The former state senator and executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine says her goals include increasing voter participation and protecting privacy.
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Texas attorney general sues to invalidate 4 states’ elections, as Trump effort fizzles
Trump has counted on courts to overturn election results, but judges, including those named by Trump himself, have been among the harshest critics of those attempts to subvert the election.
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Maine Voices: New secretary of state can help make voting easier
The challenges of our COVID election have underscored the need for online registration and an easy-to-use voter website.
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‘The people have spoken’: Michigan judge rejects lawsuit from disavowed Trump attorney
The judge notes that the case seems to be ‘more about the impact of their allegations on People’s faith in the democratic process and their trust in our government.’
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Commentary: I was fired for saying this, but I’ll say it again – this election wasn’t rigged
The 2020 election was the most secure in U.S. history.
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Michigan board certifies Biden win, dealing Trump another blow
Both the president and top Republican officials sought to discredit the vote process in Michigan’s Wayne County, home of Detroit, making sweeping and unsubstantiated claims about widespread fraud and citing errors in the vote tallies.
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Michigan Republican lawmakers expect no change in votes, a blow to Trump’s efforts
The president had summoned the lawmakers to the White House, and his play for Michigan was among a series of last-ditch tactics in battleground states that his team is using to challenge his defeat.
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Georgia must finish hand tally of presidential race today
The hand count is meant to ensure that the state’s new election machines accurately tabulated the votes and isn’t expected to change the overall outcome, state election officials have repeatedly said.
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Twitter says it flagged 300,000 tweets for election disinformation
The election turned out to be the most secure in U.S. history, federal and state officials from both parties say — repudiating Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of fraud.
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Commentary: The swing-state power of Black voters is real
After the 2020 election, discouragement campaigns shouldn’t work anymore.