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Watchdog group’s finding underscores concerns Trump and allies will attack in election certification in swing states

Nearly three dozen officials who have refused to certify elections since 2020 remain in office and will play a role in certifying the presidential vote in nearly every battleground state this fall, according to a new report by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Crew), a watchdog group.

The report underscores the concerns that Donald Trump and allies will attack the certification process at the local level as part of any possible effort to contest a loss in the election. In a presidential election, there are tight deadlines at the local, state and federal levels to certify the vote. Delaying the vote at the local level could cause states to miss deadlines and open up protracted court battles and give oxygen to conspiracy theories.

Concerns about certification also escalated this month when the state board of election in Georgia passed a new rule that allows local election officials to conduct a “reasonable inquiry” if they believe there is a discrepancy in the results.

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[–] iAmTheTot 71 points 3 months ago (4 children)

"Nearly 36"? So... 35? 34? What a strange way to write.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

After what they’ve done, they’re not full people anymore. Somewhere in the range of 80-95%. Facing the consequences of what they did, introspection, and making amends could restore them to fully actualize human existence.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Tell em they're 3/5th of a person

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Seems fair.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Relevant username???

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Nearly 3 dozen sounds normal. Nearly 36 sounds silly

[–] Imgonnatrythis 4 points 3 months ago

Naw, I tell ladies on match that I'm nearly 6ft tall all the time. Perfectly normal way to talk if you're 5'4“

[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 months ago

No matter how lopsided the vote, they're going to try again. They've had four years to review how they failed last time and fix the parts that failed. Even if they fail again, they will try again every cycle.