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OPINION: I asked election officials from six swing states what worries them most this year

We likely won’t go to bed on Election Day knowing who our next president will be. And, as the ballots are counted, the liars who try to fill that void with disinformation will probably be busy.

September 22, 2024 | Chris Brennan | USA Today

Top election officials from six swing states gathered in Ann Arbor, MI this Thursday at the”Ballots and Battlegrounds” event sponsored by the nonpartisan group Keep Our Republic. It was an all-day briefing with journalists to discuss their aspirations and anxieties about the Nov. 5 general election.

Chris Brennan asked the election officials three questions and their responses were clearly intertwined around the problem of rampant disinformation about American elections being spread by some politicians who appear on the ballots. …