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🧵 Early voting has begun in Michigan, where anti-voting activists appear to be setting the stage to potentially interfere with certification of election results they don’t like. The state is also home to one of the most important Senate contests in the midterms. Here’s what to know 👇

🗣️ ELECTION MISINFORMATION: Conspiracy theorists have spread false claims about fraudulent voter registrations, Democrats scheming to steal votes, and Election Day irregularities. The disinformation has particularly targeted majority-Black and Democratic strongholds.

🗣️ Earlier this month, the RNC and the Michigan GOP sued Lansing election officials, alleging they had violated state law for not appointing enough Republican poll workers for Election Day.

🫏 SENATE CONTROL: The wave of falsehoods comes during a pivotal U.S. Senate race. Abdul El-Sayed (D) is running against Trump-backed former U.S. congressman and election denier Mike Rogers (R) in a race that could determine who controls the chamber.