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So far, false claims of voting malfeasance have not incited the chaos that many had feared would ensue, stoked by a mythos of election fraud thats become a core belief for many on the right.

So far, false claims of voting malfeasance have not incited the chaos that many had feared would ensue, stoked by a mythos of election fraud that's become a core belief for many on the right.

Conventional wisdom said in a close election like this weeks midterms, turnout is key, and a new poll from a Latino rights group found both parties might have blown it, in terms of outreach to their community. The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fund polled Latinos across the U.S. weekly for the past nine weeks, and found just over half said they were not contacted by either party before the election. ...

This midterm election, the battle for control of the U.S. Senate has dominated headlines, but Nevada voters are also weighing in on three ballot measures which could have a huge impact on wages in the state, the way elections are carried out, and more. Question Two would get rid of the two-tiered minimum wage, because right now, workers who get health insurance can be paid a dollar less an hour than people whose employer does not provide health benefits. ...

The idea of the election night mirage created worry in Virginia among Democrats and Republicans, who grew increasingly concerned as election results were coming in but the early votes had yet to be counted.

Voter purges historically harm communities of color, and Pennsylvania's voter rolls are already "rigorously" maintained.

Two years of sustained disinformation campaigns and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election are causing disruptions and instability.

Amplifying Atlanta

Acceptance of political violence has been rising sharply over the past five years. The damage that this violence itself, and the conspiracies driving it, are causing to U.S. democracy are already substantial and are likely to produce significant democratic decline if not arrested soon.

U.S. democracy is at an inflection point, and how we administer and verify our elections is more important than ever. From hanging chads to glitchy touchscreens to partisan disinformation, too many Americans worry that their votes won’t count and that election results aren’t trustworthy. It’s...