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Trump-backed Michigan secretary of state nominee has called abortion ‘child sacrifice’

‘The child sacrifice is a very satanic practice, and that’s precisely what abortion is. And we need to see it as such,’ Kristina Karamo said during a podcast taping in October 2020

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Election denier Marchant is the Republican nominee for Nevada secretary of state

Jim Marchant becomes the latest election-denying GOP candidate to take a step closer to running elections in their state — a trend that has alarmed experts on democracy.

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: These elections are key to 2024 election

The most important recent long-term election result may have been Brad Raffensperger’s resounding victory in Georgia’s Republican primary for secretary of state.

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Top Michigan election official claims Trump called for her execution after 2020 election

Democrat Jocelyn Benson called alleged remark ‘surreal’ and ‘sad’

The Independent UK

Michigan elections chief Jocelyn Benson says Trump suggested she be tried for treason

DETROIT — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told NBC News that former President Donald Trump allegedly said she should be tried for treason and "potentially executed" following the November 2020 election based on a source she wouldn't reveal.

Tribune News Service

Are Democrats up to the job of preventing the next coup?

Critical local and state contests this November will determine who counts the votes in 2024. Those unsexy races could make the difference in 2024 between an election and a coup.

Chicago Sun-Times

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 21 (May 5, 2022)

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GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state

Add one more group of contests to the white-hot races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year’s midterm elections: secretaries of state

The Independent UK

Michigan GOP nominates conspiracists

If one wins, "it's easy to imagine Republican electoral losses being overturned," ex-Ted Cruz aide warns

Salon

Michigan GOP candidate believes Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande and yoga are all tools of the devil, report says

The candidate has attended QAnon conferences and believes the Capitol riot was carried out by leftists

The Independent UK

Trump-backed candidate wins Michigan GOP nod in primary kickoff

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — One of Donald Trump’s two hand-picked candidates for Michigan government positions won an endorsement at the state’s Republican convention to run in November and another is in a close run-off, a sign that the former president still has sway with voters.

Tribune News Service

Michigan GOP attorney general race goes to runoff; Karamo wins SOS endorsement

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party headed into a runoff election for attorney general after delegates on Saturday delivered a victory for former President Donald Trump's preferred secretary of state candidate, Kristina Karamo.

Tribune News Service

Michigan GOP picks candidates with Trump clout on the line

Michigan Republicans are meeting to pick candidates for statewide races that former President Donald Trump has sought to sway while flirting with another run for the White House

The Independent UK

Trump sways convention races for Michigan AG, elections jobs

Former President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to mold Republicans’ 2022 tickets will be put to the test this weekend in Michigan, where thousands of party activists will endorse candidates including for attorney general and secretary of state

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Donald Trump called new GOP chairman in Michigan's Macomb County ahead of state convention

DETROIT — Donald Trump on Monday called Eric Castiglia, the new leader of the Macomb County Republican Party, another demonstration of the former president's interest in internal party races playing out this month within the Michigan GOP.

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Clashes erupt at GOP county conventions with Michigan party's future on line

DETROIT — Verbal clashes dominated the first two hours of a Republican convention Monday night in Macomb County, one of Michigan's largest, opening a period of 13 days that could redefine the state party's future.

The Guardian - US

At the Trump rally in Michigan, talk of a stolen election still holds sway

Attendees were canvassed relentlessly to become poll workers – part of a strategy to undermine the state’s election machinery

The Guardian - US

‘We need to work these polls’: Trump stumps for candidates who support the big lie

Trump praises little-known Republicans Matthew DePerno and Kristina Karamo, who both falsely claimed 2020 election fraud and are now seeking key Michigan offices

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Trump slams Whitmer, Benson, Nessel at Michigan rally

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump tried to boost select Michigan candidates running for secretary of state, attorney general and the Legislature Saturday in a nearly two-hour address that aimed to cement his influence in the Michigan GOP.

The Guardian - US

The latest threat to democracy? A Trump-backed candidate willing to ‘find extra votes’

Trump-endorsed candidate Kristina Karamo is running for chief elections officer – if she wins she would have considerable sway over how the presidential election is conducted in 2024

The Guardian - US

Alarm as Trump backs ‘big lie’ candidates for key election posts in Michigan

A Trumpist takeover of the battleground state is raising eyebrows over concerns of the end of ‘free and fair elections’

Los Angeles Times

State election officials survived Trump's attacks. Will they survive the ballot box?

WASHINGTON — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and her 4-year-old son were settling in to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" after putting up Christmas decorations when dozens of protesters descended on her home in December 2020 chanting "Stop the Steal" and "We want an audit."

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