As @protctdemocracy’s Edgar Lin & JoAnna Suriani write for WI State Bar, the law is clear: certification is a mandatory, non-discretionary duty. Lawyers who advise clients to interfere with the certification process may face professional consequences: https://t.co/saFGiMGNHi
It’s a “Deceive, Disrupt, Deny” strategy to undermine the election.
1️⃣ Spread deceitful narratives about the role of election certification officials.
2️⃣ Rally supporters to disrupt voting processes.
3️⃣ Use distrust to deny legitimate results. https://t.co/hmZj0Fico5
NEW: Election deniers are doubling down on coordinated efforts to spread disinformation to lawyers, political actors, and election officials in key states. Learn more: https://t.co/8X4CQ65sZb
“Since [2020] a small number of officials motivated by partisanship or conspiracy beliefs have targeted the certification… as a place to disrupt the election when they don’t like the results,” says Edgar Lin, WI Policy Strategist https://t.co/vlMtuV5dDy
A smart take on deep fakes ➡️ @n_schneidman & @edgarlin_WI on how the state of Wisconsin is leading the charge to combat deceptive uses of AI in political campaigns with a new law: https://t.co/letbVEQEcV
Yesterday’s SCOTUS decision *does not* preclude Trump from seeing trial before November, explains @KPNatsFan, former federal civil rights prosecutor at the @TheJusticeDept. Read why in this week's edition of
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Most people assume No Labels will fail and might spoil things in Trump’s favor.
True. But if they succeed —and actually win states— that could be even worse for democracy. (Yes, somehow it can be worse.)
@amandacarpenter & me in @BulwarkOnline:
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While removal or inactivation of 375k Georgia voters may seem concerning, our own GA policy advocate @DemocracyMcGee & @VoteShieldUS analyst @SwiftClint tell the @ajc it currently looks like routine list maintenance, which can be healthy for democracy. https://t.co/IlTfctJS6V
Around the country, states with divided governments, such as Arizona and Nevada, have been able to pass comprehensive, bipartisan election protection bills. Our own @edgarlin_WI tells @WPR he’s optimistic that Wisconsin could be next. https://t.co/7wWet5iurN
Protecting election officials, as our own @edgarlin_WI tells @centraltimewpr on @WPR, means election workers don’t have to take threats home with them when they leave work. https://t.co/7wWet5iurN
This piece highlights a big risk in our election system (threats/harassment to our election workers), along with solutions (legislation to protect election workers) to target that risk @protctdemocracy#Elections2024
We built a tool for answering if a gov investigation of a political leader furthers the rule of law or is an abuse of power. Discerning the diff matters given mounting investigations in NY & GA, @TheJusticeDept & on the HIll. https://t.co/s2xuVRyDPX
A tale of two expulsions: The recent legislative expulsions in Tennessee and Arizona are drastically different, “both in their facts and in their implications for democracy.” Read our latest, from @LouieGoldsmith & Sara Chimene-Weiss ⬇️: https://t.co/9BbaLFIo7O
🎥 We must act now to further safeguard and strengthen our democracy. How can you join the movement? Watch our newest video on the state of U.S. democracy and what we can do to protect it. https://t.co/lFwwdoiq15