Election Integrity

Easy to Vote—Hard to Cheat

The foundation of the American system of self-governance is liberty, and the core expression of the people’s liberty is the ability to vote in free and fair elections. Safeguarding the integrity of our elections is paramount to preserving our republic. Election Integrity will work with relevant stakeholders across the country and within states to help ensure there are strong laws in place at the local level—making it easy to vote, but hard to cheat.

Election Integrity (CEI) has a simple goal: “Easy to Vote, but Hard to Cheat.”

With that pursuit in mind, CEI developed this educational, interactive, color-coded map that compares an individual state's current election integrity laws to other states. There are three main policy areas widely acknowledged to better protect voters: photo ID requirements, strong laws against ballot harvesting, and ballots returned to election officials by Election Day. CEI weighted these three key voter protections more heavily as a guide for the comparative categories of red, yellow, and green. (Click here to learn more about CEI’s specific methodology) This map will serve to better educate Americans on the local voter protection measures needed to restore faith, trust, and confidence in our elections.

The U.S. Constitution gives State Legislatures the right and responsibility to decide how their states will conduct elections. CEI will work to educate legislators, business leaders, grassroots organizations, and other relevant stakeholders as to the importance and impact of strong election integrity measures.

Team

The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell

Chair, Election Integrity

Thomas Lane

Director, Secure Elections Policy

Anna Pingel

Deputy Director, Secure Elections Policy

Hogan Gidley

Senior Advisor

Josh Findlay

Senior Fellow, Election Integrity Policy

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News Release | September 9, 2026

AFPI Releases Letter from Mayors Urging Congress to Advance SAVE America Act

This week, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released a letter from a coalition of mayors urging Congress to advance the SAVE America Act and strengthen election security nationwide.

Expert Insights | September 8, 2026

Poll Watchers Are Critical for Election Administration

Upon entering a polling location, most voters become aware of several aspects of the election process: opening the voter roll books, signing one’s name or showing an ID, and entering the voting booth. However, executing a successful election is much more complicated than this. Behind the scenes, many other details and processes must be correctly executed to ensure a fair, transparent, and efficient election. One such critical role is that of the poll watcher. These individuals provide third-party accountability by observing critical stages of the electoral process and thereby creating transparency and fostering public confidence in electoral outcomes. This accountability helps jurisdictions avoid potential lawsuits and other election issues. Poll watchers are not election suppression; they are critical to effective election administration.

Statement | September 8, 2026

AFPI Backs Arizona’s Authority to Verify Voter Citizenship in Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota to Protect Election Integrity

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure elections remain secure by upholding Arizona’s authority to verify that voter-registration applicants using the state form are U.S. citizens and to maintain accurate voter rolls.

News Release | September 2, 2026

AFPI Releases Issue Brief on The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and Its Negative Implications

This week, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released a new issue brief, The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: No Checks, Just Imbalances, under AFPI’s Election Integrity Initiative.

Issue Brief | September 2, 2026

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: No Checks, Just Imbalances

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is a multi-state agreement that would change how electoral votes are distributed in presidential elections (Ballotpedia, n.d.). The purpose is to effectively replace the Electoral College process defined in the U.S. Constitution with the national popular vote. Currently, electoral votes from any given state are determined by the popular vote of that state.

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