{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lahood.house.gov/2026/2/lahood-miller-bost-urge-illinois-state-board-of-elections-to-comply-with-house-administration-committee-oversight-request", "LaHood, Miller, Bost Urge Illinois State Board of Elections to Comply with House Administration Committee Oversight Request", "2026-02-02", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Darin LaHood", "L000585", "lahood.house.gov", "lahood", "https://lahood.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) joined Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) and Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12) in sending a letter to the Illinois State Board of Elections requesting answers regarding the accuracy of the state\u2019s voter rolls and its compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).\n\n\u201cFor years, Illinois has failed to perform proper voter roll maintenance and implement commonsense election security practices such as requiring voter ID,\u201d said Congressman LaHood. \u201cThe House Administration Committee\u2019s request falls within its oversight role to ensure Illinois is following federal election laws. The State of Illinois has an obligation to provide a transparent and complete response to this inquiry to ensure our elections are secure and strengthen Illinoisans faith in our state\u2019s electoral process.\u201d \u201cBoth parties can agree that the American people\u2019s faith in our elections is at a dangerous low point. If we\u2019re going to restore the public\u2019s trust, it needs to happen long before Election Day,\u201d said Congressman Bost. \u201cThat process begins with ensuring voter rolls are fully maintained and that every responsible effort is being made to remove ineligible voters. When certain jurisdictions report limited removal data \u2013 or even no data at all \u2013 to the Election Assistance Commission, it raises critical questions. We intend to get the answers our constituents rightly deserve.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor years, Illinois Democrats have refused to take even the most basic steps to secure our elections,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cThe state will not require voter ID, continues counting mail-in ballots long after Election Day, and has failed to implement a serious statewide program to clean up voter rolls. These failures undermine public confidence and raise legitimate questions about whether Illinois is complying with federal law.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nAs Illinois prepares to begin early voting on February 5th, this letter follows an oversight inquiry sent by the House Administration Committee on January 22nd, 2026, which identified deficiencies in Illinois\u2019 voter list maintenance practices, including counties reporting few or no voter removals in 2024 and widespread failures to provide required data to the Election Assistance Commission.\n\nThe full letter can be read here.\n\nRead more in the Washington Examiner.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://lahood.house.gov/2026/2/lahood-miller-bost-urge-illinois-state-board-of-elections-to-comply-with-house-administration-committee-oversight-request"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9231208823621273, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}