A Comprehensive Account of Election Denial - Health and Wellness Resource

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The About page on the Election Integrity Network website states (as of 11/02/26):

Election Integrity Network was founded by renowned election attorney Cleta Mitchell in 2021, incubated by the Conservative Partnership Institute, and has become since then America's home for election integrity volunteers. It serves as the central hub of the national election integrity movement.

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Notes:

This post is "live" and ongoing. It will be continually updated as events related to election denial continue to unfold.

My commentary appears indented, in black, in italics, and at the end of this post in the "Commentary" section.

Forward

Election denial has been an ongoing part of U.S. politics since Trump's refusal to accept defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Over the past six years it has grown and morphed by massive proportions, so much so that any attempt to document all of its consequences and wide-ranging aspects is nearly impossible. Although this post is a comprehensive account of election denial, it is by no means exhaustive.

Introduction

SPECIAL REPORT-How a small group of U.S. lawyers pushed voter fraud fears into the mainstream
https://www.reuters.com/world/special-report-how-small-group-us-lawyers-pushed-voter-fraud-fears-into-2020-09-09/

In a June 24, 2026 post on HWR entitled "Op-Ed | Donald Trump is in Serious Psychological Decline (Part 2)" I said the following:

EVERYTHING that's been happening with the incessant and ongoing Trump/MAGA effort to ensure "free and fair elections" is a direct result of Trump's "Big Lie" that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged" and "stolen."

The "Big Lie" has become a radical, out-of-touch-with-reality movement borne of the ego of one crazed, sick man.

That movement is more commonly known as election denial, and it's the direct result of Donald Trump's "Big Lie."

The term "Big Lie" was invented by Trump himself in May of 2021 when he said:

The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!

Trump coined the term to claim that Biden's win is a lie, but in progessive circles it's most often used to mean that the claim of Trump's win is the lie.

Since his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, Trump has been energetically perpetuating the "Big Lie" by repeatedly claiming that he won the 2020 election, that Democrats cheat during elections, and that elections are "rigged" against him and Republicans, so it's not surprising that election denial has become so firmly entrenched into the hearts and minds of Trump's MAGA base.

The "Big Lie" is the major component of the Trump/MAGA attempt to rewrite history. Marc Elias has called the "Big Lie" the "cornerstone" of the Trump/MAGA movement.

In an October 11, 2026 interview with Ted Koppel, Steve Bannon said:

The core belief of the MAGA movement is we won the 2020 election.

Trump himself set the stage for the election denial movement by statements he made in the months prior to the 2020 presidential election.

On July 30, 2020, Trump posted:

With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???

At a Wisconsin campaign rally on August 17, 2020, Trump said:

The only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged, remember that. It's the only way we're going to lose this election.

Trump repeated this claim over and over again, ad nauseam, during his 2020 presidential campaign.

On August 30, 2020, Trump posted:

The greatest Election Fraud in our history is about to happen. This may top the Democrats illegally spying on my campaign!

Fast forward to 2026, in the six months prior to May 26, Trump repeated his claim that the 2020 election was "stolen" from him at least 107 times.

Two points...

First, one of the most effective ways to influence the way a person thinks is by repeating the same thing over and over again. It doesn't matter if what you're saying is true or false because a significant number of people will believe it, regardless of how preposturous and objectively false it is. Commercial advertisers have know this for decades, and so does Trump.

Second, who is to blame for the rise of the election denial movement? You can ask the same question about World War II. Is Adolph Hitler more to blame, or is it the millions of German citizens that he was able to brainwash into helping get him elected? For sure Trump bears most of the blame, but his radical, self-righteous, out-of-touch-with-reality MAGA supporters bear a significant part of the blame as well.

For many conservatives, election denial has become an integral part of their belief systems and an accepted part of their political and social culture. It's also become a "badge of honor" for many who support Trump, and that includes a substantial number of conservative politicians.

One of those "badges" is the refusal to answer the simple question, "Who won the 2020 election?"

The most recent example of this was during a Senate confirmation hearing on July 15, 2026 when Jay Clayton, Trump's pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, was asked repeatedly by Senator Jon Ossoff (Democrat-Georgia) "Who won the 2020 election?" Clayton responded "Uh, you know, we're not, I'm not, I'm not gonna do this with you," moments later adding "I'm not going to engage in the theater." Responding to a question from Senator Mark Warner (Democrat-Virginia), Clayton said he isn't an "election denier" and that "Joe Biden was certified as the president of the United States."

Read an opinion article about what Clayton said on The Hill entitled "'Humiliating'': Jon Ossoff grills Jay Clayton into silence" here.

Clayton is part of a large group of prominent Republicans who refuse to directly answer this question. Saying that Biden was certified is NOT the same as saying Biden won. Yet, Clayton claims he isn't an "election denier."

Clayton, like so many other Trump sycophants, just can't bring themselves to say that Biden won because they know it would incur the wrath of Trump. Clayton, like so many others, would rather make fools of themselves and "hem and haw" to avoid objective reality.

On August 7, 2026, Marc Elias posted a video on his Democracy Docket YouTube channel entitled "Why Trump Nominees Won't Admit He Won the Election" where he explains why Trump court nominees, like Clayton, refuse to admit that Biden won the 2020 presidential election.

On July 3, 2022, an opinion article entitled "There's something more dangerous than the 'Big Lie'" was published on The Hill website. The article was written by Laura Thornton, who at the time was director and senior fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund.

In the article Thornton makes the point that some people choose to ignore facts and objective reality regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election because "in their hearts" they know the election was stolen. Thornton goes on to say:

The dangerous inflection point we are at, however, is that loyalty to team has become not only more important than facts, but more important than democracy — and has justified harassment and violence.

We must remain committed to building democracies' defenses against disinformation and trust in accurate information sources (and this is part of my own organization's mission). But we also need to address the underlying psychology that allows public indifference to truth. This may require tackling those deeply held fears head-on and figuring out ways to "de-tribalize" our communities.

Importantly, and perhaps impossibly, our political leaders need to stop feeding the fear and grievances and instead get behind bringing us together rather than tearing us apart.

On August 8, 2022, I posted an Op-Ed HWR article entitled "Op-Ed | A Message to Those Who Support Donald Trump and the Ongoing 'Stolen' 2020 Election Narrative: Belief is Not Fact". In that article I say essentially the same thing as Thornton, but in my case I refer to "in their hearts" as belief.

Thornton's article was published in July of 2022, four long years ago. Today, the election denial movement is still going strong.

Thornton nailed it when she said that our political leaders need to "stop feeding the fear and grievances." In addition to his massive, ongoing efforts to rewrite history about the 2020 election, Donald Trump has done nothing but feed the misguided beliefs of his MAGA supporters.

To show just how pervasive election denial is, here's a chronological list of selected polls conducted over the past six years regarding public perception about Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election:

Nov 18, 2020 Monmouth University: 77% of Trump supporters believe Biden won due to fraud
Apr 2, 2021 Ipsos/Reuters: 55% of Republicans believe the loss resulted from illegal voting or a "rigged" election
May 21, 2021 Ipsos/Reuters: 39% of Republicans strongly agree that the election was stolen and 22% somewhat agree it was stolen
Sep 7, 2021 CNN/SSRS: 36% believe Biden did not legitimately garner enough votes to win the presidency
Aug 27, 2023 Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research: 57% of Republicans believe Biden was not legitimately elected as president
May 10, 2026 Politico: 48% of MAGA/Trump believe the election was "stolen" and 22% believe it was not stolen but question its legitimacy, 26% of non-MAGA/Trump believe the election was "stolen" and 34% believe it was not stolen but question its legitimacy

In an October 9-13, 2026 poll conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News, and Ipsos, 70% said the are "not confident" that Trump will accept the results of the 2026 mid-term elections if Republicans lose (36% of Republicans, 94% of Democrats, and 77% of independents).

The election denial movement has caused a significant number of Americans who are not part of the movement to question the accuracy and fairness of U.S. elections. Since the 2020 presidential election, ...

Election deniers now occupy, or are attempting to occupy important positions in state governments.
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I've spent hundreds and hundreds of hours accumulating all of the information in this post and it's companion post encompassing election denial efforts from November 3, 2020 through December 31, 2024.

Why would I spend such an inordinate amount of time on this topic?

Since the arrival of Donald Trump, we have been living in an unprecedented time regarding politics, morality, objective reality, the U.S. Constitution, the rule of law. In my opinion, our country is the most divided it's been since just prior to the Civil War. Trump and his MAGA sycophants have pushed the limits of executive branch power and tested the ability of the courts to preserve American democracy beyond anything in my lifetime for sure, and probably in the history of America itself.

For this reason, it's important to document this extraordinary and ongoing event.

Furthermore, by documenting it in great detail it's much easier to understand it.

The Holocaust has been documented in great detail and memorials have been constructed to remind people of what can happen when radical ideology takes hold of government. The Holocaust originated with and was inspired by one man. The same is true of election denial in the United States.

This post includes events from January 1, 2025 through the present.

Another post, entitled "Election Denial (November 3, 2020 through December 31, 2024)" covers events prior to that.

So much of what the election denial movement says and does is purely to keep election denial and election fraud in the news cycle in order to sway public opinion.

In order to put the election denial movement into context, you need to understand just how infinitesimally small the numbers of ballots that constitute actual fraud are. I do a mathematical analysis of legally confirmed election fraud in The Heritage Foundation section below. Of course, election deniers believe that significant fraud occurred in many other instances (well beyond what is documented on The Heritage Foundation website), which I document in the "Election Denial (November 3, 2020 through December 31, 2024)" post I noted above.

This post is organized into two main parts:

Part 1: Organizations that exist in whole or part to perpetuate the "Big Lie," and organizations that exist in whole or part to counter the "Big Lie"
Part 2: Efforts by Trump, his administration, and Republicans since January 1, 2025 to perpetuate the "Big Lie"

Read about specific influential election deniers in an August 20, 2026 Democracy Docket article entitled "The election deniers influencing Trump's anti-voting policy from the outside."

Because election denial is so broad and pervasive, I've provided a Table of Contents below. Click on any topic to scroll down to that section. At the end of each section is a link to scroll back up to the Table of Contents.

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Part 1 - Organizations
Part 2 - Efforts

Trump's post-2026 election statements and actions

On October 26,2026, Trump posted the following on Truth Social (bold aded for emphasis):

Let's all get behind Michele Tafoya in Minnesota. She's running a great race. Don't allow them to play with the Votes after the race is over. The Federal Government will be watching closely. The only way she can lose is if they cheat by playing games with the Ballots as they come in. We can't allow that to happen, because I won Minnesota three times, but they didn't give me the Victories, and Minnesota hasn't been "won" since 1972, when Richard Nixon claimed the trophy. Michele Tafoya has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Senator from the Great State of Minnesota — She will not let you down! President DONALD J. TRUMP

On November 3, 2026, Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

On November 3, 2026, Trump posted the following on Truth Social (bold aded for emphasis):

Daniel Sullivan is leading substantially in the Alaska Senatorial Race. When you add Daniel (3,600, 1.68%) into Dan, and Gerald Heikes (4,846, 2.27%), Senator Dan Sullivan is up by thousands of Votes. Remember, Heikes was also fraudulently put into the Race. I don't know what takes so long to announce his win. This should be immediate! Anyone voting for Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., a man who tried to change his middle initial, but was unable to get it done in time, and who was otherwise nonpolitical – Never even voted – is a vote for Senator Dan Sullivan. The Alaska Race is OVER. Dan Sullivan WON, BY A LOT! President DONALD J. TRUMP

On November 7, 2026, Trump posted two graphs, one which shows that in 30 of the senate races "Republicans kept 85.1%" of Trump's 2024 share on average," and the other which shows that in 29 of the governor races "Republicans kept 86.4%" of Trump's 2024 share on average"

Trump is trying to convince his supporters, and himself, that the ass-kicking he and MAGA just received in the 2026 mid-term elections wasn't all that bad. Trump would do better to just not say or post anything, and simply accept the fact that the American people spoke, en masse, that they DO NOT APPROVE of Trump and his administration. But, as we all know, Trump never backs down on anything, and that's one of the things contributing to his downfall.

Trump also reposted two other Truth Social posts, both of which shed doubt on vote counts.

Trump's first repost calls the vote totals for Abbott and Hinojosa in Texas "Looney Tunes numbers." The post also states "These are not normal midterm numbers. These are retard numbers. Not a single poll before the elections came close to predicting this."

Trump's second repost asks the question "Does anybody believe this at all?" with a graph that compares vote counts for Talarico, Paxton, and Brown, with Talarico substantially ahead of Paxton.

On November 8, 2026, Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

America took a giant step back in History with the results of the last Election — Even the Stock Market, which has been a "ROCKETSHIP" under "TRUMP," took a one day, 3 Trillion Dollar loss. But have no fear, we will be back, BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! President DONALD J. TRUMP

On November 9, 2026, Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

Does anybody really believe that this "Election" was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong??? Some early voting "dumps" were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote. It's all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter! President DJT

Here he goes again, still ranting about "wrong" polls, voting "dumps," and "the machines," continuing his ongoing, ad nauseam B.S. about "rigged" elections. Nationwide, Republicans lost by very large margins. How in God's name could anyone, or any group "rig" the system to produce such a wide-ranging result? Answer: IMPOSSIBLE!

Once again, this shows just how out of touch with reality Trump is. His approval rating is in the toilet. Polls showed that corruption in government was a major concern for voters going into the election. Affordiablity was a huge factor. The Iran war was a huge factor, as were all of the other things mentioned here.

Any rational, reasonable, logical, normal person would process all of that information and instanly realize why Republicans lost by such big margins.

But not Trump, because Trump's ego is in full control of everything he says and does. Becasue of that, Trump is incapable of making fully-informed, well-thought-out, reasonable and rational decisions about anything.

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Trump's "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections" executive order

On March 25, 2025 Trump issued an executive order entitled "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections." The order consists of 11 sections:

Purpose and Policy
Enforcing the Citizenship Requirement for Federal Elections
Providing Other Assistance to States Verifying Eligibility
Improving the Election Assistance Commission
Prosecuting Election Crimes
Improving Security of Voting Systems
Compliance with Federal Law Setting the National Election Day
Preventing Foreign Interference and Unlawful Use of Federal Funds
Federal Actions to Address Executive Order 14019
Severability
General Provisions

Regarding Section 1, the order states the Trump administration's reasons for its efforts to protect the integrity of the U.S. election process.

Regarding Section 2, the order describes specific actions to be taken, and rules to be implemented to ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in U.S. elections.

Regarding Section 3, the order directs the Commissioner of Social Security to make available to state and local election officials the Social Security Number Verification Service, the Death Master File, and other federal databases containing relevant information regarding verification of voter eligibility. The order also directs the Secretary of Defense to update the Federal Post Card Application to require a) documentary proof of United States citizenship, and b) proof of eligibility to vote in elections in the state in which a voter is attempting to vote.

Regarding Section 4, the order directs the Election Assistance Commission to provide guidance (and amend the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0) in establishing standards for voting systems to protect election integrity. Part of the guidance is that "voting systems should not use a ballot in which a vote is contained within a barcode or quick-response code in the vote counting process except where necessary to accommodate individuals with disabilities."

Regarding Section 5, the order directs the Attorney General to establish information-sharing agreements with states' chief election officials in order to provide the DOJ with detailed information on all suspected violations of state and federal election laws discovered by state officials.

Regarding Section 6, the order directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take actions which prevent all non-citizens from being involved in the administration of any federal election. It also directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission to review and report on the security of all electronic systems used in the voter registration and voting process.

Regarding Section 7, the order directs the Attorney General take action against states that include absentee or mail-in ballots received after election day in the final tabulation of votes for federal elections.

Regarding Section 8, the order instructs the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury to "prioritize enforcement" of laws to prevent foreign nationals from contributing or donating in United States elections, and which prohibit lobbying by organizations or entities that have received federal funds.

Regarding Section 9, the order instructs all federal agencies to "cease all agency actions implementing Executive Order 14019 of March 7, 2021 (Promoting Access to Voting)," which was issued by Joe Biden. The order notes that Trump revoked this order with his own order, Executive Order 14148 (Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions) on January 20, 2025. The order also requires that all agencies file a report describing compliance with Executive Order 14019.

Section 7 is a harbinger of what was to become in 2026, when Trump and his administration executed a relentless "full court press" to "rig" the 2026 mid-term elections under the guise of "election integrity." In a win for democracy, albeit only by a margin of 5-4, on June 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against what Trump ordered in Section 7 in the case of Watson v. Republican National Committee.

Trump's revocaton of Biden's Executive Order 14019 is particularly egregious. It falls in line with his and his administration's efforts to halt DEI, but beyond that, we know how vindictive Trump is, so it's safe to say that retribution is part of the reason he revoked Biden's order.

The policy section of Biden's order reads:

It is the policy of my Administration to promote and defend the right to vote for all Americans who are legally entitled to participate in elections. It is the responsibility of the Federal Government to expand access to, and education about, voter registration and election information, and to combat misinformation, in order to enable all eligible Americans to participate in our democracy.

I suggest you read the order in its entirety to get a better idea of all the things that Trump's order revoked.

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Trump's July 16, 2026 election integrity speech

On July 31, 2026 I posted an article on HWR entitled "Donald Trump Delivers Prime Time Televised Election Integrity Address" where I do an in-depth analysis of Trump's speech.

Trump's speech was further escalation of ongoing efforts by him and his administration to influence and disrupt the November, 2026 mid-term elections. The speech presented a mountain of information intended to a) further support the goals of the election denial movement, b) confuse and overwhelm American citizens, c) sow distrust and fear about our election systems, and d) lay further groundwork and justification for Trump to declare a "national emergency" regarding the 2026 mid-term elections.

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Markwayne Mullin's July 17, 2026 press conference

On July 17, 2026, the day after Trump's election integrity speech, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin delivered a press conference where he elaborated on some of what Trump said.

Here's some of what Mullin said (bold added for ehmphasis):

THIS ISN'T ABOUT REHASHING THE 2020 ELECTION. THIS IS JUST EXPOSING WHAT TOOK PLACE AND TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

FIRST OF ALL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WE'VE IDENTIFIED 250,000 NONCITIZENS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN JUST FOUR STATES. MIND YOU, WE HAVE 46 OTHER STATES AND JUST FOUR STATES WE'VE IDENTIFIED 250,000 NONCITIZENS REGISTER TO VOTE IN CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY AND NEVADA. WE ALSO WORKED WITH PROACTIVE STATES TO IDENTIFY 28,000 NONCITIZENS ON THEIR VOTER ROLLS. PLUS, 400,000 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STILL REGISTERED TO VOTE THAT ARE DECEASED. THESE 23 STATES THEY PROACTIVELY WORKED WITH US ON THE SAVE PROGRAM, THAT'S GEORGIA, OHIO, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, NORTH CAROLINA, IDAHO, ALABAMA, MISSOURI, LOUISIANA, KANSAS, ARKANSAS, WYOMING, MONTANA, IDAHO, FLORIDA, SOUTH DAKOTA, INDIANA, ARIZONA, SOUTH CAROLINA, UTAH, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN AND MY GREAT HOME STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME IS WE'RE GETTING PUSHBACK FROM ACTIVIST JUDGES THAT ARE SAYING THAT HOLD ON, THE SAVE PROGRAM, THEY ARE TRYING TO PUT A STOP TO. CURRENTLY, BECAUSE OF THE SAVE PROGRAM, WE HAVE A PENDING APPEAL BECAUSE ACTIVIST JUDGES ARE SAY, THEY DON'T WANT TO SECURE ELECTIONS.

WE KNOW, TALKING ABOUT OUR MACHINES, WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT OUR FOREIGN ADVERSARIES NOT OUR ALLIES. FOREIGN ADVERSARIES HAVE PARTS THAT ARE VITAL PIECES IN OUR VOTING MACHINES. WE KNOW THAT THEY CAN ACCESS WHAT THEY CONSIDER THE KEY TO THE BACK OF THESE MACHINES. THEY CAN CHANGE VOTER REGISTRATION AND YOUR VOTE. WE KNOW IT'S POSSIBLE. THERE'S NOT A QUESTION. IT'S NOT EVEN FOR DEBATE.

THOSE STATES THAT DON'T PARTICIPATE WITH US, THEY HAVE PUBLIC RECORDS THOSE THAT VOTED WHICH IS WHERE WE FOUND THE 250,000 FROM THE FOUR STATES THAT DON'T PARTICIPATE WITH US, WE WILL GO THROUGH THOSE RECORDS. ONE-BY-ONE AND WE'LL PURSUE EVERYBODY.

WE HAVE RED STATES PARTICIPATE WITH US. WE HAVE SOME RED STATES THAT AREN'T. EVERY STATE NOT PARTICIPATING WITH US SHOULD BE ASKED THE HARD QUESTION, WHY NOT? WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? IF THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO DO IT, IT SHOULD RAISE SERIOUS QUESTIONS. IT'S NOT THAT HARD. THIS ISN'T A PARTISAN ISSUE.

I WILL TELL YOU IF STATES THAT CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE SAFE PROGRAM AND THEY CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN SECURING ELECTIONS, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THOSE STATES A PRIORITY TO LOOK AT WHO VOTED IN THEIR STATES AND HOLD THEN THE ELECTION OFFICIAL ACCOUNTABLE. IF THE ELECTION OFFICIALS, WE GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION THEY NEED AND THEY CHOSE NOT TO, THOSE INDIVIDUALS CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BY FINES, BY PENALTIES AND EVEN DEPENDING ON HOW FAR IT GOES, PRISON TIME.

THOSE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED, 200,000 NONCITIZENS AND 400,000 DEPSOASED. WEE GOING THROUGH THE RECORD. HEATHER HONEY EXPOSING THIS AND WORKING ON THE TEAM TOGETHER. JOE EDLOW AND OTHER TEAM. WE ARE GOING THROUGH THESE FILES ONE-BY-ONE. IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL, DID THEY VOTE AND WHERE THEY VOTE AT. IT'S EASY WITH STATES THAT PARTICIPATE. THE 28,000 THAT WE IDENTIFIED WITH THE 23 STATES THAT ARE WORKING WITH US THAT SYSTEM CAN BE VERY EASILY EXPOSED ALL 28,000. THE PROBLEM IS ACTIVIST JUDGES HAVE PUT A HOLD ON IT. WE'RE PENDING THE CASE. ONCE IT'S TURNED BACK ON, WE'LL VOTE TO MOVE FAST. 250,000 IN THE FOUR OF THE BLUE STATES, MEANING WHAT WERE THE STAKES? CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY AND NEVADA, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE LITTLE BIT TOUGHER. WE'LL FILE PAPERWORK FOR FOIA TO GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE STATES. WE WILL, I DON'T CARE HOW LONG IT TAKES, WE WILL GO BY THIS ONE BY ONE. EVERYBODY THAT DID VOTE ILLEGALLY, WE WILL PROSECUTE.

LET'S TALK THE MAJOR NETWORKS NOT WILLING TO CARRY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON ELECTION SECURITY. HOW SHAMEFUL IS THAT? I THINK IT WAS ABC, NBC AND I DON'T KNOW CBS. NOT CARRYING THAT. WHY? WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO COVER UP? WHY WOULDN'T THEY WANT TO INFORM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? WHY ARE THEY CALLING THEMSELVES A NEWS OUTLET IF THEY NOT TRYING TO PUT THE NEWS OUT THERE. WE WEREN'T GIVING SPIN. THE PRESIDENT TRYING TO RELITIGATE WHAT HAPPENED IN 2020. HE COULD AT THIS POINT. THE PRESIDENT WAS GIVING FACTS. WHAT WE HAVE EXPOSED. WHAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION COVERED UP. WHAT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY HELD FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, CONGRESS AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE. YET, TWO MAJOR NETWORKS DIDN'T WANT TO COVER IT?

THE STATES ALWAYS LOOK TO US FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING WITH THE ELECTIONS. IT'S EXPENSIVE TO PUT ON ELECTION. THINK ABOUT EVERY PRECINCT AND OF COUNT. STATEWIDE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO SPEND TAXPAYER DOLLARS REIMBURSING THE STATE THAT IS REFUSING TO SECURE THEIR ELECTIONS. WE'RE NOT SAYING DO IT ALONE. WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE TOOLS AND FUNDING TO DO IT. WE'RE GOING TO EXPOSE VULNERABILITIES AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS USE THAT INFORMATION AND THE FINANCES AND THE TRAINING WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU TO SECURE IT. IF YOU DO IT, WE'LL REIMBURSE YOU. IF YOU DON'T, WE WON'T.

In conjunction with the press conference, DHS sent letters to the secretaries of state of the four states Mullin called out (California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania) which claim that based on "preliminary reviews" about 250,000 non-citizens are registered to vote in those four states.

The letters ask secretaries of state to respond within two weeks to confirm their intentions to collaborate with DHS in order to ensure free, fair, and honest elections.

On September 30, 2026, American Oversight, a non-profit watchdog organization, filed a lawsuit seeking records showing the basis for Mullin's claim that DHS has identified 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada. American Oversight filed lawsuit after DHS failed to respond to two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted in August.

Much of what Mullin said simply reiterated what Trump said in his speech the night before.

It's clear from Mullin's demeanor, his tone of voice, and the fact that he's DHS secretary in the Trump administration that he is an ardent election denier. Election deniers believe that the 2020 presidential election was "rigged" and that Trump actually won. When you undertake any endeavor with that premise, it taints everything you say and do because you simply can't be objective.

Mullin said that his efforts are about "exposing what took place" to "make sure it never happens again." By "what took place" Mullin is referring to the supposed election fraud that caused Trump to lose in 2020. His statement confirms what I just said about Mullin being an election denier.

To say that "activist judges" don't want free and fair elections is pure B.S.

To say that "foreign adversaries" can change voter registration and actual votes is a scare tactic. Without actually saying it, Mullin is implying that domestic adversaries can do the same.

Mullin questioned why some states are "non-participating," asking why they are afraid to participate. He implied that those states have something to hide. No, those states have nothing to hide. If you don't believe there's a problem, then why would you want to participate with an administration that is "hell bent" on spreading lies and half-truths?

Mullin seemed perplexed that many of the major TV networks chose not to air Trump's speech. In reality (not Trump/MAGA fantasy land) those networks did America a favor by not giving Trump a platform to spew more lies.

Mullin's threat to deny reimbursement funds is nothing short of extortion. It's something Mullin learned from Trump.

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"Election Integrity" webpage on whitehouse.gov

During Trump's July 16, 2026 "Election Integrity" speech, he announced that documents and reports supporting his claims were publicly available. Those documents and reports are on the whitehouse.gov website here.

Initially, that page consisted of four different groups. As of August 22, 2026, it has grown to the following 11, most of which have download links:

Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting and Ballot-Counting Systems
China's Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter Data
Michigan Voter-Registration Investigation
Noncitizens on State Voter Rolls
Oxferd Comma Documents
Maricopa County Data Breach
March Toll
Round River
Rusty Thumbs
NSA Report
DOJ & DHS Election Enforcement Actions

The information on this webpage, along with all of the downloadable documents, is the Trump administration's way of gathering all of it's "evidence" of voter fraud into one place, so it can be referenced by Trump when he declares a bogus "national emergency."

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Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS

On July 14, 2026 I posted an article on HWR entitled "Federal Judge Rules that Donald Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the IRS was 'Brought for an Improper Purpose'." An integral part of the lawsuit settlement was the creation of an "anti-weaponization" fund which was to be used to "right the wrongs" of the Biden administration, including financial compensation for those convicted of crimes for the January 6 , 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

On July 31, 2026, the Trump administration filed an appeal to the ruling.

On August 1, 2026, Trump announced on Truth Social that he will "push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill...PASSED."

Receiving money for breaking the law is so far beyond absurd that the only was to describe it is "B-squared F" (beyond, beyond FUBAR). Thankfully, the courts quashed this corrupt attempt by Trump to use taxpayer funds to compensate his MAGA supporters.

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Efforts to pass the SAVE America Act

As of July 31, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed some version of the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) America Act four times (April 10, 2025, February 11, 2026, July 15, 2026, July 22, 2026). In addition, the House included the ID provision of the SAVE America Act in a section of the Stop Insider Trading Act, and as part of the Budget Reconciliation Framework, both on July 22, 2026.

Donald Trump has conducted a relentless campaign to pass the SAVE America Act. He even went so far as refusing to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act because it did not include the SAVE America Act.

Trump has repeatedly urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (Republican-South Dakota) to scrap the legislative filibuster, posting the following on Truth Social on July 27, 2026:

John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to "leave town" until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929! The Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can't believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership. Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH! President DJT

Historically, Arizona and Georgia have enforced SAVE Act-like laws requiring Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation to register to vote, but since 2024, 12 more states have passed SAVE Act-like laws.

According to the 2024 SPAE (Survey of the Performance of American Elections) conducted by the MIT Election Data + Science Lab, about 12% of registered voters lack the types of documentation that would be required under the SAVE America Act. A significant number of Americans don't have valid U.S. passports. For those Americans who have birth certificates, a significant number of the names on those certificates don't match a person's current identity/name (for example, someone who has changed their name through marriage or a court order), which would require showing another document to prove identity.

Learn more about the SAVE America Act in a July 17, 2026 Bipartisan Policy Center article entitled "Six Things to Know About the SAVE America Act" and a March 19, 2026 Snopes article entitled "Why SAVE America Act could change how you vote if it passes US Senate."

First, it's clear that passage of the SAVE America Act would place an undue burden on millions of Americans in order to acquire the required documents they need to vote.

Second, we are way, WAY too close to an election to make major election-related changes like this.

Third, the SAVE America Act is intended to keep non-citizens from voting, but it could actually prevent more actual U.S. citizens from registering to vote than non-citizens. In June of 2016, a federal appeals court ordered Kansas to register thousands of eligible voters who tried to register to vote through the Kansas Department of Motor Vehicles, but were blocked from doing so because they had been illegally forced to provide additional documentation of citizenship.

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Trump administration's attempts to force states to submit voter rolls

Since May of 2025, the Trump administration has been actively trying to acquire voter rolls from all 50 U.S. states.

The Trump administration has sued 30 states and Washington, DC for not complying with the acquisition requests.

On August 16, 2026, Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Civil Rights Act gives the U.S. government the authority to demand acquisition of state voter rolls.

As of September 30, 2026, the Trump administration has lost all 26 of the 30 cases that have been adjudicated.

A Democracy Docket article entitled "Trump DOJ said some states 'cooperated' with voter roll grab by providing public information. It sued other states for doing the same" sheds more light on this. The article states that "records reviewed by Democracy Docket reveal no consistent standard used by DOJ for deciding which states have met the department's demands and which should be sued."

Another Democracy Docket article entitled "Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges" discusses a report produced by the nonprofit Democracy Defenders Fund, based on a whistleblower's account, which claims that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) directed its officers to misrepresent themselves as voters on state election agency websites while checking dozens of registration and voting records.

On October 9, 2026, a federal judge struck down the Trump administration's nationwide voter roll campaign (which the DOJ internally refers to as its "list maintenance project"), ruling that DOJ exceeded its statutory authority and violated federal law, effectively invalidating the nationwide policy itself.

The fact that the Trump administration is 0-26 tells you everything you need to know about this blatant, unconstitutional effort to influence U.S. elections.

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DHS and FEMA funding stipulations

On July 9, 2026, DHS issued guidance explaining that FEMA would withhold 20% of states' federal disaster grant funding until they submit "proof of compliance" with the administration's election requirements, one of which is the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system. Read the official "Homeland Security Grant Program" document here.

On July 23, 2026, 25 states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit accusing DHS and FEMA of trying to coerce states into complying with Trump administration election-related policies in order to receive federal disaster grant funding. Read the lawsuit here.

On June 24, 2026 I posted an article on HWR entitled "New Rules Threaten to Remove DHS Funding from States" where I reference another HWR article entitled "Op-Ed | Donald Trump is the Most Egregious Con-Man and Extortionist in the History of U.S Politics." In the second article I go into great detail explaining many of the ways in which Trump 2.0 has used extortion time and time again to push its radical agenda.

This attempt by DHS and FEMA is yet another example of the egregious extortion attempts by the Trump administration.

I predict that DHS and FEMA will lose the lawsuit brought by the states.

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USCIS policy changes affecting voter registration at administrative naturalization ceremonies

On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a revision to it's policies which bans nongovernmental entities from offering voter registration services at administrative naturalization ceremonies (going forward, only state and local election officials will be permitted to offer those services).

On November 18, 2025, the League of Women Voters and several of its local chapters, along with the Greater New Orleans chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women filed a lawsuit alleging that the new policy/rule violates their constitutional rights and a federal law related to agency rule-making. Read the full text of the lawsuit here.

On August 3, 2026, U.S. District Court Judge Adam Abelson ruled that the government's ban was a potential free speech violation under the First Amendment and that it likely had a discriminatory intent that breaches Fifth Amendment protections.

Immediately after the ruling, the League of Women Voters issued a press release entitled "League of Women Voters, Campaign Legal Center Celebrate Victory as Court Blocks USCIS Rule."

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Trump's statements about the 2026 primary elections in Michigan

On August 4, 2026, primary elections were held in Michigan. The race for Democratic U.S. Senator featured Haley Stevens against Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed won the election by less than 20,000 votes.

The same day, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would be "monitoring polling sites" in the Michigan cities of Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing, and East Lansing.

At 4:24 am on August 5, 2026, before the race was called, Sean Spicer, who served as press secretary during Trump's first term, posted the following on X:

anyone want to bet that when the mail in ballots come in in Michigan there will be a HUGE surge for Haley Stevens?

At 6:28 am, before the race was called, Trump Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

Wayne County (Detroit) in Michigan is one of the most corrupt voting areas in the United States, if not the World. It is strictly Third World! Miracles happen in Wayne County, including more votes being cast than there are voters, by a lot. Therefore, the Communist, who is not liked in Detroit, is potentially in "Vote Counter" trouble. The Radical Left Socialist has a real shot, and don't discount all of those fake mail-in ballots that will "surprisingly" show up at the last moment. Get ready for another Rigged Election. In November we must VOTE FOR MIKE ROGERS, and make Michigan TOO BIG TO RIG. God Bless America! President DJT

At 7:10 am, Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

Great news for the Republican Party. El-Sayed, a Communist loser who hates Jews and Israel, is the projected winner in his race with the Socialist. As usual, the Polls were way off on this one. She was not expected to do nearly as well as she did. Now, the Dumocrats crazy policies will only get worse!

At a campaign-style event later in the day, Trump called El-Sayed a "hater of Jews and a hater of Israel." Trump also said "When I watch Abdul, he's full of shit."

In his first post, Trump said that a surge of "fake mail-in ballots" would appear "at the last moment" to give Stevens the win. Sean Spicer said the same thing. The fact that El-Sayed won the election negates what both Trump and Spicer said.

The ongoing Trump/MAGA no-evidence narrative that late-arriving mail-in ballots are a sign of a "rigged election" continues to sow doubt into the integrity of U.S. elections.

The DOJ "monitoring" of polling locations is a harbinger of what's to come in the 2026 mid-term elections.

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Trump's statements about the 2026 primary elections in California

On June 11, 2026, I posted an HWR article entitled "Op-Ed | Conservative Response to Spencer Pratt's Loss in California Election is a Total Disconnect from Objective Reality" where I discuss how Donald Trump, JD Vance, Mike Johnson, and others responded to the fact that in California it always takes a long time to process mail-in ballots.

The response was the typical skepticism, and outright claims of a "rigged" election.

The DOJ (in California) went so far as to announce that "multiple election fraud investigations" are underway as a result of the long wait to process mail-in ballots.

Read more about this in a June 3, 2026 Democracy Docket article entitled "Election deniers spread lies about California's slow vote counting: 'Textbook election fraud'."

As always, this ongoing, bogus, ad nauseam narrative of election fraud is an attempt to vilify Democrats. In this case, it's also a part of Trump's escalation of his own "rigged election" narrative, which he will use to declare a "national emergency" regarding the 2026 mid-term elections.

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Chad Bianco's seizure of 650,000 California ballots

In March of 2026, California Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 650,000 ballots that were cast in Riverside County in the December, 2025 special election where voters approved a measure to redraw congressional districts. The measure passed in Riverside county by a margin of more than 80,000 votes.

At the time of the seizure, Bianco was a Republican candidate in the 2026 primary election for Governor of California.

Bianco seized the ballots as part of an investigation after receiving a complaint from a local citizens group about the November 2025 ballot count in Riverside County.

According to an April 22, 2026 article on the CalMatters website entitled "Internal emails show how fringe groups fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco's ballot seizure," the basis for the investigation was claims made by Shelby Bunch — a representative of the New California secessionist movement — one of which is that electronic voting machines had been remotely manipulated. There's a lot more to this story and it's all detailed in the CalMatters article.

Another CalMatters article entitled "We went to court to unseal the warrants behind Sheriff Chad Bianco's ballot seizures. What they reveal" sheds light on how the warrants for Bianco's seizure were obtained.

On April 8, 2026, the California Supreme Court ordered Bianco to stop his investigation. Responding to the Court decision, Bianco said:

This is a very basic and simple investigation being prevented and convoluted using lawfare orchestrated by political activists.

California Governor Gavin Newsom responded on X:

Trump and MAGA's election denialism is a cancer, a danger to our democracy and it must be stopped.

On September 24, 2026, the California Supreme Court ruled that Bianco's ballot seizure violated California state law, ordering him to return all of the seized ballots.

It's always, let me repeat ALWAYS the same old story with election deniers. They continue to dispute election results regardless of how many counts, recounts and audits are performed. They are convinced that Democrats cheat during elections, that electronic voting machines are being "rigged" against Republicans, and nothing can convince them otherwise.

Bianco's claim of "lawfare orchestrated by political activists" has become the go-to response for Trump/MAGA election deniers. Now, whenever a judge makes a decision they don't like, election deniers immediately label the judge as being a liberal "activist" in an attempt to discredit and disrespect the decision.

Gavin Newsom stated it perfectly. Election denial is a disease that continues to threaten our democracy.

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Kash Patel's book "The Plot Against the King"

On February 6, 2026, I posted an HWR article entitled Did You Know that Trump's FBI Director Kash Patel Wrote a Children's Book Entitled "The Plot Against the King?" (Patel also published two sequels) which has links to other articles that describe the book in detail.

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FBI seizure of Fulton County Georgia 2020 ballots

On January 28, 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at Fulton County Georgia's main election facility in Union City. The FBI seized 2020 ballots, tabulator tapes from the scanners used to tally the ballots, electronic ballot images, and voter rolls.

On February 24, 2026, Fulton County accused the DOJ of misleading the judge who approved the search warrant for the January 28 raid, asking the court to have all of the seized materials returned. Read more about the evidence used to support the search warrant here and here.

On May 6, 2026, U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee rejected Fulton County's request to have the seized material returned.

On July 2, 2026, U.S. District Judge William Ray II, an appointee of Trump, blocked the DOJ request for the identities and personal information of thousands of people who helped run the 2020 Fulton County election.

On July 7, 2026, the Associated Press reported that the FBI plans to dedicate 260 investigative analysts and staff operations specialists to its "priority investigation" in Fulton County. Watch/listen to Brian Tyler Cohen's response to this announcement here.

This raid was a publicity stunt cooked up by the FBI (and probably Trump as well) to keep the bogus narrative of "free and fair" elections in the news cycle. It was also just another step in Trump's ongoing effort to gather "rigged" election information so he can use it to justify declaring a bogus "national emergency" sometime later this year.

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Trump's interview with Wayne Allen Root

On August 11, 2026, during an interview with Wayne Allen Root on Real America's Voice, Root suggested to Trump that by declaring a national emergency he could get photo ID, proof of citizenship, and limits on mail-in ballots without the help of the Senate. Trump responded:

Let me just say that stranger things have happened, OK? I'll leave it at that.

This is a clear indication that Trump has already given this idea some thought, and that he might in fact do it.

To say that "stranger things have happened" is just Trump's way of softening his potential declaration. The reality is, I can't think of anything more strange, or more egregious, or more damaging to our democracy.

There are two pending issues that will determine, for sure, whether or not Trump declares a "national emergency." The first is the pending Supreme Court decision on his mail-in ballots executive order. The second is the most-likely appeal of the state voter roles lawsuits to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump on both of these issues, he will be less-inclined to declare a "national emergency." He might declare a bogus "national emergency" regardless of those two decisions, creating a constitutional crisis the likes of which we've never seen before.

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Trump's statements that states are "agents" of the federal government

On August 18, 2025, Trump announced on Truth Social that he was going to lead a movement to get rid of both mail-in ballots and voting machines. In that post Trump also said:

Remember, the States are merely an "agent" for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do.

On February 3, 2026, speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said:

If a state can't run an election, I think the people behind me [members of Congress and others] should do something about it. Because, you know, if you think about it, the state is an agent for the federal government in elections. I don't know why the federal government doesn't do 'em anyway.

The federal government should get involved. These are agents of the federal government to count the votes. If they can't count the votes legally and honestly, then somebody else should take it over.

We know that Trump believes, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that states can't "count the votes legally and honestly" because he created the "Big Lie," and he has perpetuated it ad nauseam since his loss to Biden in 2020.

For him to suggest that the federal government should get involved is just another sign that Trump's intent is to continue his efforts to subvert the 2026 mid-term elections.

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FBI seizure of Arizona 2020 election audit data

During the week of March 8, 2026, the FBI took possession of information related to the Cyber Ninjas audit of the 2020 presidential election.

Read about the 2021 Maricopa County 2020 election audit conducted by Cyber Ninjas here.

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Mike Lindell's Minnesota primary recount

In late August, 2026, Mike Lindell said he plans to take his bid for a Minnesota primary election recount to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Here's a list of past actions and efforts by Lindell related to election denial:

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Georgia state election board letter to the DOJ

On October 1, 2026, James Mills, executive director of Georgia's GOP-controlled State Election Board, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice to 1) investigate a leading nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program, and 2) prohibit the state from using its voting machines.

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Efforts by Tina Peters and Cleta Mitchell to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick intervene

On August 26, 2026, Tina Peters posted the following on X:

Do you agree the federal government has an obligation to secure our elections?

Then listen to my plea to our President.

The 2026 Election Security Plan is available at my website

On her website is an infographic that explains her five-point action plan to "Protect Elections as Critical Infrastructure" which she calls "The Tina Plan."

According to former DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, on October 5, 2026, Peters met with Trump in the Oval Office to discuss election security issues. Later in the day, former Republican Florida state congressional candidate John Strand posted the following on X:

WOW: @EagleEdMartin just blew it wide open—2020 election fraud was never actually examined on the merits in court and Tina Peters just met with POTUS about election security.

"The President's taking it seriously…It's not a local issue when it's national security"

Apparently, according to Strand, Martin made his statements about "merits" on Eric Bolling's show on Real America's Voice (I was unable to find the video on Bolling's channel).

The claim that the courts "never" examined 2020 election fraud claims based on the merits is a long-standing "battle-cry" from election deniers. Yes, it's true that a good percentage of the 62 lawsuits were dismissed due to lack of standing, but there were at least 10 cases decided on the merits .

On October 6, 2026, Cleta Mitchell posted the following on X (bold added for emphasis):

Let's talk about an elections national emergency....

Lots of people are asking @realDonaldTrump to declare a national emergency to protect against the vulnerabilities of electronic voting systems. It turns out that @realDonaldTrump already declared such an emergency in May 2019. Invoking the National Emergencies Act, he issued Exec Order 13873 ["Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain"]. In that EO, @realDonaldTrump declared that a national emergency exists because of the threat of foreign adversaries exploiting vulnerabilities in 'Information and Communications Technology and Services' (ICTS). In response to this threat, EO 13873 prohibits transactions involving foreign-owned ICTS that present threats to the 'security or resiliency of critical infrastructure' in the United States. Implementation was delegated to the Dept of Commerce.

Elections, including electronic voting machines, ARE critical infrastructure, so designated by President Obama's Secretary of Homeland Security in January 2017.

The Dept of Commerce, through the Biden years, completed the promulgation of regulations that took effect in February 2024, that require the Secretary of Commerce to take certain actions to mitigate or eliminate known threats to critical infrastructure.

The point is that there is no need for the President to declare a national elections emergency....he has already done that!

What is needed TODAY is for @HowardLutnick to exercise his legal authority and responsibility to immediately announce and implement a plan to ensure that the electronic voting systems used in the 2026 elections are NOT compromised or manipulated by enemies, foreign or domestic.

Mitigating the threats by conducting manual, hand-counted confirmations of the machine tabulations. DHS has outlined such a program, but ONLY @howardlutnick can mandate that it be implemented.

@HowardLutnick should also immediately require that the software upgrades available from Dominion voting systems be acquired and installed in the GA voting machines to eliminate the nine (9) vulnerabilities identified five years ago by cybersecurity experts and which jurisdictions across the country have since installed to ensure the problems were resolved. But not Georgia!

The Georgia State Election Board passed a resolution last week asking for federal assistance to require the software upgrades that @GaSecofState has so far refused to install.

What must happen? @howardlutnick MUST immediately engage to exercise his responsibilities under the National Emergency declared by @RealDonaldTrump in 2019, to protect our elections and that means:

Heed the call from @realGeorgia_SEB and immediately require the installation of the software upgrades available to close the vulnerabilities identified more than five years ago;

Announce the mandatory, pre-certification manual confirmation hand counts of ballots in 5% of the precincts and central count for each jurisdiction in the country. Just follow the plan that DHS has laid out.

It would be great if all the people in the Trump Administration were as dedicated to election integrity as the President is.

It would be great if @HowardLutnick would perform the lawful duties of his office under the law...and the National Emergency declared by @RealDonaldTrump on May 15, 2019 and make sure that the 2026 elections are protected and secure.

On June 3, 2022 (during the Biden administration) the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issed an advisory entitled "Vulnerabilities Affecting Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast X," the beginning of which reads (bold added for emphasis):

This advisory identifies vulnerabilities affecting versions of the Dominion Voting Systems Democracy Suite ImageCast X, which is an in-person voting system used to allow voters to mark their ballot. The ImageCast X can be configured to allow a voter to produce a paper record or to record votes electronically. While these vulnerabilities present risks that should be mitigated as soon as possible, CISA has no evidence that these vulnerabilities have been exploited in any elections.

Exploitation of these vulnerabilities would require physical access to individual ImageCast X devices, access to the Election Management System (EMS), or the ability to modify files before they are uploaded to ImageCast X devices. Jurisdictions can prevent and/or detect the exploitation of these vulnerabilities by diligently applying the mitigations recommended in this advisory, including technical, physical, and operational controls that limit unauthorized access or manipulation of voting systems. Many of these mitigations are already typically standard practice in jurisdictions where these devices are in use and can be enhanced to further guard against exploitation of these vulnerabilities.

On July 17, 2026, the day after Trump's election integrity speech, at an election security press conference Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said:

We know for sure that our foreign adversaries, not our allies, foreign adversaries have parts that are vital pieces in our voting machines. We know that they can access what they consider the key to the back of these, vote to these machines. We know that they can change voter registration and your vote. We know it's possible. There's not a question. It's not even for debate.

In August of 2024 Tina Peters was convicted on seven charges of allowing unauthorized access to election machines. Four of those charges were felonies. Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison. Trump took several actions that were, arguably, in retaliation for Peters' imprisonment. In May of 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted Peters' sentence and she was released on parole on June 1, 2026.

Tina Peters broke the law. She committed four felonies, and she did it because she is an election denier "extraordinaire." How can we trust or believe in anything she's attempting to do now?

Mitchell claims that Trump doesn't have to declare a national elections emergency because he already did that back in 2019 when he issued executive order 13873. Are you kidding me? Over six years have passed since 2019, Joe Biden was president for four of those years. I seriously doubt that Mitchell's claim would hold up in court.

Obviously, Peters and Mitchell are extremely concerned about voting machines being compromised. Surely, Mullin's claim that "foreign adversaries have parts that are vital pieces in our voting machines" only exacerbated their concerns.

Why would Peters and Mitchell wait until one month before the 2026 mid-term elections to make such a big deal about foreign and domestic threats, and the fact that Georgia voting machine software hasn't been upgraded? Why didn't they bring up these concerns earlier this year, or last year, when there was plenty of time to address them?

Note that Mitchell says "enemies, foreign or domestic." It's the "domestic" part that makes me VERY suspicious about Mitchell's true motives. Mitchell has been one of Trump's staunchest election deniers and she, along with so many others, including Trump, have railed about how Democrats cheat (read Mitchell's April 19, 2021 article entitled "Democrats Are Cheaters.") Democrats constitute "domestic" enemies in the minds of election deniers. You expect me to believe that Mitchell's concern is legitimate?

I didn't research why Georgia still hasn't upgraded the software in its Dominion voting machines, but it's clear that this should have happened after the 2024 election. The June 3, 2022 advisory issued by CISA states that the agency has no evidence that the vulnerabilities of the ImageCast X software have been exploited in any elections. It also 1) states that users of Dominion ImageCast X software should contact Dominion to determine which updates need to be applied, 2) provides a long list of operational mitigation procedures, and 3) states that many of the mitigations procedures are already standard practice. In other words, even without the software upgrades, the threat of fraud is minimal.

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DOJ plan to deploy 1,000 poll monitors during the 2026 mid-term elections

On August 17, 2026, during an interview on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ plans to deploy about 1,000 election monitors across the country during the 2026 mid-term elections.

On September 23, 2026, three different Democratic associations along with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat-New York) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat-New York) sued the Trump administration over alleged threats to unlawfully deploy armed federal agents to polling sites during the midterm elections.

On October 4, 2026, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the DOJ plan to send 1,000 election monitors to polling places during the 2026 mid-term elections.

In October of 2004, 1,090 poll monitors were deployed, 840 of whom were observers authorized by the 1965 Voting Rights Act (to look for possible racial discrimination), and 250 of whon were DOJ Civil Rights Division personnel. In the year 2000, only 317 monitors were deployed.

In November of 2010, more than 400 monitors were deployed.

Historically, the DOJ has deployed monitors to discourage and report on discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a minority language group, and to provide language assistance.

Democrats sue Trump admin to keep armed agents from polls during midterms
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrats-sue-trump-admin-to-keep-armed-agents-from-polls-during-midterms/

BREAKING: Democrats Sue to Stop What Trump Has Planned for Election Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_6WYtRq68g

FBI, ICE won't contribute to poll monitoring: Justice Department
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6181183-justice-department-fbi-ice-poll-monitors/

During her interview, Dhillon said that deploying monitors is a part of DOJ "election security" and an "ongoing duty and obligation." Dhillon also said "We're going to do it [deploy monitors] to the tune of approximately a thousand election monitors in the November election, and this is just something that DOJ does."

It's true that monitors have been deployed in past elections, even as many as 1,090 during the 2004 election. But what Dhillon doesn't say is that monitors in past elections have been deployed primarily to help discourage discrimination.

Discrimination is NOT the reason for the large 2026 deployment.

Dhillon and the DOJ, like Trump, often make announcements and take actions under the guise of something else. By saying that deploying monitors is "just something that DOJ does" makes it sound like the 2026 deployment is nothing extraordinary, and that there is no cause for alarm.

The REAL reason for the deployment is to perpetuate the "Big Lie" by making it appear as if all of these monitors are needed for election integrity. Saying it's "just something that DOJ does" is a guise, and a pathetic attempt to gaslight.

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Trump administration refusal to invite international election monitors

Trump rejects international election monitors, breaking 2-decade tradition | The Hill

Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades | MS NOW

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DOJ lawsuit against California regarding 20,000 potential non-citizen voters

On October 13, 2026, the DOJ gave the state of California 48 hours to respond to the DOJ's request to examine 20,000 potential non-citizen voters, California refused, and two days later the DOJ sued the state of California.

On October 15, 2026, Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

They will all go to jail for a long period of time!!!

On October 19, 2026, eleven people were arrested in California. In total, 28 foreign nationals were charged with elections-related crimes. The arrests and charges are part of the DOJ's California statewide "Operation Protect the Vote." According to Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter, the 28 people appear on the 20,000 suspected non-citizen voters list. The DOJ also filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge to prevent the state from tabulating ballots unless and until citizenship has been verified.

On October 22, 2026, the DOJ asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene in its October 15, 2026 lawsuit filed against California. The judge assigned to the case scheduled a hearing for the week of October 26, but the DOJ claims that the delay constitutes a "constructive denial" of its request.

On October 23, 2026, the DOJ sent letters to 57 of 58 California counties asking them to work with the DOJ and DHS to confirm the citizenship status of of 1,133 voters who are "likely aliens." The letters warn the counties of possible legal consequences for allowing aliens to vote.

On October 26, 2026, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the DOJ intervention request must be sent back to the district court.

California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a press release in response to the ruling which you can read here.

On October 28, 2026, U.S. District Judge David Carter rejected the Trump administration's request for a temporary restraining order that would have forced California to set aside and not count ballots from 20,000 alleged noncitizens. In his ruling Judge Carter said:

Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional elections procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch. In bringing this lawsuit, the Executive would have this Court believe that it reigns as a sole sovereign. But California and its people are sovereign, too.

The DOJ immediately appealed the decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

On October 29, 2026, Cal Matters reported that at least four elections workers in California have received federal criminal grand jury subpoenas over the past week, with at least one delivered today.

On October 30, 2026, by a vote of 2-1 the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the DOJ October 28 appeal. Of the two judges who voted to reject, one was appointed by Biden and the other by Trump. The other judge was appointed by Trump.

On November 2, 2026, the DOJ appealed the October 30 decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Later in the day, the Court rejected the DOJ appeal without explanation. Justice Elena Kagan referred the request to the full Court, which rejected it with no noted dissents.

The July 17, 2026 DHS letter sent to the California secretary of state stated that "there may be as many as" 190,832 non-citizens registered to vote in California.

Three months ago it was 190,832. Now it's only 20,000, and you expect California election officials or anyone else to believe that any of this is legitimate? Where are these numbers coming from and why is there such a huge difference in the span of three months?

A similar DHS letter sent to the Nevada secretary of state dated July 16 stated "there may be as many as" 15,903 non-citizens registered to vote in Nevada. The next month (August), DHS said it was confident that only 185 of the 15,903 were non-citizens. In a September 23 letter to DHS Nevada said:

As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens. You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise.

The evidence upon which DHS has generally relied to determine the citizenship status of prospective voters is unreliable

Read about the Trump administration's employment of Homeland Security Investigations in its efforts to identify voter fraud in an August 14, 2026 ProPublica article entitled "Inside Trump's Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters."

Keep in mind that nobody is saying that American elections are 100% correct and accurate. Yes, we should do everything we can to minimize election fraud, but the bottom line question is, and always should be, is there enough election fraud to significantly affect election results?

Let's look at the numbers...

On October 19, 28 people out of 20,000 were charged with some kind of election crime.

According to an article on Democracy Docket, 45,071,805 total ballots were cast in California in the years 2020, 2022, and 2024 (the years referenced in the DOJ press release). I was able to verify that in 2020, 17,785,151 votes were cast, and that in 2024, 16,140,044 votes were cast. These numbers are just for the general elections in November. I was unable to verify the 2022 number, but using the Democracy Docket number of 45,071,805 (all three years), 11,146,610 is the number for 2022.

Let's assume that all 28 of those charged in California are convicted. If you divide 28 by 45,071,805 you get 0.0000006. That's 0.00006 percent.

Let's assume that all 20,000 are eventually charged and convicted. If you divide 20,000 by 45,071,805 you get 0.0004437. That's 0.0044 percent.

Keep in mind that these percentages span three different election years. and it's not clear that all 20,000 voted in all three years.

These numbers are infinitesmally small.

An October 22, 2026 CBS News article entitled "Federal agents knock on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters ahead of midterms" states that according to the DOJ, only 156 people have been charged with voting-fraud related offenses during Trump's second term. That's 156 out of 227 million registered voters in the U.S.

The Trump administration is making a "mountain out of a mole hill" in order to sow doubt into the 2026 mid-term election, and to give Trump even more bogus reasons to declare a national emergency.

The problem with election deniers is that when they find any instances of election fraud their beliefs of widespread election fraud become reinforced and stronger. That problem is huge for our democracy.

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DOJ request to segregate ballots cast by over 400 people in the state of Washington

On October 26, 2026, the DOJ issued a press release announcing it has asked Washington state election officials to segregate ballots cast by over 400 people who the DOJ says "appear to be illegally registered to vote."

Th DOJ also sent a letter to Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, the highlights of which state:

"We're aware of the current litigation and correspondence surrounding Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon's request for the Washington voter roles - our request here,is separate and apart from that inquiry and litigation, as we seek your assistance to protect the integrity of the ongoing federal election."
"To combat voting by noncitizens, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 611, the Department of Homeland Security (OHS) provided our offices a list of names of persons who are noncitizens, who, with a high level of confidence, have voted in elections as recently as the August 2026 Primary elections. Some of these individuals have voted in Washington for over a decade and have voted more than two dozen times."
"It is the United States' belief that each of these individuals was sent a vote by-mail ballot from the State of Washington to participate in the November 2026 federal election. The list of the identified individuals is attached to this letter and is comprised of over 400 individuals and over 1,500 total votes."
"To help protect the integrity of the 2026 Election our request and expectations are simple: 1. You, or your office, review the list within 24 hours of receipt of this letter to determine whether United States citizens are listed. 2. If a ballot for any individual on the list has been or subsequently is returned, instruct the appropriate elections official to not verify the signature and/or tabulate the ballot until citizenship can be determined."

Read more in Democracy Docket articles entitled "DOJ demands Washington set aside ballots from alleged noncitizens on state roll" (Oct 26, 2026) and "Washington state finds U.S. citizens on DOJ's noncitizen voter list, rejects demand to set aside ballots" (Oct 28, 2026).

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DOJ letters to election officials in all 50 states telling them to preserve ballots and other election records

On October 29, 2026, the DOJ sent letters to election officials in all 50 states telling them to preserve ballots and other election records. The letters also instruct officials to preserve federal election records for 22 months under a decades-old federal law, and state there are penalties of up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine for non-compliance.

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DOJ certification lawsuit against Alaska

On October 22, 2026, the DOJ filed a lawsuit to block the certification of Alaska's mid-term election if the incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan loses. The lawsuit claims that voters may be confused because there is another Republican candidate named Sullivan (Daniel J. Sullivan) on the ballot and voters might mistakenly vote for him instead of the incumbent Sullivan.

Previously, on June 29, 2026, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that Daniel J. Sullivan's name must appear on the mid-term ballot. That ruling superseded a prior decision by the Alaska Division of Elections to remove Daneil J. Sullivan from the ballot because his name and party affiliation are the same as the incumbent Dan Sullivan, which the Division said would be confusing to voters.

On October 22, 2026, Trump told reporters that he was the one who asked the DOJ to file the lawsuit.

On October 23, 2026, in response to the DOJ lawsuit, attorneys for Democratic senate candidate Mary Peltola and the DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. District Court in Anchorage. The motion points out that in its lawsuit, the DOJ relies on the National Voter Registration Act as a basis for its legal challenge. According to the motion, "Nothing in the NVRA regulates which candidates are listed on ballots or how they are displayed."

On October 25, 2026, Todd Blanche was interviewed by Dana Bash on the CNN program "State of the Union." During the interview, Blanche blamed Alaska's ranked-choice voting (RCV) for the possible name/candidate confusion. Watch/listen to Brian Tyler Cohen's analysis of this interview here.

Mary Peltola asked a federal judge to dismiss the October 22 lawsuit filed by the DOJ.

During 2026, Trump posted more than once on Truth Social about Alaska and ranked-choice voting.

April 10, 2026, Trump posted (bold added for emphasis):

The Wonderful People of Alaska desperately want to restore Free, Fair, and Honest Elections in their Great State, and get rid of their disastrous, and very fraudulent, "Ranked-Choice Voting" and, accordingly, will vote to Repeal Ranked-Choice Voting in the November 3, 2026 Election! I want to congratulate the many hardworking America First Patriots in Alaska, including my friends, Governor Mike Dunleavy, Senator Dan Sullivan, Congressman Nick Begich, and Alaska GOP Chair Carmela Warfield, who are working tirelessly to restore TRUE "Democracy" to Alaska Elections — They have my Complete and Total Support! RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS TO DEMOCRACY, and every single Alaskan should support the effort to repeal it once and for all. MAKE ALASKA, AND AMERICA, GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP

On October 21, 2026, Trump posted (bold added for emphasis):

I am very concerned about the Dan S. Sullivan Race for the U.S. Senate in Alaska in that it is totally confusing, with the Dumocrats putting up another man, totally unrelated to Politics, named Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. It's ridiculous that the Court didn't stop this SCAM. Even 1, 2, or 3% could make the difference. Dan S. Sullivan is leading by a lot, but this is CHEATING in an Election, and the Judge that allowed this to happen should be ashamed of himself. We are looking at powerful legal options to remove the fraudulent Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from the Ballot, and holding the Democrats accountable for their Election Interference, in the pursuit of Justice and Fairness. President DONALD J. TRUMP

On October 24, 2026, Trump posted (bold added for emphasis):

The Republicans' Worst Senator, by far, Lisa Murkowski, of the Great State of Alaska (A State for which I produced, on a continuing basis, Billions and Billions of Dollars, and which Crooked Joe Biden and the Dumocrats had totally shut down — Then I came back, and delivered even more!), who only got elected because of Corrupt Ranked Choice Voting, is upset because I revealed what everyone knows, that the Ranked Choice Voting Ballot is a TOTAL DEMOCRAT SCAM meant to confuse the Voter, so that Senator Dan Sullivan will lose Votes to a man who has never participated in Politics before, named Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. He is only there because the Democrats want to steal the Election, and Murkowski probably wants that to happen, which is why she is against the DOJ filing a Lawsuit in order to stop this impending crime and tragedy. I have delivered for Alaska at Historic Levels, nobody has ever seen anything like it, and all I'm asking for is a FAIR AND HONEST SENATORIAL ELECTION! Lisa Murkowski is a DISGRACE to Alaska and our Country. You just don't get any worse! I hope the Great People of Alaska understand what is happening. The Democrats are trying to steal this important Republican Seat and, if that happens, everything we've done for Alaska will come to an immediate hault. VOTE "YES" AGAINST RANKED CHOICE VOTING, on Ballot Measure 2. SAVE ALASKA! President DONALD J. TRUMP

On October 28, 2026, an article published by The New York Times entitled "Inside Democrats' Secret Effort to Stack Alaska's Ballot" details convincing evidence that the Peltola campaign and the DSCC were involved with the effort to get Daniel J. Sullivan on the ballot. Both the Peltola campaign and the DSCC denied any involvement. The article also states:

Ballot-stacking tactics are common in politics and generally considered legal — and have been employed by both parties in Alaska.

In a recent article published by The Hill entitled "Why the Peltola 'spoiler' controversy may be too late to shake up Alaska," Steve Jarding, a Democratic consultant and former communications director for the DSCC said that trying to get "spoiler" candidates on ballots (ballot stacking) happens all the time. A recent article on Anchorage Daily News entitled "Millions pour into Alaska to boost fringe U.S. Senate candidates" confirms what Jarding said.

At 12:08 pm Trump posted the following on Truth Social (bold added for emphasis):

It has just been determined that the Democrats in Alaska illegally searched for, and recruited, a man named Dan Sullivan to run against our distinguished Republican Senator, Dan Sullivan, in order to defraud, confuse, and obfuscate the Election, thereby taking votes away from the REAL Senator, Dan Sullivan. The New York Times reports that, "Democrats have insisted they have nothing to do with the other Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot. But aides with the Mary Peltola campaign and DSCC were part of a monthslong secret plan to recruit him to run — as well as other candidates." The Democrats' false statements were made under oath in Federal Court. Therefore, they perjured themselves, and should be liable for very serious consequences. Mary Peltola should suffer the Legal and Political consequences for what she has done, A FRAUD ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, and Dan Sullivan should be allowed to run without either Mary Peltola or FAKE Dan Sullivan on the Ballot. President DONALD J. TRUMP

At 2:08 pm Trump posted the following on Truth Social (bold added for emphasis):

It was just determined that the Dumocrats in Alaska, despite their sworn statements to the contrary, put a man named Dan Sullivan on the Ballot in order to confuse the Public with respect to Highly Esteemed Senator Dan Sullivan. This is Voter Fraud at the Highest Level, and the Dumocrat Candidate, who was involved in the scheme, Mary Peltola, should be removed from the Ballot and prosecuted — So should the FAKE Dan Sullivan. Nothing else will do! This behavior in our Elections cannot be allowed to continue. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Speaking with Sean Hannity on the Fox News program "Hannity," incumbent Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican) said "This is a scandal at the highest order."

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (Republican) ordered an investigation into whether Peltola's senate campaign violated state law, posting the following on X:

Today's New York Times reporting reveals disturbing new evidence of an organized effort to manipulate Alaska's elections by recruiting candidates—including one with the same name as an incumbent U.S. Senator—to deliberately confuse voters and misdirect their votes. The Alaska Division of Elections investigated these very concerns in June of this year. The new reporting substantially supports the Division's findings.

I am therefore directing the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether this scheme violated Alaska's laws and whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted. The evidence will determine what happens next.

Alaskans have a fundamental right to vote for the candidate they actually intend to support. Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections.

Anyone or any organization found to have broken the law must be held accountable.

Here are a few comments on Dunleavy's post:

Eugah Nai @eugah:

Your State Supreme Court signed off on it. The GOP has done this in other states on multiple occasions. Stop whining and nominate more memorable candidates. Maybe include photos on the ballot?

LandOfHoy @eileen_hoy69517:

You waited for the NYT to do something? That was the first you heard of this scheme?

Not a good look.

The Feds got this. You seem to be a day late and a dollar short.

Tim Hannan @TimHannanh:

You guys did it in Florida in 2020 and the election results stood. But when it's done back you get your panties in a bunch.

Democracy Docket published an article entitled "The real strategy behind DOJ's Alaska lawsuit. (It isn't winning in court)."

On October 29, 2026, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (Republican-Kentucky) launched an investigation into allegations that Peltola's campaign was involved in the "ballot stacking" effort, saying:

Democrats are the party of fraud. Knowing they can't win on the issues, Democrats schemed to rig the U.S. Senate election in Alaska by deliberately confusing voters. This is part of a broader pattern of misconduct by today's Democrat Party.

The DOJ filed an amended complaint accusing the Peltola campaign and the DSCC of midleading the court, and putting Daniel J.Sullivan on the ballot to mislead Alaska voters.

NBC News reported that the DOJ has issued at least three dozen new subpoenas and document preservation requests related to its investigation of ballot stacking in Alaska.

Peltola denied knowing anything about an effort to put another candidate named Sullivan on the ballot.

On October 30, 2026, the DOJ asked a federal judge to force Alaska to preserve and segregate ballots that may have been affected by alleged voter confusion.

An August 14, 2026 article on the Alaska Public Media website entitled "Super PACs try to game Alaska's open primary for U.S. Senate by elevating political unknowns" describes how super PAC's representing both Democrats and Republicans spent huge amounts of money to support "spoiler" candidates on the Alaska primary ballot in hopes of siphoning votes away from the front-runners. Fair Deal Alaska supported Richard Grayson (Green Party) and Carol Hafner (Democrat). Right for Alaska supported Gerald Heikes (Republican).

Read more about this in an August 12, 2026 Alaska Beacon article entitled "Why super PACs are suddenly spending big on Alaska's US Senate underdogs."

Watch Jen Psaki's analysis of this on MS NOW here.

On October 31, 2026, speaking with reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said (bold added for emphasis):

He's [Daniel J. Sullivan] missing. No, well, he, you know, it's a fraud. And, uh, Daniel J. Sullivan tried to change his middle initial to Daniel S. Sullivan, as you know. And it's a fraud. It's, it's voter fraud at the highest level, and he left the world. I mean, nobody can find him now. So he knows he's guilty. He knows he's guilty. It's a, it's a fraud on the people. And it's, when you look at that ballot, nobody, I don't care, nobody knows what they're doing. That is a total, it's a Democrat con job, and it was done by Schumer. I mean, that really started with Schumer and Elias, the lawyer, Elias, Marc Elias. And I think they should be held criminally responsible for it.

On November 1, 2026, U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason (appointed by President Barack Obama) dismissed the October 22 lawsuit filed by the DOJ. Justice Gleason also ruled against the DOJ October 30 request for Alaska to preserve and segregate ballots.

Trump posted the following on Truth Social (bold added for emphasis):

The Fake Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., has DISAPPEARED! Nobody can find him, including Law Enforcement. He knows that he committed a Criminal Act, but he also knows that there are those around him who, in a certain way, were far worse, like Lawyer Marc Elias, and Liberal Radical Left Activist "Lawyer" Norm Eisen. Others that are really bad, and corrupt, in so many ways, include Political Activists and Lowlives, Reid Hoffman, and Neville Roy Singham. These are CRIMINALS who totally abuse the Laws of our Land, and are destructive to our Country at levels never thought possible before. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

On November 5, 2026, Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

The vote totals for the Fake Dan Sullivan, plus the other "slug" that the Dems put on the Ballot, should be immediately given to the REAL Dan Sullivan, and the Election is over - He easily wins. There is no other fair solution! President DJT

On November 11, 2026, Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews denied a request from the Peltola campaign for a list of rejected absentee ballots.

This entire effort by Trump and the DOJ is nothing more than the continuation and escalation of the Trump administration's efforts to inject chaos and doubt into the mid-term elections. It's just another bogus reason that Trump can use to justify declaring a "national emergency," for seizing voting machines, or for demanding that some states don't certify their elections.

There is no "confusion" about who's on the Alaska ballot. The ballot clearly and specifically shows "Daniel J. Sullivan Jr." without any party label, and "Dan S. Sullivan (Registered Republican) Incumbent."

The DOJ lawsuit was filed on October 22, less than two weeks before election day. On June 29, the Alaska Supremc Court ruled to keep Daniel J. Sullivan's name on the ballot. If the DOJ really wanted to file a lawsuit and the DOJ felt it had a legal basis to to so, why did the DOJ wait for almost four months to file it, and file it just 12 days before election day?

It's painfully obvious that the lawsuit was filed ONLY because Trump told the DOJ to file it. If ever there was crystal clear evidence that the DOJ is NOT an independent entity and is working at the beck and call of Trump, this is it.

After being told by Trump to file the lawsuit, the DOJ had to come up with some bogus justification for it. It's clear that nothing in the National Voter Registration Act supports the DOJ case. And, regardless of anyone's opinion on ranked-choice voting, that's the system Alaska currently uses and the federal government has no business telling Alaska otherwise.

Conservatives are screaming bloody murder about the alleged same name ballot stacking effort by Democrats, but Fair Deal Alaska helped stack the primary ballot in favor of Republicans, pulling essentially the same "dirty trick" they are accusing Democrats of.

It's crystal clear that this is nothing more than Trump meddling in state-run elections. The federal government and the president have no business dictating how state elections are conducted. Full stop. End of story.

Regarding the October 30 DOJ request to segregate ballots, how in God's name is anyone going to decide how many ballots were cast unkhowingly (due to "confusion") for the wrong Sullivan ? It can't accurately and legitimately be done and the DOJ knows it.

Regarding Trump's statement to reporters on October 31, how does Trump know that the Sullivan ballot stacking is a "con job" perpetrated by Chuck Schumer and Marc Elias? The answer is, he doesn't. Trump called it "voter fraud at the highest level" but so far there's no evidence that any crime has been committed. This is quintessential Trump, lying and placing blame on his political oppenents in a pathetic attempt to sway public opinion.

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Trump's $1 million reward for reporting voter fraud

On October 26, 2026, Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

This is just another "brick on the pile" of all the things Trump and his administration have done to perpetuate the "Big Lie." By offering $1 million Trump is trying to gaslight America into thinking that voter fraud is such a big problem that it deserves a really, really big reward.

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Lawsuit to block Trump and his administration from threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution and from pressuring states to remove voters from the rolls

On October 20, 2026, a group of Democrats and three Democratic organizations sued Trump, the DOJ, and three top members of Trump's Cabinet in an effort to stop Trump and his administration from threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution and from pressuring states to remove voters from their rolls.

Read the official lawsuit here.

On October 29, 2026, Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Trump administration to identify the states it sent demands to remove specific voters, set aside ballots, or refuse to issue ballots since July 1, 2026. Judge Boasberg said that it may be too speculative to assume that the Trump administration will threaten more states, which is why he ordered the Trump administration to produce a list of all states they have targeted.

In a separate case, unions representing election administration workers in California sued the DOJ citing "unprecedented and unlawful threats to state and local election workers."

On October 30, 2026, the DOJ stated that over the past four months it has sent demand letters to California and Washington, and that the DHS has sent demand letters to California, Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson issued a temporary restraining order directing the Trump administration to stop its efforts to force election workers to remove specific voters, set aside ballots, or refuse to issue ballots to suspected non-citizens.

On November 2, 2026, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled on the October 20 lawsuit. In his ruling Judge Boasberg said that the coalition of Democratic groups lacked standing to seek a temporary restraining order.

On November 3, 2026, The full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated its prior order regarding the lawsuit filed on October 29 by unions representing election administration workers in California. The order lifts the block on the Trump administration's attempts to coerce election workers into setting aside ballots suspected to have been cast by noncitizens.

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Last-minute new mail-in ballot rules in North Carolina

Exclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows | Democracy Docket

'Don't let them take away your vote': North Carolina governor slams 'infuriating' ballot rejections caused by new GOP restrictions | Democracy Docket

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Leaked audio of Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers

LEAKED AUDIO Exposes GOP Scheme | Democracy Docket | YouTube

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State ballot initiatives related to election security

Democracy is on the ballot: Voters in 20 states to decide on key election rules | Democracy Docket

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Republican exit from ERIC

Georgia's GOP-controlled election board wants DOJ to investigate nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program | Democracy Docket

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California's election protection and pro-democracy bill

Governor Newsom signs new laws to protect California elections from Trump interference | gov.ca.gov

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U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz October 19, 2026 statement

U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz statement on election season and federal election law | justice.gov

'I will hunt you down': U.S. attorney baselessly threatens voters as polls open in Texas | Democracy Docket

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Trump's statement that he should have seized election boxes after the 2020 election

Trump regrets not seizing voting machines after 2020 election loss | The Guardian

Read the never-issued Trump order that would have seized voting machines | Politico

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Department of State notice proposing to share Passport Services Records system data

Trump administration will use passport data for voter citizenship checks, court filing reveals | Democracy Docket

State Department weighs sharing passport records for voter citizenship checks | The Hill

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Trump's announcement that he is going to lead a movement to get rid of mail-in ballots

On August 18, 2025, Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and also, while we're at it, Highly "Inaccurate," Very Expensive, and Seriously Controversial VOTING MACHINES, which cost Ten Times more than accurate and sophisticated Watermark Paper, which is faster, and leaves NO DOUBT, at the end of the evening, as to who WON, and who LOST, the Election. We are now the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting. All others gave it up because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED. WE WILL BEGIN THIS EFFORT, WHICH WILL BE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THEY CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, by signing an EXECUTIVE ORDER to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections. Remember, the States are merely an "agent" for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY, to do. With their HORRIBLE Radical Left policies, like Open Borders, Men Playing in Women's Sports, Transgender and "WOKE" for everyone, and so much more, Democrats are virtually Unelectable without using this completely disproven Mail-In SCAM. ELECTIONS CAN NEVER BE HONEST WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS/VOTING, and everybody, IN PARTICULAR THE DEMOCRATS, KNOWS THIS. I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS. THE MAIL-IN BALLOT HOAX, USING VOTING MACHINES THAT ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER, MUST END, NOW!!! REMEMBER, WITHOUT FAIR AND HONEST ELECTIONS, AND STRONG AND POWERFUL BORDERS, YOU DON'T HAVE EVEN A SEMBLANCE OF A COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Read more about Trump's post here.

Read FactCheck.org's analysis of Trump's post here.

The United States is NOT the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting. Canada, Germany, Iceland, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom offer mail-in voting to all voters. Twenty countries permit limited groups of voters to cast their ballots by mail, including Australia, India, Ireland, Japan, and Spain.

Trump claims that "All" other countries gave up mail-in voting because of "MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD" but he provides no evidence to support his claim.

Trump claims that Democrats "CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE." This is nothing but Trump B.S. and election denial propaganda.

Trump says that states are only "agents" of the federal government, further claiming that states must do what the federal government tells them, "FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY," "as represented by the President of the United States." This is pure B.S. and NOT what the U.S. Constitution says. Trump says this to justify his accompanying executive order and to try and gaslight American citizens into thinking the federal government has control over U.S. federal elections. This is all a lie.

Trump concludes his rant by spewing more lies about Democrats and mail-in voting.

This post is one of Trump's most egregious, authoritarian, and dangerous ever because he's signaling he is attempting to ignore the U.S. Constitution to perpetuate the "Big Lie."

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Lawsuits filed against the Trump administration requiring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court

USPS rule on mail-in voting
"USPS Proposed Rule Would Require States to Provide Mail-in Voter Lists"

"U.S. Supreme Court Rules 7-2 Against USPS Mail-In Ballots Rule"
SAVE database
"Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to use modified voter verification database"

"Supreme Court revives DHS use of flawed immigration database for voter purges"
Birthright citizenship
"U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship"
Louisiana redistricting map
"U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Redistricting Map with Major Implications for the 1965 Voting Rights Act"

"Marc Elias Explains the Cultural Impact of the U.S. Supreme Court Louisiana v. Callais Decision"
Mississippi law regarding late-arriving mail-in ballots
"U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi Law Allowing Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots to be Counted"
Missouri redistricting map
"U.S. Supreme Court Intervenes for the Third Time in Missouri Redistricting"

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Redistricting

According to a September 2026 report published by the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization Protect Democracy:

This paper finds that 34.8 million people — about one in 10 Americans — were reassigned to a different congressional district between 2024 and 2026. Additionally, one in five Americans now votes in a district that is meaningfully different from the last election (defined by more than a quarter of the electorate being new).

According to BallotPedia:

As of September 2026, ten states — Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah — had new congressional maps. Before 2025, only two states had conducted voluntary mid-decade redistricting since 1970.

BallotPedia has detailed information about all state redistricting, including timelines of events that led to the approval of new maps.

The National Conference of State Legislatures also has a comprehensive account of mid-decade redistricting which you can view here.

Notably, California redrew it's maps in response to a redraw of maps in Texas. On August 29, 2025, Governor Greg Abbot signed a bill enacting new maps in Texas. On November 4, 2025, California voters approved Proposition 50 which enacted new maps. Both California and Texas redistricting was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court (California on February 4, 2026, and Texas on December 4, 2025).

On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a major ruling regarding a Louisiana redistricting map (Louisiana v. Callais) which you can read about here.

Here's a list of other state redistricting efforts that were suggested and/or attempted, but never enacted:

On December 11, 2025, the Republican-majority Indiana state Senate voted down a congressional map that would have added two additional Republican districts and given Republicans control of all nine districts.
In January of 2026, House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon sponsored a proposed constitutional amendment that would let the state of Washington redraw its maps mid-decade if another state did so first. The proposal didn't make it out of committee
On April 21, 2026, a Redistricting Referendum Special Election was held in Virginia asking voters to decide if an amendment should be approved to draw new maps. The amendment was narrowly approved (51.69% to 48.31%). On May 8, 2026, the Virginia Supreme Court voided the amendment citing a violation of procedural requirements by the state legislature.
On June 17, 2026, Georgia Republican House leaders rejected Governor Brian Kemp's call for a special session to redraw congressional and legislative districts.
On August 4, 2026, the state of Maryland House and Senate approved a consitutional amendment to ask voters for approval to redraw maps. On August 26, 2026, a Maryland circuit court judge paused a proposed constitutional amendment from appearing on the November ballot, pending an appeal to the Maryland Supreme Court.

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Social media

It's impossible to calculate the astronomical amount of time and energy that has been spent on social media (content and comments) regarding election denial since Trump's loss to Biden in 2020.

Other than viewing content on YouTube, I spend virtually no time on social media. Occasionally, I will take a little peek at what people are saying in social media comments, just for entertainment. What I find is sometimes really, really disturbing.

To give you a glimpse and feel for how adamant election deniers are and how deeply divided Americans are about the 2020 presidential election, below are some examples of comments made on social media, all made on March 9, 2026, in response to Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen's announcement that Arizona 2020 election audit records were handed over to the FBI, where he said:

President Trump is 100% correct.

Late last week I received and complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records relating to the Arizona State Senate's 2020 audit of Maricopa County. The FBI has the records. Any other report is fake news.

Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann:

You have wasted five years of your life trying to transform your lie into reality. May you continue to waste your life on this venal pursuit.

Jackson2244 @PatriotWoman22:

Illegitimate Katie must be snatched out of the governorship immediately and thrown in prison for decades [along with a computer-generated image of Arizoan Governor Katie Hobbs dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit, holding a sign that says TWICE CONVICTED RACIST, MONEY LAUNDERING, RACKETEERING, ELECTION FRAUD, SINALOA CARTEL MEMBER, and the words CARTEL KATIE above her head]

This same person posted two other comments similar in nature and content to this one.

Gail Golec #Christian #AmericanPatriot:

What are the chances Brian Ramirez, who is still the database administrator in Maricopa County, will be questioned? Why is he still employed in the Elections Department. Tina Peters is locked up for 9 years for doing her job and backing up the databases. Brian Ramirez was in the server room alone which is against the policies, and used his supervisors security badge to enter the room, because he was not authorized to be there. Then he proceeded to manipulate the data. We have it all documented and NOTHING has been done, on your watch.

Gail Golec #Christian #AmericanPatriot:

Did you include the Erich Speckin report that the Senate conveniently blocked from being presented during the Cyber Ninja report?

My guess is NO! Because you would have to answer to why you and the AZ senate covered up the fact that a minimum of over 25,000 ballots counted were counterfeit or fraudulently produced.

The link to the report is in the description of this video.

Anyone who reads the Speckin report will note the date the report was produced was prior to the Senate Cyber Ninja Audit Report.

WHY WAS THIS INFORMATION WITHHELD, Warren?

https://rumble.com/vtt0is-confirmed-25000-counterfeit-ballots-included-in-az-audit-count.html

Paulie @DragonsEyeImage:

You dumbfucks counted that state, what, four separate times? Once with a pro trump company, and yet zero fraud was found. You should be worried about pedophiles in office, a tanking economy, and a new never ending war.

Grant Hermes @GrantHermes:

There just isn't any reason for this at all, if fraud is actually what the FBI is looking for. The report from 2020 has been public for years. The Cyber Ninjas ran a laughably dumb "investigation" into ballots that looked for even made-up fraud and couldn't find any. There's just no there there.

dawnchelle @funauntiedawn76:

Now let's make sure we finally figure out what the heck is going on or they're just gonna keep doing it!! I hope this deters a lot of people who want to try it in 2026!!

Liz Harrington @realLizUSA:

Don't forget, Maricopa County's own election records prove they cheated in 2020 [along with this comment Liz reposted her April 24, 2024 which reads "Maricopa County's OWN election records show they unlawfully counted over 20,000 mail-in ballots received on Nov. 4, 2020 and later. That's more than twice the election "margin. Arizona's elections are rigged. They have to arrest you in order to keep their corrupt power."]

Mystic Mikester @mikester:

That is complete and utter nonsense. Arizona held three recounts, at least one of them was live streamed on the Internet. One of them was even conducted by the people who claimed it was fraudulent, and they ultimately admitted they couldn't find any. Stop lying.!

Dave Williams @Dannydoesitall:

Another Liz lie. Her partisan hack Cyber Ninja boyfriends performed an audit that resulted in President Biden receiving MORE votes in AZ, not less. There was NO fraud or malfeasance in the AZ 2020 election

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The Heritage Foundation

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/nx-s1-5147789/voting-election-2024-noncitizen-fact-check-trump

The Heritage Foundation
2014 Old Dominion University (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379414000973, https://fs.wp.odu.edu/jrichman/2016/10/19/some-thoughts-on-non-citizen-voting/)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_fraud_in_the_United_States
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/widespread-election-fraud-claims-by-republicans-dont-match-the-evidence/

A Washington, D.C. based right-wing think tank, founded in 1973, published Project 2025 in April of 2023

Has a webpage entitled "Election Fraud Map", allows you to hover over any state on a U.S. map to see the number of proven election fraud cases in each state. Four states show over 100 cases (Minnesota/138, North Carolina/123, Illinois/117, and Texas/113), Florida shows 93 cases, and California shows 71 cases. The webpage states that the map was last updated December 12, 2025, and that it shows "a sampling of recent proven instances of election fraud from across the U.S."

The Heritage Foundation published a report entitled "A SAMPLING OF ELECTION FRAUD CASES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY" which describes all of the Election Fraud Map cases.

According to a November 22, 2023 commentary article on the Brookings Institute website entitled "Widespread election fraud claims by Republicans don't match the evidence," the total number of cases shown on the Election Fraud Map webpage reflect over ten years of collected data, the total number of cases nationwide is 1,465 (1,264 resulted in criminal prosecutions, and 201 resulted in civil prosecutions, diversion programs, judicial findings, or official findings).

Using Texas as an example, the Brookings Institute article states that the 103 cases (as of June 29, 2026 it's 113) ranged from 2005 to 2022, during which time over 107 million ballots were cast, which amounts to 0.000096% of total ballots cast (103 divided by 107,000,000). If you make the argument that it was a given that Trump would win Texas in 2020 (which would explain why very little fraud occurred in that state), looking at the small numbers of fraud in swing states defeats that argument. For example, Arizona, a critical swing state which Biden won by only 10,457 votes, shows only 4 cases (as of June 29, 2026 it's 40), which is still a minute percentage of total ballots cast.

In the 2020 presidential election, 155,507,746 ballots were cast (excluding independent candidates). For the sake of discussion, let's assume that the Heritage "sampling" number of 1,465 cases is actually 10 times that much in actual total number of cases of fraud. Dividing 14,650 by 155,507,746 equals 0.000094%. That's 94 instances of fraud for every 100,000 ballots. Now, keep in mind that the presidential election is determined by electoral college vote counts, not the popular vote count which is the number I'm using here. That means that in this hypothetical example, those 94 instances would be spread out (apportioned) over the 50 different state vote counts. That amounts to, on average, just under two fraudulent votes for every 100,000 ballots cast in each state (94/50). Using Arizona as an example, in 2020, 3,333,829 ballots were cast (excluding independent candidates). Doing the math, 3,333,829 divided by 100,000 equals 33.33. Multiplying 33.33 by 2 equals 67. That's 67 fraudulent ballots in an election where 3.3 million ballots were cast. In 2020, Biden won Arizona by 10,457 votes. Doing the math (67/10,457) that's a fraud ballot percentage of 0.00641%.

In the 2024 presidential election, 152,322,798 ballots were cast (excluding independent candidates). For the sake of discussion, let's assume that the Heritage "sampling" number of 1,465 cases is actually 10 times that much in actual total number of cases of fraud. Dividing 14,650 by 152,322,798 equals 0.000096%. That's 96 instances of fraud for every 100,000 ballots. Now, keep in mind that the presidential election is determined by electoral college vote counts, not the popular vote count which is the number I'm using here. That means that in this hypothetical example, those 96 instances would be spread out (apportioned) over the 50 different state vote counts. That amounts to, on average, just under two fraudulent votes for every 100,000 ballots cast in each state (96/50). Using Arizona as an example, in 2024, 3,353,102 ballots were cast (excluding independent candidates). Doing the math, 3,353,102 divided by 100,000 equals 33.53. Multiplying 33.53 by 2 equals 67. That's 67 fraudulent ballots in an election where 3.3 million ballots were cast. In 2024, Trump won Arizona by 187,382 votes. Doing the math (67/187,382) that's a fraud ballot percentage of 0.00038%.

In summary, even in the very close 2020 presidential election in Arizona (decided by only 10,457 votes), the number of fraudulent ballots, 67, is totally insignificant. Even if you multiply the number 67 by 100, giving 670, it's still totally insignificant.

The Heritage Foundation states that the fraud data shown on the Election Fraud Map webpage is just a "sampling." Why would a hard-right organization like Heritage only show a sampling? If you're trying to make the case that voter fraud is widespread enough to make a difference in election results, then you would show ALL of the data you have, right? The fact that Heritage says it's just a "sampling" is admission that they have more data. They are choosing to label the data shown as just a "sampling" because that's all the data they have.

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Turning Point Action

According to the About page on the Turning Point Action website:

WE BOLDLY EMPOWER VOTERS TO ENGAGE THE CONSERVATIVE BASE AT A GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO FIGHT FOR AND TAKE BACK AMERICA.

Turning Point Action is a 501(c)(4) organization founded in 2019 by Charlie Kirk. The organization's mission is to embolden the conservative base through grassroots activism and provide voters with the necessary resources to elect true conservative leaders.

Despite the organization's short period of existence, Turning Point Action has become a force for the conservative movement, hosting rallies across the country on behalf of true pro-America candidates such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

In early 2026, TPAction boasted and bragged on social media about its ballot harvesting operation related to the April 7, 2026 Salt River Project board election in Arizona. In the recent past, Turning Point USA (TPAction's parent organization) was strongly against ballot harvesting, making unproven claims that the practice was prone to fraud. The late Charlie Kirk (founder of Turning Point USA) is featured in the film "2000 Mules" and he promoted it on his podcast after its debut.

On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that upholds Arizona's ban on third-party ballot collections (ballot harvesting), reversing a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling the previous year.

Not only was TPAction's ballot harvesting illegal, it shows how quickly conservative movements change course when they realize that something they've been railing against for years now benefits them. It's another example of the abject hypocrisy of the Right.

In a September 10, 2025 court hearing it was stated that former Arizona legislator and former strategic director of Turning Point Action Austin Smith was offered a plea deal in a multiple-felony criminal case. The case alleged that Smith personally forged numerous voter signatures on his own petitions for reelection.

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True the Vote

According to a letter from True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht on the True the Vote website About Us page:

Today, the integrity of our elections faces threats like never before. Every corner of our nation, from big cities to small towns, has been touched by claims of misconduct, leaving the public questioning the legitimacy of results and losing trust in the very bedrock of our republic.

As we head into 2026, is it more critical than ever that we reestablish that trust. True the Vote strives to ensure the security, accuracy, and transparency of every vote cast.

In 2023, we drove the national conversation on ballot integrity. Our groundbreaking work continues to help ensure every American's vote is treated with the respect and integrity it deserves. We have not and will not capitulate on our promise to protect voters rights, we will continue to equip citizens to serve - no matter who or what challenges us.

Together, Catherine Engelbrecht and Dinesh D'Souza produced the 2022 "2000 Mules" documentary which you can read about in an HWR post here.

A June 14, 2022 article on The Texas Tribune website entitled "She helped create the Big Lie. Records suggest she turned it into a big grift." does a "deep dive" into the actions and dealings of True the Vote.

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The America Project

Two different organizations use or have used the name The America Project. In 2021, Michael Flynn (former national security adviser to Donald Trump) and Patrick Byrne (founder of Overstock.com) launched The America Project - a pro-Trump, pro-MAGA conservative group. Also in 2021, a different The America Project was founded by Matt Bennett - an anti-Trump, anti-MAGA group.

Apparently, the conservative group does not have an official website, but Michael Flynn does.

On December 1, 2017 Flynn pleaded guilty to one felony count of lying to the FBI. In December of 2018, Flynn appeared in court for sentencing, repeated his guilty plea, and asked to have his sentencing postponed so he could continue to cooperate with federal investigators. On May 7, 2020, the DOJ (under U.S. Attorney General William Barr) dismissed the charge stating that his misrepresentations to the FBI weren't "material" because the FBI wasn't carrying out a legitimate investigation. On November 25, 2020, Trump pardoned Flynn.

Source:

Slansky, David A. (May 11, 2020). "DOJ Drops Charges Against Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn". Stanford Law School. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

In 2023, Flynn filed a civil lawsuit asking $50 million in damages, claiming he was wrongfully prosecuted. On April 17, 2026, the federal government agreed to pay $1.25 million to Flynn to settle his case.

Read more about Flynn in an Associated Press article entitled "Takeaways from the AP/Frontline Michael Flynn investigation," a Reuters article entitled "Pro-Trump group gathers intel for its war on voting machines," and an Issue One articled entitled "Tax filing obtained by Issue One reveals new financial information about nonprofit peddling election conspiracies founded by Patrick Byrne and Michael Flynn."

Bill Barr's decision to drop the case against Flynn is highly questionable.

Regardless of whether or not you think that Flynn was wrongly prosecuted, the fact remains that he lied, and twice admitted he lied to the FBI.

The fact that Trump's DOJ agreed to pay Flynn $1.25 million is certainly no surprise. Trump's DOJ and Flynn are in lockstep with Trump and MAGA.

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Election Integrity Network

The About page on the Election Integrity Network website states (as of 11/02/26):

Election Integrity Network was founded by renowned election attorney Cleta Mitchell in 2021, incubated by the Conservative Partnership Institute, and has become since then America's home for election integrity volunteers. It serves as the central hub of the national election integrity movement.

THE ELECTION INTEGRITY CHALLENGE

The progressive Left has spent billions of dollars over decades to change the way Americans vote, creating less transparent, less accurate, and less accountable elections. Leftist billionaires and foundations have funded the creation of avast network of organizations that leverage integrated collaboration, infrastructure, and resources to achieve biased and inaccurate election outcomes, and which were largely unchallenged until the Election Integrity Network was formed in 2021.

Consider California and other western states where the election laws make it impossible for citizens to have actual choices when they go to the polls and where the outcomes are essentially predetermined by the process itself. That is the left's goal for every state and, indeed, the nation.

Election Integrity Network has been the major force over the past four years disrupting the Left's primacy in the election process in America, and it is EIN's goal to continue to build on its basic framework to permanently dismantle election manipulation foisted on the American people by the vast leftist election infrastructure.

The website also has a "US Citizens Elections Bill of Rights" which consists of the following 10 principles:

Only US Citizens Participate in US Elections, in Any Manner
Voter ID For All Votes / Voters: Acceptable ID Confirms Citizenship
Restore Election Day, Qualify Absentee Voters; Results Election Night
Confirm Citizenship, Identity, & Residency of All Voters, Rigorous Voter Roll Maintenance
Replace All Vulnerable / Insecure Voting Technology; Only Pre-Printed Secure Paper Ballots, Hand-Marked
Confirm Accuracy of Election Results Pre-Certification; Require Post Election Independent Audits
Ensure Transparency of Elections and Election Records
Protect Deployed Military Voters, Separate from Overseas Civilians
Stop Billionaire-Concocted Election Schemes
Citizen Standing to Enforce Election Laws; Protect Laws from Leftwing Legal Apparatus; Accountability & Penalties for Violations

Here's what Wikipedia says (as of November 8, 2026) about Mitchell's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election:

Mitchell is chair of the conservative activist group Public Interest Legal Foundation, which is known for making claims of voter fraud.[25] She has claimed that Democrats engage in a "very well-planned-out assault" on election systems.[25] Prior to the 2020 election, she organized legal efforts to challenge mail-in ballots cast in the election.[26] Mitchell has worked closely with Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, in the Council for National Policy to organize efforts to keep Trump in power,[27] and The New York Times reported that it was Mitchell who "enlisted John Eastman, the lawyer who crafted specious legal theories claiming Vice President Mike Pence could keep Mr. Trump in power."[28]

On January 2, 2021, she participated in the hour-long telephone conversation between Trump and Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, during which Trump pressured Raffensperger to investigate unsupported claims disputing the results of the 2020 presidential election based on doctored videos and unsubstantiated rumors from right-wing media. Following that telephone call, Mitchell accused Raffensperger of saying things "that are simply not correct" about the presidential results in Georgia.[30][31] Two days later, after Mitchell's participation in the call was reported, the law firm of Foley & Lardner (where Mitchell was a partner) released a statement saying that the law firm's policy was not to represent parties seeking to contest the results of the 2020 election; that the firm was "aware of, and concerned by" Mitchell's participation in the telephone call; and that the firm was "working to understand her involvement more thoroughly".[32] Mitchell resigned from Foley & Lardner the next day. The firm said that Mitchell "concluded that her departure was in the firm's best interests, as well as in her own personal best interests".[12] Mitchell blamed her resignation on a purported "massive pressure campaign" allegedly launched by leftist groups on social media.[33]

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EagleAI Network

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Voter Reference Foundation (VoteRef)

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Voter Integrity Project (North Carolina)

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VoterGA (Georgia)

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We the People Arizona Alliance

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ElectionDeniers.org

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States United Action

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The Election Deniers' Playbook

Election Denial Websites

I asked Google Gemini AI to "show me a list of election denial websites." Here's a summary of what it showed me:

Databases Tracking the Election Denial Movement
- ElectionDeniers.org
- States United Action
- Brennan Center for Justice
- The Election Deniers' Playbook
Notable Organizations and Associated Platforms
- True the Vote
- The America Project
- Election Integrity Network
- EagleAI Network
- Voter Reference Foundation (VoteRef)
- The Heritage Foundation
- Turning Point Action
State-Level Coalitions
- VoterGA in Georgia
- Voter Integrity Project in North Carolina
- We the People Arizona Alliance

Election data aggregating tools:

VoteRef, EagleAI, Check My Vote, and IV3
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/four-new-initiatives-driving-mass-voter-challenges

The first group, "Databases Tracking the Election Denial Movement," is a list of independent watchdogs that maintain public databases to keep voters informed about election denial organizations.

The second group, "Notable Organizations and Associated Platforms," is a list of organizations that aim to document, proliferate, and expand the election denial movement.

The third group, "State-Level Coalitions," is a list of state groups that exist to challenge and change state election rules.

Ten of the 14 groups listed exist to further election denial, and according to Google Gemini the "State-Level Coalitions" are just common examples, which means there are more.

Here's an overview of all 14 websites:

The Heritage Foundation
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