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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Republican party building an ‘army’ to overturn election results – report

Residents cast their votes on 3 November 2020, at Eisenhower elementary school in Flint, Michigan.
Residents cast their votes on 3 November 2020, at Eisenhower elementary school in Flint, Michigan. Photograph: Seth Herald/AFP/Getty Images

The Republican party is building a grassroots “army” to target and potentially overturn election results in Democratic precincts, the Politico website reported on Wednesday, citing video evidence.

The alleged scheme includes installing party-trained volunteers prepared to challenge voters at Democratic-majority polling places, creating a website to put these workers in touch with local lawyers and establishing a network of district attorneys who could intervene to block vote counts.

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