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    Busy day ahead with primaries or runoffs in seven states

    Richard Perrins
    Reya Kumar
    Kristin Shiuey
    June 27, 2022
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    Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey smiles prior to receiving an endorsement from Donald Trump during a rally Saturday. Bailey hopes to win the Republican nomination Tuesday.

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    Voters will head to the polls in seven states Tuesday, with those in South Carolina and Mississippi returning for runoff elections.

    Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah will offer the first opportunity for their primary voters to choose nominees for the general election in November, when congressional, state and local races will be on the ballot.

    Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, and following former President Donald Trump’s unfounded allegations of election fraud in 2020, most states have made changes to their election laws – in some cases easing the path to the ballot box and in others making it more difficult to vote.

    What follows is a breakdown of the biggest primary races and the changes in election procedure in each of the seven states.

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    Kristin Shiuey
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    A video of former President Donald Trump is seen on a screen during a hearing to Investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

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    Former President Donald Trump’s disregard of legitimate electoral outcomes has been on public display for the past week, conjuring memories of his first impeachment and reminding democracy advocates of his willingness to break democratic norms.

    On Monday, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol held its second public hearing, as some Trump allies and members of his campaign team testified that they had advised him to not declare a victory on election night.

    Trump nevertheless went on to claim the election had been stolen from him and held a “Stop the steal” rally the day Congress was scheduled to certify the election. The insurrection followed on the heels of that rally.

    “Trump’s lies continued to stoke the anger of his staunchest supporters – anger that he would turn loose on the Capitol on January 6, in an effort to overturn the election he lost by force,” said Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn.

    Others drew a parallel between Trump’s unfounded claims of fraud and his dealings with Ukraine in July 2019.

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