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After an election season dominated by conspiracy theories and false claims about voting, top election officials across the country say they already are bracing for what comes next. They are grappling with ways they can counter waves of misinformation in the 2022 midterms and beyond related to voting procedures and the accuracy of election results. A major topic in virtual gatherings this week of the National Association of Secretaries of State and National Association of State Election
EXCLUSIVE: Part 1: Nationwide survey shows misinformation greatest challenge to US elections
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An exclusive, nationwide survey sent to more than 3,000 election administrators in all 50 states finds they consider misinformation to be the greatest challenge to future U.S. elections and American democracy.
The broad, 35-question inquiry was sent by the Hearst Television National Investigative Unit in late December, shortly after all states certified their electoral ballots in the U.S. presidential election, and concluded Jan. 15, five days before the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden.
The Grading the Election survey asked local and state election administrators – from town and parish clerks to county auditors and secretaries of state – for in-depth insights on election security, pandemic-related changes, funding, absentee ballots and postal issues, relations with state legislators and federal agencies and suggestions for permanent
EXCLUSIVE: Part 1: Nationwide survey shows misinformation greatest challenge to US elections
Administrators reveal voting successes, challenges and urgent steps needed Share Updated: 3:28 PM CST Feb 5, 2021
Administrators reveal voting successes, challenges and urgent steps needed Share Updated: 3:28 PM CST Feb 5, 2021
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Show Transcript on the western edge of Puget Sound. In Washington state, election misinformation kept flooding into small Mason County. So the head of elections auditor Patti McGuire, trying to soak up the incoming falsehoods with dry, hard fax. He started a biweekly column in the local paper this year, knocking down misinformation in the community and making clear the stakes. His office applied for a $33,000 grant and used it to create and mail every voter in eight page guide. The headline on Page three. Ensuring the Integrity of Elections. You were sounding the alarm. We wanted them set the record straight him and