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2020 Fake Elector Scheme Investigations Grind On in Michigan, Nevada and Georgia, and Arizona

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

The first Trump criminal trial is underway, but the 2020 fake electors still face months of investigation before any alleged conspirators are brought to trial. Michigan, Georgia, and Nevada are the furthest along, having charged 25 participants. Charges for Arizona’s fake electors are reportedly imminent.

Georgia Omnibus Voter Suppression Law Banning Line Warming, Curtailing Drop Boxes & Restricting Mail-In Voting Goes on Trial

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

After the Georgia legislature passed its omnibus voter suppression bill SB 202 in 2021, a firestorm of criticism erupted, including the moving of that year’s Major League Baseball All-Star game out of the state. April 15th, a trial began in federal court to throw out a small part of the law, one of eight active lawsuits.

The RNC Weaves a Tangled Web, Pushing Early & Mail-In Voting to Its Base, While Litigating and Legislating to Limit It In Swing States

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

We reported yesterday that GOP state efforts in Florida to discourage voting by mail could also suppress Republican voters otherwise unable to get to the polls. Afraid of losing votes nationally, the Republican National Committee launched its 2024 Bank Your Vote campaign, promoting early voting, including by mail.

True the Vote’s Claim of Evidence of 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia Were . . . Not True

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

The election denier group True the Vote is one of the loudest and most aggressive in casting doubt on the 2020 election. In Georgia, its claims of fraudulent absentee ballots being deposited in drop boxes was used in a documentary, parroted by former President Donald Trump and his allies, and led to the banning of drop boxes in several states. In a court filing this week, True the Vote said it had no such evidence.

In Win for Voters, George Election Board Refuses to Recommend Dropping No-Excuse Absentee Voting to Legislature

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024

A bipartisan effort in 2005 implemented no-excuse absentee voting in Georgia, and in 19 years, there have been only six convictions of absentee voter fraud. Despite that tiny number, the state’s election board had to fend off yet another attempt to end no-excuse absentee voting.