Miles Parks
Stories
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Michigan GOP moves forward with 2020 election-denying secretary of state and AG
The party voted resoundingly to support former President Trump's false claims about the 2020 election in their picks for state's next top elections officer and top law enforcement official.
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This weekend's Michigan GOP convention marks a key moment for election denialism
Republicans in Michigan will decide whether to nominate candidates for secretary of state and state attorney general who believe the 2020 election was stolen.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
Georgia Republicans will choose between candidates that supported or denounced Trump
The GOP primary for Georgia's top election office includes a candidate who was pressured by former President Donald Trump to overturn his 2020 defeat and another who supports Trump's election lies.
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Prosecutors in multiple states are investigating false Electoral College submissions
Legal experts say the illegitimate submissions should motivate Congress to update the Electoral Count Act and "firm up the guardrails" of democracy.
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Pressed on his election lies, former President Trump cuts NPR interview short
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All Things Considered
People who believe Trump's election lies are running for offices that control voting
More than a dozen Trump-aligned Republicans, who doubt President Biden won in 2020, are running to control the election process in their states. It could have sweeping consequences.
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Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting
An NPR analysis found at least 15 Republican candidates for secretary of state offices in 2022 who doubt Joe Biden's 2020 victory.
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Weekend Edition Sunday
Disinformation fueled 2021, and 2022 will likely see the same
Disinformation — about the Jan. 6 attack, COVID-19, vaccines, etc. — shaped the nation's politics in 2021 and likely will continue to do so throughout the coming year.
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What 2021's recent elections tell us about voting in 2022 and beyond
Recent off-year elections showed that voters may not be so invested in making it easier to vote while Republicans may benefit from higher voter turnout than they previously had thought.
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The Push For Internet Voting Continues, Mostly Thanks To One Guy
Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist and former political operative, announced a new $10 million grant for internet voting development on Thursday.