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Raffensperger, who bravely refused to give in to trump? >> i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> georgia republicans stripped raffensperger of his role as chief election officer and purged other election officials. >> a body of unelected officials in atlanta appointed by the state legislature and not us can fire our employees without a lick of input from us. >> georgia is just one target in a carefully planned effort by the gop that could enable them to steal the next election, perfectly legally....

Georgia activists working to overcome the republican takeover of local functions. >> hi jonathan, thank you for having me. theres a lot we can do here on the ground to work against this. part of it starts with the federal voting rights legislation. very exciting that is getting legs. moving forward. want everyone to advocate for that certainly. elections happen on a local level. here in georgia, we have 159 counties. which means there is 159 different election offices where people can go and be ...

For that. but elections happen on the local level, right? here in georgia we have 159 counties which means 159 different election offices where people can go and be involved with the elections process. so were really encouraging people to do just that. get involved locally. attend local board of elections meetings. this is where the big decisions are being made about how many voting locations are available. be a poll worker. poll workers, theyre our democracy modern day heroes. theyre integral t...

To steal the next election, perfectly legally. some new laws promise harsh punishments for election officials and poll workers for simple mistakes. >> there are a series of laws in states that are put in to criminalize election officials for doing their jobs. that has a really corrosive effect on the general publics belief in the accuracy of our election results. >> in texas, an election official can now go to jail for sending citizens unrequested vote by mail applications. >> were going to have...

Remember georgias republican secretary of state, brad raffensperger, who bravely refused to give in to trump? >> i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> georgia republicans stripped raffensperger of his role as chief election officer and purged other election officials. >> a body of unelected officials in atlanta appointed by the state legislature and not us can fire our employees without a lick of input from us. >> georgia is just one target in a carefully planned effort by the gop that could enab...

Punishments for election officials and poll workers for simple mistakes. >> there are a series of laws in states that are put in to criminalize election officials for doing their jobs. that has a really corrosive effect on the general publics belief in the accuracy of our election results. >> in texas, an election official can now go to jail for sending citizens unrequested vote by mail applications. >> were going to have to educate our own volunteers to make sure they dont make a mistake. >> in...

Workers to staff multiple locations. >> they left me a mess. >> reporter: and claims is toxic nature of american politics has prevented churches and even fire departments from stepping up to offer larger spaces. >> they dont want to be associated with anything political. >> reporter: including the democratic act of voting. >> thats right. >> reporter: but adding to this is the board itself. last year, after georgias controversial election overhaul law was signed by the governor, the republican-c...

Also greater penalties for those who would threaten election officials or poll workers or voters or anyone whos trying to count votes. >> if there are no reforms that are passed in trying to ensure a fair and secure election and instead what you have is these laws in states led by republicans where theyre trying to fix a voter fraud problem that doesnt exist, where does that leave us? >> i think it leaves us in a place where first of all its a state by state battle. and in every state its import...

Multi-jurisdictional challenges in gathering all of this information just to determine what happened. >> is it clear to you -- i mean, who is on top of this pyramid? i mean, was it -- was -- i assume -- i mean, can we assume that the president of the united states at the time was in the loop on this scheme? >> well, first, i want to remind, you know, all americans, we have a very unique electoral system. its a combination of state law and federal law. and ultimately, its intended to bring voters...

Election needs and she cant find the new ones. >> if i had the structures, yes, it would be more than one. but the structures are not there. that is the reality of lincoln county. >> reporter: like election departments across the country, shes struggling to find poll workers to staff multiple locations. >> they left me a mess. >> reporter: and claims the toxic nature of american politics has prevented churches and even fire departments from stepping up to offer larger spaces. >> they dont want t...