Former CIA operative Gary Berntsen's claims of Venezuela stealing the 2020 election have resurfaced, with Markwayne Mullin, now head of DHS, previously supporting election denial. This has raised concerns among election officials about DHS's role in securing future elections, leading some to withhold data.
Organized crime groups like PCC, Comando Vermelho, and militias are increasingly financing candidates, impacting election security and voter choice. In Rio de Janeiro, 53 polling stations were relocated in 2024 to protect voters from threats and coercion, with more planned for 2026. Cases in Rio and Santa Catarina reveal vote-buying schemes involving cash and drugs, linked to candidates and state agents.
Trump's election security chief, Kurt Olsen, reportedly asked the Commerce Department to declare voting machine components a national security risk to ban machines used in over half of US states. The plan, involving other officials like Paul McNamara and Brian Sikma, aimed to invalidate Dominion machines before the midterms but failed due to lack of evidence.
Trump's election security chief Kurt Olsen reportedly asked the Commerce Department to declare voting machine components a national security risk, aiming to ban machines used in over half of US states. The plan, which involved officials like Paul McNamara and Brian Sikma, ultimately failed due to a lack of evidence.
Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi alleged election security lapses, claiming BJP workers were seen inside strong rooms. He dismissed exit polls as a 'game of TRP' and asserted that support is shifting towards Congress, with individuals distancing themselves from Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
