COVERAGE GAP

Election Officials Train Against Federal Interference

Hundreds of election officials nationwide met to discuss defending midterm election integrity, including against federal government interference.

COVERAGE GAPLEFT SOURCES ONLY

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸Election officials are preparing defenses against potential federal government interference in the midterm elections. — NPR Politics, Washington Post

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸Officials are preparing for seized ballots, troops at polls, and postal system rejection of ballots by the batch. — Washington Post

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