CREW’s Work to Protect Election Certification – CREW

CREW is committed to protecting the certification of the 2024 election, from arguing against election rule changes in briefings and at major news outlets to investigating and reporting on threats to the certification.

In August 2024, CREW released a report It identifies 35 fraudulent election officials across the country who have already refused to certify previous election results and may be able to do so again. The report focuses on eight states where county officials have unlawfully refused to certify elections since 2020: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The report also identifies the legal remedies available to state and federal authorities and voters to protect the certification of the 2024 election.

In Georgia, the State Election Board (SEB) reviewed dozens and passed several last-minute changes to election rules – CREW has been following closely and taking a leading role in the pushback. Our Deputy Chief Counsel Nikhel Sus and our Chief Counsel Donald Sherman testified before the SEB in August against two of these rule changes. CREW, along with ACLU of Georgia, Common Cause Georgia and Public Rights Project, submitted public comments opposing the rule changes.