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“Cobb extends deadline for absentee voters who weren’t mailed ballots”
AJC:
A Cobb County judge agreed to extend the absentee ballot return deadline during an emergency hearing Monday after Cobb Elections officials failed to send up to 1,036 ballots to voters in October, an initial investigation found.“We know it wasn’t… Continue reading
“A meme about blue pens shows 2020 false claims still warp voting in 2022”
WaPo:
The infographic spreading across the internet in the final days before Tuesday’s midterm elections is adorned with an American flag and resembles a public service announcement reminding people to vote.But the message is not merely to cast a ballot,… Continue reading
“Republicans sue to disqualify thousands of mail ballots in swing states”
WaPo:
Republican officials and candidates in at least three battleground states are pushing to disqualify thousands of mail ballots after urging their own supporters to vote on Election Day, in what critics are calling a concerted attempt at partisan… Continue reading
“Fears and Suspicion Hang Over Voting on Cusp of Election Day”
NYT:
For the vast majority of the 40 million Americans who have already voted in the midterm elections, the process was smooth and unremarkable.But the broad view belies signs of strain: A court ordered armed activists to stop patrolling drop… Continue reading
“Lawsuit filed after more than 1,000 Cobb County absentee ballots were never mailed”
AJC.
“Election officials fear counting delays will help fuel claims of fraud”
WaPo:
Officials in a handful of closely contested states are warning that the winners of tight races may not be known on election night, raising the possibility of a delay that former president Donald Trump and his allies could exploit… Continue reading
John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” Tackles the Risk of Election Subversion in the U.S.
You can watch here:
(Disclosure: I discussed these issues with LWT staff.)
“Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday’s Midterms”
NYT:
The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced in August after a yearlong silence on the social media platform, reposting a handful of messages with sharply conservative political themes before writing a stream of original vitriol.The posts… Continue reading
“What Can U.S. Democracy Learn From Brazil?”
NYT:
Down in the polls, the right-wing president claimed, without evidence, that the election could be rigged. He suggested that he might not accept a loss. And millions of his followers vowed to take to the streets at his command.But… Continue reading
“How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack”
NYT:
Within hours of the brutal attack last month on Paul Pelosi, the husband of the speaker of the House, activists and media outlets on the right began circulating groundless claims — nearly all of them sinister, and many homophobic… Continue reading
“Lawsuit seeks to block counting of military ballots in Wisconsin”
WaPo:
Wisconsin lawmaker who has been a frequent promoter of false election claims is suing to prevent the immediate counting of military ballots in her state after she received three ballots under fake names.The lawsuit, filed on Friday, was… Continue reading
“The Pa. Supreme Court has issued a second order on mail ballot dates as the legal fight continues; The justices on Saturday clarified what they meant when they ordered earlier this week that wrongly dated mail ballots be rejected. Meanwhile, a new lawsuit was filed in federal court on the issue.”
“New York early counting of absentee ballots to move forward after appeals court upholds law”
AP:
A New York appeals court on Tuesday upheld a new state law allowing absentee ballots to be reviewed before Election Day, saying it would would be “extremely disruptive” to change the rules with absentee voting already underway.The decision from… Continue reading