{"id":2362720,"date":"2024-11-01T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-revels-in-last-minute-election-legal-wins-after-earlier-setbacks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T11:33:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T15:33:08","slug":"rnc-revels-in-last-minute-election-legal-wins-after-earlier-setbacks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-revels-in-last-minute-election-legal-wins-after-earlier-setbacks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC revels in last-minute election legal wins after earlier setbacks &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frnc-revels-in-last-minute-election-legal-wins-after-earlier-setbacks-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2362720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Munity\u2014a grassroots effort to ensure fair elections. The power of social media in amplifying our message cannot be underestimated,\u2062 especially\u200c when it comes to engaging supporters and raising awareness about potential \u2063issues at polling stations,&#8221; said a Trump campaign representative.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have increasingly leaned \u2063on social media\u200c platforms to \u200cmobilize their base on matters of \u2063election integrity, seeing these tools as essential to creating a vigilant environment during\u200c the voting process. Musk&#8217;s influence and the reach of the &#8220;Election Integrity Community&#8221;\u200d are viewed as key assets in their strategy, providing real-time \u200dalerts and updates to voters.<\/p>\n<p>As Election Day approaches, the GOP is bracing for possible irregularities and is prepared to\u200d respond swiftly to litigation needs that \u200bmay arise\u200d from close contests. While they have faced setbacks in various attempts to challenge election rules, their recent victories reinforce a narrative of determination to enhance election security.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley maintained that the party\u2019s aggressive legal stance is \u2062necessary to restore faith in the\u200c electoral process, \u200demphasizing the belief that \u201conly American citizens should vote, and we will continue\u2063 to advocate \u2064for laws that \u2064reflect that \u200bprinciple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the landscape shaped by focal litigation efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-announce-sweeping-gun-control-restrictions\/\" title=\"Biden to Announce Sweeping Gun-Control Restrictions\">recent court rulings<\/a>, and active community engagement through social media, the \u200dGOP aims to create a robust framework for addressing any potential disputes on Election Day and in the weeks that follow.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RNC revels in last-minute election legal wins after earlier setbacks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_21235\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After months of an aggressive legal strategy aimed at addressing what they saw as flaws in election rules, Republicans notched a pair of last-minute wins in court this week while fighting down to the wire in other voting cases just days ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Election Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the past year, the RNC has filed 135 lawsuits in 26 states, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican National Committee<\/a> Chairman Michael Whatley, in addition to dozens of other Republican-backed challenges in battleground states.<em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>Some of those challenges in the months ahead of Election Day failed, leaving in place permissive absentee voting and ballot counting laws in key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">swing states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But two &mdash; purging noncitizens from Virginia voter rolls and extending an early voting deadline in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after a judge reviewed evidence that some voters had been improperly turned away from polling places &mdash; have yielded victories for the GOP this week as lawyers from both parties prepare for the prospect of contesting razor-thin results on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley told reporters during a press call on Wednesday that the GOP powerhouse working to get former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> reelected has focused on &ldquo;four primary drivers for litigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump stands with Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley as he arrives at Fayetteville Regional Airport to attend a town hall, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;One, only American citizens can vote. It is the law of the land, and we need the states to enforce that. Two, we want voter ID in place everywhere we can. Three, states must clean up their voter rolls. And four, in states that have mail in balloting or absentee balloting, we want basic protections in place on the mail in ballots,&rdquo; Whatley said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not election denialism. This is not a conspiracy theory. These are basic protections that are widely supported,&rdquo; the GOP chairman added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The decisions the RNC is celebrating<\/h2>\n<p>Whatley&rsquo;s remarks came on the heels of two legal victories for Republican-backed election integrity efforts. <\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Virginia to continue its efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3208979\/supreme-court-allows-virginia-removal-noncitizens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">remove suspected ineligible or noncitizens<\/a> from its voter rolls, and a judge in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania granted the Trump campaign&rsquo;s lawsuit demanding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3209844\/judge-grants-trump-request-extend-mail-voting-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">extend early voting<\/a> after several voters said they were turned away at Bucks County election offices. <\/p>\n<p>Early voting has now been extended until Friday at 5 p.m. for Bucks County, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2020-election\/results\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">swung about four points<\/a> in favor of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>After filing a series of unsuccessful legal challenges in the wake of Trump&rsquo;s 2020 loss, Republicans had vowed to take a more proactive approach to election-related litigation this cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican National Committee co-chairwoman Lara Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s really important that we get the word spread loud and clear that we are taking this seriously, that you can trust American elections, and that in 2024 we want to reestablish any trust that may have been lost previously,&rdquo; Lara Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this week&rsquo;s legal wins, Republicans also saw a court victory on Oct. 25 that could change the landscape for voting methods in future elections, but not next week&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, consisting of mostly Trump-appointed and other Republican-appointed judges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3204238\/5th-circuit-drops-surprise-mississippi-election-ballot-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said it was illegal for states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day<\/a>, siding with Republicans in a case that challenged Mississippi&rsquo;s five-day grace period.<\/p>\n<p>Only Mississippi, a state that trends conservative, is affected by the decision, but the law called into question mail-in voting practices used in about 20 states across the country, and the ruling could potentially see an appeal to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The legal setbacks dealt to Republicans before Tuesday<\/h2>\n<p>Several RNC-backed challenges have faltered under judicial scrutiny, leaving in place permissive absentee voting and ballot counting laws in places like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3185865\/republicans-challenge-permissive-overseas-voting-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Carolina and Michigan<\/a>, states which matter greatly for the race between Trump and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC sued North Carolina, targeting a law permitting U.S. citizens overseas who never lived in the state to cast their ballots there, as long as they haven&rsquo;t registered elsewhere and their parent or legal guardian was previously an eligible state voter. But without checking Social Security numbers or other citizenship documents, the RNC raised concerns about the risk of ineligible voters participating this year. They also argue the overseas voting law violates the state&rsquo;s constitution, which limits voting in the state&rsquo;s elections &ldquo;to North Carolina residents and only North Carolina residents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  A three-judge panel on the North Carolina Court of Appeals rejected the case after a trial judge refused the party&rsquo;s request for an intervention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this May 27, 2020 file photo, processed mail-in ballots are seen at the Bucks County Board of Elections office prior to the primary election in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Michigan, a 2022 amendment to the state constitution paved the way for mail-in ballots that arrive an entire week after the election to be counted. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a> challenged the change and said the amendment created an overly broad definition of eligible overseas voters. But without even weighing the merits of the case, a state judge dismissed the suit last week in what she described as an &ldquo;11th-hour attempt&rdquo; to disenfranchise voters.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley previously said that &ldquo;North Carolinians and Michiganders should not have their votes canceled by those who&rsquo;ve never lived in the state in the first place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans were dealt another legal blow last month in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia State Board of Elections, which holds a 3-2 Republican majority, faced challenges to their efforts to tighten election oversight and processes earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judge Thomas A. Cox. Jr. listens to a plaintiff in a Fulton County Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/Brynn Anderson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A significant ruling came from Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3192458\/georgia-judge-strikes-down-seven-new-election-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">invalidated several last-minute rule changes<\/a> proposed by Trump&rsquo;s allies on the state election board, including a push for hand-counting ballots in addition to regular machine ballot counts on election night. Cox deemed these changes &ldquo;illegal, unconstitutional, and void,&rdquo; citing their proximity to the election as problematic.<\/p>\n<p>The other six rules Cox struck down included setting requirements for a &ldquo;reasonable inquiry&rdquo; by local officials before certifying results, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">giving county election board members access<\/a> to election-related documents generated as the election was being conducted, making absentee ballot deliverers provide a signature and photo ID upon delivery, requiring surveillance and recording of authorized drop boxes after the close of polls, expanding poll-watching areas, and adding new constraints for the county board of registrars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-hopes-georgia-supreme-court-will-undo-recent-election-law-defeat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"RNC hopes Georgia Supreme Court will undo recent election law defeat - Washington Examiner\">reporting absentee ballot information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But Georgia&rsquo;s highest court refused a Republican request to expedite an appeal against Cox&rsquo;s decision, and the case won&rsquo;t be resolved before Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley panned Cox&rsquo;s decision as one that is exemplary of the &ldquo;very worst of judicial activism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former U.S. senator Kelly Loeffler speaks at the Georgia GOP Convention at the Columbus Convention &amp; Trade Center in Columbus, Georgia, on Friday, May 17, 2024. (Arvin Temkar\/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although the rule changes aimed at securing Georgia&rsquo;s election faltered, election integrity advocates such as former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican who lost her seat representing Georgia in 2020, said she has been leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3206857\/poll-watching-why-it-matters-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;thousands of poll watchers&rdquo;<\/a> in the Peach State and has promoted an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-watching-explained-why-it-matters-for-election-day-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Poll watching explained: Why it matters for Election Day - Washington Examiner\">election integrity hotline&#038;rdquo<\/a>; backed by the state GOP that residents can call in the event that they see any suspicious behavior at polling sites.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the most consistent threat to GOP-backed litigation is Democratic election lawyer Elias, who has been litigating at least 55 voting and election cases across 21 states. He also recently joined Harris&rsquo;s legal team, a sign that Democrats feel they need to up their legal defenses.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon shredded Elias&rsquo;s tactics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3207053\/bannon-resumes-podcast-months-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">first day back<\/a> hosting his <em>War Room <\/em>podcast since his four-month prison sentence, alleging the ex-Hillary Clinton campaign attorney could try to block a Trump victory through a litigation tactic he called a &ldquo;Nullification Project.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve Bannon wasn&#8217;t out of jail for 12 hours today before he talked about me 3+ times. Apparently, I&#8217;ve been living rent-free in his head even while behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>As his guests admit, my team of lawyers is better than the GOP&#8217;s. And we&#8217;re ready to beat them again in 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mWOAIjENfq\">pic.twitter.com\/mWOAIjENfq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marceelias\/status\/1851344316016574597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>One of Bannon&rsquo;s guests, Article III Project founder Mike Davis, admitted that Elias&rsquo;s courtroom track record is marked with success, saying that Trump needs to win &ldquo;decisively by 3 or 4 points&rdquo; and calling Elias a &ldquo;savage attorney, the best attorney out there on election integrity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Elias fired back to Bannon on X, saying even &ldquo;his guests admit, my team of lawyers is better than the GOP&rsquo;s.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GOP lean on Elon Musk&rsquo;s poll-watching community on X as another Supreme Court ruling awaits<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans eagerly anticipate another Supreme Court intervention, while also expressing hope that Elon Musk&rsquo;s social media site X will serve as a spotlight on potential acts of election fraud or malfeasance ahead of Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Supreme Court building, June 28, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the remaining Supreme Court dispute, the RNC asks the justices to block election officials from allowing voters to cast provisional ballots if they already submitted a mail-in ballot that contained mistakes, such as failing to insert mandatory inner sleeves called &ldquo;secrecy envelopes,&rdquo; or submitting ballots with missing or mismatched signatures.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for the Republicans argued a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling &ldquo;usurps&rdquo; the state legislature&rsquo;s authority. The ruling &ldquo;effectively creates a cure process for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-democrats-urge-supreme-court-to-keep-provisional-ballot-rule-in-place-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Democrats urge Supreme Court to keep provisional ballot rule in place - Washington Examiner\">mail-ballot errors &#038;mdash<\/a>; a process everyone agrees the General Assembly has deliberately chosen not to create,&rdquo; the GOP attorneys wrote in court filings.<\/p>\n<p>The high court is expected to respond to the request as soon as Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at a rally for former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Musk&rsquo;s recently formed community group on X, dubbed the &ldquo;Election Integrity Community,&rdquo; has been lauded by Trump surrogates as being &ldquo;100% effective,&rdquo; pointing to posts made in the group that led to the Trump campaign&rsquo;s successful lawsuit in Bucks County.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it definitely galvanizes the community,&rdquo; said David Gelman, a Trump campaign legal surrogate and former prosecutor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you are aware of any election integrity issues, please report them to the &#120143; Election Integrity Community <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/debSdx4qmo\">https:\/\/t.co\/debSdx4qmo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1851442890687594664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The X CEO&rsquo;s community group is intended for flagging &ldquo;potential instances of voter fraud and irregularities that Americans are experiencing in the 2024 Election,&rdquo; according to a pinned post from Musk&rsquo;s America PAC. So far, more than 55,000 X users have joined the group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gelman, who worked on the legal team for the RNC in 2020, said the efforts to promote election integrity in the current election are &ldquo;night and day&rdquo; compared to the last presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not reacting, we&rsquo;re proactive,&rdquo; Gelman said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not waiting until Election Day. 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