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Election conspiracist to lead Michigan GOP through 2024

LANSING, Mich. — Election conspiracist Kristina Karamo, who was overwhelmingly defeated in her bid to become Michigan’s secretary of state, was chosen Saturday to lead the state’s Republican Party for the next two years. Addressing delegates before the vote, Karamo said that “our party is dying” and it needs to be rebuilt into “a political machine that strikes fear in …

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Former deputy to election conspiracist Tina Peters pleads guilty — and agrees to testify for prosecution

A former deputy to indicted Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony and misdemeanor charge and agreed to testify against Peters in her upcoming election security trial. Sandra Brown, the county’s former elections manager, pleaded guilty to the felony count of attempting to influence a public servant and the misdemeanor count of official misconduct. …

Democrat wins Arizona elections post over GOP conspiracist

PHOENIX — Democrat Adrian Fontes won the top elections post in Arizona on Friday, defeating a Republican rival who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and who said he would not have certified Joe Biden’s win in the state. Fontes, who formerly oversaw parts of the election system in Arizona’s most populous …

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Pro-Trump Election Conspiracist Lin Wood Investigated Over Possible Illegal Voting

Pro-Trump Election Conspiracist Lin Wood Investigated Over Possible Illegal Voting Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Margot/AP Ben Margot/AP Updated 9:43 p.m. ET The Georgia secretary of state's office is investigating allegations that Lin Wood, a high-profile pro-Trump attorney who launched fruitless challenges to election results and pushed baseless conspiracies of fraud, may have voted illegally in the November general …