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All eyes were on Pennsylvania in the 2020 election. The commonwealth’s election process was one of chaos, with issues caused by mass mail balloting, blocking poll watcher access and ballot harvesting, to name just a few.
Now some good news.
Prior to the 2020 election, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) provided the commonwealth with at least 21,000 deceased registrants by name who remained on the voter rolls less than a month before the general election.
Of these 21,000, 9,212 had been dead for at least five years, 1,990 had been dead for at least 10 years and, astonishingly, 197 had been dead for at least 20 years.
Arizona Governor allowed a bill that keeps private donations out of electoral operations in the state. This comes after the 2020 election that was the most controversial.
Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Private Donations for Election Processes
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday signed legislation that prohibits donations for election operations in the state.
“With public confidence in our elections in peril, it’s clear our elections must be pristine and above reproach and the sole purview of government,” Ducey wrote in a signing letter.
The bill passed along party lines in the state Senate and House before it was signed into law on Friday.
It comes after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife in September 2020 announced they made a $300 million donation to two nonprofits “to promote safe and reliable voting in states and localities during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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I am pleased to see the steady evolution of “Autism Awareness Month” to “Autism Acceptance Month,” as what really needs to be celebrated are the enormous contributions of people with autism to our society.
The Educational Services Commission of New Jersey proudly operates a post-age-21 program known as Adult Community Services, in which we teach young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities about life skills and direct them into competitive employment. Through this skills program, people 21 and older have been able to hone their talents in the workplace while earning a paycheck to be self-sustainable.
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(Photo : Getty Images/Spencer Platt) PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 04: People participate in a protest in support of counting all votes as the election in Pennsylvania is still unresolved on November 04, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With no winner declared in the presidential election last night, all eyes are on the outcome in a few remaining swing states to determine whether Donald Trump will get another four years or Joe Biden will become the next president of the United States. The counting of ballots in Pennsylvania continued through the night with no winner yet announced.
According to an election-integrity watchdog group, Pennsylvania agreed to remove the names of dead people from voter rolls after agreeing upon a settlement with state officials. The lawsuit, which the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed in November last year, alleged that an estimated 21,000 regist