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- 2026-10-23Analysis Finds Increase in Rural Mail Ballot Rejections
- 2026-10-22Election Disinformation Warnings Start to Pour in
- 2026-10-15Report Warns of Hampered Monitoring of Foreign Influence Ops
- 2026-10-13Ginsberg: Issue of ‘Nonqualified Voters’ Overstated
- 2026-10-07‘Tens of Thousands’ of Mail Ballots at Lateness Risk After USPS Change, Study Finds
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