Voting advocates cite misinformation as the biggest threat at the ballot box

Voting advocates recently called deliberate misinformation from the federal government the greatest threat to voting in what they see as an attempt to scare eligible voters and suppress the vote. Representatives of several groups a few weeks before election day, and virtually on the eve of early voting, said identification is not required in nearly all cases in New York State, described strengthened measures to increase cybersecurity and thousands of monitors designed to help voters. But those attending a virtual Oct. 15 “election protection” session, hosted by Common Cause/NY, the NAACP NYS, League of Women Voters NYS, and Hands Off NYC, said the federal government may be using fear in an effort to keep people away from the polls, and suppress mail-in voting, even as court cases challenging mail-in voting failed. “This year we’ve seen an unprecedented effort to mess with our elections,” Common Cause New York Executive Director Susan Lerner said. “We are not seeing specific threats