250 FOIAs Sent. One Goal: Election Integrity

Dear Friend —

This week, True the Vote launched one of the most comprehensive transparency initiatives in our history.

We’ve sent public records requests to every state and the 200 largest counties in America, asking one question that every citizen deserves to know the answer to:

The Executive Order directs states to strengthen election systems through improved voter-roll accuracy, verification of citizenship, and tighter ballot-handling rules. Some parts of the EO are being challenged in court — but every election official should still be working to secure the process.

All responses will be posted publicly at iv3.us and will also be featured in this newsletter, so you can follow along and see what your state and county are doing. We expect responses to start trickling in in about a week. If you use IV3, you’ve likely been waiting for us to restart the project … and we’ve been waiting to see what states are going to do with their voter rolls post the Executive Order. Hopefully, we’ll have answers soon. Elections belong to the people; transparency is how we keep it that way.

You can see our FOIA requests here

⚠️ Maine Ballots Found in an Amazon Box: Chain-of-Custody at Risk

Authorities in Maine are investigating a serious breach: a resident opened an Amazon delivery and found bundles of blank absentee ballots. The state’s election crimes unit, the FBI, and Amazon are investigating. Amazon says the package appeared to be tampered with outside its system.

This is exactly why chain-of-custody matters. Ballots aren’t just paper; they’re the voice of the people. When they can be intercepted, diverted, or repackaged, the entire process is compromised. True the Vote is pressing for answers — and we’ll post every development, so you can see what’s being done in Maine to secure your vote.

🗳 Dominion Sold: Lessons from the 2020 Nightmare

Axios reports that Dominion Voting Systems has been sold to a Missouri-based company called Liberty Vote, led by Scott Leiendecker, a former Republican election official. The new owners say they’ll rebuild or retire Dominion’s existing machines and focus on paper-based, auditable systems.

It’s welcome news — but we haven’t forgotten what came before.

In 2020, questions about Dominion’s software, contracts, and data flows were met not with transparency, but with lawsuits, media censorship, and intimidation. Americans were told to “trust the system,” yet denied meaningful access to the very data that could restore that trust.

That stonewalling fueled public mistrust and tore at the fabric of our republic.

Now, as Dominion changes hands, True the Vote will be watching closely. Will Liberty Vote live up to its name? Will it open the books, allow audits, and finally let Americans verify what happens inside the machines that count their votes? Time will tell.

⚖️ SCOTUS: Fighting to End Weeks-Long Ballot Counting

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections — a case that could reshape how America treats ballots that arrive days (or even weeks) after Election Day. Under Illinois law, vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day may still be counted up to 14 days later. Rep. Mike Bost, joined by two presidential electors and backed by Judicial Watch, challenged that practice.

Lower courts rejected the challenge, saying the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue, even though expanded ballot deadlines implicate the very integrity of elections. The question before SCOTUS: can federal candidates challenge state election rules when those rules change when or how long postmarked ballots may be counted?

This isn’t a technical procedural fight. If the Court says no standing, states could effectively extend their own Election Day without checks. If the Court says yes, it opens the door for challenges to all extended counting regimes.

Our view is clear: elections must conclude when the polls close. Allowing late-counted ballots undermines certainty, prompt results, and public trust. Kudos to Judicial Watch for their representation of the Plaintiff — great work!

We’re watching this case closely and will keep you posted as it develops.

Together, We Keep the Watch

Election integrity is the heartbeat of a free nation. Through these FOIA requests, investigations, our ongoing advocacy, and your support, we’re building a permanent, citizen-driven record of truth.

But this mission only works when you are part of it.

👉 Here’s how you can help:

• Visit iv3.us to follow every FOIA response as it arrives.

• Share this newsletter with friends who care about honest elections.

• Give if you can — not out of charity, but partnership. This is your movement, your country, your vote. Help us keep watch.

• Stay engaged — because your vigilance is the cornerstone of liberty.

These Are the Days

These are difficult and dangerous days. But they are also days of decision — the kind that define who we are as a people.

Freedom doesn’t defend itself. It requires citizens who are awake, informed, and unwilling to surrender the responsibility that comes with self-government. Every generation must take up that burden anew — to question, to watch, to act, to stand.

Our time is now. DO NOT GROW WEARY.

We can not give up. The systems of power will always resist scrutiny. But America was never meant to run on power; it was meant to run on consent — the consent of an engaged, self-governing people who demand truth and transparency from those who serve them.

So stay watchful. Stay involved. Speak up. Encourage others to do the same. The future of this Republic doesn’t rest in Washington — it rests in us.

Keep the faith. Hold the line. Never quit. Ephesians 6 FTW!

Ever onward,

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