Ballots Seized in Georgia? Voting Chaos in Dallas? Here’s What to Make Of It.

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🗓️ 16 March 2026

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OA1244 - More election news updates. What the heck happened in Dallas? How is hunting for fraud in Georgia still a thing? Why is the DOJ trying to get non-public voter data from the states? There’s smoke. There’s fire. But it might not be coming from the places everyone is looking. Jenessa helps us focus our concerns in the right direction, and maybe calms our nerves just a bit.

Georgia court documents
- Affidavit: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.355087/gov.uscourts.gand.355087.22.2_3.pdf
- Search warrant: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.355087/gov.uscourts.gand.355087.1.5_1.pdf
- Order to unseal documents: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.355087/gov.uscourts.gand.355087.9.0.pdf
Cline, S., Swenson, A., & Riccardi, N. (Mar. 3, 2026). Change in primary voting rules leads to confusion in 2 Texas counties as voters are turned away. ABC 13.
Democracy Docket (Mar. 3, 2026). Texas Dallas County polling hours extension request.
Rose, S. (Feb. 3, 2026). Thousands of ballots seized in GA. Here’s how it will affect voter info, how you can protect yours. Ledger-Enquirer.
Fowler. S. (Feb. 11, 2026). The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims. NPR.
Duster, C. (Oct. 5, 2024). Can someone find out who you voted for? No. Here is what you should know. NPR.
Sherman, A. (Feb. 1, 2022). A claim about serial numbers on ballots is misguided. Politifact.
Dawsey, J., Volz, D., & Gurman, S. (Jan. 29, 2026). Spy chief Tulsi Gabbard is hunting for 2020 election fraud. Wall Street Journal.
Kaplan. A. (Jan. 16, 2026). LindellTV host Emerald Robinson claims Patrick Byrne “got called in to the white house”. Media Matters for America.
Clark. D.B. (Feb. 9, 2026). The conservative researcher being linked to the FBI’s seizure of election records in Georgia. ProPublica.
ACLU New Jersey (Mar. 4, 2026). Civil rights groups, New Jersey voters file motion to protect voters’ privacy.
Biryukov, N. (Feb. 27, 2026). Trump administration sues New Jersey for voters’ private information. New Jersey Monitor.

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