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State of the States
In Georgia,?the full report from the special grand jury that investigated 2020 election interference could be made public next week. The special grand jury sat for eight months and heard from?dozens of witnesses. Its findings, most of which have been kept secret, helped inform Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s decision to seek the?criminal indictments?of former President Trump and 18 others. Judge Robert McBurney said he would release the report Sept. 8, although he allowed time for parties to raise objections.
???READ: More on the special grand jury
In Michigan,?Gov. Gretchen Whitmer?announced plans?to strengthen the state’s election protections ahead of 2024. She cited efforts in 2020 to intimidate voters and threaten poll workers, and said threats to the nation’s elections “are alive and well.” “We cannot allow the will of the people to be tossed out or overturned,” she said, “and we can’t permit politicians to stay in office despite getting voted out.”
In The News
Recommended Reading
In an opinion piece, The New York Times?maps out the plot?to overturn the 2020 election—and the key players. “American elections are, by design, entrusted to the states,” the piece notes, so the plot had help at the state and local levels—and demands accountability.
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