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No more ‘hypothetical situations’: States move to fortify elections against Trump

State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting. "We're no longer talking about hypothetical situations," said Nick Brown, Washington state's Democratic attorney general, noting the president's push to nationalize election administration and to […]

No more ‘hypothetical situations’: States move to fortify elections against Trump

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State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting.

"We're no longer talking about hypothetical situations," said Nick Brown, Washington state's Democratic attorney general, noting the president's push to nationalize election administration and to […]

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State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting. "We're no longer talking about hypothetical situations," said Nick Brown, Washington state's Democratic attorney general, noting the president's push to nationalize election administration and to […]

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