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NOVEMBER 2024 | LAW360
Boosting Confidence In Pennsylvania's Election System
By Bob Harvie (November 1, 2024, 5:42 PM EDT) -- Last Friday, just four days before Election Day, the U. S. Supreme Court declined to step in and prevent thousands of votes in Pennsylvania from being fairly counted.
NOVEMBER 2024 | FORTUNE
20-year election official debunks ‘dangerous myths’ about the U.S. electoral process
Local officials play a leading role in running our nation’s elections. Generally, they are trusted because they understand their communities and how best to serve their constituents. However, bad-faith actors and conspiracy theorists are increasingly spreading dangerous myths about election clerks and how elections are conducted. This has made doing their jobs harder and more dangerous.
October 2024 | wispolitics
Margaret “Maggie” Daun: Please leave election administration to the experts
The benefits of expanding voting access through drop boxes far outweighs the unsubstantiate risk of fraud in a system that is stress-tested every few years.
August 2024 | THE GUARDIAN
Georgia approves election rule that could delay vote certification
Republican-controlled board adopts new rule that gives local officials more power to investigate votes after election
August 2024 | ABC NEWS
Georgia election board approves new rules that critics fear could allow certification delays
The Georgia State Election Board has voted to approve a new rule having to do with certification
August 2024 | NYT
Elections Officials Battle a Deluge of Disinformation
County clerks and secretaries of state are overwhelmed this year, as they stare down a “perpetual moving target” of new conspiracy theories, political pressure and threats.
march 2024 | WMNF
Florida leaders, advocacy nonprofit take legal step to fight for Black congressional district
A case being heard in the Florida Supreme Court is challenging the Governor’s overhaul of a black North Florida Congressional District. Now, a non-profit advocacy group, along with over 31 current and former elected state leaders, took a legal step against the redistricting.
MARCH 2024 | Vanity fair
Election Workers Are Bracing for Another Barrage of Trump Threats
From frivolous records requests to outright harassment, democracy’s administrators are facing “death by a thousand cuts,” says one voting rights advocate: “The problem is that, in aggregate, it really starts to tear at the fabric of our election system.”
February 2024 | The Guardian
New program to help US local elections officials who face ‘death by 1,000 cuts’
Protection hub will offer legal assistance and technical help as officials report ongoing threats and harassment on their jobs.
February 2024 | Election Law blog
Public Rights Project Launches National Election Protection Hub to Defend 200+ Officials Under Unprecedented Attack in 2024
Public Rights Project (PRP)—the civil rights legal advocacy nonprofit founded by Jill Habig, former special counsel to Kamala Harris in the California Attorney General’s Office—announces the launch of its Election Protection Hub to support and defend 200+ local elections officials in the face of unprecedented challenges and attacks on democracy from both outside actors and state governments ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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