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They tried to overturn the 2020 election. Now they want to run the next one.
Trump supporters who back his claim that the 2020 vote was rigged are running to become the top election officials in key states.
Rep. Jody Hice is challenging Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Republicans who sought to undercut or overturn President Joe Biden’s election win are launching campaigns to become their states’ top election officials next year, alarming local officeholders and opponents who are warning about pro-Trump, “ends justify the means” candidates taking big roles in running the vote.
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Harrisburg, Pa. â Pennsylvaniaâs primary this week hardly resembled the election of six months ago, when local officials were furiously counting millions of mail ballots while handling record-breaking turnout with the nationâs eyes on the state.
By all accounts, Tuesday was just another typical off-year, relatively drama-free election, which was welcome news to those who oversaw it.
Many of the problems counties faced during the high-turnout, high-intensity November presidential election werenât repeated, mostly because fewer people voted in person and by mail.
Still, several counties reported issues with polling locations, ballots, and machines â routine problems, according to state officials and outside experts, though Republican lawmakers who cast doubt on the integrity of the 2020 election said they raised alarms.
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