Election Integrity Transparency

The Civil Rights Act of 1960 requires states to retain and preserve “all records and papers” regarding voting information for 22 months after a federal election.  

The Center for Election Integrity conducted a study of the 2020 election to examine how states complied with the federal transparency and accountability laws, focusing on 100 counties in 14 swing states.  

Our examination found only six of 100 counties retained the original, unaltered voter files from the November 3, 2020, general election. This is a clear violation and lack of understanding of federal law. Also, without this essential, legally mandated record-keeping, researchers cannot conduct a proper analysis after an election to identify registration and voting discrepancies.  

This failure to follow the law undermines the American people's faith, trust, and confidence in our election process. Our solution? FOLLOW THE LAW. Proper enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1960’s data retention requirements with the advancement of digital tools will help restore confidence in our electoral system going forward. Transparency can be a powerful thing. 

I am not the original author of this information. The original disclosure can be found on the America First Policy Institute Website ( This information was copy and pasted from a personal email I received)