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GOP secretaries of state swat down election conspiracies while Trump sows doubts
Source: Axios
3 hours ago
Republican secretaries of state in crucial battleground states are combating baseless conspiracies to undermine the integrity of the 2024 election.
Why it matters: Former President Trump has made baseless claims of cheating and election fraud one of the staples of his political career and those erroneous beliefs are widespread among his supporters in the Republican Party.
Trump's recent claims are reminiscent of those from the 2020 campaign that led to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, for which Trump was impeached the second time.
The big picture: Election officials have had to take extraordinary security measures this year in the face of mounting threats stoked by Trump's baseless claims that the voting system is rigged against him.
Republicans across the country have already filed over 100 lawsuits over various voting and election procedures. While Trump has softened his previous aversion to early voting, he has attacked overseas and military voters and the U.S. Postal Service, arguing the latter can't be trusted to deliver ballots.
The intrigue: Trump admitted last month that there had actually been no evidence of election fraud in 2024, but hours later reverted to pushing baseless claims of cheating.
This has left some Republican state officials to try and combat the claims themselves.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/11/01/republican-secretaries-of-state-election-conspiracies