Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Ousted top election official in key swing state urges civility toward election workers and caretakers of democracy. This represents response to election administration changes.
Event involves ousted election official making civility plea. A-score: Election driver 2.5 (admin change in swing state, personnel removal), rule_of_law 1.5 (undermining professional administration), capture 2.0 (political removal of official), corruption 0.5 (potential politicization). Mechanism modifier 1.15 for election_admin_change. Scope 0.75 for single_state/narrow. Final A=7.44. B-score: Layer1 moderate (outrage_bait 4, media_friendliness 5 for democracy framing). Layer2 elevated (mismatch 6 for civility plea amid removal, pattern_match 7 for election integrity narrative). Intentionality 6 for defensive framing. Final B=19.91. Classification: A<25, no substantive mechanism beyond personnel change and speech, reactive/symbolic nature = Noise. Delta -12.47 confirms distraction exceeds damage.
Monitor for actual policy/procedural changes in election administration beyond personnel. Track whether removal part of systematic pattern across multiple jurisdictions. Civility plea itself is noise; focus on concrete administrative changes and their reversibility.