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A secure storage area is pictured as vote-by-mail ballots for the August 4 Washington state primary are processed at King County Elections in Renton, Washington on August 3, 2020. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

States are building their own election defense networks as federal support evaporates 

Election officials are facing an impossible choice: follow federal directives they don’t trust, or risk becoming targets of a criminal investigation.
A voter casts a ballot in a drop box outside the Union Market Super Vote Center during early voting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Court rules SAVE database illegal, orders it dismantled

A judge said the administration’s database violates the Privacy Act, the Social Security Act and the Administrative Procedures Act.
Los Angeles, CA – January 06:Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a republican candidate for California governor, joins Kate Monroe, an advocate for veterans, on a tour of Skid Row in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

State officials, election experts question California sheriff’s seizure of ballots

The attorney general has suggested the basis of the investigation and warrant stem from a rambling citizen presentation at a county meeting last month.
Ballots arrive at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operation Center on election night on November 5, 2024 in Fairburn, Georgia. The FBI carried out a raid on the Fulton County election offices (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Lawmakers, election officials blast Trump administration after Fulton County raid 

State election officials pressed White House officials for their legal rationale and expressed concern about the impact of similar raids tied to the 2026 elections.
An attendee holds a “Register to Vote” sign at Fashion For Our Future March on September 06, 2024 in Herald Square, New York City. In a court filing, the groups argued court action was needed to prevent permanent privacy harm from the government’s “illegal and secretive consolidation of millions of Americans’ sensitive personal data.” (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Voting groups ask court for immediate halt to Trump admin’s SAVE database overhaul

In a court filing, the groups argued court action was needed to prevent permanent privacy harm from the government’s “illegal and secretive consolidation of millions of Americans’…
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