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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 incidents are concentrated

Each state shows the incidents observed for this threat. A taller column is more incidents.

  • Force and coercion 0 threats, 0 incidents
  • Control of the process 1 threat, 1 incidents
  • Results and legitimacy 0 threats, 0 incidents
  • Violence and threats 0 threats, 0 incidents
  • Fraud and deception 0 threats, 0 incidents

Fraud and deception is shown at zero on purpose. Nothing is filed there yet, so an empty row is a gap in our list, not an all-clear.

No incidents are placed in a state yet.

Regions

  • Northeast
  • Midwest
  • South
  • West
Show the numbers
Where incidents are concentrated
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These are the incidents we have observed and sourced, not a count of everything that has happened.

Active Control of the process

Removal of election officials

Officials who run, certify, or oversee elections are fired, forced out, or replaced, and the bodies they sit on are left unable to act, so that people more willing to go along are in place when results are counted and certified.

Where it has been observed

No state is marked for this threat yet.

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