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Bexar County hires veteran election official pushed out of previous job amid right-wing criticism

Michele Carew was unanimously appointed as election administrator for the county that’s home to San Antonio, four years after leaving her post in Hood County.

The Texas Tribune

What did US election officials learn about our democracy from 2024’s vote?

Officials have faced threats and harassment campaigns since 2020. Here’s where election denialism stands now

The Guardian - US

Texas Republicans want voters to provide proof of citizenship. Arizona’s law holds lessons.

A Votebeat analysis shows how such requirements risk disenfranchising key voter groups, including Native Americans and college students.

The Texas Tribune

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On a screen near you: Officials are livestreaming the election process for more transparency

More officials around the United States are livestreaming the election process

The Independent UK

Overworked, underpaid, under attack: on the frontlines in a US election office

Pennsylvania’s Luzerne county has experienced high-profile mistakes exacerbated by high staff turnover that have been seized on by conspiracy theorists

The Guardian - US

Giuliani is ordered to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers he defamed

The former mayor of New York helped Donald Trump try to overturn his 2020 election loss, and in the process spread lies about election workers in battleground states.

WEKU

Ballot shortages are rare in U.S. elections, but here's why they sometimes happen

Sometimes polling places run out of ballots for voters. It's rare, but it happens. It happened in Mississippi earlier this month, causing serious issues for voters. Here's a look at why it happens.

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

The price of a ballot signature is way up, and experts worry it's encouraging fraud

A scandal affecting Michigan Republicans last year highlighted instances of suspected fraud in the signature-gathering process. Some states are now looking to crack down on bad actors.

WEKU

The fight against election lies never ends for local officials

State and local election officials across the country have begun pursuing strategies to combat election lies ahead of the 2024 presidential election: They’re meeting with community organizations, posting social media videos and even inviting skeptics to visit election offices in efforts to “pre-bunk” falsehoods they know are coming.

Tribune News Service

Kari Lake's tweet "looks like a felony"

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes referred the matter for investigation to the state attorney general

Salon

An Arizona official has a plan to speed up election results. Not everyone is on board

Arizona's Maricopa County faced criticism as it took days to count its votes in 2022. The county's Republican recorder has a proposal to try to fix the problems he sees.

WEKU

Arizona Republican demands election redo

State Rep. Liz Harris baselessly says she is protesting "what is clearly a potential fraudulent election"

Salon

Voter behavior and election rules contribute to slower counting in Arizona

One big reason: Arizona voters dropped off hundreds of thousands of mail ballots on Election Day. Now comes the arduous task of processing and tallying those ballots.

WEKU

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MAGA attacks drive out election workers

Threats and disruptions are forcing out civil servants who are being replaced by election conspiracy theorists

Tribune News Service

Election deniers already are disrupting the midterm election

Two years of sustained disinformation campaigns and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election are causing disruptions and instability as early voting for the midterm election continues in most states.

The Independent UK

Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?

Kansas has begun a partial hand recount of this month’s decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights

WEKU

Election deniers are running to control voting. Here's how they've fared so far

In five states, Republicans who deny the 2020 election results have now moved closer to overseeing the voting process. Arizona, which has a primary on Tuesday, could be next.

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Arizona GOP: Who needs the popular vote?

Half the Republicans in the Arizona House back a bill to bring back “1958-style voting” — i.e., GTFO democracy

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