Defiant volunteer army mobilizes as election 'sabotage' fears surge

Grassroots organizations across the country are reporting record levels of interest from thousands of volunteers who want to help their neighbors vote and prevent interference with this year’s midterms, organizers said.But, beyond the helpers dressed in bright yellow shirts to answer questions at polls, as is the case for Common Cause volunteers in Florida, or those escorting people into polling places under cover of umbrellas, as some with Popular Democracy plan to do — experts said these groups are gearing up for ferocious legal battles during and after the election on Nov. 3.“We are prepared to take action after the election. That's what's different. We're prepping for mobilization after in a way that we have never done before,” said DaMareo Cooper, executive director of Popular Democracy, a grassroots network focused on building political power for Black, brown, and low-income people across the country.“We know this administration lies. We know that...