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“#US #PostalService touts timely delivery of #mailballots despite concerns from #electionofficials”

https://electionlawblog.org/?p=147576

Here’s the AP report on a 99.88% rate for delivery within one week of 99.22 million ballots. Along with the #USPS press release and more detailed report.

Laura & I are grateful to the #ElectionOfficials, #PollWorkers, & #volunteers who oversaw a free, fair, safe, & secure #election.

We join our fellow citizens in praying for the success of our new leaders at all levels of government. May God continue to bless our great country.

- Fmr President #GeorgeWBush statement

2/2
#USpol #RIPdemocracy

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/podcasts/the-daily/election-officials.html

The Army of #ElectionOfficials Ready to Reject the #Vote

by #JimRutenberg

#Election2024 #farright #extrêmedroite

#Georgia Judge Rejects #GOP #Lawfare Trying to Block #ATL #ElectionOfficials From Accepting #AbsenteeBallots Delivered By Voters In Person.

A #FultonCounty judge overruled a
Republican National Lawyers Association member's claims of malfeasance as it has long been the practice for Georgia #election offices to accept mail in ballots over the counter.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-judge-republican-lawsuit-hand-returned-mail-ballots-fulton-county/ #ICYMI #VotingRights

'I will stand my ground':
#Electionofficials are prepared for attempts to 'find' #votes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/14/swing-state-republican-wont-find-trump-votes/75248509007/

Democratic group launches #legal fund to help secretaries of state in key states defend against an anticipated post-election deluge of lawsuits.

The Democratic Assoc of Secretaries of State plans to spend ≥$5M to support top
#ElectionOfficials in #Maine, #Michigan, #NorthCarolina & #Nevada. Ofcls w/the group said they may expand their reach to other states as needed & could spend more if fundraising is strong.

#Trump #BigLie
#democracy #law #ElectionLaw
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democratic-legal-fund-secretaries-state-election-lawsuits-rcna172009

#ElectionOfficials Can’t Go Rogue on #Certification;
#Partisans are trying to undermine the #votecount in #keystates.

https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/election-officials-cant-go-rogue

#ElectionOfficials face an increasingly demanding set of responsibilities, in addition to challenging changes to the election info environment this year. CDT's Tim Harper & Isabel Linzer on CDT’s latest partnership with Center for Tech and Civic Life on a new misinformation course: https://cdt.org/insights/helping-election-officials-combat-misinformation-in-2024-an-updated-course-from-cdt-and-ctcl/

The Harris campaign is on the ball, spending your donations wisely. They are suing to stop election interference in Georgia and elsewhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izSRkgkUjl4&list=PLDIVi-vBsOEyETRGoRP9y8zhyu6bHl6iK

#georgia #electioninterference #electionofficials #Harris2024 #election2024 #voteblue

But many of the goals for this course remain the same as in 2020, as #ElectionOfficials are a key actor in upholding election integrity, providing authoritative info about time, place, & manner of elections, & countering #VoterSuppression #misinformation. https://cdt.org/insights/helping-election-officials-combat-misinformation-in-2024-an-updated-course-from-cdt-and-ctcl/

These #SwingState #Election #Officials Are #ProTrump #ElectionDeniers.

Nearly 70 pro-Trump #conspiracists are #electionofficials in key #battleground #counties — and they are poised to make a giant #mess on #ElectionDay

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-swing-state-officials-election-deniers-1235069692/

Nearly 70 #swingstate #officials poised to #obstruct #election #certification in 2024: Report

Glawe, creator of the #AmericanDoom #newsletter, penned his #findings in a recent #RollingStone #exclusive titled: “These #SwingState #ElectionOfficials Are #ProTrump #Election #Deniers.”

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/swing-state-election-officials-trump/

#RightWing #Extremists Are #Challenging Tens Of Thousands Of #Voter #Registrations

#Electionofficials and #votingrights #advocates are #worried about the #impact on 2024.

#VoterSupression

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mass-voter-registration-challenges-2024-election_n_66b4ed22e4b042ee2cd052e3

Rolling Stone & American Doom compiled its list of election-denying #ElectionOfficials by culling media reports about refusals to certify results & other denialist behavior - & by searching the #SocialMedia profiles of hundreds of election ofcls in the 6 swing states.

#ElectionLaw #law #democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue #Harris2024

While refusals & delays of #certification have not held up in #court, in #Georgia & #Arizona, pro-#Trump local #ElectionOfficials are seeking to make #certification discretionary - lawsuits that are currently being decided by state judges — in order to give his campaign another method to challenge #election results in November.

#ElectionLaw #law #democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue #Harris2024

In the swing states of #Arizona, #Georgia, #Michigan, #Nevada, #NorthCarolina, & #Pennsylvania, Rolling Stone & American Doom identified at least 70 pro-#Trump election #conspiracists currently working as county #ElectionOfficials who have questioned the validity of elections or delayed or refused to #certify results. At least 22 of these county #election officials have refused or delayed #certification in recent years.

#ElectionLaw #law #democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue #Harris2024

When #election night comes in November, it will be up to thousands of local #ElectionOfficials to #certify election results in their counties. Among those election ofcls are scores of #Trump supporters who believe his #lies & #ConspiracyTheories about stolen elections - & will be in prime position to act on those beliefs to try to [illegally] aid his campaign in November.

#ElectionLaw #law #democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue #Harris2024

These Swing State #ElectionOfficials Are Pro-#Trump #ElectionDeniers

At least 70 pro-Trump #conspiracists are #election ofcls in key battleground counties - & they are poised to make a giant mess on Election Day

#ElectionLaw #law #democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue #Harris2024
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-swing-state-officials-election-deniers-1235069692/

@Nonilex

Of course #TFG is planning his so-called #ElectionIntegrity #coup.

THIS IS HIS STRATEGY. Not knocking on doors. Not persuading #voters. STEALING THE #PRESIDENCY.

And this is not just about bogus #legal challenges.

If you live in #AZ, #GA, #NV, #WI, #PA, #MI, #ME, #OH, #VA or #IA, expect VIOLENCE if your state does #voteblue.

#ElectionOfficials will be harassed & attacked

SPREAD THE WORD.

#BOOST THIS NOW.

PROTECT THEM ON #ELECTION DAY

#VOTE #DEMOCRACY

@DemocracyMattersALot

The purge in Waterford went unnoticed by state #ElectionOfficials until The NYT discovered it. The #Michigan secretary of state’s office has since told the clerk to reinstate the #voters, saying the removals did not follow the process laid out in #state & #federal #law, & issued a warning to the state’s 1,600 clerks.

#Trump #VoterSuppression #disenfranchisement #ElectionInterference #law #ElectionLaw #democracy #VoteBlue #Biden2024

.Alex Reeve Givens: “That means that our local #ElectionOfficials really have to be doing a good job of getting out authoritative information to reassure people:” https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/fcc-makes-robocalls-using-ai-generated-voices-illegal/4B24QU2PD5C5LE6FEBPVVZTVMU/

@marcelias Replacements should have to undergo security clearance procedures & tests scrutinizing loyalty & adherence to the U.S. Constitution.

And neutralization of/accountability of terrorists attacking election officials verbally or physically, to disrupt the electoral process as fair & free as it should be.

#RuleOfLaw #DefendDemocracy #DefendTheConstitution #DefendTheUnion #ElectionOfficials #ProtectElections #BanTheGOP #TakeGOPOffTheBallots #EnemiesOfTheConstitution #EnemiesOfTheLaw

The group, the Democratic Assoc of Secretaries of State, or #DASS, is starting a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) org called #ValueTheVote that will initially focus on 5 battleground states: #Georgia, #Arizona, #NorthCarolina, #Nevada & #Wisconsin.

…Since the #2020election, once-uncontroversial matters of election admin have increasingly become entangled in #PartisanPolitics.

#ElectionOfficials have faced increased #threats…, & have been resigning at an alarming rate.

#DemocratsDidThat #security #Vote

A group that works to elect #Democrats as the top #election ofcls in states around the country is planning a $10M venture to pay for private #security for #ElectionOfficials of BOTH PARTIES (would #Republicans ever do that?), #register new #voters & try to combat #disinformation.

#DASS #ValueTheVote #Vote
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/us/politics/democrats-election-officials-value-the-vote.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#Georgia #GrandJury that is expected to consider charges against#DonaldTrump and his #Republican #allies for trying to overturn the #2020election was sworn in Tuesday after 3 hr selection process in Atlanta.
Fulton County DA #FaniWillis launched the investigation in early 2021 after Trump tried to overturn his defeat in the Peach State with a public and private pressure campaign targeting Georgia #electionofficials, the governor, lawmakers and prosecutors. https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/11/politics/fulton-county-grand-jury-selection/index.html

#USAShitshow
Helping #electionofficials who are threatened

#elections

#Public servants tasked with overseeing elections are increasingly facing restrictive laws and personal threats. A bipartisan pair of lawyers has created a pr...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3vPkINkzCU

#electionworkers

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https://www.patrikai.com/election-commission-announced-election-officials-for-234-constituencies/ #TnElection2021 #ElectionCommission @[email protected] #electionofficials #234 #Constitution