{"id":2692877,"date":"2026-10-28T15:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignelection-integrity-deniers-demand-allegiance-to-a-troubled-election-system\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:38:27","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignelection-integrity-deniers-demand-allegiance-to-a-troubled-election-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignelection-integrity-deniers-demand-allegiance-to-a-troubled-election-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Integrity Deniers Demand Loyalty To Troubled Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignelection-integrity-deniers-demand-allegiance-to-a-troubled-election-system%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2692877&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Beau_Bayh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beau Bayh\u2019<\/a>s last name opens a lot of doors in Hoosier State Democrat Party politics. The son of former Indiana governor and U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh has benefitted immensely from name recognition and his daddy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/indianacapitalchronicle.com\/2026\/10\/21\/evan-bayh-drains-his-federal-campaign-accounts-with-2-4m-to-state-dems-amid-sons-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">campaign cash<\/a> in his run for secretary of state \u2014 a post the Democrats haven\u2019t held in <a href=\"https:\/\/mirrorindy.org\/indiana-secretary-of-state-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">32 years.<\/a> It\u2019s been <a href=\"https:\/\/indianacapitalchronicle.com\/2026\/10\/19\/engling-aims-for-quick-jump-from-unknown-staffer-to-statewide-indiana-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly a decade and a half<\/a> since a Dem has been elected to a statewide office of any kind in the ruby red state.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So when Beau Bayh walked into the City-County Building in Indianapolis Tuesday to vote ahead of next week\u2019s election, the 30-year-old veteran was reportedly hailed as a hero by the Marion County Democrats. Election workers, it seems, were part of the hero worship, Niki Kelly, editor-in-chief of the Indiana Capitol Chronicle, reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection workers cheered when he arrived and he took a photo with one volunteer,\u201d Kelly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nkellyIN\/status\/2115081085486854645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> in a post on X at 9 a.m. Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BeauBayh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BeauBayh<\/a> cast his ballot today at the City-County Building in Indianapolis. Election workers cheered when he arrived and he took a photo with one volunteer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bJgGvgnhD1\">pic.twitter.com\/bJgGvgnhD1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Niki Kelly (@nkellyIN) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nkellyIN\/status\/2115081085486854645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The display didn\u2019t sit well with Republicans worried that the political crush on the Bayh family scion might unduly influence the people working Marion County\u2019s elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust another reason why we need election monitors in Marion County. Why can\u2019t they just be professional?\u201d commented Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, on Kelly\u2019s X post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just another reason why we need election monitors in Marion County. Why can\u2019t they just be professional? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/khjSsSiR4Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/khjSsSiR4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AG Todd Rokita (@AGToddRokita) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGToddRokita\/status\/2115143413767008439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The partisan love fest in the Indianapolis elections office is another reason why Republicans should not be bullied or duped into the latest inane round of \u201cpledges\u201d to blindly accept the results of the election.<\/p>\n<p>Stop me if you\u2019ve heard this joke before. A leftist and a RINO walk into the pivotal midterm election cycle and call on their fellow members of Congress to commit to accepting the outcome. No questions asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The brains behind this insipid litmus test to determine loyalty to a troubled election system are Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. The <a href=\"https:\/\/electionlawblog.org\/2026\/lawmakers-want-colleagues-to-promise-they-will-accept-midterm-election-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledge<\/a> commits lawmakers to opposing \u201cefforts to undermine free and fair elections or override the will of the voters, including any attempt to refuse or delay the seating of any Member-elect who presents a validly issued election certificate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all more phony \u201celection denier\u201d garbage bearing the stink of Jan. 6 show trials to silence critics of suspect election administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neocon Bacon has spent a career in Congress playing the part of \u201cmoderate\u201d Republican for a swing district in a red state President Donald Trump won by more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2024-election\/results\/nebraska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 percentage points in 2024<\/a>. Bacon is retiring in no small part because his squish schtick has worn thin among the conservative grassroots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gottheimer, too, is viewed as a \u201cmoderate\u201d Democrat who generally votes with his party, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/heritageaction.com\/scorecard\/members\/G000583\/118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">against election integrity measures<\/a> like the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/05\/3-clever-ways-to-pass-the-save-america-act-if-republicans-keep-stonewalling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAVE America Act.<\/a> The bill would require documentary proof of citizenship to register and vote in U.S. elections. Gottheimer voted against a <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/fr\/house-republicans-again-push-for-new-restrictions-following-n-j-voting-glitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resolution<\/a> calling for the SAVE America Act\u2019s passage after his state was found to have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/03\/new-jerseys-past-election-integrity-problems-demand-federal-oversight-in-governors-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thousands of noncitizens<\/a> on its dirty voter rolls, some of whom voted in recent elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more than a New Jersey issue. Something went very wrong in New Jersey and we still don\u2019t know the depth and the breadth of it,\u201d Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/fr\/house-republicans-again-push-for-new-restrictions-following-n-j-voting-glitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during debate.<\/p>\n<h2>Not \u2018Born in the USA\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Justice is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/united-states-sues-california-after-determining-more-20000-likely-noncitizens-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suing<\/a> to stop California from tallying some 20,000 ballots likely sent to noncitizens. As Democrats railed against the lawsuit and the accomplice media covered for California\u2019s more-than-lax voter vetting system, Los Angeles County appears to have tanked the left\u2019s defense. An immigration official this week swore under penalty of perjury that \u201cnone of the county\u2019s 200 sample names linked to federal records <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/23\/us-news\/doj-moves-to-block-20k-disputed-california-ballots-from-count\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were born in the United States<\/a>,\u201d the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/27\/us-news\/la-county-noncitizen-voter-claims-hit-federal-brick-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLA County says a sample of the Trump admin\u2019s 200 names of suspected non-citizen voters showed that 38.9% attested to being born in the US. But in a new sworn statement under penalty of perjury, a DHS official says its investigation shows none of LA County\u2019s 200 names were born in the US,\u201d Fox News correspondent Matt Finn <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MattFinnFNC\/status\/2115113732061938111?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/25\/us-news\/la-prosecutor-warns-noncitizens-may-be-voting-as-california-ballot-fight-heads-to-court\/\">to<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/25\/us-news\/la-prosecutor-warns-noncitizens-may-be-voting-as-california-ballot-fight-heads-to-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">l<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/25\/us-news\/la-prosecutor-warns-noncitizens-may-be-voting-as-california-ballot-fight-heads-to-court\/\">d<\/a> the California Post it\u2019s \u201cvery highly likely\u201d noncitizens have already voted.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: LA County says a sample of the Trump admin&#8217;s 200 names of suspected non-citizen voters showed that 38.9% attested to being born in the US. But in a new sworn statement under penalty of perjury, a DHS official says its investigation shows NONE of LA County&#8217;s 200 names were\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DPjAMkMERm\">pic.twitter.com\/DPjAMkMERm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MattFinnFNC\/status\/2115113732061938111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled in a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca9.791f8ba7-6879-48a9-8485-c590765cece6\/gov.uscourts.ca9.791f8ba7-6879-48a9-8485-c590765cece6.63.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2-1 decision<\/a> that it lacked jurisdiction over the appeal yet granted Los Angeles County\u2019s motion to dismiss the government\u2019s motion to set aside the 20,000-plus ballots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ has filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/washington-noncitizen-voting-63c17a3eadc9ed232fbd897afbd29b9d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">similar lawsuit<\/a> in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Blue States have refused to use citizenship vetting tools provided by the federal government, as they refuse to turn over voter information to the Department of Justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No wonder there\u2019s a crisis of confidence in elections. And yet leftist-funded \u201cvoter rights\u201d groups and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/just-over-half-candidates-key-us-senate-races-say-they-will-accept-results-2026-10-15\/?taid=6ad0afddcd12f70001b88697&#038;utm_campaign=trueanthem&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accomplice media<\/a> are calling out campaigns for not pledging to unconditionally accept the midterm election results.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>An Unnecessary Pledge<\/h2>\n<p>In Iowa, widely watched for its toss-up Senate and House races, Sen. Chuck Grassley was asked whether he would unconditionally support the election results. He understandably said that such a pledge is unnecessary because there are sufficient constitutional protections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a constitutional provision,\u201d Grassley said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioiowa.com\/2026\/10\/27\/grassley-says-its-not-necessary-but-hed-take-pledge-to-accept-midterm-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> RadioIowa. \u201cIf somebody was wrongly seated, then they can be discharged from that office, from the House or Senate, by a two-thirds vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he would take the pledge if that would help calm fears \u201cof potential federal interference in next week\u2019s election.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So the browbeating from the TDS left continues, demanding that lawmakers swear a loyalty oath to election administration led by people who protect ineligible voters on the rolls and cheer preferred candidates as they vote.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe politicians should \u201cattest\u201d to unconditionally accept the results of the midterm elections the same way thousands of noncitizens have attested to being able to vote in U.S. elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>   Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beau Bayh\u2019s last name opens a lot of doors in Hoosier State Democrat Party politics. The son of former Indiana governor and U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh has benefitted immensely from name recognition and his daddy\u2019s campaign cash in his run for secretary of state \u2014 a post the Democrats haven\u2019t held in 32 years. 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