Fast-forward just under a year from today. Washington will be choosing its new governor, while the country will be picking the president.
Much is at stake on this year’s Nov. 7 ballot full of local elections. A high-profile mayoral race, a proposition that would criminalize encampments in much of Spokane and the most expensive school board contest in the state, just to name a few.
But experts and officials say they expect Election Day 2023 to look relatively calm compared to Election Day 2024, which they worry could bring turmoil, both locally and nationally. Upticks in misinformation about elections, social media use and turnover in elections offices all pose challenges to the U.S. election system.
“We’ve seen fewer incidents generally,” said Devin Burghart, the executive director of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, “ … compared to on-year elections.”
Election misinformation tactics should be sorted into two categories, Burghart said. The first is directly related to candidates or issues – “attempting to inundate voters with false information.” The second category is misinformation about elections themselves, an issue Burghart said often gets lost.
“We’re increasingly worried about efforts to deter people from going to the polls by giving them incorrect information about how they can vote … telling people they can vote online, or by text messages,” Burghart said.
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