“#US #PostalService touts timely delivery of #mailballots despite concerns from #electionofficials”

https://electionlawblog.org/?p=147576

Here’s the AP report on a 99.88% rate for delivery within one week of 99.22 million ballots. Along with the #USPS press release and more detailed report.

Laura & I are grateful to the #ElectionOfficials, #PollWorkers, & #volunteers who oversaw a free, fair, safe, & secure #election.

We join our fellow citizens in praying for the success of our new leaders at all levels of government. May God continue to bless our great country.

- Fmr President #GeorgeWBush statement

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#USpol #RIPdemocracy

The Army of Election Officials Ready to Reject the Vote

An investigation in four battleground states found that Republicans have taken control of election boards with the aim of challenging and overturning results that don’t go their way.

The New York Times

#Georgia Judge Rejects #GOP #Lawfare Trying to Block #ATL #ElectionOfficials From Accepting #AbsenteeBallots Delivered By Voters In Person.

A #FultonCounty judge overruled a
Republican National Lawyers Association member's claims of malfeasance as it has long been the practice for Georgia #election offices to accept mail in ballots over the counter.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-judge-republican-lawsuit-hand-returned-mail-ballots-fulton-county/ #ICYMI #VotingRights

Georgia judge rejects Republican lawsuit seeking to block acceptance of hand-returned mail ballots in Fulton County

The judge rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person.

CBS News
'I will stand my ground': Election officials are prepared for attempts to 'find' votes

Donald Trump is unlikely to find state officials willing to block electoral votes from going to Vice President Kamala Harris.

USA TODAY

Democratic group launches #legal fund to help secretaries of state in key states defend against an anticipated post-election deluge of lawsuits.

The Democratic Assoc of Secretaries of State plans to spend ≥$5M to support top
#ElectionOfficials in #Maine, #Michigan, #NorthCarolina & #Nevada. Ofcls w/the group said they may expand their reach to other states as needed & could spend more if fundraising is strong.

#Trump #BigLie
#democracy #law #ElectionLaw
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democratic-legal-fund-secretaries-state-election-lawsuits-rcna172009

Democratic group launches legal fund to help secretaries of state defend against postelection lawsuits

A Democratic group is launching a legal fund to help secretaries of state in key states defend against an anticipated post-election deluge of lawsuits.

NBC News
Election Officials Can’t Go Rogue on Certification

Partisans are trying to undermine the vote count in key states.

The Briefing
#ElectionOfficials face an increasingly demanding set of responsibilities, in addition to challenging changes to the election info environment this year. CDT's Tim Harper & Isabel Linzer on CDT’s latest partnership with Center for Tech and Civic Life on a new misinformation course: https://cdt.org/insights/helping-election-officials-combat-misinformation-in-2024-an-updated-course-from-cdt-and-ctcl/
Helping Election Officials Combat Misinformation in 2024: An Updated Course from CDT and CTCL

Election officials face an increasingly demanding set of responsibilities, from protecting their systems from cybersecurity threats to managing and responding to emergencies. At the same time, election officials increasingly report facing threats and harassment, often motivated by mis- and disinformation, which may be contributing to increasing turnover rates. These challenges are compounded by limited budgets […]

Center for Democracy and Technology

The Harris campaign is on the ball, spending your donations wisely. They are suing to stop election interference in Georgia and elsewhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izSRkgkUjl4&list=PLDIVi-vBsOEyETRGoRP9y8zhyu6bHl6iK

#georgia #electioninterference #electionofficials #Harris2024 #election2024 #voteblue

'Ferocious pushback': Pro-Trump election board's tricks draw legal backlash

YouTube
But many of the goals for this course remain the same as in 2020, as #ElectionOfficials are a key actor in upholding election integrity, providing authoritative info about time, place, & manner of elections, & countering #VoterSuppression #misinformation. https://cdt.org/insights/helping-election-officials-combat-misinformation-in-2024-an-updated-course-from-cdt-and-ctcl/