As the Republican National Committee ramps up plans to monitor the polls for illegal voting this fall, the national party is increasingly working with a loose network of anti-fraud extremists who have been found to routinely spread election lies. The extremists also have close ties to the prominent far-right conspiracy theorists who tried to overturn the 2020 results of the presidential election. The director of the Republican National Committee’s department for “election integrity” – tighter voting rules that prioritize anti-fraud measures over access – spoke at an April 4 online meeting host…