Republican election officers throughout the nation have shaped a gaggle that’s pushing again in opposition to Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine religion in US elections.
By way of AP:
Sterling, the chief working officer for the Georgia Secretary of State’s Workplace, is a part of an effort begun after the final presidential election that seeks to convey collectively Republican officers who’re prepared to defend the nation’s election techniques and the individuals who run them. They need officers to strengthen the message that elections are safe and correct, an method they are saying is very vital because the nation heads towards one other divisive presidential contest.
The group has held conferences in a number of states, with extra deliberate earlier than the Nov. 5 election.
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“This has by no means been and can by no means be about Trump particularly,” stated Matt Germer, director of governance for the R Road Institute and a lead organizer of the trouble. “It’s about democratic ideas at the next stage –- what does it imply to be a conservative who believes in democracy, the rule of legislation?”
The hassle by the Republican election officers could not particularly, be about Trump, however it’s in response to the lies which were and are at the moment being unfold by the ex-president.
The work of this group is an effective reminder that not all Republicans are election denying MAGAs. Because the nation noticed in 2020, there are some Republicans on the state stage who’re prepared to place democracy first, and never slide into Trump’s efforts to destroy the muse of American governance.
The efforts of those Republicans in states like Kentucky, Kansas, Georgia, Utah, and others, when mixed with Democrats who additionally assist defending elections kind a state stage firewall in opposition to Trump’s election lies.
Democracy is greater than partisan politics, and if sufficient of us come collectively to guard democracy, we’ll nonetheless have a rustic the place we will interact freely about coverage variations sooner or later.
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