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Do we think Bangladesh is the driving force behind AI-driven election manipulation? Or is it more likely that these countries are being used as test-beds by the #EpsteinClass #Techbros refine their systems and processes for use in other ‘markets’?

#Propaganda #MisInformation #ElectionInterference #AI

Any move to force changes to #state run ​#election systems is likely to face immediate #legal challenges.

#Trump claimed only a judge could block the order & complained that there were many "rogue" & "very bad" judges. "I don't see ​how they can challenge it," he said about the executive order.

#law #judiciary #privacy #InfoSec #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #Constitution #states #federalism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism

The order would use federal #data to help state #election ​officials verify who is “eligible” to #vote in their jurisdictions. It would also require #AbsenteeBallots to be sent only to ⁠voters on each state's “approved” mail-in ballot list & mandate “secure” ​ballot envelopes with unique tracking barcodes.

#Trump #law #privacy #InfoSec #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #Constitution #states #federalism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism

#Trump signs #ExecutiveOrder on #mail #ballots, escalating #election overhaul push

Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules nationwide, including by ​directing his admin to create a list of confirmed #US #citizens eligible to #vote in each state, & said he did not see how the measure could be challenged.

#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #Constitution #states #federalism #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #privacy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-order-mail-ballots-escalating-election-overhaul-push-2026-03-31/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Internal #DOJ policy has long said that law enforcement should refrain from taking any public investigatory steps against a political candidate in the 60 days before an #election, to prevent even the appearance of the department using its power to sway the #vote.

…The #California gubernatorial primary is June 2.

#Trump #KashPatel #EricSwalwell #ElectionInterference #law #LegalEthics #EnemiesList #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment

...A Republican sheriff who is running for governor of California...sheriff of Riverside County, seized 426 boxes of ballot materials on Tuesday, adding to the even larger tranche of 650,000 cast ballots he took last month ...Rob Bonta, a Democrat. Mr. Bonta petitioned the court to halt Mr. Bianco’s investigation, which he said has not identified any crimes...

#TrumpsCoup #Elections #USPOL #California #ElectionInterference

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/politics/california-sheriff-ballots-attorney-general.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.FJIi.MzpeO_KAA7Ai&smid=url-share

Sheriff in California Seizes More Ballots, Ignoring State Attorney General

Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff and a Republican running for governor, is examining votes from 2025 after unsubstantiated claims of fraud.

The New York Times
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Steve #Bannon Calls #ICE at Airports a Good ‘Test Run’ for Deployment to 2026 Midterm Polls https://alaska-native-news.com/steve-bannon-calls-ice-at-airports-a-good-test-run-for-deployment-to-2026-midterm-polls/83384/ > Bannon’s guest, MAGA influencer Mike Davis, agreed that ICE should be sent to polling places during this year’s midterms to ensure no undocumented immigrants are casting ballots.

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#Federal #law bars deploying federal “troops or armed men” to polling places, except to repel “armed enemies of the United States.” #Elections are run by #states, despite #Trump’s calls to “nationalize” #voting in certain places.

“Sending #ICE or any federal agents to interfere in elections or intimidate voters would be unlawful, & I am confident that courts would step in,” said Wendy Weiser, VP for #democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice.

#ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #intimidation

#SteveBannon suggested #ICE agents’ presence in airports is a "test-run" ahead of the 2026 #midterms

The high-profile deployment of #Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents to airports has renewed support on the right & fear on the left about the possibility of ICE going to the polls in November.

#Trump #Republicans #law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #VoterSuppression #VotingRights #StateSponsoredTerrorism #intimidation #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/ice-agents-polling-places-bannon

ICE agents have been deployed to airports. Are the polls next?

The high-profile deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports has renewed support on the right and fear on the left about the possibility of ICE going to the polls in November.

CNN
President Lee Jae-myung criticizes SBS investigative program for past organized crime allegations, calling fabricated reporting election interference that destroys democracy and demanding apologies to voters who were misled by the broadcast coverage during the presidential election.
#YonhapInfomax #LeeJaeMyung #ElectionInterference #MediaFabrication #DemocracyDestruction #GeugeolAlgoSipda #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=111827