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GPS tracking and public tours: The extreme measures underway to prove elections are safe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

GPS tracking and public tours: The extreme measures underway to prove elections are safe

The Independent  

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‘We’re a Fortress Now’: The Militarization of US Elections Is Here
54 years, 11 months ago

‘We’re a Fortress Now’: The Militarization of US Elections Is Here

Wired  

Drones, snipers, razor wire, sniffer dogs, body armor, bulletproof glass, and 24-hour armed security. “Given the current political environment, the possibility that an event may occur has increased, and our election professionals have responded in kind,” says Tammy Patrick, a former election official in Arizona’s Maricopa County who is now a senior adviser at the nonprofit Bolstering Elections Initiative. “Efforts …

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As threats grow, funds for election security see a squeeze
3 months ago

As threats grow, funds for election security see a squeeze

CNN  

Phoenix CNN — When the ballot counting begins inside Arizona’s Maricopa County Tabulation Center this November, election workers will be protected behind doors and windows with bullet-proof glass and two layers of fencing. In many ways, the county’s election headquarters has been transformed into “a fortress,” says Bill Gates, a member of the county’s Board of Supervisors who has received …

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In Arizona, schools are now targets of election misinformation, spurring fears of violence
4 months, 2 weeks ago

In Arizona, schools are now targets of election misinformation, spurring fears of violence

Salon  

Arizona’s largest public school district is refusing to open its schools as polling sites amid threats against workers and a steady stream of misinformation from right-wing activists in the state. Misinformation pushed by former President Donald Trump and Senate candidate Kari Lake has led to protests outside voting centers, harassment of election workers and a wealth of distrust among voters, …

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Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense
9 months ago

Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. “What would be even more of a shame is if we couldn’t look the workers in the eye and say, ‘We’re doing everything possible to make sure that you’re safe,’” he said. Arizona’s top election officials are taking an aggressive approach to combating disinformation and responding to …

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Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years
1 year, 4 months ago

Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years

The Independent  

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Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years
1 year, 4 months ago

Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years

Associated Press  

LUBBOCK, Texas — A Texas man who advocated for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatened two Arizona officials and their children has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison, prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors say court documents showed that Goltz threatened several people — including a lawyer with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and a Maricopa County …

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“Hyper-partisan attack”: Arizona GOP advances new voting bills inspired by conspiracy theories
1 year, 10 months ago

“Hyper-partisan attack”: Arizona GOP advances new voting bills inspired by conspiracy theories

Salon  

Arizona's Republican-controlled state legislature advanced bills last month that they claim will improve election transparency — but voting rights advocates worry will actually have the opposite effect. "There's a lack of confidence from some of my constituents in the election itself," Republican state Rep. Rachel Jones of Tucson, who presented the bill, said during the committee meeting. "These are the …

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In Arizona, election fraud conspiracy theories rage on as the vote count continues
2 years, 1 month ago

In Arizona, election fraud conspiracy theories rage on as the vote count continues

LA Times  

Republican Kari Lake could still catch up to Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona’s contentious race for governor. Darn it, we’ve got to start bringing this up.” Election officials in Arizona, particularly in Maricopa County, have been working overtime to combat criticism, misinformation and insinuations of malfeasance as they work through hundreds of thousands of mailed ballots returned on election day. …

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Arizona Republicans fight back against election fraud claims
3 years, 7 months ago

Arizona Republicans fight back against election fraud claims

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The top Republicans in Arizona’s largest county gave an impassioned defense of their handling of the 2020 election Monday, calling on fellow members of the GOP and business leaders to speak out against an unprecedented partisan election audit. Board Chairman Jack Sellers said Senate President Karen Fann is making an “attempt at legitimatizing a grift disguised as an …

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