As the presidential election approaches, and conspiracies about the integrity of the electoral system ramp up, election deniers and conspiracists have coalesced around a narrative they plan to push ahead of November: Blame the immigrants. And not only that, election deniers are now advocating for a far-right sheriff's group called the Constitutional Sheriffs to recruit an army of like-minded citizens to patrol polling stations and stop the 'expected flood' of 'illegal' immigrant voters. Constitutional Sheriffs are a group of elected sheriffs around the country who believe that they hold the ultimate power in their county, and are not answerable to any federal or state authority. They also believe that all of their power stems directly from the constitution. '[Immigrants] have already disrupted the election because they are getting registered to vote,' Richard Mack, a former sheriff who is the founder of the far'right Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA),...
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