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Election Misinformation

Jim Riley says he won’t give in to demands from Gillespie County's voter fraud activists.

‘The world was on fire’: Election officials on expecting the unexpected

‘The old same dirty tricks’: Election officials and experts come together to assess potential impact of AI

In an email citing voting machine misinformation, Jim O’Connor pressured Maricopa County supervisors to delay certification “until all the facts come to light.”

Conspiracy theories enter reruns: Boone and Coconino counties among those facing criticism over membership in election alliance.

A commotion over the midterm election in the rural Arizona county attracted national attention. Now, there are efforts to connect and rebuild.

Doubts about the 2020 election have been knocked down in court and by experts, but persist nonetheless.

Important developments will shape whether Trump appears on the ballot, the balance of political power in some states, and still-ongoing 2020 election investigations.

Republicans in counties large and small are considering ditching machines to count their primary ballots by hand. Only one county is moving forward.

The Texas governor certified the November election results amid multiple lawsuits asking a court to prevent the voter-approved constitutional amendments from taking effect.

Problems around the country sparked questions about elections this year, and some officials handled them better than others.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a state grand jury has indicted Republican Cochise County Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd with two felony charges of conspiracy and election interference.

Even as Powell, Ellis, and others acknowledge their allegations were baseless, some continue to believe them.

How a Kerr County commissioner’s unfounded distrust of voting machines took “a wrecking ball to one of the finest election departments.”

Votebeat investigation finds election offices overwhelmed by records requests seeking to prove nonexistent fraud 

Presidential hopefuls say Pence did the right thing. Would they?