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Georgia Rep. Jody Hice speaks during a rally last September as former President Donald Trump looks on. Trump endorsed Hice, who falsely believes fraud tainted the 2020 election, in the Georgia secretary of state race, but Hice was defeated.

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Election deniers are running to control voting. Here's how they've fared so far

12:53pm July 29, 2022

by Miles Parks

In five states, Republicans who deny the 2020 election results have now moved closer to overseeing the voting process. Arizona, which has a primary on Tuesday, could be next.

Maps of ballot drop box locations in four Georgia counties (Cobb, Fulton, Dekalb, Gwinnett) in 2020 and 2022. The number of drop boxes fell from 107 in 2020 to 25 in 2022.

A new Georgia voting law reduced ballot drop box access in places that used them most

5:09pm July 27, 2022

Georgia lawmakers changed voting laws after 2020, including eliminating drop boxes in certain counties, making it harder for many voters in cities and suburbs, often people of color, to access them.

Then-Vice President Mike Pence is seen presiding over a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 Electoral College results after a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. Proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act would clarify the vice pre

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Proposed reforms for the Electoral Count Act draw broad support

12:52pm July 22, 2022

The proposal, aimed at reforming the widely criticized 135-year-old law governing the process of casting and counting Electoral College votes, has garnered widespread support among election experts.

Two canvassers are seen last year on Michelle Garcia's front-door camera in in Pueblo, Colo. The men said they were "doing a voter verification project."

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The election denial movement is now going door to door

5:00am July 21, 2022

In Colorado, canvassers have been knocking on doors in some communities to determine whether people actually voted. The effort is raising concerns about voter intimidation.

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Proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act would clarify the vice president's role in counting states' electoral votes. Here, then-Vice President Mike Pence is seen in the House chamber early on Jan. 7, 2021, to finish the work of the Electoral College a

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A bipartisan Senate group announces a deal on reforming the Electoral Count Act

1:59pm July 20, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

The 1887 law governs the process of counting Electoral College votes and came under fresh scrutiny following attempts to invalidate the presidential election results on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Texas is barred from enforcing new restrictions on voter assistance

4:28pm July 19, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

A federal judge has struck down provisions in Texas' new law that set limits on how people can help voters cast their ballots.

Stacks of ballot envelopes waiting to be mailed are seen at the Wake County Board of Elections on Sept. 3, 2020, in Raleigh, N.C. The Green Party has so far been kept off North Carolina's 2022 Senate ballot by the Democratic-led Board of Elections.

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North Carolina's Green Party says Democrats are working to keep it off 2022 ballot

7:36am July 15, 2022

by Steve Harrison

The North Carolina Board of Elections, which is controlled by Democrats, has — so far — refused to give the Green Party a spot on the ballot, citing possible fraud in their ballot petition.

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Residents drop mail-in ballots in an official ballot box outside of a Milwaukee library on Oct. 20, 2020.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court says ballot drop boxes aren't allowed in the state

2:54pm July 08, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

The decision lays out ground rules for absentee voting a month ahead of Wisconsin's statewide primary elections.

Volunteers take part in a 2004 voter outreach event in Dearborn, Mich., organized by the Arab American Institute. While there is no federal requirement for Arabic-language ballots, the city of Dearborn recently started requiring election materials to be t

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A federal law requires translated voting ballots, but not in Arabic or Haitian Creole

5:00am June 24, 2022

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Voting Rights Act requires some states and local areas to offer election materials in more than just English. But the support for voters is limited to Spanish, Asian and Native American languages.

Jim Marchant speaks at a Republican election night watch party on Nov. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas.

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Election denier Marchant is the Republican nominee for Nevada secretary of state

8:44am June 15, 2022

by Benjamin Swasey

Jim Marchant becomes the latest election-denying GOP candidate to take a step closer to running elections in their state — a trend that has alarmed experts on democracy.