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Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper joined nine other former defense secretaries in calling for an end to challenges to the presidential election. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In Op-Ed, 10 Ex-Defense Secretaries Say Military Has No Role In Election Dispute

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A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with allegedly running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove his claims of a voter fraud conspiracy. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Texas Secretary of State David Whitley at his confirmation hearing in Austin. He addressed the backlash surrounding Texas' efforts to find noncitizen voters on voter rolls. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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Democrat Dan McCready (left) and Republican Mark Harris are the candidates at the center of a contested race to represent North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. The state is investigating claims that a GOP operative may have manipulated ballots. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption

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New Hampshire secretary of state Bill Gardner, left, shows former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, the historic ballot box before O'Malley filed papers to run in the 2016 presidential primary. Gardner is the nation's longest-serving secretary of state and has jealously guarded New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Jim Cole/AP hide caption

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Stacy Holcomb, 57, stands in front of his home in Bladenboro, N.C., where he says he was approached by a woman during the midterm elections and offered assistance submitting an absentee ballot, an occurrence that many in Bladen County have said happened to them. Justin Kase Conder for The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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People wait in line to vote at a polling place on the first day of early voting on Oct. 22 in Houston. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been aggressively prosecuting people for voting violations, which critics argue is designed to intimidate non-white voters. Loren Elliott/Getty Images hide caption

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President Trump speaks alongside Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach during the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in July. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Goodbye To A Commission Established To Solve A Nonexistent Problem

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A sign appears outside the room where the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, July 19, 2017. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner (from right), Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell at the second meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, on Tuesday. Holly Ramer/AP hide caption

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Tension And Protests Mark Trump Voting Commission Meeting

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Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach, left, and Vice President Pence at the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, in July. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks with a reporter in his office in Topeka, Kan., in May of this year, after he was appointed by President Trump to co-chair the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity. Orlin Wagner/AP hide caption

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaking to supporters last month upon launching his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor. He also vice-chairs the president's election integrity commission. John Hanna/AP hide caption

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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, seen earlier this month, says he is among the state officials who isn't able to provide all the voter identification details the national commission he vice-chairs is seeking. John Hanna/AP hide caption

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A polling station in Virginia during the state's primary election in March 2016. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Despite Little Evidence Of Fraud, White House Launches Voting Commission

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