these ballots, significantly delaying election results.
- July 15, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Nye County, NV county Clerk Sandra Merlino.
A letter was sent to Nye County, NV county Clerk Sandra Merlino about a report that incorrect ballots were delivered to precincts 17 and 22, which each received the other's ballots.
- July 15, 2022
Shalanda D. Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, responded to a letter sent by Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.).
Director Young stated that "President Biden issued the Voting EO in furtherance of the Federal government's duty to promote this fundamental right." Additionally, "The Office of Management and Budget's role in implementing the Voting EO draws on the agency's expertise, including that of the U.S. Digital Service. Consistent with applicable law, the agency will coordinate efforts to improve and modernize Federal websites and digital services that provide election and voting information to the American people."
- July 18, 2022
Lauren McFerran, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, responded to a letter sent by Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC.).
Chairman McFerran stated that "The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) respects the policy of this Administration "to promote and defend the right to vote for all Americans who are legally entitled to participate in elections." The Agency advances that policy consistent with its congressional mandate."
- July 27, 2022
Ranking Member Davis Introduces American Confidence In Elections Act
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) is introducing the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, comprehensive legislation that focuses on strong election integrity reforms while respecting the Constitution, federalism, and conservative principles.
- July 27, 2022
A comprehensive plan to restore confidence in American elections
As the nation grappled with the uncertainty of the pandemic, many states rushed to make changes to their election processes in 2020 that led to problems like live ballots being sent to inaccurate mailing lists, limited or no access for observers, ballot harvesting, and untimely reporting of results.
- July 28, 2022
ICYMI: ACE Act Roundtable Recap
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) hosted a roundtable discussion with members of Congress, state election officials, and key stakeholders yesterday on the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act.
- July 29, 2022
Davis Delivers Remarks At Hearing On Independent State Legislature Theory
Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today delivered remarks at a full committee hearing on "Independent State Legislature Theory."
- August 15, 2022
James Kvaal, Under Secretary from the Department of Education, responded to a letter from Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) regarding a clarification of implementation efforts for Executive Order (E.O.) 14019.
Under Secretary Kvaal stated that "To date, the only action taken by the Department with regard to E.O. 14019 is publication of a Dear Colleague letter (GEN-22-05) addressing requirements for distribution of voter registration forms." The letter primarily reminds institutions of the requirement in section 487(a)(23) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that institutions participating in the Federal student financial aid programs "make a good faith effort to distribute a mail voter registration form, requested and received from the State, to each student enrolled in a degree or certificate program and physically in attendance at the institution, and to make such forms widely available to students at the institution."
- August 24, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Pinal County Elections Department in Arizona.
A letter was sent to Pinal County Elections Department Director Virginia Ross expressing concern about a recent report that an estimated 63,000 erroneous ballots were sent out to voters for the primary election. The letter included a request to learn how this mistake was made and what steps were being taken to prevent it from happening again in the future.
- September 1, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter of congratulation to The Honorable Paul Pate.
A letter was sent to Iowa Secretary of State, Paul Pate, on his appointment to serve as co-chair of the National Association of Secretaries of State's Elections Committee.
- September 1, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) responded to a letter from Clark County, Nevada.
A letter was sent to Clark County Clerk Joseph Gloria in response to an earlier letter concerning significant technical issues with ballot printers during the 2022 primary election in Clark County. The letter requested an explanation of how their office will address service availability of printers and promptness of technicians, as well as any procedural or regulatory changes you will make to ensure these issues do not recur.
- September 1, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter of congratulation to The Honorable Paul Pate.
A letter was sent to Iowa Secretary of State, Paul Pate, on his appointment to serve as co-chair of the National Association of Secretaries of State's Elections Committee.
- September 15, 2022
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack responded to a letter previously sent to him regarding President Biden's Executive Order (EO) on Promoting Access to Voting, E.O. 14019 and the actions of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement the EO.
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack responded stating that while the Department has moved forward with strategic planning called for by the Executive Order, the Department has not estimated the amount of funding needed to implement plans in response to it.
- September 30, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to New York State Board of Elections co-chairs Peter S. Kosinski and Douglas A. Kellner.
A letter was sent to New York State Board of Elections co-chairs Peter S. Kosinski and Douglas A. Kellner expressing concern about recent reporting on pre-filled absentee ballot applications distributed by a private group for the upcoming general election. This group, Vote NY, has mailed pre-filled absentee ballot applications citing "temporary illness or disability" as reason for the application—effectively conducting a no-excuse absentee balloting effort despite New York law.
- October 10, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Mayor Cavalier Johnson of the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A letter was sent to express concern about the recent announcement of the Milwaukee Votes 2022 campaign, a privately funded, government-sponsored, partisan get-out-the-vote effort endorsed while Johnson was acting in his official capacity as mayor of Milwaukee.
- October 20, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Ranking Member Bryan Steil (R-Wi.), Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-SC.), Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY.) sent a letter to the Honorable Muriel Bowser (D-DC.) urging her to abandon the bills: the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act and the Elections Modernization Amendment Act.
A letter was sent to the Honorable Muriel Bowser (D-DC.) urging her to abandon the bills: the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act and the Elections Modernization Amendment Act. A staff-level briefing was requested to be held as soon as possible, but no later than October 27, 2022.
- October 26, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to the Chairman of the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission, Hon. Francisco J. Rosado Colomer.
A letter was sent to inquire about the status of any funding requests being developed by the State Elections Commission in preparation for the upcoming federal general election in 2024 and to offer my support for the timely approval of all funds necessary to ensure that election operates smoothly.
- November 1, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden to express concerns with his false claims about election integrity legislation across the country.
A letter demanded the immediately cease spreading election misinformation, rescind your previous statements, and apologize to the American public, as the statements made calling the "Jim Crow Laws", had no basis in fact.
- November 4, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons to express concern about reports of voting irregularities that occurred during the June primary and continue to occur in the run up to election day.
These concerns stemmed from troubling allegations like voters being removed from the voter rolls without notice, inaccurate ballots being printed at certain precincts, polling locations not opening at the correct time, and unsecured ballots found in the front seat of a car belonging to an employee of the Clerk's office do not inspire the confidence necessary for the American people to have faith in our elections.
- November 4, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Administrator Jeff Roberts of the Davidson County Election Commission.
The letter was sent to express concerns about a recent report that "an unknown number of voters have cast ballots in the wrong congressional [district]" in the metro Nashville area due to an apparent error on the part of the Davidson County Election Commission.
- November 10, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) received a response from Administrator Jeff Roberts of the Davidson County Election Commission.
In response to the concerns brought up in the previous letter, Roberts stated that after the AP reporter brought the situation to their attention, it was immediately investigated, and with the assistance of the Tennessee Secretary of State's office, they were able to identify the specific voters impacted. From there, they developed a remedy to ensure all eligible Davidson County voters had the opportunity to cast the correct ballot on Election Day.
- November 16, 2022
Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) sent a letter to Chair Denise Williams of the Luzerne County Board of Elections and Registration.
The letter was sent to express concern about reports that a significant number of polling locations in your county did not have an adequate amount of ballot paper on Election Day, resulting in the disenfranchisement of a large number of qualified voters for whom no ballots were available to record their votes.