A resolution passed last week by Huntington Beach, California uses false data from the election conspiracy group Unite4Freedom to stoke baseless fears about the integrity of elections.
The measure underscores how nearly five years after the Big Lie, conspiracy-driven anti-voting groups have made inroads at the state and local level, where they are working to infiltrate election administration in order to take steps that tighten voting rules and legitimize their false claims.
The Huntington Beach resolution, which passed unanimously, aims to “ensure a legally valid and transparent 2026 General Election” by empowering election officials to withhold the ballots of voters whose U.S. citizenship is in question, enforce strict chain-of-custody protocols and “investigate and resolve, or if necessary, re-administer any election that cannot be proven accurate and compliant,” among other provisions.
The resolution is vague on what specific enforcement actions the council could take. But it empowers election officials to ensure election transparency, and cites false data from Unite4Freedom claiming mass voter fraud in California during the 2024 general election.
“The irregularities in the official records of the 2024 General Election call into question the validity of the election, threatening the guaranteed protection of our natural rights under a republican form of government,” the resolution reads. “This emergency inflicts immeasurable harm upon our families, our way of life, and...
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