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‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’: Report Lays Out Likely Playbook to Subvert the 2024 Election, Some of Which is Already in Motion

October 23, 2024October 23, 2024

We’re exploring a new report by election system watchdog Protect Democracy called ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’, which lays out the likely strategy by bad actors to subvert the 2024 election. That strategy won’t succeed, but it won’t be pretty, either.

Alabama SOS Sweeps Up Naturalized Citizens In Move to Root Out Supposed Noncitizen Voters, Spurs Lawsuit

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

Shortly after taking office, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen directed state election officials to invalidate voter registrations of immigrants who had been issued a Permanent Resident, or “green” card by the U.S. Government. In his zeal to root out noncitizens, he apparently invalidated eligible U.S. naturalized citizens as well.

State Data Mistake Puts Voting in Local & State Elections at Risk for 97,000 Arizonans

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

Voting in state and local elections is at risk for an estimated 97,000 longtime Arizona voters due to a proof of citizenship data tracking problem at the DMV.

Research Shows Trump’s Debate Claim of Widespread Voting by Noncitizens is Nonsense

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

In the Sept. 10 Trump-Harris Presidential debate, former President Trump made claims that Democrats encouraged illegal immigration so that noncitizens would vote and support their candidates. A similar claim was made by Senator Ted Cruz in the Republican National Convention. Here is the report we filed in July.

GOP Lawsuit Targets 225,000 Registered Voters in North Carolina Only Days Before Early Voting, and 11 Weeks Before the Election

September 4, 2024September 5, 2024

In a last-ditch effort to purge voters in swing state North Carolina, the GOP has sued the state election board in state superior court to examine the eligibility of 225,000 voters - just days before early voting begins.