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“Meanwhile, the US Department of Justice in California has charged six more people with alleged voter fraud crimes, an escalation of the administration’s campaign against election integrity.”

“And now, after months of gerrymandering, efforts to curtail voting rights, and scaremongering over election integrity as Republicans cling to power, also looming over this election is the question of whether Trump and his allies will accept the results.”

“…es pursued by the justice department – under the control of Trump’s close ally, Todd Blanche, the attorney general – that opponents say are designed to cast doubt on the election’s integrity, including through baseless claims of mass voting by non-US…”

““The review found no evidence of irregularities that compromised the integrity of the election or affected its results,” the Central Elections Committee said in a statement.”

“…th 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of 100 seats in the Senate, 39 governorships and thousands of state legislative seats up for grabs, as well as many local contests and ballot measures on issues including taxes, abortion rights and voting…”

“Voting was under way at the time of writing.”

“The House is elected every two years, meaning all 435 voting seats are contested at every congressional election.”

“For Tyler, a 24-year-old working at a community church in Richfield, Minnesota, “ICE, inflation and worries about [Donald] Trump’s military force have been … huge factor[s] in voting this year.””

“‘He’ll do anything’ Election integrity remains a broader national concern.”

“Donald Trump is waging a brazen effort to interfere with voting in this year’s midterm elections, escalating concerns that the federal government will try to slow down certification of election results – a strategy that could create chaos when the new…”

“Last week’s supreme court decision upholding the district court’s restraining order on USPS’s mail-in ballot restrictions is being hailed as a victory for electoral integrity by politicians, political commentators and voting rights advocates alike.”

“The supreme court has rejected Donald Trump’s mail ballot restrictions, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already under way.”

“It also bans posts and ads that misrepresent voting dates, locations or legal requirements, as well as threats of violence.”

“The House is elected every two years, meaning all 435 voting seats are contested at every congressional election.”

“Brazilian supreme court justice Cristiano Zanin has just ordered voting in the country’s presidential runoff on Sunday to be extended by two hours, granting a request from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s campaign.”

“…that might influence an election, recognizing that election integrity is threatened when DoJ is perceived as putting its thumb on the scale,” said Stacey Young, a former justice department attorney who now leads Justice Connection, a group that supports…”

““Inauthentic content or deepfakes circulating during the voting period, for instance, may well compromise the actual or perceived integrity of an election.””

“While the administration was in court purportedly concerned about election integrity, the president publicly demanded his supporters “cheat like hell” in midterm voting.”

“Prominent election deniers have spent recent weeks stoking fears over US election security before next month’s midterms, echoing claims pushed by Donald Trump to justify asserting more control over voting.”

“Bron Purkiss, England A big concern for First Edition readers is election interference: how Trump has already restricted voting and what dirty tricks he might still try.”

“The US Department of Justice indicted another 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges on Wednesday as Donald Trump’s administration continues to pursue allegations of voter fraud raised by the president.”

“…Security (DHS) wrongly identified 185 people on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens, state officials said this week, escalating concerns over the shoddy methodology the government is using to raise fear about non-citizen voting ahead of the midterm…”

“A Republican California sheriff must return more than a half-million ballots he seized for an investigation into unfounded voting improprieties in a special election last year, the state supreme court ruled Thursday.”

“The suit, led by the NAACP, alleges that by threatening to deploy law enforcement to survey elections and initiating new voter roll oversight, the Trump administration has violated a section of the Voting Rights Act which prohibits voter intimidation.”

“Over the past decade, critics say, the government has systematically hollowed out the integrity of its own data infrastructure, weaponising economic data for political gain and creating a trust deficit.”