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As Election Day Nears, Harms of Austerity at USPS Are Clearer Than Ever
Officials are sounding the alarm about mail-in voting again, signaling the need for investment in the postal service.
Election Deniers Are Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States
Despite safeguards to prevent voting interference, some election officials worry that these recruits will sow distrust.
Georgia Judge Strikes Down Rule Mandating Hand Counting of Ballots
“Anything that adds uncertainty and disorder to the electoral process disserves the public,” said Judge Robert McBurney.
Georgia Judge Rules Local Officials Can’t Refuse to Certify Election Results
“Election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify election results,” the judge wrote.
Dispatch From Wisconsin: Ground Zero for the RNC’s Voter Intimidation Efforts
An RNC-funded poll watcher training tour is fanning the flames of voter suppression and election denial.
Trump Pledges to Use Law Behind Japanese Internment to Conduct Mass Deportations
Trump's rhetoric in Colorado built on the anti-immigrant lies his campaign spread about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.
“People Love to Vote for a Raise”: Red States Gear Up for Minimum Wage Vote
Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska are voting on ballot measures that could raise wages for nearly a million workers.
Downballot Democrats Warn They Could Lose Majorities in Swing State Legislatures
Campaigners say even a Harris victory may not prevent GOP takeovers in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
Republicans Refuse to Extend Voter Registration as Hurricanes Strike Southeast
Civil rights groups filed emergency litigation seeking to reopen voter registration in Florida and Georgia.
Voting Drop Boxes Have Become Flash Point for Election Fraud Conspiracies
In Wisconsin, the State Supreme Court, local councils and right-wing activists have been engrossed with the receptacles.