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Associated Press
Christina A. Cassidy
Voters in the four states on Tuesday usually decide the candidates for the party in the statewide office that oversees the election.
Attention will be focused on Wisconsin, where the Secretary of State has no role in the election. Republicans want to change things if they are elected president in November. Primary elections are also held in Minnesota, Connecticut, and Vermont.
In Wisconsin, all three Republican candidates were outscored by just 6 in Tuesday's poll, reflecting former President Donald Trump's false claim that fraud had fallen victim to the 2020 election. He called for the dissolution of the Wisconsin State Electoral Commission, an agency established years ago. by Republican lawmakers with bipartisan support.
Republican candidates have all sharply criticized committee decisions leading up to the 2020 election, and the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the conduct of the election. Empower voters to hold someone accountable for election-related decisions when it poses a challenge.
Republicans will also need to overthrow Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who would block such a move in November, to achieve its goals.
Wisconsin's contenders for the Republican nomination are Rep. Amy Laudenbeck, businessman Jay Schroeder, and political podcast host Justin Schmitka.
On the Democratic side, longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette will face challenger Alexia Sabor, who chairs the Dane County Democratic Executive Committee. La Follette, 81, was first elected to the position in 1974.
La Follette cites President Trump calling Georgia state secretary to stop Republicans from interfering in elections said he decided to After the 2020 election, he urged that he "find" enough votes to overturn Biden's victory in the state.
This year's election for Secretary of State has drawn a great deal of interest and funding, largely due to his 2020 election, as voting systems and processes have been attacked by Trump and his supporters. There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of the voting system in the 2020 election.
In Minnesota, the Republican frontrunner called the 2020 election "rigged" and accused three candidates, including the current secretary of state, Democrat Steve Simon, who is seeking re-election. He faces criticism for a video attacking a prominent Jewish Democrat.
Kim Crockett also called the 2020 election a "train wreck" and described state election officials as calling the pandemic "not just because it changed the way we voted, but because it changed the way we voted." criticized for using it as a cover for
At each primary, Crockett and Simon face lesser-known opponents. Republican Eric van Mechelen and long-time Democrat Steve Carlson.
Connecticut and Vermont Races Worth Watching The Democratic longtime secretary of state has chosen not to seek re-election this year.
Connecticut Republican candidate Dominic Rapini, former chairman of a group called Fight Voter Fraud Inc., has called for tougher ID requirements and cleaner state voter rolls. Rapini faces Rep. Terry Wood (R-Darien), who is calling for tougher voter ID rules and cleaner voter lists.
On the Democratic side, Norwalk Rep. Stephanie Thomas, who won party support at this spring's state convention, met Maritza Bond, the health director of New Haven. Confront.
In Vermont, the Democratic primary is the most concerned. The nominees are Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters, State Representative Sarah Copeland Hansas, and Montpelier City Clerk John Odham.
His H. Brookepage, a longtime presidential candidate, is the only person running in the Republican primary. He also participates in voting for three of his other statewide offices.
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Cassidy reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writer Todd Richmond in Madison, Wisconsin. Steve Kanowski of Minneapolis. Susan Hay of Hartford, Connecticut. and Wilson Ring of Montpelier, Vermont contributed to this report.
