Dirty Voter Rolls, Broken Trust: Inside the Election Integrity Fight

In this exchange, election integrity expert J. Christian Adams, President of the Public Interest Legal Foundation and former DOJ voting rights attorney, explains why voter roll transparency remains one of the most fiercely resisted reforms in American elections.

The conversation begins with a hypothetical scenario: if federal and state officials could clearly identify errors in voter rolls nationwide, what remedies exist to ensure those rolls are properly maintained? According to Adams, accurate list maintenance is both lawful and essential—but often deliberately avoided.