WASHINGTON (AP) —Former President Donald Trump and some other Republicans are twisting minor voting problems in <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections?utm_source=apnewsnav&amp;utm_medium=featured">U.S. midterm elections</a>
 into conspiracy theories and false claims to sow doubt about Democratic
 victories, continuing efforts since 2020 to undermine Americans’ 
confidence in voting.

Election Day unfolded without major or 
widespread voting snags, yet some GOP candidates sought to distort the 
severity of the few hitches that occurred, such as voting <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-arizona-4e15278b82452878d6f6aa45b2984579">machines temporarily malfunctioning in Arizona’s largest county</a> and some Detroit voters wrongly being told they had already cast ballots.

“The
 most concerning thing is the way those isolated incidents are being 
used to spread mis- and disinformation and lies around the election in 
an attempt to undermine people’s confidence and faith in the election,” 
said Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections for the nonpartisan
 group Common Cause.

In 2020, conspiracies about a rigged election
 were fueled by bogus reports of suitcases stuffed with fraudulent 
ballots at a Georgia vote-counting operation and ‘’ballot mules’’ 
loading up drop boxes with fraudulent ballots.

The GOP has kept up the rhetoric since then and laid the groundwork for contesting this year's midterm elections. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-lawsuits-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-b5bbd44a2fe3ade45a1f6cf2a59c0639">More than 100 lawsuits were filed</a>
 across the country before Election Day, targeting mail-in voting rules,
 voting machine security and access for partisan poll watchers.

After
 Trump lost Arizona to President Joe Biden by just over 10,000 votes, he
 and his supporters peddled a string of allegations about election 
wrongdoing that crumbled under scrutiny.

Two years later, the state remains pivotal. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/arizona-governor-race-2022-midterm-elections-274fa547d321f88762954f8f8806c88d">Democrats held narrow leads early Wednesday</a> in too-close-to-call races for governor and U.S. Senate.

Trump
 and some of his supporters sought to amplify problems with 
vote-tabulation equipment in roughly 25% of polling places in Maricopa 
County, home to Phoenix and the majority of the state’s population.

Codes
 on ballots that were printed too lightly to be be read by tabulating 
scanners caused the confusion. Impacted voters were given a choice: 
Leave their ballots in a locked box at their polling place to be counted
 at a central office on Wednesday, or take them to another voting center
 on Tuesday.

Trump seized on the problem in a message on his 
social network. He said the problem, which appeared similar to a voting 
issue in New Jersey’s Mercer County, was an effort by Democrats to 
“steal the election.”

“Every national election you have problems 
like these somewhere,” said Lawrence Norden, senior director of the 
Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. “The
 fact that we’re talking about them the next day speaks to the fact that
 there was an organized effort to weaponize these types of things.”

The
 Republican official overseeing the election in Maricopa County 
apologized for the inconvenience and pledged that every legal vote would
 be counted no matter which method voters chose.

But Kari Lake, 
the Republican candidate for governor, told her supporters that they 
should leave the ballot to be counted later only if they couldn’t wait —
 and that they should not take it to another polling place.

In a late-night speech to supporters, Lake focused entirely on election issues.

“The
 system we have right now does not work,” she said. “We the people 
deserve to know on election night the winner and the loser and we will 
bring that kind of election back to Arizona. I assure you of that.”

Election
 critics also focused on a glitch in Detroit. Some electronic poll books
 used for signing in voters displayed an error message stating that 
numbers on ballots already had been assigned to an absentee ballot. Poll
 workers were able to use paper backup poll books when the electronic 
ones had problems.

Detroit is a Democratic stronghold in a swing state, so turnout there can be key in election outcomes. On Tuesday, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/michigan-governor-race-2022-midterm-elections-a91578081bc2141151efdf74bb4b3ccb">Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was re-elected</a> as governor. Democrats also won races for attorney general and secretary of state, defeating <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-donald-trump-0ee9afeb304662dcec28e8af0f18bc1d">Republicans who questioned the 2020 election results</a>.

“It
 was identified and resolved quite quickly” and voters who were wrongly 
flagged were given ballots, said Jake Rollow, a spokesman for the 
Michigan Secretary of State office.

But that didn’t keep Trump from urging his supporters to protest in Detroit — actions that did not materialize on Tuesday.

“We
 have seen misinformation spread about nuances and complexity of 
elections for more than two years,” Rollow said. “It continues to be a 
threat to our democracy, a threat to voters’ faith in our elections and 
really just an unfortunate part of the current political era.”

WASHINGTON (AP) —Former President Donald Trump and some other Republicans are twisting minor voting problems in <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections?utm_source=apnewsnav&amp;utm_medium=featured">U.S. midterm elections</a>
 into conspiracy theories and false claims to sow doubt about Democratic
 victories, continuing efforts since 2020 to undermine Americans’ 
confidence in voting.Election Day unfolded without major or 
widespread voting snags, yet some GOP candidates sought to distort the 
severity of the few hitches that occurred, such as voting <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-arizona-4e15278b82452878d6f6aa45b2984579">machines temporarily malfunctioning in Arizona’s largest county</a> and some Detroit voters wrongly being told they had already cast ballots.“The
 most concerning thing is the way those isolated incidents are being 
used to spread mis- and disinformation and lies around the election in 
an attempt to undermine people’s confidence and faith in the election,” 
said Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections for the nonpartisan
 group Common Cause.In 2020, conspiracies about a rigged election
 were fueled by bogus reports of suitcases stuffed with fraudulent 
ballots at a Georgia vote-counting operation and ‘’ballot mules’’ 
loading up drop boxes with fraudulent ballots.The GOP has kept up the rhetoric since then and laid the groundwork for contesting this year's midterm elections. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-lawsuits-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-b5bbd44a2fe3ade45a1f6cf2a59c0639">More than 100 lawsuits were filed</a>
 across the country before Election Day, targeting mail-in voting rules,
 voting machine security and access for partisan poll watchers.After
 Trump lost Arizona to President Joe Biden by just over 10,000 votes, he
 and his supporters peddled a string of allegations about election 
wrongdoing that crumbled under scrutiny.Two years later, the state remains pivotal. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/arizona-governor-race-2022-midterm-elections-274fa547d321f88762954f8f8806c88d">Democrats held narrow leads early Wednesday</a> in too-close-to-call races for governor and U.S. Senate.Trump
 and some of his supporters sought to amplify problems with 
vote-tabulation equipment in roughly 25% of polling places in Maricopa 
County, home to Phoenix and the majority of the state’s population.Codes
 on ballots that were printed too lightly to be be read by tabulating 
scanners caused the confusion. Impacted voters were given a choice: 
Leave their ballots in a locked box at their polling place to be counted
 at a central office on Wednesday, or take them to another voting center
 on Tuesday.Trump seized on the problem in a message on his 
social network. He said the problem, which appeared similar to a voting 
issue in New Jersey’s Mercer County, was an effort by Democrats to 
“steal the election.”“Every national election you have problems 
like these somewhere,” said Lawrence Norden, senior director of the 
Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. “The
 fact that we’re talking about them the next day speaks to the fact that
 there was an organized effort to weaponize these types of things.”The
 Republican official overseeing the election in Maricopa County 
apologized for the inconvenience and pledged that every legal vote would
 be counted no matter which method voters chose.But Kari Lake, 
the Republican candidate for governor, told her supporters that they 
should leave the ballot to be counted later only if they couldn’t wait —
 and that they should not take it to another polling place.In a late-night speech to supporters, Lake focused entirely on election issues.“The
 system we have right now does not work,” she said. “We the people 
deserve to know on election night the winner and the loser and we will 
bring that kind of election back to Arizona. I assure you of that.”Election
 critics also focused on a glitch in Detroit. Some electronic poll books
 used for signing in voters displayed an error message stating that 
numbers on ballots already had been assigned to an absentee ballot. Poll
 workers were able to use paper backup poll books when the electronic 
ones had problems.Detroit is a Democratic stronghold in a swing state, so turnout there can be key in election outcomes. On Tuesday, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/michigan-governor-race-2022-midterm-elections-a91578081bc2141151efdf74bb4b3ccb">Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was re-elected</a> as governor. Democrats also won races for attorney general and secretary of state, defeating <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-voting-donald-trump-0ee9afeb304662dcec28e8af0f18bc1d">Republicans who questioned the 2020 election results</a>.“It
 was identified and resolved quite quickly” and voters who were wrongly 
flagged were given ballots, said Jake Rollow, a spokesman for the 
Michigan Secretary of State office.But that didn’t keep Trump from urging his supporters to protest in Detroit — actions that did not materialize on Tuesday.“We
 have seen misinformation spread about nuances and complexity of 
elections for more than two years,” Rollow said. “It continues to be a 
threat to our democracy, a threat to voters’ faith in our elections and 
really just an unfortunate part of the current political era.”

Minor poll problems twisted into false US election claims

The mid-term election was held on Nov. 8 in the State of Nebraska.

Box Butte County Clerk Judy Messersmith said there was a 46.03% voter turn out in Box Butte County.

Below are unofficial results from the election in Box Butte County.

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Box Butte Co. Mid-Term Election results 2022

On Tuesday, November 8th Box Butte County citizens (those who did not vote early or send mail-in ballots) will vote on a variety of races including Nebraska Governor, Alliance City Council seats, congressional representatives and more.

As a public service, Panhandle Post presents a look at this year's complete Box Butte County ballot.&nbsp; Note that although this sample ballot features all Box Butte County races, each voter's individual ballot will only contain races pertaining to their district.&nbsp;

On Tuesday, November 8th Box Butte County citizens (those who did not vote early or send mail-in ballots) will vote on a variety of races including Nebraska Governor, Alliance City Council seats, congressional representatives and more.As a public service, Panhandle Post presents a look at this year's complete Box Butte County ballot.&nbsp; Note that although this sample ballot features all Box Butte County races, each voter's individual ballot will only contain races pertaining to their district.&nbsp;<figure>
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ELECTION '22: Box Butte County Ballot

While Republicans have a firm hold on Nebraska’s state government, the state’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District has morphed into a swing district in the last 15 years and is the state’s only consistently competitive U.S. House seat.

It is currently held by Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general who is seeking his fourth term in the face of a challenge from Democrat Tony Vargas. Vargas is a state lawmaker from Omaha who has touted his experience as a former teacher and member of the Omaha Public Schools Board.

Polls have shown the two locked in a tight race, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee named it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-presidential-michigan-election-2020-grand-rapids-bc4c1e868f3e278fab86e472907d10ca">one of its top competitive House districts</a>&nbsp;that are either open or held by Republicans.

State Republicans have twice redrawn the district’s boundaries in an attempt to help their party’s candidates, in part because of embarrassment that under Nebraska’s unique Electoral College rules, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the 2nd District vote in 2008 and Democrat Joe Biden did the same in 2020.

Maine is the only other state that has eschewed a winner-take-all approach and allows its electoral votes to be split between candidates.

Republicans were expected to have less trouble keeping control of Nebraska’s two other congressional districts.

Republicans maintain strong control of statewide offices in Nebraska, which hasn’t elected a Democrat as governor since 1994. But Democrats are hoping to retain enough legislative seats in the officially nonpartisan, one-house legislature to maintain filibuster pressure on the GOP’s agenda.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-legislature-nebraska-constitutions-d7a780dc447998c97cb9d8c85a42bf37">That agenda includes a plan to pass a near total abortion ban</a>, as other Republican-controlled states have done in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last June.

Here’s a look at what to expect on election night:

The last polls close at 9 p.m. ET. The majority of the state is in the Central Time Zone and closes at 8 p.m. CT.; 19 counties are in the Mountain Time Zone and close at 7 p.m. MT.

Nebraska conducts in-person voting on Election Day at poll sites. Write-in votes are permitted in both primary and general elections.

Early voting is allowed, but an application is required — eligibility is not determined at the time of voting. The absentee voting period runs 30 days to the day before Election Day.

People who are incarcerated, on parole or on probation are barred from voting. Persons convicted of a felony are automatically permitted to vote two years after completion of their sentence for all convictions except treason. If a voter has not confirmed their address and has not voted in two consecutive general elections, they are removed.

Douglas, Saunders and Sarpy, the counties that include and surround Omaha, should be watched closely. These are relatively populous, and voting patterns are shifting such that Democratic candidates are becoming competitive.

AP will tabulate 32 races in the Nebraska general election: Governor, U.S. House Districts 1-3, treasurer, attorney general, and auditor, three ballot measures and 22 state legislative races.

Counties may begin counting no earlier than 24 hours before poll opening at the discretion of the county clerk. Historically, most counties count on Election Day both before and after poll close and finish the count by the end of the night.

<a href="https://www.ap.org/about/our-role-in-elections/how-we-call-races">The AP may call a statewide or U.S. House race</a>&nbsp;in which the margin between the top two candidates is 0.5% or less, if we determine the lead is too large for a recount to change the outcome.

The AP will not call down-ballot races on election night if the margin between the top two candidates is less than 2% or if the leading candidate is within 2% of the 50% runoff threshold. The AP will revisit those races later in the week to confirm there aren’t enough outstanding votes left to count that could change the outcome.

A: Nebraska has dealt well with the increase in advance voting, and most results were delivered by the end of election night. The populous counties around Omaha delivered results later than many of the smaller counties.

Q: WHAT’S CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC ELECTION OF 2020?

A: Absentee voting increased dramatically in 2020. In both the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, absentee ballots accounted for 26 percent of votes overall. In 2020, absentee ballots spiked to 56 percent of the total. The change in pattern did not materially impact the state’s ability to provide results.

Q: WHAT DO TURNOUT AND ADVANCE VOTE LOOK LIKE?

A: As of October 26. 104,766 advance ballots have been cast.

A: Counting is typically swift and efficient. About half of Nebraska’s counties are “one and done” and historically post the vote total in a single update on election night. Most races are typically callable by the end of the night.

A: Some statewide races, such as the hotly contested race for the 2nd Congressional district, may not be callable by the end of the night if results in some counties are incomplete, or if the margin does not put them in a callable status.

“You don’t lie about your position unless you know it’s going to cost you votes.” — Omaha state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, a staunch supporter of abortion access, addressing reports that her anti-abortion Republican challenger, Christian Mirch, has gone door to door in her district telling abortion access supporters that he and Cavanaugh have essentially the same views on abortion

By Associated PressWhile Republicans have a firm hold on Nebraska’s state government, the state’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District has morphed into a swing district in the last 15 years and is the state’s only consistently competitive U.S. House seat.It is currently held by Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general who is seeking his fourth term in the face of a challenge from Democrat Tony Vargas. Vargas is a state lawmaker from Omaha who has touted his experience as a former teacher and member of the Omaha Public Schools Board.Polls have shown the two locked in a tight race, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee named it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-presidential-michigan-election-2020-grand-rapids-bc4c1e868f3e278fab86e472907d10ca">one of its top competitive House districts</a>&nbsp;that are either open or held by Republicans.State Republicans have twice redrawn the district’s boundaries in an attempt to help their party’s candidates, in part because of embarrassment that under Nebraska’s unique Electoral College rules, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the 2nd District vote in 2008 and Democrat Joe Biden did the same in 2020.Maine is the only other state that has eschewed a winner-take-all approach and allows its electoral votes to be split between candidates.Republicans were expected to have less trouble keeping control of Nebraska’s two other congressional districts.Republicans maintain strong control of statewide offices in Nebraska, which hasn’t elected a Democrat as governor since 1994. But Democrats are hoping to retain enough legislative seats in the officially nonpartisan, one-house legislature to maintain filibuster pressure on the GOP’s agenda.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-legislature-nebraska-constitutions-d7a780dc447998c97cb9d8c85a42bf37">That agenda includes a plan to pass a near total abortion ban</a>, as other Republican-controlled states have done in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last June.Here’s a look at what to expect on election night:ELECTION NIGHTThe last polls close at 9 p.m. ET. The majority of the state is in the Central Time Zone and closes at 8 p.m. CT.; 19 counties are in the Mountain Time Zone and close at 7 p.m. MT.HOW NEBRASKA VOTESNebraska conducts in-person voting on Election Day at poll sites. Write-in votes are permitted in both primary and general elections.Early voting is allowed, but an application is required — eligibility is not determined at the time of voting. The absentee voting period runs 30 days to the day before Election Day.People who are incarcerated, on parole or on probation are barred from voting. Persons convicted of a felony are automatically permitted to vote two years after completion of their sentence for all convictions except treason. If a voter has not confirmed their address and has not voted in two consecutive general elections, they are removed.Douglas, Saunders and Sarpy, the counties that include and surround Omaha, should be watched closely. These are relatively populous, and voting patterns are shifting such that Democratic candidates are becoming competitive.DECISION NOTESAP will tabulate 32 races in the Nebraska general election: Governor, U.S. House Districts 1-3, treasurer, attorney general, and auditor, three ballot measures and 22 state legislative races.Counties may begin counting no earlier than 24 hours before poll opening at the discretion of the county clerk. Historically, most counties count on Election Day both before and after poll close and finish the count by the end of the night.<a href="https://www.ap.org/about/our-role-in-elections/how-we-call-races">The AP may call a statewide or U.S. House race</a>&nbsp;in which the margin between the top two candidates is 0.5% or less, if we determine the lead is too large for a recount to change the outcome.The AP will not call down-ballot races on election night if the margin between the top two candidates is less than 2% or if the leading candidate is within 2% of the 50% runoff threshold. The AP will revisit those races later in the week to confirm there aren’t enough outstanding votes left to count that could change the outcome.WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW?Q: WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE PRIMARY?A: Nebraska has dealt well with the increase in advance voting, and most results were delivered by the end of election night. The populous counties around Omaha delivered results later than many of the smaller counties.Q: WHAT’S CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC ELECTION OF 2020?A: Absentee voting increased dramatically in 2020. In both the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, absentee ballots accounted for 26 percent of votes overall. In 2020, absentee ballots spiked to 56 percent of the total. The change in pattern did not materially impact the state’s ability to provide results.Q: WHAT DO TURNOUT AND ADVANCE VOTE LOOK LIKE?A: As of October 26. 104,766 advance ballots have been cast.Q: HOW LONG DOES COUNTING USUALLY TAKE?A: Counting is typically swift and efficient. About half of Nebraska’s counties are “one and done” and historically post the vote total in a single update on election night. Most races are typically callable by the end of the night.Q: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER TUESDAY?A: Some statewide races, such as the hotly contested race for the 2nd Congressional district, may not be callable by the end of the night if results in some counties are incomplete, or if the margin does not put them in a callable status.QUOTABLE“You don’t lie about your position unless you know it’s going to cost you votes.” — Omaha state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, a staunch supporter of abortion access, addressing reports that her anti-abortion Republican challenger, Christian Mirch, has gone door to door in her district telling abortion access supporters that he and Cavanaugh have essentially the same views on abortion

Nebraska: What to expect on election night

By PAUL HAMMEL <a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/nebraska-man-gets-prison-for-threatening-colorado-election-official/">Nebraska Examiner</a>

LINCOLN — A Lincoln man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison
 for making threatening posts on an Instagram page concerning Colorado 
Secretary of State Jena Griswold.

Among the posts made by 42-year-old Travis Ford were ones that said, 
“Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t.”And “Your security detail is far too 
thin and incompetent to protect you. This world is unpredictable these 
days.…anything can happen to anyone.”

Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a press release, said the sentence makes clear that “meaningful penalties” await those who illegally threaten election workers.

“The Justice Department will not hesitate to hold accountable those 
whose illegal threats of violence endanger the public servants who 
administer our elections,” Garland said.

According to federal court documents, Ford also posted similar 
threats associated with the president of the United States and another 
public figure.

The Associated Press reported that U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard rejected pleas by Ford’s attorney for a lighter sentence.

Gerrard said there’s “nothing special” about being steadily employed,
 noting that Ford made 18 serious threats over three months. The judge 
called arguments over vaccine mandates “complete nonsense,” according to
 the AP.

The FBI Denver Field Office investigated the case, with the assistance of the FBI Omaha Field Office.

The case was part of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task 
Force launched in June 2021. That task force was launched in the wake of
 false claims that the 2020 election was “stolen” and resulting threats 
and intimidation aimed at election workers.

<a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/09/21/nebraska-election-officials-say-their-job-is-more-stressful-under-the-spotlight/">Nebraska election workers have reported</a> higher stress and some angry calls from those questioning the validity of the 2020 election results.

A “voter accuracy” group in the state has also questioned whether vote-counting machines were accurate — <a target="_blank" href="https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/sos.nebraska.gov/files/doc/Fake%20vs%20Fact%20March%202022_0.pdf">claims totally refuted by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen in a Powerpoint entitled “Fake vs. Fact.”</a>

Also on Thursday, federal officials arrested a 64-year-old Hiawatha, 
Iowa, man for allegedly sending a threatening communication to an 
election official on the Maricopa (Arizona) County Board. Mark A. Rissi 
also allegedly threatened an official in the Arizona Attorney General’s 
Office.

By PAUL HAMMEL <a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/nebraska-man-gets-prison-for-threatening-colorado-election-official/">Nebraska Examiner</a>LINCOLN — A Lincoln man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison
 for making threatening posts on an Instagram page concerning Colorado 
Secretary of State Jena Griswold.Among the posts made by 42-year-old Travis Ford were ones that said, 
“Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t.”And “Your security detail is far too 
thin and incompetent to protect you. This world is unpredictable these 
days.…anything can happen to anyone.”<h2>‘Meaningful penalties’</h2>Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a press release, said the sentence makes clear that “meaningful penalties” await those who illegally threaten election workers.“The Justice Department will not hesitate to hold accountable those 
whose illegal threats of violence endanger the public servants who 
administer our elections,” Garland said.According to federal court documents, Ford also posted similar 
threats associated with the president of the United States and another 
public figure.The Associated Press reported that U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard rejected pleas by Ford’s attorney for a lighter sentence.Gerrard said there’s “nothing special” about being steadily employed,
 noting that Ford made 18 serious threats over three months. The judge 
called arguments over vaccine mandates “complete nonsense,” according to
 the AP.The FBI Denver Field Office investigated the case, with the assistance of the FBI Omaha Field Office.<h2>Higher stress</h2>The case was part of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task 
Force launched in June 2021. That task force was launched in the wake of
 false claims that the 2020 election was “stolen” and resulting threats 
and intimidation aimed at election workers.<a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/09/21/nebraska-election-officials-say-their-job-is-more-stressful-under-the-spotlight/">Nebraska election workers have reported</a> higher stress and some angry calls from those questioning the validity of the 2020 election results.A “voter accuracy” group in the state has also questioned whether vote-counting machines were accurate — <a target="_blank" href="https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/sos.nebraska.gov/files/doc/Fake%20vs%20Fact%20March%202022_0.pdf">claims totally refuted by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen in a Powerpoint entitled “Fake vs. Fact.”</a>Also on Thursday, federal officials arrested a 64-year-old Hiawatha, 
Iowa, man for allegedly sending a threatening communication to an 
election official on the Maricopa (Arizona) County Board. Mark A. Rissi 
also allegedly threatened an official in the Arizona Attorney General’s 
Office.

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