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How to plan for an election that leaders are trying to subvert
The White House is working to change electoral rules in its favor. Protectors of democracy must have a counterplan The second Trump administration is systematically eroding the institutional foundations of competitive elections without formally abolishing them. They have a plan to achieve what scholars of democratic backsliding call “electoral subversion”: changing electoral rules in their favor. Protectors of democracy must have a counter-plan of their own. The White House’s approach to electoral subversion has multiple fronts . The administration has rewarded those who used violence to disrupt the last transfer of power, disabled the federal agencies charged with protecting election integrity , moved to extend executive control over voter registration, and threatened to withhold terrorism prevention funding from states who do not change their voting rules. Continue reading...
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The White House is working to change electoral rules in its favor. Protectors of democracy must have a counterplan The second Trump administration is systematically eroding the institutional foundations of competitive elections without formally abolishing them. They have a plan to achieve what scholars of democratic backsliding call “electoral subversion”: changing electoral rules in their favor. Protectors of democracy must have a counter-plan of their own. The White House’s approach to electoral subversion has multiple fronts . The administration has rewarded those who used violence to disrupt the last transfer of power, disabled the federal agencies charged with protecting election integrity , moved to extend executive control over voter registration, and threatened to withhold terrorism prevention funding from states who do not change their voting rules. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, How to plan for an election that leaders are trying to subvert, The White House is working to change electoral rules in its favor. Protectors of democracy must have a counterplan The second Trump administration is systematically eroding the institutional foundations of competitive elections without formally abolishing them. They have a plan to achieve what scholars of democratic backsliding call “electoral subversion”: changing electoral rules in their favor. Protectors of democracy must have a counter-plan of their own. The White House’s approach to electoral subversion has multiple fronts . The administration has rewarded those who used violence to disrupt the last transfer of power, disabled the federal agencies charged with protecting election integrity , moved to extend executive control over voter registration, and threatened to withhold terrorism prevention funding from states who do not change their voting rules. Continue reading…
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