Pressure is escalating to advance the package, which puts a target on Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema
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Some prominent Republicans who backed baseless conspiracy theories are running to be the top election officials in their states, a perch from which they would wield enormous power over elections and could potentially block the winners of elections from being seated.
For months, experts have been raising alarms about an unprecedented review of ballots in Arizona. Now, there are similar efforts spreading elsewhere.
Speaking of the Arizona audit, observers from the secretary of state’s office posted a detailed list of problems they’ve observed. They say audit officials had issues with their technology, were confused about who was in charge, and referred to the official observers, required to wear fuschia shirts, as “pinkos”.
A sweeping new law in Georgia imposes additional hurdles to vote by mail for people who lack ID. A new analysis by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that more than 272,000 registered voters don’t have an ID on file with election officials, more than half of whom are Black.