Two committees are looking into how Republican state lawmakers have used false, debunked election conspiracy theories to enact new laws and take other steps that could undermine future elections.
the committees need the information to better understand “the scope and scale of election misinformation” in those states, particularly how the “flood of false information” has impacted voters’ right to cast a ballot.
In a press release announcing the inquiry, the committees noted that these four states in particular are of concern, as GOP state lawmakers have “taken steps that interfere with election administration and restrict Americans’ right to vote and have their votes counted fairly and accurately.” “The Committees are particularly concerned by reports over the past year that some state officials have relied on false, debunked election conspiracy theories to enact new laws and take other steps that could undermine future elections,”. Newly enacted laws that “unnecessarily involve partisan actors in election administration and could lead to the overturning of legitimate election results” are also of concern to the committees.
The congressional committees are asking that the information they’ve requested be sent back to them no later than May 4. In a Twitter thread explaining why they sent the letters, Maloney made clear that their efforts were in response to Republican attempts to disenfranchise voters.. “Misinformation in our electoral system weakens public trust of an electoral system that has been in place for generations.”
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