Most research into election fraud began in the six battleground or swing states, yet after numerous other states reported integrity issues the research has widened. We’re hoping to expand our coverage to every state in the US. The sections below outline what we know so far about District of Columbia.
We have very little information thus far on District of Columbia. If you know of any analysis, reports, or eyewitness accounts of election anomalies or fraud, let us know in the comments below.
Election Integrity Scorecard
The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard is an assessment of each state’s voting laws, written regulations and procedures. District of Columbia was ranked equal 25th out of 51.
| District of Columbia's Total Score | 57% |
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| Voter ID Implementation | 60% |
| Accuracy of Voter Registration Lists | 80% |
| Absentee Ballot Management | 48% |
| Vote Harvesting/Trafficking Restrictions | 0% |
| Access of Election Observers | 100% |
| Verification of Citizenship | 75% |
| Identification for Voter Assistance | 67% |
| Vote Counting Practices | 67% |
| Election Litigation Procedures | 0% |
| Restriction of Same-day Registration | 0% |
| Restriction of Automatic Registration | 0% |
| Restriction of Private Funding of Election Officials or Government Agencies | 33% |
View the full Scorecard for District of Columbia
It’s important to note that the scores above reflect the laws, regulations, and processes that exist within the state, but not whether they were actually followed. In the 2020 election, some states with highly-rated election integrity measures did not uphold them. 1 As The Heritage Foundation reminds us, even the best laws are not worth much unless responsible officials enforce them rigorously. It is up to the citizens of each state to make sure that their elected and appointed public officials do just that.
Electronic Voting Machines
The polling and tabulation equipment used for each county in the US is listed at Verified Voting, although see our disclaimer 2. They also have a detailed database including photographs of the various models of voting equipment. Note that the polling and ballot marking equipment is different to the scanning and tabulation equipment — both need to be highly secure, and in most cases are not.
Voting machines and computerized tabulation equipment have introduced many vulnerabilities and avenues for manipulation in elections. Cybersecurity experts tell us that there is no such thing as a fully secure computer system, and the more complex our voting systems and election systems get, with more moving parts and connections, the more impossible it will be for any state or county to defend against a nation-state-level threat. Local counties running elections can no longer defend against these motivated and well-funded foreign nations. The efficiency gains brought by machines are not reason enough to tolerate the loss of security, accountability, and transparency.
Elections need to return to paper ballots and mechanical or hand counting to minimize the threat of cyber attacks and manipulation by fraud. Let your state representative, county clerk, county commissioners, and Secretary of State know your opinion about this.
The Arizona Ballot Integrity Project is one such initiative promoting new, ultra-secure paper ballots with state-of-the-art security features to prevent fraud and help restore faith in elections. Learn more about the initiative.
Voting Trend Anomalies
In our series of articles on election trend analysis, we identified the following statistical outliers for District of Columbia which deserve further investigation. Visit the linked articles to learn more.
| ⚠️ | Voting Rate Increase | The turnout, or percentage of registered voters who voted, was significantly higher in 2020 than in previous elections, increasing from a range of 69-76% up to 84%. |
Further Updates
| Dec 10, 2021 |
A good-government group is suing the District of Columbia in federal court for refusing to allow the inspection of voter list maintenance records as required by federal law. The D.C. Board of Elections claims it can’t provide the voter list maintenance documents because of its contract with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). The Epoch Times |
State Representatives Supporting Election Integrity & Audits
Following the results of the Maricopa Arizona Forensic Audit, 188 state representatives from 39 states signed a letter asking for forensic audits in all 50 states.
❌ No representatives from District of Columbia have yet signed the document.
The US Congress Election Integrity Caucus — a group of 55 federal members working together on issues of election integrity — has no members from District of Columbia.
Raw Data
We aim to publish links to both the raw election data and voter registration data for District of Columbia so that citizens and researchers can analyze this information for themselves.
Further Leads
Beyond District of Columbia, additional links of nationwide relevance are available on our Further Leads page.
Footnotes & References
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Looking at the nationwide trends over the 2020 election, it became commonplace to stretch or completely ignore the laws for absentee/mail-in ballot eligibility, bulk ballot collection, independent observation, voter ID, signature verification, citizenship verification, removal of inactive/ineligible voters from rolls, voting machine accreditation, retention of election records, transparency of operations, and numerous other laws. Most breaches have not yet been prosecuted. ↩
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Verified Voting has some useful information on their website, however we feel the need to caution visitors about the partisan ties and Democrat influence within the organization. According to The Gateway Pundit: 3
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Barbara Simons, Board Chair of Verified Voting, was appointed by top-ranking Democrats (Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and later Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer) to the seemingly-corrupt and powerful U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
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Mark Lindeman, Co-Director of Verified Voting, openly opposed the Maricopa Forensic Audit, yet was chosen to perform the criticized Windham NH Audit.
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Verified Voting also appear to have hidden the fact that cybersecurity consultant and New Hampshire election auditor Harri Hursti was previously a member of the organization, with all mention of him removed from their website two days after being selected for the audit, without explanation.
Utilize the VV website with these questionable issues in mind. ↩
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The Gateway Pundit: “BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: The Windham, New Hampshire 2020 Election Audit Was Over Before It Started – Two of Three Auditors Have Conflicts with Pelosi and Schumer”, May 26, 2021. ↩
Visitor Comments
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