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Commentary: A History Lesson for Democrat List Makers and Election Thieves

November 20, 2020November 19, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

As we noted in our recent column Democrat Socialists Are Coming For You, the Left has begun to make lists of supporters of President Trump and the MAGA movement with the intention of driving all those whom they can identify out of the public square and depriving them of employment, education and other societal benefits.

The latest examples of this Democrat system of oppression are the targeting of lawyers representing President Trump and a petition being circulated at Harvard University demanding that former Trump administration officials be prohibited from attending, teaching or speaking at the university.

Commentary: Seven Simple Proposals to Fix Our Broken Elections

November 12, 2020November 11, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Joe Biden may have declared victory, but whether he or Donald Trump officially wins the presidency may remain undetermined for weeks, even months, and even then we may see the election brought before the Supreme Court.

Who knows?

Ohio Secretary of State Wins Stay of Ongoing Ballot Box Issue

October 13, 2020October 12, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

It’s a new week and with it comes another turn surrounding ballot drop boxes in Ohio.

After a federal district judge Friday sharply criticized Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and ordered multiple drop boxes at multiple locations be allowed, a federal appeals court stayed that order.

Thousands of North Carolina Voters Double-Voted, Watchdog Group Finds

July 13, 2020July 12, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Thousands of voters in North Carolina voted twice in one or both of the past two elections, according to a court filing in the key battleground state.

Public Interest Legal Foundation, an election integrity group, announced Thursday that it had filed a brief in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina outlining the number of double votes.

Wisconsin to Mail Absentee Ballot Applications to 2.7 Million Voters

May 29, 2020May 28, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

The Hill reports, the Wisconsin Elections Commission agreed to mail out 2.7 million absentee ballot applications to most voters in the state this fall ahead of November’s presidential election.

The vote came just a week after the six-person panel split 3-3 along partisan lines on whether to mail the forms to nearly all registered voters, even if they hadn’t requested one. The bipartisan commission on Wednesday unanimously passed the plan.

Breaking: Gov. DeWine Flouts Judge’s Ruling, Declares Health Emergency to Postpone Primary Election

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

In a late-night announcement, Governor Mike DeWine – through the state’s Health Director Dr. Amy Acton – declared a Health Emergency and ordered the polls closed for Tuesday’s primary election.

In a Facebook post, the Governor’s office said, “During this time when we face an unprecedented public health crisis, to conduct an election tomorrow would force poll workers and voters to place themselves at an unacceptable health risk of contracting coronavirus. As such, Health Director Dr. Amy Acton will order the polls closed as a health emergency. While the polls will be closed tomorrow, Secretary of State Frank LaRose will seek a remedy through the courts to extend voting options so that every voter who wants to vote will be granted that opportunity.”

Stacey Abrams Calls on Democrats To ‘Stop Re-Litigating Past Elections’

January 26, 2020January 25, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams told a crowd of Democrats that they must move on from past elections and focus on making future elections more fair.

National Democrats Sue Minnesota As Part of ‘Eight Figure Commitment’ to Fighting ‘Voter Suppression’

January 24, 2020January 23, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Two national Democratic groups filed a lawsuit against Minnesota Thursday in an effort to eliminate the state’s “unconstitutional” restrictions on voter assistance.

Foreigners Tried to Hack the Ohio Secretary of State Office on Election Day

November 29, 2019November 28, 2019 Zachery Schmidt

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said this week that foreigners tried to hack his office on Election Day in Ohio this year.

Commentary: Is the Fed Meddling in Our Elections?

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

In his latest weekly column, our liberty-loving friend former Republican congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul says while so many people have been blaming the Russians for election meddling, we should look right here at home — at the Federal Reserve.

Commentary: Ballot Harvesting Corrupts Elections

March 11, 2019March 10, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Ned Ryun People think the real problems with the integrity of our elections involve non-citizens voting, or lack of photo ID, or voter rolls needing to be cleaned, or ballot box stuffing. While those are all problems, people are missing the elephant quietly sitting in the corner of…

Commentary: What Happened in North Carolina is Voter Fraud

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

by Jason Snead More than a month after the November election, the details of an apparent voter fraud scandal orchestrated by a North Carolina Republican operative are still coming to light. A coordinated absentee ballot harvesting ring may have gathered, tampered with, or destroyed hundreds of ballots. The outcome…

Commentary: It’s Up To Conservatives To Nationalize The 2018 Midterm Election

August 26, 2018August 27, 2018 Admin

by Richard Viguerie For many years I’ve been telling the GOP establishment that Republicans never win a big election unless they nationalize the election – that means drawing a clear contrast with the Democrats and giving the voters “a tune they can whistle” on big conservative themes. The Republican…

Early Voting Turnout Heavy in Maury County

July 16, 2018July 15, 2018 Jason M. Reynolds

Voters hit the polls heavily in the first two days of early voting in Maury County. The polls opened Friday at the Maury County Election Commission for early voting in the 2018 Tennessee general and primary election, The Daily Herald reported. On Friday and Saturday, at least 1,100 votes were…

Google Suspends Advertising Related to Irish Abortion Referendum

May 10, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

Google is suspending all advertising connected to Ireland’s abortion referendum as part of moves to protect “election integrity,” the company announced Wednesday. The move came a day after Facebook banned foreign-backed ads in the Irish campaign, amid global concerns about online election meddling and the role of internet ads in…