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Newsweek: The GOP’s Election Fraud Strategy Isn’t New or Fleeting: Experts
The challenges to GOP's election denial tactic were unraveled in the Republican primaries, where GOP candidates are pitted against one another. As some moved onto the general ballot, others refused to accept the primary wins of members of their party.
"If you have multiple election deniers up for election, and one of them wins, the other one is still going to deny that the election actually...
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Dallas Morning News: Misinformation will be rampant this election cycle. Here’s what voters should look out for
“That would include voter myths or disinformation which could either cause the voter to miss the chance to participate because they believed incorrect information, or cause them to not participate at all...
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Los Angeles Times: Why redistricting is such a hot topic in the leaked L.A. City Council audio
Those benefits are twofold, Stein said. First, having a business or commercial hub in your district puts you in contact with business owners who want to curry favor with you, which translates into campaign donations. And second, having a significant...
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Election Disinformation Rampant – Civil Rights & Democracy Groups Call on Social Media Giants to Take Threat Seriously
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States Newsroom/Pennsylvania Capital-Star: U.S. Supreme Court to consider case that could radically reshape the country’s elections
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Marie Claire: Ballot Drop Boxes: A Guide for the 2022 Midterm Elections
“This is designed specifically to make sure that many of the absentee ballots that are cast will not be counted simply because they didn't get there in time or were not returned properly,” explains Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin. “The calculation in Wisconsin...
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January 6th Committee Subpoena a First Step in Holding Trump and His Associates Accountable
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Associated Press: DeSantis eases voting rules in counties devastated by Ian
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Associated Press: EXPLAINER: Trying to get politics out of election certifying
“That is why we are here, and there will be lot of advocates and lawyers willing and able to step in and file if the secretary is not interested in using their authority or their position to ensure that the votes of their constituents are...
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ProPublica/Miami Herald: DeSantis broke Florida precedent and maybe the law, too, in making congressional map
In fact, the issue was being actively addressed at the state level, Roberts wrote. He cited Florida’s amendment and one of Pariente’s opinions. Responding to liberal justices who wanted to reject Rucho’s...
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Texas Tribune: How the debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” became Texas Republican orthodoxy
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Associated Press: Wisconsin judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling