Secure Elections

Blackwell Statement on Supreme Court Decision Allowing Challenge to Illinois Mail-In Ballot Law

Washington, D.C.—The America First Policy Institute’s Election Integrity Initiative welcomed today’s Supreme Court decision allowing a challenge to Illinois’ mail-in ballot law to move forward, reaffirming that candidates for federal office have a legitimate interest in the rules governing how votes are counted. The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell, Chair of Election Integrity at the America First Policy Institute, issued the following statement in response to the Court’s ruling in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections:

An Analysis of the Federal Voting Assistance Program and Recommendations for Improvement

The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) was established in 1986 to help service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas register to vote and cast ballots in federal elections. Nearly four decades later, many still face obstacles, reflected in persistently low participation rates that show that the program is not fully serving the people it was created to help.

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

AFPI Celebrates Tina Peters’ Pardon, Calls on Colorado to Grant State Pardon

The America First Policy Institute welcomes President Donald Trump’s pardon of Tina Peters, a former Colorado election official who was targeted by a weaponized justice system after she blew the whistle on what she thought was voter fraud. In 2024, she was sentenced to 9 years in state prison. Without a state pardon, she will remain in prison.

AFPI Releases Statement on Ranked Choice Voting

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today released the following statement from J. Kenneth Blackwell, chair for Election Integrity in response to the proposed Ranked Choice Voting Act.