I’m the attorney general of Washington state. Here’s how we’re protecting the midterm elections | Nick Brown
Here’s how we’re protecting the midterm electionsNick BrownA coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heardThu 8 Oct 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 07.02 EDTShareElections have consequences. So do the Trump administration’s exhaustive efforts to undermine them.Voters will be confident in their choices, but less certain whose voice will count in the face of myriad intrusions by the executive branch. A coalition of Democratic attorneys general are working to make sure voters across the political spectrum have their say.Led by the attorneys general of Washington, California, Massachusetts, and Nevada, 24 states sued to block President Trump’s US Postal Service plot to interfere with voting by mail.
- ▪Here’s how we’re protecting the midterm electionsNick BrownA coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heardThu 8 Oct 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 07.02 E
- ▪So do the Trump administration’s exhaustive efforts to undermine them.Voters will be confident in their choices, but less certain whose voice will count in the face of myriad intrusions by the executive branch.
- ▪A coalition of Democratic attorneys general are working to make sure voters across the political spectrum have their say.Led by the attorneys general of Washington, California, Massachusetts, and Nevada, 24 states sued to block President Tr
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‘We don’t doubt the administration will continue its lawless blitz against voters.’ Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘We don’t doubt the administration will continue its lawless blitz against voters.’ Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesOpinionUS midterm elections 2026I’m the attorney general of Washington state. Here’s how we’re protecting the midterm electionsNick BrownA coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heardThu 8 Oct 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 8 Oct 2026 07.02 EDTShareElections have consequences.
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