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National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Disinformation spread about the 2020 election by candidates & partisan groups mobilized extremists to harass or threaten election officials. Many of those officials resigned. But a large national study also found other reasons for large-scale turnover, and some hope for the 2024 election.

New Poll Shows the Lowest Satisfaction with American Democracy in 40 Years

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024

With America’s polarization, a special-interest driven Congress, a former President with 91 criminal indictments, a compromised U.S. Supreme Court, and rogue state legislatures, a newly updated Gallup poll shows satisfaction with American democracy plunged to just 28%, a 40-year low.

Former New Hampshire GOP State Representative Who Consistently Voted for Tighter “Election Integrity” Laws is Charged with Voting Illegally

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

A former New Hampshire GOP State Representative who repeatedly voted for so-called “election integrity” laws, has been arrested for a Class B felony of Wrongful Voting, among other fraud charges.

Wisconsin Senate Election Deniers Vote to Oust the State’s Election Director for Recommending 2020 Pandemic Voting Accommodations

September 19, 2023December 29, 2023

Old habits die hard, especially among election deniers. Last week, the Republican-dominated Wisconsin Senate voted to remove the state’s nonpartisan elections administrator for recommending pandemic voting accommodations in the 2020 election.

Election Workers Quitting Over Intimidation; Some States Are Taking Action To Protect Them

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

We’re spending a second day in Arizona, where a seasoned election official resigned last week citing a hostile workplace. That hostility, though, extends beyond Arizona and throughout the United States, and bipartisan bills are being filed in some states to protect an election workforce put at risk by disinformation.