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R. Michael Alvarez

@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
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Election science pioneer. Prof at Caltech. rmichaelalvarez.com

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Had a great time at this @mitelectionlab.bsky.social workshop! Showed some preliminary results from our voter database auditing project. Had a chance to learn a lot from the other list maintenance projects, exciting to see so much new work in this area of election science.
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 18/08/2026
Misinformation outpaces fact-checkers, and AI makes deception cheap. This #RSOS study shows how the same #AI can inoculate against #misinformation: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Great to be at the @carleton.edu Reunion! Seeing a lot of folks from the Class of 1986, some of my books on display in the Library, and a great time in the Arb!
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🔊New journal article out by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and LCSSP Research Affiliate Beatrice Magistro, @northeasternu.bsky.social, "Causal Beliefs and the Potential for Political Backlash Against AI." 🔶Read it here: academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
While it’s a little hot, a great #Caltech2026! Commencement is a great time to celebrate the accomplishments of our students.
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
📢 New blog from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, LCSSP Postdoc, Rafal Kocielnik, & @caltech.edu Undergrad, Etienne Casanova: 🔸The Hidden Assumptions Behind AI Labels🔸 lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b... 🔹LCSSP posts & archive: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b...
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
📺Watch the discussion between @caltechlcssp.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu and Bob Page, OC Registrar of Voters which centers around a new project funded by @mitelectionlab.bsky.social aimed at improving the accuracy and quality of voter registration data in Orange County!
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🔶Bridging Science & Society: Caltech’s Michael Alvarez and Cambridge’s Ramit Debnath🔶 📺Watch the video as @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social sits with Ramit to discuss how they came to collaborate & form the Caltech-Cambridge Lab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVgN...
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Bridging Science & Society: A Conversation between Prof. Michael Alvarez & Dr. Ramit Debnath
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🔶The Rhetoric of Governance: A Conversation between Caltech’s Michael Alvarez & Harvard’s Danny Ebanks🔶 Watch this video as Danny & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social discuss their work in U.S. congressional voting behavior & political speech through computational lenses: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaYY...
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The Rhetoric of Governance: A Conversation between Michael Alvarez & Danny Ebanks
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📺 Watch the latest episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu & guest Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation on the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Oa...
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The Pioneer’s Perspective: Three Decades of Protecting the California Voter with Kim Alexander
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📢New blog post from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Ransi Clark, and Alex Halsey, @caltech.edu: 🔸What Do Americans Know About Big Tech and AI Companies? lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b... 🔹LCSSP posts & archive: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b...
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
1/2 My fantastic collaborator @yimengli.bsky.social and I just published a Substack post on our universal voting by mail research that digs into how universal voting by mai boost turnout. Give the Substack a read! open.substack.com/pub/election...
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Universal Voting By Mail Boosts Turnout
Evidence from a new study
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Watch today's episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours - Modernizing California Elections: Insights from Marin County Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona with host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu & guest Natalie Adona - on the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's YouTube channel: youtu.be/pDyTGHM69_Y.
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Michelle M. Shafer @michelleshafer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Great report on some fantastic work which I am proud to have been a part w/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social & Betsy Sinclair @washupolisci.bsky.social. Read "Building Trust and Capacity to Protect U.S. Elections: Key Insights from the 2025 Election Integrity Conferences"!
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Give it a read - and please subscribe!
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Join us Wed., Feb 11 at 11am Pacific for the next episode of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social at @caltech.edu's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar and podcast series with guest Cameron Wimpy, Arkansas State University! Register today and join us next week: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
New paper published in the AJPS by @beamagistro.bsky.social, @sborwein.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @bartbonikowski.bsky.social, and Peter John Loewen. Paper available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
"Appealing to Independents: information on negative externalities increases support for environmental corrective taxes" - New in late 2025 in @environmentalpol.bsky.social from @beamagistro.bsky.social & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @caltech.edu @caltechlcssp.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Read my latest on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/election...
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What Election Stakeholders Should Worry About in 2026
Election security needs more attention in the upcoming midterm elections
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Great convo earlier today with @christiangrose.bsky.social about yesterday’s elections. Watch if you want to learn more about what happened and what it all means! youtube.com/watch?v=-EC_...
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The Votes are in: A Post-Election Day Conversation to Discuss the Results' Implications
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Was thrilled to be with our @caltech.edu men’s hoops team last night. And yes, that is me on ESPN+!!
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
When we are poll watching, a lot of what we look for is simple: - is the vote center easy to find? - how accessible is the vote center? - is there ample and accessible parking? - are all required postings in obvious locations? - is the vote center fully operational? There is a method to it all!
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
There's been a lot of discussion about federal election monitors in the Nov 4th election here in CA. Here's my take, on my Election Science Field Notes Substack. electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...
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Does California Need Federal Election Monitors?
If so, be neutral, be objective, and don’t interfere with the process.
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Been out in the field with election monitoring, and learned some important lessons about how election officials can build resilient elections. It's on my Election Science Field Notes, on Substack! @caltechlcssp.bsky.social electionscience.substack.com/p/resilient-...
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Resilient Elections
Good training and good process yield good results
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Here is the latest edition of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack: "Does #California Need Federal #Election Monitors?" #CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Next on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ host @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social 🟧 THE VOTES ARE IN 🟧 A Post- #ElectionDay Convo w/ USC's @christiangrose.bsky.social to Discuss the Results' Implications 11/5/25 | 11am P REGISTER: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Resilient Elections: Good Training & good process yield good results-The latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. electionscience.substack.com/p/resilient-elections Subscribe today!
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Looking forward to this important and timely conversation with @jnkatz.bsky.social about partisan gerrymandering. Join us next week!!
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Here's the latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack article from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social co-director and @caltech.edu Professor @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social: How Election Rumors Spread open.substack.com/pub/election...
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How Election Rumors Spread
Election Day is looming in California, voters have received their ballots in the mail and early voting will start very soon to decide whether Proposition 50 will pass or fail.
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Caltech @caltech.edu · 16/10/2025
Flintridge Foundation Professor of Political and Computational Social Science, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, lends his expertise in a collaborative piece discussing the potential effects of AI in foreign affairs.
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
If you missed yesterday's great session of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar-part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity project-featuring @voting.works' @benadida.com, listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4hFe...
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This week's Election Science Office Hours! @benadida.com will join me to talk about election technology, voting system security, and cryptography in elections! I'll be a great conversation, join us live at 11am Pacific on Wednesday!
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
And here is the 9/16 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with @microsoft.com's Matt Masterson, hosted by @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social as a Spotify podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0XBF...
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Episode 23: Matt Masterson on election security
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Have you been working on a methods project this summer? If you are thinking about publishing your project, consider our CUP Elements method series! www.cambridge.org/core/publica...
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Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Listen!
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Watch!
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
🗳🔬Election Science Field Notes🔬🗳 New on #Substack from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. See the link below, read Professor Alvarez's first entry, and subscribe to receive each new entry in your in-box. #ElectionScienceFieldNotes #DataNotDrama @caltech.edu
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Election Science Office Hours returns! On Sept 3 at 11am Pacific I'll talk with UCLA's Natalie Masuoka about how the new CA congressional district maps will affect Asian American political representation. Register using the link below: www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/a-c...
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A Conversation with UCLA’s Natalie Masuoka on Potential Impacts of Redistricting on California’s Asian Americans — Caltech Election Integrity Project
Please join us on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 11:00 am Pacific for the next episode of Election Science Office Hours, a webinar series presented by the Caltech Election Integrity Project and moderated by R. Michael Alvarez, PhD, Flintridge Foundation Professor of Political and Computational Soc
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I've started a Substack, "Election Science Field Notes." Please give it a read, and subscribe! Let me know if there are topics and issues you'd like for me to write about! Why Election Science Field Notes? open.substack.com/pub/election...
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Why Election Science Field Notes?
(Answer: We need science and facts, and no drama.)
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
We should learn more tomorrow about the @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social plan to put redistricting on the November ballot. Here @justinlevitt.bsky.social and I discuss why this is happening and the implications for the 2026 midterms: youtu.be/8KRTLt3IAwM?...
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What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
And here is the video! With the amazing @justinlevitt.bsky.social, on the great redistricting controversy. youtu.be/8KRTLt3IAwM?...
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What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
It’s hard to compete with Taylor Swift, but we dropped a podcast today as well!! open.spotify.com/episode/7qH4...
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Episode 21: Justin Levitt on partisan gerrymandering in 2025
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
New Election Science Office Hours podcast drop! My recent conversation with NM SoS Maggie Toulouse Oliver is now available where you listen to your podcasts! @caltechlcssp.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5fv6...
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Episode 20: Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico's Chief Election Official
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Exciting new Election Science Office Hours this Wednesday at 11am Pacific, with New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver! Join us live, use the link below to register. We'll talk about her career in elections and modernizing voter registration in NM! caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 27/06/2025
New research by @beamagistro.bsky.social and colleagues suggests that increasing public awareness of solar geoengineering could foster bipartisan engagement with climate policy in the US journals.plos.org/climate/arti... @rd545.bsky.social @paulowennberg.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
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Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States
Political polarization remains a significant barrier to effective climate action in the United States. Conservatives often express skepticism toward climate change policies emphasizing government inte...
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
New Election Science Office Hours podcast has dropped! open.spotify.com/episode/2xoS...
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Episode 18: Betsy Sinclair, AI and election governance
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
#Caltech2025
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
New research! We just published this causal analysis of the effect that exposure to toxicity has on players. This is important work from our collaboration with Activision. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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How do the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games vary by source and match outcome?
This article seeks to estimate variations in the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games by source and match outcome. To this end, we analyze proprietary data from the first-person actio...
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Very cool article in the @caltech.edu Magazine that profiles our research on AI! magazine.caltech.edu/post/kaleido...
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Kaleidoscope Vision: Seeing the Multifaceted Future of AI — Caltech Magazine
Caltech researchers navigate AI’s shifting landscape and complex future, charting a course for its ethical development and application. By Julia Ehlert Nair As researchers at Caltech and beyond h...
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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This is going to be exciting! Join us live on Wednesday at 11am Pacific! Kim is one of the world's experts on elections, great opportunity to hear more about what she's learned in her career and what we need to do for a safe & secure election in 2026. www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/sec...
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