On Our Radar: Post-Vote Inflection Points
Today, were sharing the second in our “On Our Radar” series, Cross-State and State-Specific Vulnerabilities we’re monitoring.
In the upcoming counting and certification processes, we are monitoring the areas where officials — often driven by partisan motivations — might exploit loopholes within state law to create delays or disruption within the process of counting and certification. These potential vulnerabilities are especially of note in counties where there are election officials who have shown concerning anti-democracy activity.
Though just a small number of election officials have been identified as being election deniers or exhibiting anti-democracy behavior — 300 from the +2,600 election officials we researched —these actors have an outsized impact on the overall narrative of this election, as well as the threat posed to election administration. And that is their goal.
While we firmly believe all votes will be counted, the election certified, and the results reflective of the will of the voters, we are close watch on these flashpoints as indicators of potential attempts to create havoc in the post-vote period.
Cross-state themes we’re monitoring:
Election Administrators Acting Outside of the Law on Certification (and Other Duties)
Exploitable Loopholes in Election Law
The Role of Outside Agitators
The Power of Misinformation
State-specific vulnerabilities we’re monitoring:
Arizona:
Illegal Hand Count of Ballots
Florida:
Increased Signature Comparison Snags
Signature Matching Notice Requirement
Georgia:
The State Board of Elections’ Actions
Creating Chaos and Mistrust
Michigan:
County Boards of Canvassers Deadlock on Certification
Bad Faith Recounts
Nevada:
Recount Request
North Carolina:
Delays to Reporting
Open Seats on Board of Election
Emergency Measures Due to Hurricane Response
Ohio:
Boards of Elections Deadlock
Partisan Election Workers
Pennsylvania:
Volume of Petition Recounts
Decentralization of Election Administration
Delays Due to Lack of Extended Preprocessing
Extra-Legal Hand Reviews
Virginia:
Election Deniers on Local Electoral Boards: Inexperienced Registrars
Certification Issues
Wisconsin:
Partisan Attacks on the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC)
Delays due to Lack of Pre-Processing
