Democrats prepare legal and political response to possible midterm interference

Democratic state officials, voting-rights groups and civic organizations are preparing for possible efforts by the Trump administration to disrupt or challenge the November midterm elections. Their planning includes legal challenges, responses to potential activity near polling places and public campaigns against unsupported fraud claims.

The preparations follow President Trump’s repeated claims that U.S. elections are vulnerable to fraud and his refusal to rule out emergency declarations, military deployments or other federal action. Election experts cited in the material said there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, while Democratic officials described the response as an effort to protect states’ authority over elections.

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