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‘Mischief and problems’: rightwing activists ramp up drive to hand-count ballots

Mike Lindell and fellow influencers have hit the road since Donald Trump’s 2020 loss, threatening chaos for the 2024 election

The Guardian - US

Election vendor hits Texas counties with surcharge for software behind voter registration systems

A California-based vendor of election services is charging several Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees

The Independent UK

Exodus of election officials in one county rings alarm for US democracy

High turnover in the election office in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, exacerbated human errors, fueling anger and distrust – and is emblematic of a larger crisis facing elections

The Guardian - US

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Tax cuts, teacher pension increases at stake after misinformation-led challenge to 2023 election

Tax cuts were a major legislative priority for Republican leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott. The governor cannot certify the election results until the challenges are resolved.

The Texas Tribune

‘The poison continues to spread’: legal losses fail to quell election denial hotbed

Cochise county, Arizona, has been convulsed by the actions of two Republican supervisors who questioned the integrity of elections and faces huge legal costs

The Guardian - US

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill that would give people with disabilities new option to vote by mail

The bipartisan legislation was long sought by advocates for disabled voters, including some of the governor’s own allies.

The Texas Tribune

GOP donor, voter fraud activist is a finalist to run elections in Tarrant County

Karen Wiseman previously sued former election administrator Heider Garcia and participated in a right-wing group’s search for 2020 voter fraud. She’s one of the three finalists, none of whom have experience running elections.

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Texas Senate revives effort to make illegal voting a felony

Lawmakers lowered the penalty to a misdemeanor in 2021, but then almost immediately began discussing raising it back.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton wants more power to prosecute election crimes. These bills in the Texas Legislature would give it to him.

Although no evidence of widespread voter fraud has been found, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been actively pursuing election-related crimes since he took office in 2015.

The Texas Tribune

US far-right group sparks legal firestorm over drive to monitor drop-box voting

Melody Jennings of Clean Elections USA teamed up with True the Vote for project that echos Trump’s false claims about 2020

The Guardian - US

Flynn group probes election "weaknesses"

MAGA group is trying to "manipulate the machinery of election administration," advocate warns

Salon

Unfounded election fraud accusations pour in to Illinois officials

As they’ve done across the nation, conspiracy theorists have inundated Illinois election officials with form letters demanding voter records and threatening lawsuits.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trumpers attack — with record requests

Election workers face "coordinated" onslaught of requests for documents fueled by Trump's claims of fraud

Salon

Trumpers weaponize election records

"It is happening all over the country," election official says. "County officials are drowning"

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Paxton legal opinion giving public immediate access to ballots jeopardizes election security and invites lawsuits, experts say

Attorney general’s opinion invites lawsuits over long-established ballot security and sets up election officials for possible criminal charges.

The Guardian - US

How the movement to undermine election results is spreading in the US

From Texas volunteers reviewing 2020 primary ballots to objections against absentee drop boxes in Kansas, undermining confidence in elections is metastasizing

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