Articles for State Election Officials

GOP bill aimed at increasing transparency could sow chaos for election officials: experts
2 weeks, 1 day ago

GOP bill aimed at increasing transparency could sow chaos for election officials: experts

Raw Story  

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. Key Texas lawmakers are reviving legislation that would require election officials to respond within set time frames to requests to explain “election irregularities” from certain party officials and election workers. The bill would allow candidates, county …

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If a presidential nominee drops out, what happens to states’ ballots?
5 months, 1 week ago

If a presidential nominee drops out, what happens to states’ ballots?

Raw Story  

This special report was written with contributions from States Newsroom’s 39 state news outlets. In Louisiana, for example, Deputy Secretary of State for Communications Joel Watson Jr., said the “nominees for president and vice president are not the candidates who are elected on November 5th, the people running for presidential elector are.” Iowa Secretary of State spokesperson Ashley Hunt noted …

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Anonymous users dominate right-wing discussions online and spread false information
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Anonymous users dominate right-wing discussions online and spread false information

LA Times  

The X logo is shown on a computer screen in Belgrade, Serbia. The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym falsely claimed that a government website had revealed “skyrocketing” rates of voters registering without a photo ID in three states this year — two of …

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No Labels movement says it could offer bipartisan presidential ticket in 2024
1 year, 4 months ago

No Labels movement says it could offer bipartisan presidential ticket in 2024

LA Times  

Supporters of the No Labels political group hold a rally in Washington in 2011. A national political movement that could offer a bipartisan presidential ticket in 2024 as an alternative to major-party nominees said Monday it has won ballot access in 10 states, after North Carolina election officials formally granted official status to a No Labels affiliate. The State Board …

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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. The indictment charges Trump with four felony counts related to his efforts to undo …

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Efforts to deceive are a top concern among state election officials heading into 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Efforts to deceive are a top concern among state election officials heading into 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Efforts to deceive the public about voting and elections remain a top concern for state election officials as they dig into preparations for the 2024 election. So, we’re planning for the worst, which is that multiple communications channels will be filled with false and misleading information.” State election officials in Michigan and Colorado said they were particularly concerned …

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Efforts to deceive are a top concern among state election officials heading into 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Efforts to deceive are a top concern among state election officials heading into 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So, we’re planning for the worst, which is that …

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Countering misinformation is top concern among state election officials heading into 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Countering misinformation is top concern among state election officials heading into 2024

LA Times  

Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s secretary of state, attends a panel about elections during the summer meeting of the National Assn. So, we’re planning for the worst, which is that multiple communications channels will be filled with false and misleading information.” State election officials in Michigan and Colorado said they were particularly concerned about the rise of AI and the implications of …

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Facing threats, some election workers weigh whether to stay
2 years, 5 months ago

Facing threats, some election workers weigh whether to stay

Associated Press  

— After polls closed in New Mexico’s primary last month, a worker returning ballots and other election materials to the clerk’s office in Santa Fe was followed by a partisan election observer driving so closely that mere inches separated their bumpers. “People are using threats as part of the attack on democracy to try to intimidate election workers, to try …

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Election officials face security challenges before midterms
2 years, 5 months ago

Election officials face security challenges before midterms

Associated Press  

— Election officials preparing for the upcoming midterms face a myriad of threats, both foreign and domestic, as they look to protect voting systems and run a smooth election while fighting a wave of misinformation that has been undermining public confidence in U.S. elections. The nation’s top state election officials gathered Thursday for the start of their annual summer conference, …

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Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump’s state playbook; ‘hateful’ threats
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump’s state playbook; ‘hateful’ threats

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to overturn his 2020 election loss. “Pressuring public servants into betraying their oaths was a fundamental part of the playbook,” the committee’s chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, said of Trump and his allies. …

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Jan 6 hearing highlights pressure on state election officials
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan 6 hearing highlights pressure on state election officials

Al Jazeera  

Hearing featured testimonies from officials who faced dangerous threats for refusal to overturn 2020 elections. I need 11,000 votes; give me a break.” 21 Jun 2022 - 19:05 GMT ‘I just want to find’ votes to overturn election, Trump told Georgia official The panel has played a recording of a call between Trump and Raffensperger from early in 2021, where …

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Georgia primary running smoothly despite new election law
2 years, 7 months ago

Georgia primary running smoothly despite new election law

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In the first statewide test of new voting restrictions, Georgia’s high-stakes primary election appeared to be running smoothly Tuesday with no reports of major problems in one of the nation’s most important battleground states. Tuesday’s primary was the first major election since the GOP-controlled Legislature and Republican governor adopted tighter rules following the 2020 presidential election and amid …

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Election officials face complex challenges looking to 2022
3 years, 4 months ago

Election officials face complex challenges looking to 2022

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — State election officials say they are confronting a myriad of challenges heading into the 2022 midterm elections, from threats of foreign interference and ransomware to changes of election laws and concerns of physical safety — all while still dealing with a wave of misinformation and disinformation surrounding last year’s presidential election. Arizona Secretary of State Katie …

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Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top election security official, a widely respected member of his administration who had dared to refute the president’s unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud and vouch for the integrity of the vote. He repeated unsubstantiated claims about the vote and wrote “effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity …

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EXPLAINER: Is Georgia's upcoming ballot 'audit' a recount?
4 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Is Georgia's upcoming ballot 'audit' a recount?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While President Donald Trump has been making unsubstantiated claims of fraud as he challenges …

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Election officials refuse to allow deputies in nursing homes
4 years, 3 months ago

Election officials refuse to allow deputies in nursing homes

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials decided Wednesday to stay with their decision not to allow special voting deputies into nursing homes to help residents cast absentee ballots in November’s election out of concerns of spreading the coronavirus. State law allows local clerks to appoint deputies to enter nursing homes and help residents complete their ballots. He suggested providing iPads …

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