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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 23: Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon (L) speaks with city clerk Melissa Kennedy (C) and election specialist Robert Stokka (R) during a public accuracy testing of Election Day voting machines at the Municipal Services Center on October 23, 2018 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Each jurisdiction that operates electronic voting equipment must hold a public accuracy test within 14 days of the election (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 23: Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon (L) speaks with city clerk Melissa Kennedy (C) and election specialist Robert Stokka (R) during a public accuracy testing of Election Day voting machines at the Municipal Services Center on October 23, 2018 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Each jurisdiction that operates electronic voting equipment must hold a public accuracy test within 14 days of the election (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Where Things Stand: Election Officials Are Searching For A Plan To Avoid The Next MAGA ‘Audit’ Disaster Prime Badge
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08.18.21 | 6:15 pm

The National Association of Secretaries of State is trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube.

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UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, August 9, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, August 9, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Where Things Stand: Mark Meadows, You’re Up Prime Badge
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08.10.21 | 6:15 pm

Former White House chief-of-staff Mark Meadows was one of Trump’s top henchmen pushing the DOJ to buy into his conspiracy theory of a stolen election — that is, when Trump wasn’t doing the dirty work himself.

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