Working together for integrity in Minnesota's elections
Electoral corruption has been a persistent issue in the United States since its inception, with numerous instances of political machines and corrupt practices emerging throughout the country’s history. Tammany Hall, the infamous Democratic political machine that was possibly at it’s peak under Boss Tweed in New York City in the 19th century, is perhaps one of the most well-known examples […]
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Is the Supreme Court about to tee it up for 2020 ‘election deniers’? By Jason Lewis – It goes without saying that voter fraud is nothing new. Think Tammany Hall and Chicago’s ‘city bosses,’ including Cook County in the 1960 presidential election. Or read Means of Ascent, Robert Caro’s masterful account of ‘landslide’ Lyndon’s shenanigans at the ballot box during […]
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Whether or not fraudulent votes corrupted our election systems isn’t even relevant to the immediate problem. It is a crisis of confidence brought about by a small cabal of heavy-handed officials. Over the past three centuries, the United States of America has enjoyed, almost exclusively, peaceful and orderly transfers of power from one administration to the next. In the context […]
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St. Paul – The Minnesota Voters Alliance, today announced its participation with the Thomas More Society and several other civic organizations filing federal lawsuits in four battleground states to stop private money being used to influence the administration of elections by government officials. The MVA today filed its suit against the City of Minneapolis in US District Court, with additional […]
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