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The 2026 midterms already face a messy pileup of suits and ballot battles
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Election challenges aren't unusual, but as the Trump administration continues to make false claims about widespread voter fraud, officials are juggling fights over voter lists, mail-ballot rules and election certification challenges.
Key facts
- Nearly 4,000 mail-in ballots, or about 6%, processed in North Carolina through Oct. 24 have been flagged for problems that, if not fixed, could invalidate voters' choices
- In the Golden State, the Trump administration asked state election officials to set aside ballots from roughly 20,000 registered voters whom the DOJ suspects are noncitizens
- The 2026 midterms already face a messy pileup of lawsuits and ballot battles, raising fears about election confidence before voters even finish casting ballots
- The White House referred Axios to comments President Trump made to the media
Summary
The 2026 midterms already face a messy pileup of lawsuits and ballot battles, raising fears about election confidence before voters even finish casting ballots. What they're saying: "The types of challenges that we are seeing pre-election, this close to election day, are unusual, and mostly because they are coming from the federal government," Jonathan Diaz of the Campaign Legal Center told Axios. "These lawsuits are frivolous," Diaz said, adding they could "create doubt in the minds of the public about the legitimacy of the election process. The White House referred Axios to comments President Trump made to the media.