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Chris Deaton is the Editor of Declare. He was a legislative and communications aide to multiple members of Congress, the Managing Editor and later Editor of Red Alert Politics, and Deputy Online Editor of The Weekly Standard, where he covered congressional Republicans, fiscal policy, and healthcare and immigration reform, and was a regular guest on Fox News, CNN, and talk radio. He is a political and editorial consultant focused on providing underrepresented conservative perspectives to advocacy efforts for government reform.
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The Real Story of Mail-in Voting

America’s top Postal Service expert cuts through the noise found on social media — answering earnest questions, and providing historical context and the facts.
Policy

What Do Americans Get from All This Gerrymandering?

With the latest round being attempted after a Supreme Court decision, there’s a question of who this actually is supposed to benefit. Some recent polling suggests that the voters don’t believe it’s them.
Policy

Elections Face Some Midnight Pain in Georgia

A 2024 law that did away with a method for counting votes didn’t create a necessary process for replacing it. Now against an implementation deadline with no solution, officials are uncertain — but the lesson is clear.
Administration

Some Conservatives Are Skeptical of Executive Order on Elections

The reasons vary, from bureaucratic competence, to presidential authority, to how many Americans are ‘comfortable’ with a national voter registry.
Policy

From a Local Perspective, Elections Don’t Need ‘Saving’

The SAVE America Act is described as too big an instrument for too small an issue, by those who’ve run the election process at county-level.
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A Major Nevada County Takes an Uncommon Step to Promote Voter Trust

The Washoe County government, home of Reno, used its findings from its “list maintenance” during the last year to make a larger point about election work.
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Republicans, Democrats, Independents All Losing Election Trust

A new poll from the University of California, San Diego, finds faith in election accuracy falling across the board.
Policy

On Election Policy, a Smaller Gap Between what Republicans Want and What Exists

A list of election policy goals stated by House Administration Committee chairman Bryan Steil helps clarify what national Republicans might want beyond the status quo.
Administration

Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections Meets Significant Pushback from National Republicans

Local and state officials mostly default to opposing federal intervention in elections. But many Republicans at the federal level are rejecting the very idea, too.
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Fulton County in Context

An explainer about the developments there, and how they fit with times that are hard to make sense of.
Administration

What Does DOJ’s Letter to Minnesota Mean for Federalism?

Attorney General Pam Bondi looped a widespread request for state voter roll data into the federal government’s ongoing immigration operations in the state.
Administration

Political Fires Rage without Federalism

State legislators are realizing the consequences when no one bothers to ask who’s supposed to govern.
Policy

Ohio to Require Monthly Audits of Noncitizens on Voter Rolls

The provision was included in a package billed as being about absentee ballot return deadlines.
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What Is Meant by the Term ‘Paper Ballots’

A primer for one of the most uttered misunderstandings about U.S. elections.
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Scott Leiendecker, Dominion Buyer, Is Just an Election Admin (a Well-Liked One)

Interviews with former colleagues contextualize the partisan descriptions of Scott Leiendecker, who now leads the rebranded Dominion Voting.