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Noncitizens allowed to vote in some local elections, spurring backlash from GOP
By: Zachary Roth - March 15, 2023
A few cities and towns around the U.S. are letting noncitizens vote in local elections, and more could follow. In response, Republicans see a chance to turn opposition to noncitizen voting into a national rallying cry. On March 14, Washington, D.C., became the latest city to approve noncitizen voting, when a bill allowing the District’s […]
Election deniers who lost secretary of state races now run several state GOP operations
By: Zachary Roth - February 27, 2023
Many of the election deniers who ran last year for positions that would have given them control over state elections systems lost their races. But several have found a new path to exert influence: as chair of their state Republican Party. Last week, Kristina Karamo, an activist who rose to prominence for her efforts to […]
Five election deniers who are controlling state voting systems
By: Zachary Roth - February 20, 2023
Americans concerned about the health of democracy breathed a sigh of relief when a pack of election deniers in 2022 lost their attempts to control voting in key battleground states — making it unlikely that a rogue state election official could subvert the 2024 presidential election. Candidates for secretary of state who denied the result […]