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Arizona election officials brace for impact in battle against conspiracy theories

PHOENIX — Two years after former President Donald Trump attempted to overturn his loss to Joe Biden, the electoral process remains in the shadow of the 2020 election, plagued by threats to election workers, efforts to misinform or intimidate voters and the rise of far-right candidates who have echoed false…

Los Angeles Times

US far-right group sparks legal firestorm over drive to monitor drop-box voting

Melody Jennings of Clean Elections USA teamed up with True the Vote for project that echos Trump’s false claims about 2020

The Guardian - US

Arizona’s scary 18 voter intimidation cases include ‘camo clad’ men, people in bushes

A restraining order now prevents ballot watchers from carrying weapons openly and wearing body armour within 250 feet of a polling location

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‘We’re watching you’: incidents of voter intimidation rise as midterm elections near

Drop box watchers, threatening letters and harassment – voters and election officials alike report increase in occurrences

The Guardian - US

Guns at voting sites spark new fears

Political violence “is considered more acceptable” by the public than it was five years ago, expert says

Salon

Judge blocks ‘voter intimidation’ at Arizona ballot drop boxes as DoJ warns against illegal ‘vigilante’ groups

Federal judge requires activist group leader to share correct voting laws on Truth Social

The Independent UK

Guns at voting sites have long sparked fears of intimidation and violence – yet few states ban their presence

A couple in Mesa, Arizona, was dropping off their ballots on Oct. 21, 2022, for the forthcoming midterm election when they saw two people carrying guns and dressed in tactical gear hanging around the Maricopa County drop box. The armed pair left when officers later arrived.

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Judge curbs Arizona monitoring group's ballot box actions after voter intimidation reports

Order prohibits activists from taking images of voters or openly carrying firearms near ballot boxes, among other limits.

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Judge restricts far-right group from carrying weapons, taking video at Arizona ballot drop boxes

WASHINGTON — A U.S. District judge in Phoenix limited the ability of a far-right group to monitor ballot drop boxes in Arizona on Tuesday by restricting photo and video, ordering members to stay at least 75 feet away from the receptacles, and barring the open carry of firearms and wearing…

Los Angeles Times

US judges puts narrow limit on Arizona ballot box monitoring

A federal judge has agreed to put limits on a group monitoring outdoor ballot drop boxes in Arizona, but within narrow confines that would not affect their constitutional right to gather

The Independent UK

Feds concerned about armed people at Arizona ballot boxes

The Justice Department says reports of people watching ballot boxes in Arizona, sometimes armed or wearing ballistic vests, raise serious concerns about voter intimidation as it stepped into a lawsuit over the monitoring

The Independent UK

Group can monitor Arizona ballot drop boxes, a U.S. judge has ruled

Law enforcement has been alarmed by reports of people, including some who were masked and armed, watching 24-hour ballot boxes in Maricopa County and rural Yavapai County as midterm elections near.

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Trump-appointed judge refuses to shut down far-right ‘voter intimidation’ at ballot drop boxes in Arizona

Federal lawsuit targets ‘organised vigilante groups’ fuelled by conspiracy theories

The Independent UK

Federal judge merges Arizona drop box cases, weighs decision

A federal judge in Arizona has merged two cases alleging voter intimidation at outdoor ballot boxes as he weighs a decision expected later Friday over whether to ban groups from monitoring the sites, taking photos and videos and following voters

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Poll watchers are showing up at voting sites with handguns and wearing tactical military gear

Two people armed with handguns and wearing tactical military gear, balaclavas masking their face and the license plates on their cars covered, stood watch over a ballot drop box during early voting last week in Mesa, Arizona.

The Independent UK

Judge considers stopping Arizona ballot drop box watchers

A federal judge in Arizona says he hopes to decide by Friday whether to order members of a group to stop monitoring outdoor ballot drop boxes in the state’s largest county

The Independent UK

‘Things are getting worse’: Far-right voter intimidation in Arizona targeted in federal lawsuit

‘Organised vigilante groups’ fuelled by conspiracy theories are turning away voters, according to complaint

The Independent UK

Arizona sheriff steps up security around ballot drop boxes

The sheriff in metropolitan Phoenix says he’s stepped up security around ballot drop boxes after a series of incidents involving people keeping watch on the boxes and taking video of voters after they were apparently inspired by lies about the 2020 election

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Armed men "watch" ballot drop box in AZ

"This is obviously totally incompatible with liberal democracy and an open society," said one commentator

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