This is a very exciting week!   Starting this week, our restructured NWGs will collaborate with experts, lawmakers, election officials -- and you! -- to turn these principles into actionable state and federal policy reforms. Your expertise and passion make you an ideal candidate to help drive these efforts.   How to Get Involved: Register for this week’s NWGs: Heather Honey and Julie Adams  will be kicking us off tomorrow, May 6th with their new  Election Accuracy & Transparency  NWG which will meet on  Tuesdays  of the 1st and 3rd full week of each month at  1PM  ET. Register at  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/0qNBvu2BS56R3Kr-Ha5g0w . Then on Wednesday, May 7th,  Kathy Harms and Ned Jones  will host their new  Election Day, Ballot Security, and Voter Protections  NWG which will meet on  Wednesdays  of the 1st and 3rd full weeks of each month at  11AM  ET. Register at  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cmvCLme7RBuErIwX9lgq3g . We will wrap up the first week of new NWGs on Thursday when  Heather Honey  will return with  Kathy Harms  at her side for the new  Protecting Military Voting  NWG which will meet on  Thursdays  of the 1st and 3rd full week of each month at  11AM  ET. Register at  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/mdwqQftFQICiUvjYVD31kw .   Join us to learn more about how you can take the lessons of the NWGs back to your state and make a difference in your election systems.   Then be sure to keep an eye out for the next round of NWGs beginning the week of May 12th: Voter Eligibility and Voter Rolls: 2nd and 4th  Wednesday at 4PM  ET  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/FFZtpxXHQyq75vZbn_ba-w   Citizens Only in American Politics and Voting: 2nd and 4th  Thursday at 11AM  ET  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/PgGUGkRgRbeQdcuXt9lG8Q   Election Technology and Security: 2nd and 4th  Thursday at 4PM  ET  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/s6oW3NFpS3WuRUuDIvOdyw   Banning Third-Party Election Interference: 2nd and 4th  Thursday at 6PM  ET  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/xmeXK4vhSh6KMvwu2ul8Jw     As Cleta notes, “EIN is America’s home for election integrity.” We invite you to continue your impactful work with us in this critical implementation phase.     It has been quite a ride so far – and we are not done yet! And we cannot do it without you on the train!     Sharon P. Bemis   President | Election Integrity Network, Inc.  sharon@electionintegrity.network

https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2025/05/01/nc-counties-conduct-voter-list-maintenance-required-law Raleigh, NC North Carolina election officials routinely update the voter registration rolls through a uniform and nondiscriminatory program that complies with state and federal laws. So far this year, for example, the state and county boards of elections have worked to remove nearly 500,000 registration records that were eligible for removal under the law, as explained in more detail below. This program helps ensure the accuracy of the voter registration database, while also preventing eligible voters from mistakenly being removed from the list. “The State Board and county boards of elections take list maintenance seriously and spend a considerable amount of time and resources adding new voters and removing those who are no longer eligible to vote,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections. “This is a daily effort across North Carolina.” North Carolina’s list maintenance program is detailed in the North Carolina Voter Registration List Maintenance Guide . County boards of elections routinely remove voters from the rolls for the following reasons: They moved, either to a different county or away from North Carolina. They died. They were convicted of a felony and are serving a sentence, including probation, post-release supervision, or parole. They had a duplicate registration. They requested to be removed. They were the subject of a successful voter challenge. They are not a U.S. citizen. 2025 List Maintenance to Date Through the first three months of 2025, county boards removed nearly 499,000 voter records from the registration rolls, with the vast majority of those being voters who have not voted or had contact with their county board in eight years and are removed as part of the regular list maintenance process described below. “These are routine processes, required by law, to ensure the voter rolls are as clean and up to date as possible,” Brinson Bell said. “Great care is taken to ensure that only voters who are no longer eligible are removed from the voter list.” Read the sections below for details on the reasons voters are removed from the rolls, as well as the chart on removals and reasons for removals so far in 2025. Biennial List Maintenance Earlier this year, county boards of elections removed nearly 420,000 “inactive” voter registrations from the voter rolls as part of the routine biennial list maintenance process. These registration records were removed after the voters were sent a mailing in 2021 because they had not voted or had any contact with election officials in two prior federal election cycles. When they didn’t respond to that mailing, their registration was placed in “inactive” status. They were removed this year after two more federal election cycles in inactive status, without voting and without having contact with their county board of elections. However, there are safeguards in this process. Any removed registrant must be reinstated if the voter appears to vote and affirms that the voter has not moved out of the county where they are registered to vote and has maintained residence continuously within that county. These are the procedures required by federal law, the National Voter Registration Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20507 ), and state law, N.C.G.S. §  163-82.14 . Deceased Voters Each week, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services provides the State Board a list of individuals who have died in the state. The State Board matches the records of deceased North Carolinians with voter registration records to determine if any of the people who have died are registered voters. The resulting list of deceased voters is then provided to the county boards of elections, which remove deceased voters from their rolls. County boards also may receive official death notices from their local register of deeds offices and remove voters based on that data. Finally, counties may remove a deceased voter upon written confirmation of the voter’s death from a near relative. In the first three months of 2025, county boards removed more than 25,000 registrations of deceased voters. Felony Convictions Under state law, people convicted of felonies lose the right to vote until they have completed their sentence, including time in prison or jail, as well as any period of probation, post-release supervision, or parole. Every day, the State Board provides to county boards of elections a real-time report that includes data from the N.C. Department of Adult Correction on individuals serving felony sentences in the state. If the county board determines that a registered voter is on the list, they are removed from the rolls, upon notice and opportunity for the voter to show they are, in fact, eligible. Additionally, federal prosecutors' offices provide quarterly reports on individuals convicted of felonies in federal court. State Board staff then forward reports to the county boards, which remove voters convicted of federal felonies, upon notice and opportunity to show they are, in fact, eligible. During the first three months of 2025, 2,849 voters were removed from the rolls due to felony convictions. Once their supervision period is over, a person convicted of a felony automatically regains the right to vote. They must still register to vote, even if they were previously registered to vote prior to their felony conviction. Non-Citizenship A 2024 state law requires the clerks of superior court in North Carolina to provide lists to the State Board of individuals who request to be excused from jury duty by indicating on a court form that they are not U.S. citizens. Within 30 days, the State Board matches those lists with the voter rolls. For any matches, State Board staff research state and federal databases to try to confirm the citizenship status of the affected individuals. The State Board then notifies the county boards of any registrants who, according to the research, are not listed as U.S. citizens in government databases. The relevant county boards then notify the voters that they will be removed from the rolls unless they object and show that they are, in fact, eligible. So far in 2025, five people believed to be non-citizens have been removed from the rolls, including three stemming from this jury excusal process, according to State Board data. Few people get excused for jury service for this reason. This is likely because jury lists are generated from the DMV customer list of citizens and the voter rolls, and based on historical experience, it is rare for non-citizens to register to vote. Voter Moves and Duplicate Registrations County boards of elections also remove the registrations of voters who move out of their county and update the registrations of voters who move within their county. When counties process a new voter registration, the applicant’s information is checked against state voter registration records. If the statewide voter registration system shows the applicant is registered in another county, then that voter is automatically removed from the previous county of registration. County boards also remove voters based on notices received from election jurisdictions outside of North Carolina that the voter has registered elsewhere in the United States. For the first three months of 2025, county boards removed more than 43,000 registration records of voters who moved within the state or from the state. Additionally, the State Board conducts numerous routine database queries to identify any duplicate registrations on the voter rolls. The resulting lists of possible duplicate records are provided to the county boards, who then carefully research the records to determine whether the records are, in fact, duplicate records for the same voter and, if so, they remove the duplicate record. Using this process, the county boards removed more than 7,000 duplicate registrations during the first three months of the year. Make Sure Your Voter Record Is Active and Up to Date North Carolina has more than 7.5 million registered voters. [See Voter Registration Statistics .] Voters may check their registration status at any time using the State Board’s  Voter Search  tool. Eligible individuals can  register online to vote  if they have a North Carolina driver’s license or other NCDMV identification. Otherwise, any voter can fill out a paper voter registration application in English or Spanish and return it to their county board of elections . To learn more about registering to vote in North Carolina, visit  Registering .    Count of Removals from Voter Registration Database by Reason (January through March 2025) Moved within state (Duplicate): 40,357 Two federal elections in inactive status: 419,937 Deceased: 25,119 Moved from state: 2,784 Duplicate/Merged duplicate: 7,017 Felony conviction: 2,849 Noncitizen: 5 Request from voter: 514 Other: 307 Total 498,889 Related Topics: Laws/litigation Required by law

Dave Boliek NC Auditor https://www.auditor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2025/05/01/state-auditor-boliek-appoints-members-state-board-elections Raleigh, N.C. State Auditor Dave Boliek has appointed three members to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.   State law requires the State Auditor to appoint members from lists of nominees provided by the State party chair of each of the two political parties having the highest number of registered affiliates. At this point, the Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party has submitted nominees. State Auditor Boliek has appointed the following three members:   Francis X. De Luca of Wilmington, nominated by the Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party.   De Luca is the former president of the Civitas Institute. He served in the United States Marine Corps for 30 years and retired with the rank of Colonel, and is a previous member of the State Ethics Commission.   Robert Anthony Rucho of Catawba County, nominated by the Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party.   Rucho is a former member of the North Carolina Senate where he served for nearly 17 years. He led on a variety of legislative issues including tax reform and electoral policy.   Stacy Clyde Eggers IV of Boone, nominated by the Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party.   Eggers is a lawyer and managing partner of Eggers Law Firm, and currently serves on the State Board of Elections.   "Managing our elections is no small task. It takes time, dedication, and professionalism, " said State Auditor Boliek. "We need full confidence in our elections, and I'd like to thank these individuals for their willingness to serve."   The terms of the members begin May 1, 2025. State Auditor Boliek remains ready to appoint members from the list of nominees submitted by the Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party. -------------------------------------------- The state Board of Elections changed from a Democratic to a Republican majority on Thursday as state Auditor Dave Boliek exercised his new powers to appoint members to the five-member board. The change to the board’s partisan makeup has implications for GOP Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s ongoing challenge to the results of the state Supreme Court race. Read more here.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/foreign-national-pleads-guilty-conspiring-submit-over-100-fraudulent-voter Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Share For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Sanjar Jamilov (32, Uzbekistan) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to submit fraudulent voter registrations. Jamilov faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agreement, Dmitry Shushlebin (45, Russia) hired Jamilov and others to submit more than 100 fraudulent voter registration applications to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections in February and March 2023. These applications were submitted in names other than their own, in envelopes with return and address labels that were identically formatted, including containing the same typographical error, and bore various indicia of fraud including, among other things, repeating dates of birth and addresses and nearly sequential Social Security numbers. Change of address forms were also submitted to the U.S. Postal Service to route mail to the names and addresses on the fraudulent applications to three locations that Shushlebin and Jamilov allegedly controlled. The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections was able to detect the fraud and rejected the fraudulent applications. Dmitry Shushlebin has been charged for his alleged role in this case. The case is currently pending. This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel J. Marcet and Trial Attorney Leo Wise from the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section. Updated April 29, 2025

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Each year, Asheville Tea Party promotes support for Wreaths Across America. https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/179417/Overview/?relatedId=16703 We visit the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain the second Saturday in December and lay the wreaths on the graves of our veterans. You can donate for a wreath for Black Mountain of any other cemetery. It's a wonderful remembrance and show of respect. It is especially heartwarming to see the children honor our veterans. Please help us Remember, Honor, and Teach on December 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm by sponsoring a wreath, volunteering, or inviting friends to help. Please click the link above. Thank you and God bless!

https://ashevilleteaparty.org/so/74POgyknz?languageTag=en&cid=cc6415be-dd06-4da5-81dc-2922385d93e3 Tea Time Meeting this Thursday, April 17, 2025 When: Noon Where:   Bay Breeze Restaurant, 1830 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville, NC 28791   Agenda  A don't miss meeting. Two timely issues that affect our nation. 1) Stop Woke Indoctrination   Speakers : Kim Poteat Chair of Moms for Liberty and Staci Metcalf Vice Chair Cher Silvius Henderson County Education Activist In the works: Education Workshop plans for the Fall   2) President Trump's Executive Order: Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections The financial impact of Sec 4 (b)(i) and (ii) on voting systems and equipment purchases since all previous certifications of voting equipment based on prior standards shall be rescinded. We've asked County Commissioners Jay Egolf to answer our questions regarding this issue and we very much appreciate him coming.   NCEIT Day of Action Wednesday, April 23rd. Lobby NC legislators to pass voter integrity laws    The Save Act Passes the House. The Resolution to support the U.S. Citizens Bill of Rights passing in NC districts

https://ashevilleteaparty.org/so/caPN8mrLV?languageTag=en&cid=de5f0a75-82ac-41f9-8d18-d2861b0d7ed7 The SAVE Act should be on the floor of the House by Tuesday, 4/1/2025. Below are the current cosponsors of the SAVE Act. Once the bill comes to the floor, there can be no other cosponsors. WE need to make sure the entire R delegation votes for it! Let's codify Prez Trump's executive order that only citizens vote. Did your Congressman cosponsor? Voting YES? Call them.   These Congressman co-sponsored the bill in NC. Chuck Edwards (R) District 11 Mark Harris (R) District 8 Addison McDowell (R) District 6 Tim Moore (R) District 14 Greg Murphy (R) District 3 David Rouzer (R) District 7 Who did not cosponsor https://ashevilleteaparty.org/so/caPN8mrLV?languageTag=en&cid=de5f0a75-82ac-41f9-8d18-d2861b0d7ed7

The SAVE Act should be on the floor of the House by Tuesday, 4/1/2025. Below are the current cosponsors of the SAVE Act. Once the bill comes to the floor, there can be no other cosponsors. We not only need more cosponsors by Monday, but we need to make sure the entire R delegation votes for it! Let's codify Prez Trump's executive order that only citizens vote. Did your Congressman cosponsor? Call These Congressman co-sponsored the bill in NC. Chuck Edwards (R) District 11 Mark Harris (R) District 8 Addison McDowell (R) District 6 Tim Moore (R) District 14 Greg Murphy (R) District 3 David Rouzer (R) District 7 Highlighted names are Republicans who have not yet cosponsored. Also, please call the Ds. Don Davis (D) actually voted with Rs on energy policy resolutions. 1st District Don Davis (D) @DonDavisNC 2nd District Deborah Ross (D) @RepDeborahRoss 3rd District Gregory Murphy (R) @RepGregMurphy 5th District Virginia Foxx (R) @RepVirginiaFoxx 6th District Addison McDowell (R) @RepMcDowell 7th District David Rouzer (R) @DavidRouzer 8th District Mark Harris (R) @RepMarkHarrisNC 9th District Richard Hudson (R) @RepRichHudson 10th District Pat Harrigan (R) @RepPatHarrigan 11th District Charles Edwards (R) @RepChuckEdwards 12th Alma Adams (D) @RepAdams 13th District Brad Knott (R) @bradknottfornc 14th District Tim Moore (R) @ @RepTimMooreNC Up to 95 co-sponsors on SAVEAct2025 now. We need 121 more Republican signatures! (Click on the name for contact phone. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/cosponsors The main post on co-sponsors, all names listed and daily updates on who signs on. https://x.com/necehorn/status/1897045855955526112?s=61 More info on SAVE Act https://www.nceit.org/post/call-your-congressman-this-week-cosponsor-the-save-act

Newsletter with info: Prez Trump's Executive Order US Citizens Election Bill of Rights Directions to District Conventions SAVE Act https://ashevilleteaparty.org/so/acPNIyOwt?languageTag=en&cid=de5f0a75-82ac-41f9-8d18-d2861b0d7ed7

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/ March 25, 2025 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/ Thank you, Erin Marie Joyce < electionintegrityleaders@cpi.org > Election integrity groups were swooning with accolades today after President Donald Trump issued a comprehensive Executive Order that puts proof of citizenship front and center in federal voter registration. The EO arrives as the House of Representatives is preparing to vote on major reform to the National Voter Registration Act with HR 22 , called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act . The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship to register for federal elections and directs agencies to work with states to help them verify citizenship. Like the EO issued today, the SAVE Act represents a long-overdue reform of NVRA, especially its “Motor Voter” provisions that, in many states, automatically register individuals who transact with their states’ Dept. of Motor Vehicles. https://erinjoyce.substack.com/p/executive-order-throws-down-on-election To view this discussion visit https:// groups.google.com/a/cpi.org/d/msgid/electionintegrityleaders/s5HQDwuIAhEswSS0MMQC0CZGPOb34VOBn_Et-mKbnans_BUDdYr8jgPfuwUfIZqP8JFAiee7JtBv0n_jlOPwaF4cpxv9g7Ood_eREhNjLyI%3D%40epec.info . This is quite an order and it will be challenged in court. And, the lawsuits are already here. More from the Federalist for a breakdown: https://thefederalist.com/2025/03/26/trump-signs-eo-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-paper-ballots/ Here's the lawsuit "Threat" from Elias already! https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-voting-elections-executive-order/