Election Security
Amid an already chaotic campaign season — marred by two apparent attempts on Trump’s life — election offices are boosting security.
An investigation into Maricopa County’s process found young, new and unaffiliated voters are more likely to have the signature on their ballot envelope rejected.
Claims of malfeasance by a losing sheriff candidate were ‘completely unsupported,’ investigators concluded.
The attorney general also announced charges against three assistant clerks in St. Clair Shores after a fresh investigation found they altered election records.
The record checks are critical for determining which voters go on the ‘federal only’ rolls. The state will have to resolve the issue in court, with time running out.
From cross-partisan groups working in swing states to off-the-record meetings of conservatives in GOP strongholds, new initiatives aim to restore trust in elections.
As House Republicans push again for a national proof-of-citizenship law, some states remove voters they have flagged as noncitizens — perhaps incorrectly.
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The four who were flagged likely hadn’t intended to vote twice, officials say.
After ‘activist rulemaking’ in Georgia, experts are still confident officials can thwart local efforts to interfere with finalizing presidential results.
Four voters in St. Clair Shores allegedly cast two ballots in the primary, but they were quickly flagged by the local clerk’s office, and police are investigating.
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Kevin Cavanaugh, a longtime critic of the county elections department, says he found ‘strong evidence’ of cheating. County officials say the election went fine.
Laura Pressley claims to have found a way to link voters to their ballots. But she won’t make it public, and experts says her proposed solution could make things worse.
Brief switch to paper records keeps the lines moving. State has a remedy in place.
They’ve been confronting the threat of politically motivated violence for years. Now, they must go further to protect and reassure voters.
As systems come back online, officials must figure out how to protect against a catastrophic breakdown in November.
But some clerks and legal experts aren’t convinced that the attorney general’s guidance will withstand challenges.
The burden will fall on local election officials to determine which records they’re obligated to release or redact.
The judge’s decision in an ongoing lawsuit puts the Wisconsin Elections Commission on a tight timeline to implement the technology.