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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 this threat is: Seizure of ballots, machines or election materials

Choose a state to see what has been observed there. A state is marked only where an observed warning or indicator, with a source, places a threat in it.

Active Force and coercion Updated

Seizure of ballots, machines or election materials

Law enforcement takes ballots, voting machines, or election records, on or around Election Day or afterward, often on a pretext. Election defense groups rank it among the most dangerous scenarios, since the disruption itself can be used to claim an election was compromised.

What has happened

  • The FBI took more than three dozen hard drives and servers from the Arizona Senate's 2021 audit of Maricopa County's 2020 vote, under a federal grand jury subpoena. The original ballots were destroyed years ago under state law. Arizona joins the map: 3 states.

Where it has been observed

  • Arizona Active since Mar 7, 2026
    • Federal agents take election records under a grand jury subpoena. Arizona State Senate, Phoenix: FBI took 3 dozen-plus hard drives and servers from the 2021 audit of Maricopa County's 2020 vote · Mar 7, 2026
  • Georgia Active
    • Federal agents seize records from an election office. Fulton County election offices, Georgia, in January, based on debunked claims about the 2020 election
  • Nevada Developing
    • The Justice Department serves repeated subpoenas on a state election chief, most seeking voter data. Nevada Secretary of State's office, Nevada: seven subpoenas between June 16 and September 2

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