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Esmeralda County Commissioner Ralph Keyes, center, works on a hand recount of votes with others, June 24, 2022, in Goldfield, Nev. An AP survey shows the majority of candidates running this year for the state posts that oversee elections oppose the idea of hand counting ballots, a laborious and error-prone process that has gained favor among Republicans who have been inundated with unfounded voting machine conspiracy theories. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Most candidates for top election posts say no to hand counts
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Tue,11/01/22-11:09AM , 190 Reads
The vast majority of candidates running to become their states' chief election officers oppose hand counting ballots, a laborious and error-prone process that has gained favor among some Republicans embracing conspiracy theories about voting machines.
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Democrat Paddy McGuire, incumbent Mason County auditor, center, talks with voters during before a "candidate speed-dating" style forum, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Shelton, Wash. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

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Conspiracy pushers target races for local election posts
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Mon,10/24/22-11:17PM , 194 Reads
SHELTON, Wash. (AP) — Sixteen candidates for local office circled around the atrium of the municipal building on a recent night in Shelton, a logging town near the southern crook of Puget Sound. One by one, they sat at tables of inquisitive voters for what was dubbed “candidate speed-dating.”
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Gwinnett County elections supervisor Zach Manifold looks over boxes of voter challenges on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Lawrenceville, Ga. Manifold estimated his office has a month to log and research the challenges, before mail ballots go out for the November elections. “It is a tight window to get everything done,” he said. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Voter challenges, records requests swamp election offices
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Fri,09/16/22-11:51PM , 330 Reads
Spurred by conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, activists around the country are using laws that allow people to challenge a voter’s right to cast a ballot to contest the registrations of thousands of voters at a time.
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Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 3, 2022. An Associated Press review has found that more than a quarter of Republican candidates for statewide office that play some role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections across 38 states supported overturning the 2020 presidential election (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 GOP field
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press
Thu,09/08/22-10:35AM , 138 Reads
Nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the results of the 2020 presidential race, according to an Associ
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