Lawyer who spread election lies targets campus voting.
Cleta Mitchell, a right-wing election lawyer and key ally of Donald Trump, is facing criticism for urging curbs on college student voting, same-day voter registration, and absentee voting. Mitchell, who runs the Election Integrity Network at the pro-Trump Conservative Partnership Institute, has long advocated for stricter voting rules based on unsupported allegations of sizable voting fraud. Her recent comments to Republican donors and advisory role with a federal election panel have sparked intense scrutiny and bipartisan criticism. Voting watchdogs and lawmakers view Mitchell's attacks on student voting rules as emblematic of her partisan agenda and call for equitable access to voting for students.
