News & Updates

News from the states in which Pillars is involved, and updates on Pillars events.
Pillars Updates

The Column: January 2026 — What’s Ahead

Welcome to The Column, a monthly newsletter from the Pillars of the Community team. Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, we will provide monthly updates on how Pillars…
January 22, 2026
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Ginsberg Joins Baker Institute To Discuss Contested Elections

Ginsberg joined the Baker Institute to discuss contested elections, using legal analysis to unpack how these elections play out and what officials are doing behind the scenes.   Listen…
January 13, 2026
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Ginsberg and Bauer Join To Discuss Building Trust In Elections

Ginsberg and Bauer come together to discuss their background as election lawyers, Pillars of the Community project, and how to build trust in elections.   Read more here.
January 8, 2026
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Ben Ginsberg Joined Election Officials For ASU Event

Ben Ginsberg joined election officials to discuss artificial intelligence and elections at Arizona State University.   Read more here.
November 22, 2025
Pillars Update

Community Engagement Tools for Election Officials

A new resource from Pillars of the Community helps election officials engage local leaders, strengthen public trust, and counter misinformation by offering practical steps, real-world examples, and adaptable…
August 21, 2025
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Ben Ginsberg: Does it make sense to require proof of citizenship to vote?

Ben Ginsberg is interviewed for the Lars Larson Show to discuss whether it makes sense to require proof of citizenship to vote. Listen to the interview here.
August 18, 2025
Pillars Updates

Appeals Court Orders Thousands of Voters to Verify Information in Contested N.C. Election

Ben Ginsberg is quoted in this article about the contested North Carolina election. “By changing the rules of the game after it’s been played to potentially disenfranchise as many as…
August 18, 2025
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Election Experts And Officials Gather At Hoover For 2024 Vote Postmortem

Ben Ginsberg is featured in an event recap from The Hoover Institution describing a 2024 postmortem conversation on the 2024 election. Participants acknowledged major successes by election officials in delivering…
August 18, 2025
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Echoes of Gore’s Florida recount in Griffin’s attempt to toss ballots

Ben Ginsberg authors a piece about the North Carolina State Supreme Court race and how it echoes Gore’s Florida recount. Jefferson Griffin’s attempts to invalidate 60,000 North Carolina voters bear…
August 18, 2025
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Executive Functions: Trump’s Elections Power Play and the Voting Machines

Bob Bauer writes about President Trump’s executive order on federal elections: On March 25, President Trump issued a sprawling executive order on Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of…
August 12, 2025