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Here’s what to know today.Democrats mobilize an unprecedented defense to combat potential election disruptionJustine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesAt an August gathering in Washington, D.C., more than three dozen people — including legal experts, elected officials, members of pro-democracy and labor organizations, cable news figures and influencers — ran through hypothetical scenarios of election chaos and how they would respond.The person who convened them was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.
Sign up here to get it in your inbox.The exercise was just the tip of the iceberg in what’s unfolding across the country.Interviews with more than a dozen party leaders, attorneys, democracy groups and elected officials reveal an unprecedented Democratic effort to prepare for and combat potential disruption of the midterm elections.The preparations include drafted legal briefs and plans for litigation covering nearly every conceivable scenario.
Democrats are also readying a major push to encourage voters to cast their ballots early and in person.Perhaps the most comprehensive effort underway is the New Battlefield Project, which aims to train tens of thousands of “democracy protectors” to monitor polling places.In his second term, President Donald Trump has moved to assert greater control over the election process.
The administration yesterday asked the Supreme Court to green-light a new Postal Service rule governing mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections.The first ballots of this year’s general election are due to go out today, leaving voters facing uncertainty over the rules that will govern them.Inside Democrats’ election preparations.More politics news:Trump named ...