Candidates in 2022 attorneys general races in 10 states that tried to invalidate President Joe Biden’s 2020 election will be in a position to again disrupt a presidential election in 2024.
Their loyalty to former President Donald Trump and a willingness to advance his claims of election wrongdoing have become part of the campaign debate in those races.
Attorneys general, states’ chief legal officers, have the power to allege and criminally prosecute violations of state laws, including elections laws. The position is often partisan, since 43 of them are elected officials. Some have used their investigative powers to promote ballot challenges ...
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