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![A Los Angeles County voter puts his ballot in the dropbox the day before Election Day at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder on June 6, 2022, in Norwalk, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1104-drop-box-400x300.jpg)
Dangerous Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Spiked This Election Season
Immigration advocates worry the lies perpetuated by Republicans this election cycle could spur some to violence.
![Former Trump White House senior advisor Steve Bannon speaks to the media as he arrives at federal court to be sentenced on October 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1103-steve-bannon-400x300.jpg)
Pelosi Attack Could Portend Right-Wing Violence on Election Day, Experts Warn
Experts call on officials to speak out against militia activity at the polls as the right prepares to contest the vote.
![DeSantis Condemned For Using Election Police to Intimidate Florida Voters](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/SEG3-DeSantis-VoterArrest-400x300.jpg)
DeSantis Is Using “Election Police” to Intimidate Voters With Felony Convictions
Florida voting rights activist Desmond Meade speaks out against the arrests of people on trumped-up voter fraud charges.
![Black Voters Mobilize for Midterms Amid GOP-Led Voter Suppression](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/seg4-blackvoters-tour-400x300.jpg)
Black Voters Mobilize for Midterms Amid GOP-Led Voter Suppression
The “Arc of Voter Justice” bus tour is visiting 26 cities to increase Black voter turnout at critical midterm elections.
![Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pose for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1017-ketanji-brown-jackson-400x300.jpg)
Ketanji Brown Jackson Cleverly Turned the Right’s Own Judicial Theory Against It
Jackson used “originalism” against the right's “race-neutral” voting theory in oral arguments on “Merrill v. Milligan.”
![Matt Braynard, center, the rally organizer and executive director of Look Ahead America, speaks to a supporter as demonstrators gather for the "Justice for J6" rally in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2021, in support of the pro-Trump rioters who ransacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1017-matt-braynard--400x300.jpg)
There Are Warning Signs Pro-Trump Republicans Will Challenge Midterm Results
Meanwhile, election integrity groups have been taking steps to defend the process and the 2022 general election results.
![A volunteer election worker assembles voting booths at the Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center on August 5, 2022 in Tampa, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1242327206-400x300.jpg)
States Are in a Headlong Rush to Attack Voting Access — or Expand It
Nearly half the country lives in states restricting voter access, experts say democracy hangs in the balance.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on October 5, 2022 in Matlacha, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1430756328-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Let Ron DeSantis Use Hurricane Ian to Cover Up His Right-Wing Agenda
Anything DeSantis does in the aftermath of this disaster should be viewed as performative gamesmanship for 2024.
![Two voters wait in line at the Rangedale Community Building during the presidential primary in Selma, Alabama, on March 3, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1004-voting-alabama-400x300.jpg)
The Battle for Election Integrity Heats Up in Southern States Ahead of Midterms
Voting rights groups have filed lawsuits, and activists are urging more people to rise up and demand voter protections.
![Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/seg1-SupremeCourt-Kitanji-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court May Soon Roll Back Affirmative Action and Voting Rights
As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman to hear a SCOTUS case, civil rights are under attack.