When Scott Hoen ran to be Carson City, Nevada’s chief election official two years ago, he campaigned on “election integrity,” promising to make sure voter registration lists were accurate. In the chaotic aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, he believed that too many of his fellow Republicans were convinced that there was widespread voter fraud. By keeping voter […] The post Republicans scrutinize voting rolls and ramp up for mass challenges ahead of election appeared first on Michigan Ad
Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee on Friday announced a “100,000 person strong” program designed to harass election officials and their employees and discredit democracy in Nevada and a dozen other states. In a statement announcing its Orwellian named “election integrity program,” the RNC said it is “establishing a robust network of monitoring, and […] The post Trump, RNC promise ‘aggressive’ election interference in battleground states appeared first on Michigan Advance.
The group gathered inside the conference room, mostly women, fell silent as the audio recording began to play. The male voice, clearly agitated, railed against what he thought had been fraud that cost former President Donald Trump reelection four years ago. The call had been directed at one of their own, a city clerk who had overseen elections in 2020 in suburban Detroit.