Amy Gardner

There is mounting evidence that false claims of voter fraud are curdling the faith that many Americans once had in their elections — and taking a deep toll on the public servants who work to protect the vote.

In emails, phone calls and public meetings, supporters of former President Donald Trump are pressing public officials to revisit the vote count, wrongly insisting that Trump won the presidential race.

In the Dec. 23 conversation, the then-president urged the chief investigator for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to do “whatever you can do” to uncover “dishonesty” in the election.

Both parties have mobilized for the fight in unprecedented ways, reflecting the immense public attention on election issues.

Republican candidate Mark Harris said he was mistaken when he testified he knew nothing of an alleged scheme led by an operative he hired to work in his 2108 campaign.

A hearing opens with explosive allegations that Leslie McCrae Dowless tried to cover his tracks and get witnesses to lie; no evidence has emerged that Republican Mark Harris knew of the scheme.

The day after Labor Day, FreedomWorks, the tea party organization, went into free fall. Richard Armey, the group's chairman and a former House majority leader, walked into the Capitol Hill offices with his wife and an aide holstering a handgun at his waist. The aim was to seize control of the group and expel Armey's enemies.