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
Pillars Updates
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
Pillars Updates
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
Pillars Updates
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
Pillars Updates
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
Pillars Updates
Statement from Ben Ginsberg and Bob Bauer on the November 2024 Election
As co-chairs of Pillars of the Community, we commend the election administrators, poll workers, and volunteers who worked tirelessly to conduct this November’s election with professionalism and adherence…
November 12, 2024
Pillars Updates
Ben Ginsberg on the “Prosecuting Donald Trump” Podcast
Co-Chair Ben Ginsberg joined the “Prosecuting Donald Trump” podcast with Mary McCord and Andrew Weissmann to discuss election administration. From the transcript: Mary McCord: So we’re really…
November 12, 2024
Pillars Updates
Bipartisan Leaders Across Georgia Reaffirm Confidence in Election Integrity
A distinguished coalition of bipartisan Georgia leaders, known as the “Pillars of the Community,” has issued a strong statement of confidence in the integrity and resilience of Georgia’s…
November 5, 2024
Pillars Updates
Pillars in WisPolitics
WisPolitics covered Pillars’ efforts to bolster trust in elections across the country: Ben Ginsberg, former counsel to George W. Bush and Mitt Romney, and Bob Bauer, former White…
November 4, 2024