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August 20th, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on state officials and election administrators in active conversation with local law enforcement, state attorneys general and legal advisers about how to respond if federal agents attempt to raid a polling site and seize ballots or machines -- breaking the chain of custody for ballots and potentially throwing an election's results into doubt.
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