{
  "id": 17283124,
  "title": "DOJ says election officials could face jail time if they fail to preserve records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/doj-says-election-officials-could-face-jail-time-if-they-fail-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T20:26:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/US/doj-warns-state-election-officials-face-jail-time/story?id=137719272"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The DOJ has warned election officials in multiple states that they could face jail time if they fail to preserve election records in accordance with federal law.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}