Election officials in Michigan are dealing with a wave of ballot challenges from the AUgust primary--and expecting more for November’s election. The activists-voter-challenges.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">New York Times reported on concerted efforts to slow down or confuse the process of counting ballots. And election challenges are coming in droves, at the cost of taxpayer dollars, and risking voter confidence in the process.

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• Alexandra Berzon, an investigative reporter on the politics desk with the New York Times 

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