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Max Flugrath🗳️ Profile picture
@MaxFlugrath
Aug 4, 2024 • 26 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X
Yesterday at Trump's Georgia rally, his lie-riddled & rambling speech had all the usual hits: false election conspiracies and attacks on VP Harris.

But one part of Trump's remarks stuck out.

And it may be a preview of his strategy in November.⬇️
Trump praised the Georgia State Election Board, a government body overseeing its election rules.
Trump thanked three of the Georgia State Election Board's members specifically for their efforts to change Georgia's certification rules.

This is odd. Trump doesn't usually concern himself with details this in-the-weeds.
The Georgia State Election Board members Trump thanked & singled out were recently appointed:

Janice Johnston
Rick Jeffares
Janelle King

Trump called them "pitbulls fighting for honesty, transparency, and victory."

So, what exactly are they fighting for?
.@AmericanDoom_ published a great write up this morning about Trump's certification comments at yesterday's Georgia rally: american-doom.com/p/in-atlanta-t…
First, more context on the Election Board: It's now a Trump-aligned government body. One new member is a former Republican Party operative.

Their meetings are chock full of false election conspiracy theories, many are based on Trump’s 2020 election lies. apnews.com/article/georgi…
The Trump-aligned GA election board members are working to change the state's election rules with less than 100 days until the election.

They recently held a meeting, unlawfully noticed and carried out, where they advanced changes to Georgia's election certification process.
More on the Georgia State Election Board's unlawful meeting and actions here: georgiarecorder.com/briefs/georgia…
After a lawsuit, the election board is holding another vote on some of the proposed election rule changes, on Tuesday, August 6.

The new rules they're trying to pass can be used to sow doubt in the results and delay certification of the the 2024 election. salon.com/2024/07/12/exp…
The Georgia Republican Party & Republican National Committee emailed the GA Election Board members the text of these proposed election rule changes with talking points to use in meetings. ajc.com/politics/elect…
One proposed rule change would give authority to local election officials to slow down or refuse to certify the 2024 election results.

With election deniers holding local election positions in Georgia, this should alarm us all. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
These proposed election rules changes effectively make the certification of election results discretionary.

But, Georgia law states that local election board officials **shall** perform their duties. Their duties are mandatory, not discretionary.
Another of the proposed election rules changes would increase workload demands on overburdened election workers, which could overwhelm county elections offices and ultimately slow down or stop the certification of the 2024 election results.
If you're a Georgia resident & think these election rule changes are dangerous, please consider emailing a public comment of the GA State Election Board.

The deadline for accepting public comments is before 12:00 PM tomorrow, August 5th: SEBPublicComments@sos.ga.gov
Let’s not forget, in 2020, a Coffee County, GA elections official delayed certification of President Joe Biden’s victory, refusing to validate recount results and using MAGA-backed election conspiracies as the reason. cnn.com/2023/08/13/pol…
In the wake of Fulton County’s 2024 primary, Fulton County Election Board member Julie Adams filed a lawsuit to enable local elections officials to refuse certification. ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…
Adams is connected to the Election Integrity Network, founded by Trump ally Cleta Mitchell, who joined Trump’s infamous ‘find me votes’ call to Secretary Raffensperger. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…
America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned organization, is representing Adams in her lawsuit seeking to overturn Georgia certification law. cnn.com/2024/07/30/pol…
Here in Georgia, we’re watching as Trump and his allies prepare to sabotage the 2024 election by changing the rules around certification election results.

Trump’s election sabotage plan seems more concentrated in Georgia than any other state.
If these election rule changes are approved and MAGA-aligned officials obstruct the certification of the 2024 election results, our votes are crucial.

Check your voter registrations status.
Encourage friends, family, and your community to register + vote.
Volunteer if you can.
Early voting starts soon, make a plan.

Consider serving as a poll worker.

Volunteer with your local/state Democratic Party’s voter protection efforts.
Our collective participation is crucial to stopping Trump's election sabotage scheme.

If we turnout and make our voices heard at the ballot box, we can protect American democracy. But we have to show up.

Please RT this to help spread the word.🙏
One great way to get involved with engaging voters in key battleground states is through @FairFightAction’s LFG (Volunteer) initiative: FairFight.com/lfgv
@fairfightaction Georgians, the 12:00 PM deadline to submit public comment to the State Election Board opposing changes to our election rules is coming up.

Email the board that you oppose the “Heekin proposal.” Info here ⬇️
@fairfightaction An update on all of this here - Georgia State Reps. warn how the election certification rules changes advanced by the GA State Election Board can be used to delay + obstruct certification of the 2024 election results.
@fairfightaction More ⬇️

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Oct 25
Setting the record straight:
Trump *cannot* cancel the 2026 midterms – but he *can* try to rig them.

Here’s how Trump and Republicans are trying to do it right now. ⬇️
In July, I wrote about Trump + White House officials pressuring GOP states to gerrymander congressional maps.

It started in Texas – now it’s spread. Some states passed maps (NC, MO), others are under pressure (NH, NE, IN).

They want to weaken our votes.
The Supreme Court could soon gut the Voting Rights Act in a case called Louisiana v. Callais.

If they do, Republicans supercharge their gerrymandering scheme to gain 19 more seats + lock in one-party rule for a generation.

I wrote about this for @slate.
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Oct 22
NEW: Trump’s team is plotting to declare a fake national emergency to hijack elections.

One top operative says they can “take steps without Congress” and “mandate" election rules for states.

@NYTimes' investigation exposes the operatives and the takeover already underway. ⬇️ Image
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Heather Honey (Trump DHS appointee) floated using national emergency powers to mandate election rules for states as early as March.

Honey is part of the Election Integrity Network, a group that spreads disinformation, pressures election officials & pushes to rig election rules. Image
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Honey is well-known for spreading the false claim that Pennsylvania had “more votes than voters” – the same BS that Trump repeated on January 6th.

NYT: "The claim has been repeatedly disputed by election officials who said she was misinterpreting and misusing a state database"
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Oct 14
NEW: Tomorrow the Supreme Court will rehear a case that could let the GOP grab 19 new, safe U.S. House seats by gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

I wrote for @Slate about how the far-right justices seem ready to help Republicans lock in one party rule for decades. ⬇️ Slate headline: The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop
Slate article text: By taking the unusual step of reopening arguments, legal experts believe, the court’s far-right majority may have telegraphed its intent to dismantle Section 2. If it falls, the impact will reverberate far beyond Louisiana, reshaping political power across the entire country. Combined with Donald Trump and Republicans’ ongoing gerrymandering power grab, gutting Section 2 could help secure an additional 27 safe GOP U.S. House seats—at least 19 directly tied to the loss of Section 2. According to a new analysis from Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter Fund, it’s eno...
After a court found Louisiana’s congressional map violated the VRA by weakening Black voters’ power, the GOP legislature was ordered to draw a 2nd majority-Black district.

When they fixed the map, non-Black voters sued, saying fixing the discrimination was itself discrimination. Slate article text: Louisiana v. Callais began with a simple act of compliance. After a federal court found that the state’s congressional map violated the VRA by weakening Black voters’ power, Louisiana’s Republican Legislature was ordered to draw a second majority-Black district. The reason was clear: Although Black residents make up roughly a third of Louisiana’s population, they had been given a fair chance to elect a representative of their choice in just one of six congressional districts. When lawmakers finally followed the court’s order to fix their discriminatory map, they were p...
The argument's logic twists the 14th + 15th Amendments, created to protect voting rights, in an attempt to destroy them. It should've been laughed out of court.

But a lower court embraced it and an appeal was accepted by the Supreme Court. Louisiana Illuminator headline: Supreme Court takes up challenge to Louisiana congressional map
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Oct 8
NEW: Next week, the Supreme Court will re-hear a case that could allow Republicans to create 19 new safe U.S. House seats by gutting what’s left of the Voting Rights Act.

The far-right majority may finally be ready to finish the VRA off.

Here’s what’s at stake. ⬇️ Image
This all started in 2022 when a court found Louisiana’s congressional map violated the VRA by weakening Black voting power.

The court ordered a fix: draw a second majority-Black district.

The GOP legislature complied – then was sued by non-Black voters. lailluminator.com/2025/08/06/how…
The case went to the Supreme Court and Louisiana defended its map.

But when SCOTUS didn't decide the case and called for a rehearing, Louisiana suddenly flipped their position.

Now, they've joined the push to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. politico.com/news/2025/08/2…
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Aug 27
NEW: Today, the Republican Party is pushing a judge to jail Fulton County commissioners.

Why? They refuse to vote to appoint two far-right election denial activists to the Fulton County Election Board who have a history of undermining elections.

Here's what they had to say. ⬇️
Fulton County Commissioner @TheDanaBarrett:

When I ran for a seat on the county commission I never thought I’d be facing jail time for doing my job – but here we are. Elections are under attack all across this country.
@TheDanaBarrett .@TheDanaBarrett: One of the main reasons I ran…was because I am committed to defend the integrity of our elections in Fulton County -- the largest urban county in a swing state and a critical county in the fight for the future of our democracy.
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Aug 20
BREAKING: Fulton County Commissioners face potential arrest over GOP push to install widely regarded conspiracy theorists on Board of Elections.

The nominees, Julie Adams & Jason Frazier, are known operatives in Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” network. ⬇️
Adams (a board member seeking re-appointment) and Frazier are backed by the RNC + Georgia GOP.

Between them, they’ve refused to certify elections, sued the Fulton Election Board and led efforts to purge voters.

Today, the Fulton County Commission deadlocked 2–2.

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Let’s be clear: a court is trying to force elected officials to vote a specific way.

This is a test run for how far the GOP will go to control election boards – it's a critical part of their voter suppression strategy ahead of 2026.

@FairFIghtAction CEO @GWLauren. 📣 Image
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