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Finger Pointing in Harris County, Texas After Problems Apparently Disenfranchised Voters

November 27, 2022February 5, 2025

There is still a lot of finger pointing in Harris County, Texas, after widespread November 8th ballot shortages and other problems. While partisan accusations and a lawsuit have been leveled, it appears that a combination of lack of preparedness and voting machine problems were the problem, not fraud.

What We’re Grateful For In the Face of Attacks on Our Democracy

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Our democracy has been under threat in states around the country, and we at the American Democracy Minute want to express our gratitude for it and its resilience in these past two years.

It’s Not Just Mail-In Ballots Slowing the Count — It’s Conspiracy Theories

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

In our last report, we suggested that “election night won’t be results night” in many places around the country due to the slower counting of mail-in ballots. But in some jurisdictions, it’s not the mail slowing things down, it’s conspiracy theories.

Poll Shows GOP Voters Continue to Have Low Confidence in Elections, Despite No Credible Evidence of Problems

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

A quote attributed to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels says, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” Polling just released by the Pew Research Center confirms just before the 2022 midterm election that an alarming number of voters have low confidence in our election system.

A New Tactic to Sow Doubt in Elections: Question the Partisan Affiliations of Poll Workers

October 10, 2022January 18, 2023

The effort to sow doubt in American elections has a new front: Questioning the partisan affiliation of poll workers. Republican National Committee lawsuits just filed in Arizona, Michigan, and Nevada – all battleground states – claim that Republicans are underrepresented as poll workers. Chief election officials are calling it disinformation.