#election-integrity

#election-integrity

It's some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,

This week, live from Chicago to celebrate 20 years of the Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Trump vs. Chicago showdown and the dynamics between progressive and centrist Democrats with former Chicago Mayor and Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, what threat President Trump poses to the future of American elections and how to push back, and memorable moments from Gabfest history.

Hand-counting millions of mail ballots would be unwieldy and create problems, Secretary of State Cord Byrd told state Rep. Meg Weinberger, a Palm Beach County Republican who raised the issue. Byrd said hand-counting would be less accurate than the electronic equipment Florida election supervisors use for tabulation. And, he said it would delay election results. At the same legislative hearing at which Byrd knocked down the notion of hand-counting ballots, he suggested he was readying a proposal that would provide something the MAGA movement wants.

At 92, President Paul Biya, entrenched in power for 43 years, is pushing for an eighth term, while a fractured opposition scrambles to front a challenge that could break his long, unshaken grip in Cameroon. Early this week, Biya made a rare public appearance at his first major rally in the far northern city of Maroua. There, he pledged to reinforce regional security, tackle youth unemployment, and upgrade infrastructure.

Alameda County Registrar of Voters Tim Dupuis has faced no shortage of criticism after recent elections, but he's pushing back against a Grand Jury report taking his performance to task. Though Dupuis announced in September that he would step down from his position in 2026, the county's top election official will oversee one more election this fall which will include the controversial redistricting measure Prop. 50 before the county replaces him.

WARREN: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 presidential election? MIRAN: Thank you, Senator Warren. Joe Biden was certified by Congress as the president of the United States. WARREN: Right, so did Donald Trump lose that election? MIRAN: Um, as I just said, Joe Biden was WARREN: Did Donald Trump lose that election? Can you say the words, Donald Trump lost that election? Are you independent enough to say that. MIRAN: The Congress certified Joe Biden. WARREN: Wooo, all right. So, that was one.

He then revealed, for the first time, details of his private meeting with Trump at the White House, when Trump pointed out a painting of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only president to serve more than two terms: He showed me a painting. He said, Turn around.' And I said, Oh, there's FDR.' And I went, Of course.' And he goes, he said, What do you mean?' I said, I know exactly what you mean.' And then he went on and on about the third term.

Honey is a protege of Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election results. In 2024, ProPublica reported that Honey had played a key role in Mitchell's behind-the-scenes effort to change Georgia's election rules to allow Republican officials to contest a potential Trump loss in that year's presidential race. Honey also promoted election conspiracy theories, including one Trump cited in a speech to his followers before they stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for more than three decades and is now on his seventh term. However, he signalled he does not intend to seek another term in office.

In Colorado, the Department of Justice demanded all records relating to the 2024 election and any records from the 2020 election. This marks an expansion of the DOJ's focus.

Steve Schleiker, the Republican county clerk in El Paso County, was contacted by Jeff Small, a consultant seeking access to county election equipment, which he refused, citing legality concerns.

The Trump administration has reportedly embarked on an unprecedented effort to collect data on voters across the U.S. and physically examine election equipment in states.

Trump characterized the charges against Bolsonaro as a politically motivated 'WITCH HUNT' and called for Brazil's Supreme Court to stop their actions against him.