f{"id":50121,"date":"2026-09-10T13:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=50121"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:54:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:54:03","slug":"election-defense-scenarios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/election-defense-scenarios\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Defense Scenarios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/freedomtrainers.net\/\">freedomtrainers.net<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Freedom Trainers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freedomtrainers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Election-Defense-Scenarios.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freedomtrainers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-3-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1760\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Election Defense Scenarios<\/strong>&nbsp;is a field guide for protecting democracy. This resource walks readers through eighteen detailed scenarios \u2014 from voter roll purges and redistricting attacks to armed intimidation at polling places and post-election certification battles \u2014 giving organizers, poll workers, community leaders, and everyday citizens the knowledge they need before a crisis hits.&nbsp;<em>Each scenario draws on real historical examples from Georgia to Belarus to Tuskegee, showing not just how threats unfold, but how ordinary people have successfully pushed back.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What makes this guide indispensable is its refusal to inspire helplessness.&nbsp;<\/strong>Rather than cataloguing threats for their own sake, every scenario pairs clear-eyed analysis with concrete, actionable responses grounded in law, history, and proven organizing strategy constantly asking \u201cWhat would you do?\u201d Because the best time to prepare is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freedomtrainers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Election-Defense-Scenarios.pdf\">Download free PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/daniel-hunter-and-elizabeth-beier\/election-defense-scenarios\/paperback\/product-2mn5vwz.html?page=1&amp;pageSize=4\">Order as book<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the Scenarios<br>The People\u2019s Election Playbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>(scenarios roughly ordered by timing)<\/em><br><strong>BEFORE ELECTION DAY<\/strong><br>Scenario 1: Redistricting to Erase Representation<br>Scenario 2: The Voter Roll Purge<br>Scenario 3: ID Requirements Close to Election Day<br>Scenario 4: Mail-In Ballot Deadline Changes<br>Scenario 5: Drop Box Sabotoge\/Bomb Threats<br>Scenario 6: DOJ Election Fraud Investigations<br><br><strong>ELECTION DAY<\/strong><br>Scenario 7: Last-Minute Voting Location Chaos<br>Scenario 8: Mass Voter Challenge Campaign<br>Scenario 9: Disinformation Flood: Place, Time, Day<br>Scenario 10: Armed Civilians at Polling Places<br>Scenario 11: Federal Agents at Polling Places<br><br><strong>AFTER ELECTION DAY<br><\/strong>Scenario 12: Recounts and Ballot Curing<br>Scenario 13: SCOTUS Overturns Counting<br>Scenario 14: Canvassers Refuses to Certify<br>Scenario 15: Federal Seizure of Ballots<br>Scenario 16: Congress Refuses to Seat Winners<br><br><strong>SPECIAL SCENARIOS<br><\/strong>Scenario 17: DC: Override of Home Rule Election<br>Scenario 18: Puerto Rico: Federal Interference<br><br><em>Bonus: 1-day Scenario Planning<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Agenda<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(freedomtrainers.net) Freedom Trainers Election Defense Scenarios&nbsp;is a field guide for protecting democracy. 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