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🧵 With voting underway, the Trump administration is trying to stop ballots from being counted, starting with lawsuits in California and Alaska. Despite their flimsy claims, the suits may lay the groundwork to challenge results or contest certification after Election Day. Here’s what to know 👇

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Fascism cannot take hold with free and fair elections. A fascist dictatorship is actively trying to replace our Democratic Republic. If successful, we are in for pain, suffering and economic hardship. It will not make it great again.

Democracy Docket
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🌉 CALIFORNIA: The Trump admin sent letters to all 58 California counties Friday, demanding that election officials segregate ballots from alleged noncitizens. The administration threatened election officials with potential criminal charges if they fail to comply, the New York Times reported.

democracydocket.comReport: DOJ demands more California counties segregate ballots, threatening to prosecute election officialsThe Trump administration sent letters to at least 18 California counties Friday, demanding that they segregate ballots from alleged noncitizens, the AP reported.
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🌉 In a rare Sunday hearing, a federal appeals court heard the DOJ’s emergency appeal seeking a court order requiring California election officials to segregate mail ballots received from those on the federal government’s alleged “likely” noncitizens list.

democracydocket.comDOJ makes final pitch to block 20,000 California ballots ahead of crucial court hearingThe DOJ urged a federal appeals court to reject California’s motion to dismiss the federal government’s dangerous lawsuit to stop state officials from counting ballots from tens of thousands of…