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States United Action @statesunitedaction.bsky.social · Jan 13
Late last year, we released new updates to the 2025 Election Denier landscape. From the federal executive branch to Congress to the statewide offices that oversee our votes, find out where your officials stand on free and fair elections at ElectionDeniers.org.
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The 2025 elections weren’t a fluke—our elections are free, fair, & secure. The more voters learn about Election Deniers, the less popular they are.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article312781836.html
California officials push back after Trump claims Prop. 50 election is ‘rigged’
The state’s top elections official Tuesday asked the Trump administration to point to proof that any irregularities exist.
www.sacbee.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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The 2025 elections weren’t a fluke—our elections are free, fair, and secure. The more voters learn about Election Deniers, the less popular they are.
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
California officials push back after Trump claims Prop. 50 election is ‘rigged’
The state’s top elections official Tuesday asked the Trump administration to point to proof that any irregularities exist.
www.sacbee.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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There’s no such thing as an off year when it comes to our elections. Millions of Americans across the country have already made their voices heard through early, mail-in, and absentee voting. Join them by voting in-person today on Election Day! 🗳️🇺🇸
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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An Election Denier and former state representative who has promoted President Trump’s false claims that Georgia’s 2020 election was stolen from him has announced his run for Georgia’s top election office: secretary of state.
apnews.com/article/vern...
Trump ally Vernon Jones announces run for Georgia secretary of state
Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative who switched parties to support President Donald Trump, has announced his candidacy for Georgia's secretary of state.
apnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Keep partisan politics out of our elections. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/election-deniers-midterms-board-offices
Election deniers now hold posts on local US election boards, raising concerns for midterms
‘Election integrity’ activists have found way to positions of power, raising red flags about potential partisan meddling
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Read @ariberman.bsky.social on the ways in which the Trump Administration is laying the foundation to threaten the 2026 election.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...
www.motherjones.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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ariberman.bsky.social
Trump is using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the midterms:

-Extreme gerrymandering

-Nationalizing voter suppression

-Weaponizing law enforcement

-Occupying Democratic cities

Please read & share my new cover story in @motherjones.com

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...
www.motherjones.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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In Missouri, the DOJ is contacting county election officials, requesting access to election machines made by Dominion Voting Systems that were used during the 2020 election. The company has been a major focus of Election Denier conspiracy theories.
missouriindependent.com/2025/09/02/t...
Trump’s DOJ wants access to Missouri voting equipment used in 2020 election • Missouri Independent
Trump's Department of Justice is asking Missouri election officials for access to voting equipment used in the 2020 presidential election.
missouriindependent.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Connecting the dots, our new resource shows the scope and impact of the current administration’s unprecedented attempts to undermine the country’s elections — threatening the 2026 midterms. Learn more: bit.ly/4l1lUPP
The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.
www.brennancenter.org
August 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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State leaders brace for ‘heavy lift’ from Medicaid, food stamp changes

@stateline.org's Kevin Hardy's report from the National Conference of State Legislatures conference in Boston >>>

stateline.org/2025/08/14/s...
State leaders brace for 'heavy lift' from Medicaid, food stamp changes • Stateline
State lawmakers from across the country are still grappling with how to respond to the major changes brought on by President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law.
stateline.org
August 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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On Wednesday, the bench trial concluded in Newsom v. Trump, a suit brought by California over the Trump administration’s deployment of military troops to Southern California. Read @annabower.bsky.social's liveblog of the 3-day trial:
Newsom v. Trump: A Trial Diary
A play-by-play of the three day bench trial for California’s suit against the Trump administration’s military deployment to the state
www.lawfaremedia.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Matthew DePerno, an Election Denier facing felony charges for allegedly tampering with voting machines in 2020, has announced another run for Michigan attorney general after losing the race in 2022.
www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
Matt DePerno, facing felony charges, is running for Michigan attorney general again
DePerno lost in 2022 despite a Trump endorsement. He was charged in 2023 with tampering with a voting machine.
www.votebeat.org
August 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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DePerno lost in 2022 despite a Trump endorsement. He was charged in 2023 with tampering with a voting machine.
Matt DePerno, facing felony charges, is running for Michigan attorney general again
DePerno lost in 2022 despite a Trump endorsement. He was charged in 2023 with tampering with a voting machine.
bit.ly
August 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
statesunitedaction.bsky.social
Statewide and local leaders are elected by the people, not politicians—and certainly not by the President. Redistricting efforts, in an off-cycle year, is part of a bigger strategy to change the rules in order to change the game entirely.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Trump on Texas redistricting: ‘We are entitled to 5 more seats’
Democrats are trying to block the redraw in the state by denying the state legislature a quorum.
www.politico.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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In Nevada, Trump appointed Sigal Chattah to be the state’s acting U.S. attorney. Chattah is an Election Denier who ran for attorney general in 2022.
nevadacurrent.com/2025/07/29/t...
Trump keeps Chattah in NV U.S. attorney's office via unorthodox maneuver  • Nevada Current
With one day remaining in her term as Nevada’s Interim U.S. Attorney, Republican firebrand Sigal Chattah caught a lifeline from President Donald Trump Tuesday that could keep her in office for another...
nevadacurrent.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Lies about our free, fair, and secure elections put our public servants – and our democracy – in danger.
www.cpr.org/2025/07/14/a...
Man arrested for firebombing election equipment in southwestern Colorado clerk’s office
The suspect had urged Archuleta County Commissioners to get rid of their Dominion Voting machines, citing discredited conspiracy theories.
www.cpr.org
July 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Election deniers know that if they can diminish confidence in our elections, they can keep people from turning out to make their voices heard. But in a democracy, the power belongs to the people. www.votebeat.org/2025/07/14/r...
How a New York lawsuit is helping to fan voter mistrust — on the left
A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of voters who reported casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024 did not believe that Trump “legitimately won the election.”
www.votebeat.org
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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#ICYMI: Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. The bill contains hundreds of provisions affecting the federal budget and tax law that will shift costs to states. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump signs big tax cut and spending bill into law in July Fourth ceremony
The president's sweeping domestic policy achievement extends his expiring 2017 tax cuts but could cause millions in the U.S. to lose their health coverage and food aid over the next decade.
www.nbcnews.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
statesunitedaction.bsky.social
Election denial is a strategy that seeks to discourage voter turnout—and in 2024 it may have worked. New data from @statesunited.org is one of the first to reveal a gap of ~5.7M additional votes that could have been cast if more Americans trusted the system. statesunited.org/resources/wh...
When Americans Trust Elections, They Are More Likely To Vote - States United Democracy Center
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July 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Donald Trump has been pushing lies about election security for years — and those false claims intensified after his 2020 loss.

Now that he’s back in office, he’s using the Justice Department to settle the score.
americanoversight.org/a-judge-bloc...
A Judge Blocked Key Portions of Trump’s Anti-Voting Executive Order, But DOJ and States Continue Anti-Democracy Agenda - American Oversight
The anti-democratic push to undermine trust in our elections is alive and well, both in Trump’s Justice Department and in several states.
americanoversight.org
July 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
statesunitedaction.bsky.social
The 2020 election was free, fair, and secure. Conspiracy theories about the 2020 election have already been heard by the courts and dismissed. Americans need leaders who are looking forward.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Donald Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate his false 2020 election claims
Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 election failed in court. Independent reviews and members of his own administration dismissed his fraud claims.
www.usatoday.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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MyPillow CEO & Election Denier, Mike Lindell, is expected to testify at his defamation trial this week. If convicted, he may face millions in damages for spreading false claims about Dominion Voting Systems to undermine the results of the 2020 election.
www.denverpost.com/2025/06/03/c...
As trial opens, Mike Lindell’s attorneys say he spread claims about Dominion official because he was ‘triggered’
Attorneys for a former Dominion Voting Systems official said MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s false claims about him were fueled in part by Lindell blaming the official for his banishment from con…
www.denverpost.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
statesunitedaction.bsky.social
At every level, the Election Denier movement is a danger to our democracy. It’s well-connected, well-funded, and it’s not going anywhere.

Find out where your state officials stand when it comes to our free and fair elections.
www.ElectionDeniers.org
The Landscape of Election Denial in America
Election Deniers running in 2024 and Election Deniers in government are a threat to U.S. democracy. Explore election denial and the 2024 candidates.
www.ElectionDeniers.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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ICYMI: After firing the Director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for refusing to falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen, the Trump admin. appointed a long-time promoter of election conspiracies, as Director of Public Affairs.
May 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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“The truth is, election denial was alive & well in North Carolina this election cycle. But ultimately, the federal courts stepped in and settled the race once & for all,” writes @stephenricher.bsky.social.

Our system of checks & balances helps protect our democracy.
ncnewsline.com/2025/05/25/i...
In the face of election denial in North Carolina, the judiciary upholds democracy • NC Newsline
Judge Myers' Riggs-Griffin ruling shows we have the federal courts to thank for keeping our election system free, fair, and secure this cycle
ncnewsline.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM