Matt is a senior reporter covering elections, voting rights and threats to democracy. He’s covered far-right extremism, dark money and state and local elections as an investigative reporter at The American Independent and Mother Jones. Prior to reporting on politics, Matt cut his teeth as a local reporter in D.C. at the Washington City Paper and DCist.
The suit, filed by the 1789 Foundation, falsely claimed that Wisconsin violated the state’s Driver’s Privacy and Protection Act because it had terminated its membership with the Electronic Registration and Information Center in 2016.
Peters also falsely claimed that voting machines are being used to change election outcomes.
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette (R) — who campaigned on sharply restricting voting and was endorsed by President Donald Trump — won the GOP nomination to be the Palmetto State’s next governor.
The crescendo of lies suggests the modern-day GOP now sees almost any election in which its candidates lose as illegitimate on its face.
More than 20 senators sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that “continues to raise the alarm about DOJ’s involvement in the upcoming midterm elections for partisan political purposes.”
Rick Richards, who created EagleAI — a voter roll database that has been found to use unreliable data to flag voters for removal — is back with a similar new program: ELLY.
As Republicans eagerly await to see if GOP candidates in closely watched races earned enough votes to advance to the general election, the prolonged process is fueling conspiracy election theories.
Bianco rose to national prominence earlier this year when it was revealed his office seized more than 650,000 ballots in the Golden State’s November redistricting special election.
Despite what the far-right is saying, there’s been no evidence whatsoever of election fraud in California’s elections.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani expressed concern during a hearing Tuesday that the order poses a serious risk of unconstitutionally disenfranchising eligible voters.
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