A backer of former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud lost her bid to oversee voting in Michigan, but it was unclear on Wednesday whether two other election deniers would succeed in similar bids in Arizona and Nevada.
Michigan's Democratic Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, held off a challenge by Republican Kristina Karamo, who could have used the position to influence the outcome of the presidential election in 2024 in a key swing state.
Voting rights groups and constitutional scholars worry that any secretary of state who believes the Trump fraud claims could try to dispute or ignore the popular vote at the presidential election in 2024, refuse to certify the result, or even claim the losing candidate actually won their state. As of Wednesday, States Action United said 13 election deniers had won a statewide role in election administration in 9 states, while 24 election deniers had lost races in 17 states.
The secretary of state in Nevada cannot certify results but can set and enforce election rules. Republican candidate and former state assemblyman Jim Marchant opposed certification of Biden's win in the state in 2020.
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