Breaking: More Controversial New Georgia Election Board Rules That Were Going into Effect for This Election, Including the “Reasonable Inquiry” Rule Before Certification, Blocked By Georgia State Court

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Read the 11-page opinion and order (via Stephen Fowler. who also notes the case was brought by a Republican state law maker and a Republican election official). The primary basis for the ruling is that the new rules… Continue reading

“Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.”

chicanery, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squad
ProPublica: Right-wing strategists still talk about what happened in Detroit in 2020, when poll watchers stood outside the absentee ballot counting center, banging on windows and shouting “Stop the count!” Conspiracy theories swirled that those volunteers had been kept out… Continue reading

Democratic, Republican fundraising for election litigation tops $113 million in 18 months for 2024 election cycle

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I’ve been chronicling the increase in spending on election litigation. Since 2015, election donors may contribute to “election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings,” above and beyond individual candidate campaign contribution limits. Perhaps surprisingly, the pace of fundraising actually… Continue reading

Votebeat Investigation of Arizona County Rejection of Mail-In Ballots for Signature Mismatches Finds Fault in Use of Signatures Captured on Electronic Pads at DMV, Hurts Younger, Older Voters

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Great Votebeat investigation: That’s especially true in Maricopa County, the largest county in Arizona and a focal point of false claims about election fraud. Under a more stringent review process, the number of ballots rejected in the county for… Continue reading