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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Peter Stone

‘Election integrity summits’ aim to fire up Trump activists over big lie

Cleta Mitchell, a central figure in Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 elections results, heads the CPI’s summits.
Cleta Mitchell, a central figure in Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 elections results, heads the CPI’s summits. Photograph: Pablo Martínez Monsiváis/AP

An influential conservative group that includes two Trump allies who helped push lies about voter fraud in 2020 is spearheading “election integrity” summits in battleground states, advocating for expanded poll watching, “clean” voter rolls and other measures watchdogs say could curb voting rights to help Republican candidates.

The Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) “election integrity network” is run by the veteran GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell, who helped to spread misinformation about supposed election fraud in 2020.

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