Salon reports:
The lawsuit alleges that the U.S. Election Integrity Plan — led by Shawn Smith [photo], an ally of former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and MyPillow founder Mike Lindell — is sending armed members door-to-door in areas with large numbers of voters of color, questioning people about how they voted and taking photographs of their homes.
The lawsuit, which is backed by the state chapter of the NAACP, the League of Women Voters and Mi Familia Vota, alleges that the “voter intimidation” campaign violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, a post-Civil War law aimed at preventing white vigilantes from terrorizing Black people to stop them from voting.
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Voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a pro-Trump group from going door-to-door in Colorado in search of evidence to support voter fraud allegations that have already been debunked and rejected by courts.https://t.co/11txCwjCsB
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 21, 2022
Recently Arrested Lindell Acolyte CO County Clerk Tina Peters Announces Run For Colorado Secretary Of State – https://t.co/Lp4nlJkxbi pic.twitter.com/HGZdZ6BvkO
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) February 15, 2022
Colorado county elections official Tina Peters is indicted in probe of alleged tampering with voting equipmenthttps://t.co/ckhZ6e9el5
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 9, 2022
Tonight, Peters ally + fmr Trump advisor Steve Bannon called Colorado law enforcement “the Gestapo” and said, “We’re taking over these election boards. This is a shot across the bow.” Fellow conspiracy theorist Col Shawn Smith said, “This is the use of state violence by tyrants.” pic.twitter.com/GOSgGhec4Z
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) February 9, 2022
Jan. 6 videos said to show Colorado election denier Shawn Smith clashing with police https://t.co/d1TW2uTdiQ
— Colorado Newsline (@NewslineCO) February 14, 2022
Here is the story @dcwoodruff reported about the Thursday gathering, which included appearances by Clerk Tina Peters, Hanks, Smith and others. Referring to Griswold, Smith said, “If you’re involved in election fraud, then you deserve to hang.” https://t.co/tWtcsCmOB5
— Quentin Young (@qpyoungnews) February 12, 2022
We discovered this week prominent Colorado election denier Shawn Smith in a video from #January6. This is the person who at a Thursday gathering of far-right figures called for SOS @JenaGriswold to hang. He’s highlighted in this clip from a violent clash during the insurrection. pic.twitter.com/vOSg1h8VOv
— Quentin Young (@qpyoungnews) February 12, 2022