Election deniers who are still out there, elections officials across the country are now leading the charge to combat misinformation about election integrity. according to the washington post in arizona the new democratic attorney general has repurposed a unit that under her predecessor focused on election fraud and it will now focus on voting rights and ballot access. in michigan secretary of state jocelyn benson is working to toughen penalties against those who threaten elections officials. benson is also drafting legislation that would make it a crime to knowingly spread misinformation about elections, comparing the legislation to laws barring deceptive marketing practices. the way benson sees it individuals who intentionally spread misinformation that then leads to threats or worse targeting elections officials are just as culpable and should be held culpable just as those who are actually exercising the threats themselves. down in north carolina the board of elections is conside