Training days: How officials are using AI to prepare election workers for voting chaos

**Summary:** The article outlines how election officials—especially in Arizona and Minnesota—are training to counter AI-generated disinformation (deepfakes) through exercises, coordinated response planning, and partnerships with CISA, tech firms, and NGOs, while exploring legal tools to curb deceptive AI content. It emphasizes strengthening communication, verified information channels, and basic security measures (e.g., MFA) as core defenses, and notes uneven preparedness across states and the need for rapid response to mitigate emerging threats.