Author: Ian Camacho

Washington, D.C. – Look Ahead America (LAA) has issued a statement opposing Florida Senate Bill 7050 (FL SB 7050) as it disempowers citizens.

Ian Camacho, Director of Research, made a formal statement:

If FL SB 7050 were in place in 2021, then I would not have been able to send the Florida clerks vital information that led to the conviction of Emily Jessop Bowers on three counts of double voting. On its face, this bill is undemocratic as it undermines the power of American and Floridian citizens to restore election integrity.

Worse, the bill takes away power from the Office of Election Crimes and Security to make referrals or do anything with the information that it has on election irregularities and crimes. Given that the amended bill includes these changes, it is better to shoot it down than pass a bill with one tiny improvement while making everything else worse.

Citizens, call your state senators and representatives in Florida to kill this bill!

To find your state senators in Florida, visit: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find.

To find your state representatives in Florida, visit: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/myrepresentative.aspx.

For the six public policy election integrity objectives for Look Ahead America, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/Integrity.

For the conviction mentioned above, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/convictiontn/.

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Washington, D.C. – As a result of information submitted by Look Ahead America (LAA), Emily Jessop Bowers was convicted on Monday in Bradley County, Tennessee, of three counts of felony double voting in the 2020 and 2022 General Elections and in the 2022 Primary Election.

Ian Camacho, Director of Research, made a formal statement:

We give our thanks to Tennessee Election Coordinator Mr. Mark Goins for investigating this case, Volusia County Florida Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis for coordinating information, and Bradley County Assistant District Attorney General Mr. Joe Hoffer for a successful conviction.

It is vindicating to see our work lead to a successful conviction, and we look forward to more progress in the many pending cases that we are pursuing around the country.

While we have documented many cases of voter fraud, few are convicted due states and localities refusing to prioritize election integrity. We encourage state legislators to remedy this by dedicating resources for these prosecutions and for state and local law enforcement agencies to follow Bradley County’s lead and take voter fraud seriously.

Learn more about Look Ahead America and how to support our efforts at https://LookAheadAmerica.org.

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Washington, D.C. – Last week, the Arkansas State House and Senate passed HB 1513, which creates a permanent Election Integrity Unit (EIU) within the Attorney General’s office. Now the bill awaits Governor Sarah Huckabee Sander’s signature. This accomplishes one of Look Ahead America’s (LAA) six public policy objectives designed to improve voter confidence in elections.

Ian Camacho, LAA’s Director of Research, made the following statement:

We applaud the Arkansas legislature’s actions creating a permanent, standing office that will make investigating voter fraud incidences a priority. We especially thank Representative Austin McCollum and Senator Jim Petty for their leadership on this bill.

In too many other cases of apparent voter fraud that we’ve found around the country, we are told that investigations into these potential crimes is a third-tier priorities. By creating a dedicated unit within the Attorney General’s office, this will no longer be the case in Arkansas. Not only will this result in real investigations into potential fraud, it will also serve as a deterrent to anyone considering actions that will disenfranchise Arkansas voters.

We believe this will also encourage other states to follow Arkansas’ lead to help secure the voting process and restore the confidence of Americans in election results.

To read the prior press release on Arkansas’ EIU, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/arageiu/.

To learn more about Look Ahead America’s six election integrity objectives, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/integrity.

Support Look Ahead America at https://LookAheadAmerica.org/Donate.

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Washington, D.C. – On March 13 Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the creation of an election integrity unit (EIU). Look Ahead America (LAA) praises his work in creating this to improve voter confidence in elections moving forward.

Ian Camacho, Director of Research, made the following statement:

We are thrilled that Arkansas is on the way to filling one of our six public policy objectives to improve voter integrity. Specifically, #5. Creation and Sufficient Funding for a Dedicated Voter Fraud Investigation Division within the State’s Attorney General’s Office.

The only thing left at this point is for Arkansas legislators to enshrine this unit into law so that a later administration cannot dismantle it nor alter its goals as we saw happen in Arizona under the new governor. Legislators must make sure that it has the jurisdiction to prosecute election fraud should a case get that far so as not to dismiss it either as we saw Texas do as well. Learn from the mistakes of other states and tie up the loose ends!

Keeping these offices protected by law with clear goals and authorities for prosecution will empower the state to handle voter fraud and help keep the citizens of Arkansas confident in future elections, as well as help to clean up past ones.

Recently, LAA also released an election integrity report card for 2023 prior to the announcement of the Arkansas EIU. For the full report, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/2023ReportCard.

To learn more about Look Ahead America’s six election integrity objectives, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/integrity.

Support Look Ahead America at https://LookAheadAmerica.org/Donate.

View PDF of this press release here.

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Washington, D.C. – Today Look Ahead America (LAA) released its first 2023 legislative report card featuring over 100 bills from across the USA that reflect its six election integrity objectives.

Matt Braynard, Executive Director of Look Ahead America, made the following statement:

This year is shaping up to overtake 2020-2022 in the number and quality of election integrity of bills introduced, and we are excited to see items previously ignored being taken up and even introduced federally.

LAA’s state-based community organizers will continue to push LAA’s policy objectives on election integrity through their state legislatures and into law.

To read the full report, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/2023ReportCard.

To learn more about Look Ahead America’s six election integrity objectives, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/integrity.

Support Look Ahead America at https://LookAheadAmerica.org/Donate.

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Look Ahead America released an analysis of Rep. Paul Gosar’s legislation that requires a study to investigate and consider open source software for voting machines for use in 2028.

Matt Braynard, Executive Director of Look Ahead America, made the following statement.

Nothing will help restore confidence in our elections more than banning black box voting equipment and the study of open source alternatives required by this legislation is a great first step in that direction.

Open source voting equipment is not only more secure and transparent in its operation than the black box alternatives running secret, proprietary software offered by foreign-owned corporations like Dominion. It’s also about half the cost and also creates local jobs in states that would deploy it.

We are grateful to Congressman Gosar for his leadership on this issue and encourage his colleagues to pass this important legislation.

To read the full report on HB 466, visit https://lookaheadamerica.org/USHB466.

To learn more about open source versus black box voting, visit https://lookaheadamerica.org/blackbox/.

To learn more about Look Ahead America’s six election integrity objectives, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/integrity.

Support Look Ahead America at https://LookAheadAmerica.org/Donate.

View PDF of this press release here.

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Washington, D.C. – Look Ahead America’s (LAA) Research Group recently reviewed four bills from the state of Pennsylvania, all of them involving election integrity: S.B. 1, 127, 130 and 193.

LAA’s Director of Research, Ian Camacho, made the following statement:

All of these bills are great, and two of them incorporate Look Ahead America’s public policy objectives for election integrity. There’s nothing remotely controversial about any of them once you get past the hyperpartisan rhetoric.

Pennsylvania, and frankly no other state, has a valid excuse not to use voter identification in their elections. Studies show that people of all parties, races, and ethnicities overwhelmingly support voter ID in elections. The only people who oppose it do so because they want to remain in power by any means necessary.

Hopefully all these bills pass both chambers and Pennsylvanians vote these common-sense items into their constitution. If so, then more people will have more faith in their elections and participate in the democratic process as it will ensure fairness for all.

For more details on the report, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/PA2023Bills/

To learn more about Look Ahead America’s six election integrity objectives, visit https://LookAheadAmerica.org/integrity.

View PDF of this press release here.

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Washington, D.C. – Look Ahead America’s (LAA) Research Group recently reviewed 13 bills from the state of Virginia, all of them involving election integrity: S.B. 794, 844, 880, 900, 968, and H.B. 1377, 1444, 1467, 1499, 1847, 1877, 1901, 1947.

Ian Camacho, LAA Director of Research, made the following statement:

These 13 bills cover a wide variety of election integrity issues and concerns voiced by the great state of Virginia. While we hope that virtually all of the proposed reforms pass, in particular we are excited about H.B. 1377, which has progressed to the Senate as it most closely reflects one of our six election integrity objectives.

Should that pass, then it will be another victory for LAA, alongside South Carolina’s S.B. 108 and Arizona’s H.B. 2492 that have adopted our ideas to cleaning up and strengthening voter integrity. More importantly, it will be a victory for the state of Virginia and for the people of the United States of America knowing that their votes are better protected.

For more details on the report, visit https://lookaheadamerica.org/13VABills/.

To learn more about Look Ahead America’s six election integrity objectives, visit https://lookaheadamerica.org/integrity.

View PDF of this press release here.

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Washington, D.C. – Look Ahead America (LAA) Research Group released its first legislation review for 2023. The team reviewed nine bills from the state of Texas, all of them involving election integrity: S.B. 117, 166, 220, 260, and H.B. 52, 222, 397, 499, and 549.

Matt Braynard, LAA Executive Director, made the following statement:

These nine bills, introduced by members of both parties, offer substantive election integrity improvements in Texas and voters should encourage their legislators to pass them.

While these bills aren’t perfect and there’s still work to be done, Texas is setting an example for the rest of the country to follow with this meaningful progress.

For more details on the report, visit https://lookaheadamerica.org/9TX2023Bills.

To learn more about Look Ahead America’s six election integrity objectives, visit https://lookaheadamerica.org/integrity.

View PDF of this press release here.

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