GOP election board takeover in North Carolina

North Carolina Republicans are attempting to gain more control in election boards, with a GOP-backed bill clearing the state House on Tuesday. It must pass one more stat Senate vote before heading to Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D-NC) desk.

Wisconsin tries to oust top election commission official

Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted to remove a top election official in the state last week in an attempt to change who is overseeing elections in the battleground state.

Prior to the full state Senate ruling, which voted along party lines of 22 to 11 to fire Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, a Republican-led committee recommended her removal. However, Wolfe will likely remain in her post due to Democratic pushback.

Georgia's State Election Board shakes up Fulton County

In perhaps the biggest election scandal from 2020, where Trump was indicted for a fourth separate case this year in August, Atlanta prosecutors charged him over his efforts to unlawfully overturn his election loss in Georgia. Trump faces a total of 13 counts in the indictment, and other charges are included against 18 of his Republican allies.

The latest update in Trump’s election interference case came on Wednesday when Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told a judge that six of the attorneys defending some of those indicted have conflicts of interest.

In the aftermath of 2020, Georgia Republicans overhauled local election boards facing concerns. Under a 2021 law, the State Election Board has the final authority in determining whether to replace local state-appointed election officials after conducting an investigation or a performance review.

A Republican Georgia official told the Washington Examiner, “Most of Georgia’s constitutional leaders have shown a commitment to staying above the fray. When it comes to knee-jerk policy decisions, there’s a loud chorus out there in the peanut gallery demanding a grab bag of half-cocked ideas, but in reality it only represents 5% of Georgians.”