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ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesDemocrats are reportedly looking to raise $80 million to fund a three-year “a way-down-the-ballot” effort to find, train, and support candidates for local offices in charge of election administration.
The group now wants to expand its efforts leading up to the 2024 presidential election, which is why the group will pitch its idea to donors,[A]s Trump continues to promulgate election conspiracy theories, the role of little-known election administrators — charged with planning, implementing and certifying election results in a hyper-localized system — has suddenly emerged as a key part of safeguarding American democracy.
An election worker wearing protective gloves sorts through mailed-in ballots in the King County Elections ballot processing center. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) The group has already raised nearly $6 million for its new efforts after having a slow fundraising start since late last year.
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