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The Big Lie Lives On – Arizona Courts Hear 2022 Election Denier Lawsuits

December 20, 2022March 28, 2023

The January 6th committee criminal referrals for former President Donald Trump may fuel further investigation of he and his allies, but there is still Big Lie fallout in states around the country. This includes Arizona, which has its own election deniers in Mark Finchem & Kari Lake.

Election Denier Candidates Mostly Lost, But Still Had Wide Support

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

We, like many other Democracy observers, are concerned with the number of election-denying candidates who ran in the midterms. Many Big Lie candidates lost by big margins. But in some races, the support for candidates who oppose Democracy is breathtaking.

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.

Why People Don’t Vote Week: Nonvoters Cite Lack of Faith in Electoral System as Reason Not to Show Up

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Today, we have another in our series of why Americans don’t vote. In the 2016 election, over 41%, 100 million people, didn’t vote at all, despite a contentious and competitive election. One of the reasons cited in a poll after the 2016 election was a lack of faith in the electoral system.

Hand Counting Ballots Takes Longer, is Less Accurate, and Costs More. So Why is It Being Proposed Around the Country?

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

Few election officials would ever recommend counting ballots by hand unless it’s absolutely necessary. It’s long, tedious & expensive work which is prone to error. Yet that’s exactly what’s being promoted by 2020 election deniers around the country.