Aug 18 Florida Gov. DeSantis' election police unit announces 20 voter fraud cases By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced criminal charges against 20 people for illegally voting in 2020, the first major public move from the Republican's new election police unit. Continue reading
Jul 15 Georgia DA considers seeking Donald Trump testimony in 2020 election probe By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election says she's considering requesting that former President Donald Trump testify under oath to a grand jury. Continue reading
May 24 Georgia voters navigate rules passed after 2020 election By Christina A. Cassidy, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Tuesday's election in Georgia marks the biggest test yet of new voting restrictions enacted by Republicans in one of the nation's most important battleground states as voters decide hotly contested primary races for governor and the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Apr 25 Florida governor signs bill creating election police unit By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The law creates an Office of Election Crimes and Security under the Florida Department of State to review fraud allegations and conduct preliminary investigations. Continue reading
Mar 09 Florida House approves creation of a police force to pursue voter fraud By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Voter fraud is rare and generally detected. There is also widespread consensus among election officials and experts that there was no fraud that could have impacted results in the last presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 31 Georgia DA investigating Trump asks FBI for security help By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The request comes after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him. Continue reading
Dec 29 'Slow-motion insurrection': Democracy experts alarmed over GOP takeover of election machinery By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press As Republicans increasingly accept former President Donald Trump's version of the 2020 election, they're trying to take over election operations in pivotal states. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:02 Exhaustive fact check finds little evidence of voter fraud, but 2020's 'Big Lie' lives on More than a year after President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump and his allies still insist without evidence that widespread voter fraud led to a stolen election. A new reporting project from the Associated Press… Continue watching
Dec 14 AP review finds far too little vote fraud to tip 2020 election to Trump By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press A review by AP in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 cases of potential voter fraud, a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 9:16 Expert fears partisan actors may replace election workers who quit over threats By Stephanie Sy, Geoffrey Lou Guray It may be election day in 2021, but the attacks on the democratic process during the 2020 election had ripple effects that are still being felt. The latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll this week found that 81% of American adults believe… Continue watching