Court gives DHS conspiracy theorist access to 2020 election data

Key Points:

• The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that Lycoming County election officials must provide Heather Honey, a DHS election integrity official and known election conspiracy theorist, with 2020 voting records after she filed a public records request in 2021.
• The court stated that releasing voting records allows citizens to verify that the reported vote totals match the recorded votes, framing it as a transparency measure under state law.
• Honey has a history of promoting false claims of voter fraud in Pennsylvania’s 2020 election and was involved in the discredited Cyber Ninjas audit of Maricopa County, Arizona, which prompted an FBI investigation.
• The ruling is seen as a victory for election deniers and anti-voting activists who seek raw election data to support unfounded fraud claims, potentially enabling similar efforts by former Trump administration officials.
• Similar access to raw voting data has recently fueled false fraud allegations elsewhere, such as in Riverside County, California, where election officials criticized anti-voting groups for misinterpreting the data.