Steve Bannon calls for Trump to deploy ICE and military troops to polling sites - POLITICO

Trump said in a Monday podcast interview that "the Republicans ought to nationalize the voting," despite the fact that the Constitution grants states explicit jurisdiction over election administration. His call sparked outrage from Democrats and largely fell on deaf ears in the GOP — but Bannon, a conservative firebrand who has been a prominent voice in election conspiracy theories, was forceful in his support for the idea...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/steve-bannon-ice-military-polling-sites-00765331 

 

Russia blamed for bomb threats that briefly shut Georgia polling stations - The Washington Post

"The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains," the agency told The Washington Post. "None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/11/05/russia-blamed-bomb-threats-that-briefly-shut-ga-polling-stations/

Florida teen with machete arrested for voter intimidation at polling place - ABC News

In a press conference after the arrest, Neptune Beach Police Chief Michael J. Key said Williams "brandished a machete in an aggressive, threatening posture over his head" at two women, ages 71 and 54...

https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-teen-machete-arrested-voter-intimidation-polling-place/story

Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled. — ProPublica

The state’s voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%, with Metro Atlanta hit particularly hard.....
https://www.propublica.org/article/why-do-nonwhite-georgia-voters-have-to-wait-in-line-for-hours-their-numbers-have-soared-and-their-polling-places-have-dwindled

Facebook Groups Sent Armed Vigilantes to Kenosha. Your Polling Place Could Be Next. – Mother Jones

If the election turns chaotic, expect the platform to aid the spread of violent threats and dangerous information.....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/09/facebook-groups-misinformation/

Investigative journalist Greg Palast: Here's how Trump will steal the 2020 election | Salon.com

Palast's new book, "How Trump Stole 2020," outlines a nightmare: Trump loses the electoral vote and wins anyway
https://www.salon.com/2020/06/15/investigative-journalist-greg-palast-heres-how-trump-will-steal-the-2020-election/

Texas closes hundreds of polling sites, making it harder for minorities to vote

Guardian analysis finds that places where black and Latino population is growing by the largest numbers experienced the majority of closures and could benefit Republicans ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/02/texas-polling-sites-closures-voting

6 Types of Misinformation to Beware of on Election Day. (And What to Do if You Spot Them.) - The New York Times

Be careful of rumors and hoaxes about the voting and polling places. Here are some tips for spotting and avoiding false information.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/us/politics/misinformation-election-day.html

Infuriating: GOP is using Americans with Disabilities Act to close polling places in black counties - Daily Kos

Officials in heavily black Randolph County, Georgia, sparked a national outcry last week over their plan to close seven of their nine polling places using the Americans with Disabilities Act as a pretext, and now Kira Lerner at ThinkProgress reports that the Trump administration itself is using this devious new tool for voter suppression. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1790125

19 secretaries of state slam provision allowing armed Secret Service agents into polling places at Trump's discretion - Raw Story

Attached to a bill reauthorizing the Department of Homeland Security was a rider that would allow the Secret Service to be "dispatched" to any polling place during a federal election at the president's discretion. Now, nearly one-third of the nation's secretaries of state are slamming the "unprecedented" legislation. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/19-secretaries-state-slam-provision-allowing-armed-secret-service-agents-polling-places-trumps-discretion/