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Threat Map

The major threats to counting and certifying the vote that we are watching. For each one we list what would tell us it is developing and what would tell us it is happening, with the sources behind each. Tracked through January 6, 2027.

15 threats watched: 6 active, 7 developing, 2 watching. 71 incidents observed in 34 states.

Where threats are being observed

Shading shows how many different threats have been observed in a state. Pick one threat to see where it is happening, and whether it is active or developing.

Observed in Georgia

Each line below was observed in this state, with the sources on its threat page.

  • Active Seizure of ballots, machines or election materials

    • Indicators Federal agents seize records from an election office. Fulton County election offices, Georgia, in January, based on debunked claims about the 2020 election
  • Active Threats of violence against election workers

    • Indicators Law enforcement intercepts a suspicious letter bound for a state election office. An election office in Georgia, office not named in reports ·
  • Developing Voter data collected and used to remove voters

    • Warnings A state is sued by the Justice Department for refusing to hand over its voter rolls, and a county for 2020 election records. Georgia, one of 24 states and DC sued, and Fulton County for its 2020 records

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