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Local officials refusing to certify vote counts could help MAGA’s efforts to subvert results. This article explores how a single county refusing to certify election results could throw the midterms into chaos and undermine faith in the outcome, citing a past instance in Otero County, New Mexico.

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How rogue counties could throw the midterms into chaos
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Local officials refusing to certify vote counts could help MAGA’s efforts to subvert results
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Local officials refusing to certify vote counts could help MAGA’s efforts to subvert results. This article explores how a single county refusing to certify election results could throw the midterms into chaos and undermine faith in the outcome, citing a past instance in Otero County, New Mexico.
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