Popular Sovereignty
Free and fair elections are the lifeblood of popular sovereignty, a founding principle of our Republic. They ensure that legitimate political power arises not from decree or inheritance, but from the deliberate will of the people.
“The people reign in the American political world as God does over the universe.”
Alexander de Toqueville
President-elect Trump Appeals New York Lawfare Conviction to the Supreme Court
The apparently unending lawfare against President-Elect Trump appears to be nearing an end this week as Mr. Trump has requested the U.S. Supreme Court stay his sentencing in the highly publicized case, People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump. In this case, Trump was found guilty of thirty-four counts of falsifying business […]
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New California Law Prohibits Cities from Requiring ID to Vote
On September 26th, Gavin Newsom signed a law prohibiting California cities from requiring valid ID to vote in municipal elections. This was done in response to a ballot initiative in Huntington Beach that passed in March and would have required residents to present an ID in local elections beginning in 2026. The state of California immediately sued […]
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Supreme Court Lets Arizona Proof of Citizenship Requirement Stand
August 29, 2024
By statute, Arizona requires prospective registrants to establish citizenship when using the state’s voter registration form. This helps ensure the integrity of the...
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Virginia Governor Youngkin Takes Positive Step Towards Securing Elections
August 16, 2024
On August 7th, Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) issued Executive Order Number Thirty-Five, strengthening election security procedures in Virginia. The Executive O...
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Virginia Commonwealth Board of Elections Demand Letter
March 24, 2023
September 20, 2016Landmark Legal Foundation recently sent this demand letter to the Virginia Commonwealth Board of Elections. The Foundation demanded that the Board distr...
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Landmark’s California Voter Registration Investigation
March 24, 2023
Landmark files complaint with the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security Re: California’s Failure to Maintain Accurate Voter Rolls. View the comp...
Read moreLandmark Files Complaint With California Dept. of Motor Vehicles For Failure To Maintain Accurate Voter Rolls
March 24, 2023
View the complaint here.
Read moreLANDMARK OPED: California Ignores Non-Citizen Voter Registrations
March 24, 2023
View the article here.
Read moreLandmark Legal Foundation Requests Federal Investigation Into California Voter Registration Improprieties
March 24, 2023
View the complaint here.
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Process For Protecting The Integrity Of Its Voter Rolls
March 23, 2023
Read the OpEd in USA Today by Landmark’s President Pete Hutchison here.Landmark’s amicus brief in support of the State of Ohio is available here.Listen to Landmark’...
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