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Trump offers darkness, Harris offers optimism on election eve in America; Despite the hype, noncitizens aren't voting in Wisconsin; KY labor unions want the next administration to support the PRO Act; the Future of public education is on the line in the NH governor's race.

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Trump escalates violent rhetoric against the press, Harris aims to reassure Michigan's Arab Americans angered by the war in Gaza, and a respected poll shows an unexpected lead for Harris in solidly red Iowa.

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A Cambodian poultry farmer who lost his livelihood could be a hero for others, rural Montanans are anxiously awaiting a court ruling over a climate lawsuit brought by young people, and Northeast states say more housing for working families could boost jobs.

Voters Face New Tests Ahead of 2024 Presidential Election

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Thursday, August 10, 2023   

The next presidential election is still 15 months away but New Mexico election officials are absorbing the latest details about a fake elector scheme from four years ago involving the Land of Enchantment.

New Mexico is one of seven battleground states where former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are accused of trying to persuade state officials to illegally swing the last election in his favor.

David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, said as the next contest approaches, election workers still face fallout from three years ago.

"They are still dealing with this stuff. They are still suffering, they are still being harassed, they are still being attacked," Becker outlined. "That's the state we're in now in early August, 15 months before a presidential election."

New Mexico's five fake electors have yet to be charged with any crimes related to their interference. The federal indictment against the former president appears to suggest the effort in New Mexico was not as involved as those in other states such as Arizona, Georgia or Wisconsin, where electors were asked to sign certificates falsely stating Trump, not Democrat Joe Biden, had won their states.

In 2020, Trump and his legal team filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Mexico, claiming the state broke the law when it allowed drop boxes to be a part of the voting process.

Becker knows Americans are eager for an outcome in the court cases stemming from 2020, but hopes both Republicans and Democrats will eventually be on the same page.

"That we as Americans can say, 'Regardless of who engaged in these activities -- if they are proven to be true beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law -- if those are true, can't we all as Americans agree that this has gone too far? That this should never happen again?'" Becker asked.

Becker, whose organization provides pro bono legal counsel to election officials, said he has already received requests from nearly half the states this year.

Support for this reporting was provided by The Carnegie Corporation of New York.



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