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UpdateNationalThursday, October 29, 2026

Federal judge warned that segregating votes based on unproven claims harms democracy

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“Democracy Docket on Bluesky: U.S. District Judge David Carter: "Eroded trust in our democracy is irreparable. Once a vote is segregated, la”, Thursday, October 29, 2026
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What happened

U.S. District Judge David Carter warned that eroded trust in democracy is irreparable. He stated that once a vote is segregated, lasting harm has already occurred. He said that discounting votes based on unproven allegations puts democracy in danger.1

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  1. Democracy Docket on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com/post/3myy2qzd5r22o · Thursday, October 29, 2026

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