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CNN’s Fredreka Schouten reports that allegations of intimidation or harassment of Arizona voters continued, with a total of 21 complaints – including one threatening government officials — being forward to federal and state law enforcement, according to information released yesterday. She writes:
One of the 21 complaints involved a threat against government officials. The 22 October email, which said it was a warning to “Corrupt and Treasonous Government Officials”, mentioned the violence of the French Revolution and promised to use property tax records to find workers’ homes. The secretary of state’s office has referred it to the FBI. All of the complaints forwarded to federal and state law enforcement so far involve reports of alleged intimidation before election day.
Depending on the outcome of other races that still haven’t been called, Georgia may end up being Republicans’ last chance to deny Democrats a Senate majority. Republican Herschel Walker performed significantly worse than Governor Brian Kemp, who easily won re-election Tuesday while Walker failed to crack 50% of the vote.
Republicans turning out to vote for Kemp may have helped pull Walker’s scandal-plagued campaign close to 50% — meaning he could have a harder time rallying support on his own in the runoff.
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