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This Week in Democracy?

• FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that he plans to resign before President-elect Trump takes office in January. Trump nominated Wray to a ten-year term in 2017, but the president-elect announced in November that he intends to nominate Kash Patel, a loyal ally, to replace him.? ?

• Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul charged three participants in the 2020 “fake electors” scheme with ten additional felonies each. Jim Troupis, Kenneth Chesebro, and Mike Roman were initially charged in June with one felony each for their roles in the attempt to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 election results.? ?

• Election Deniers will hold 23 statewide offices and 156 congressional seats in 2025, according to new analysis from States United Action. The full landscape, available at ElectionDeniers.org, shows a slight decrease in the total number of Election Deniers in office, but also shows a large number of incumbent Election Deniers returning.? ?

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State of the States?

In Oregon, Gov. Tina Kotek and Sec. Lavonne Griffin-Valade certified the results of the November election. Oregon was the final state to complete its certification process.?

“Oregonians in every corner of the state stepped up to make their voices heard in this election,” Kotek said at the certification. “I am honored to certify the results of this election and affirm that our democracy is strong, and our electoral system is one of the most secure and accessible in the nation.”?

“As promised, both the primary and general election in 2024 were the most secure in history,” Griffin-Valade said. “We owe this entirely to the dedicated election officials across the state, who worked tirelessly to ensure this election was safe, secure, and accurate. I am immensely proud of their efforts, as Oregon once again demonstrated why we are the gold standard in election administration.”?

Now that every state has certified their election results, the electoral process is set to continue on Dec. 17, when electors will cast their votes in their respective states, and on Jan. 6, when the new Congress will count those votes.?

In the News?

• Los Angeles Times: Election day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results? ?

• The New York Times: Threatened With Jail, Cheney Condemns Trump’s ‘Assault on the Rule of Law’? ?

• NBC News: Former Jan. 6 committee chair fires back at Trump's suggestion that panel members should be imprisoned? ?

• The Washington Post: Judges stress need to preserve truth of Jan. 6 as pardon talk intensifies? ?

• Politico: Judges push back as Trump’s return sparks defiance from Jan. 6 defendants? ?

• Votebeat: Bondi, Trump’s pick to head the Justice Department, echoed his false claims of election fraud? ?

• NPR: Election confidence among Republicans surges after Trump's win, a new poll finds?

• CBS News: More than 50 lawmakers faced swatting attacks in past month, Capitol Police chief says? ?

• Arizona Republic: Maricopa County recounts affirm election wins, local government positions? ?

• KVVU-TV: New technology will enhance Nevada’s election certification security process?

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