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Election workers contend with harassment, threats | WSU Insider

Composite featuring a stack of election ballots and someone in a hazmat suit. Last November, six counties across Washington received ballot ...

Threats, harassment of election workers have risen, poll shows

In response to safety concerns, local election officials are increasingly leaving their jobs. A poll worker peels voting stickers during the ...

How a cop-turned-therapist is helping election workers deal ... - CNN

Every few weeks, a group of active-duty and retired cops gather with election officials to plan for harrowing scenarios on Election Day.

Election officials speak out on the violent threats and stress they've ...

With about two and a half weeks until Election Day, some parts of the country are still looking for people to work at polling places.

Almost 40% of local election officials surveyed report threats or ...

The Brennan Center survey also found 62% of local election officials are concerned about political leaders' attempting to interfere with how ...

Justice Department Announces Four Cases Brought by Election ...

Teak Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, Colorado, pleaded guilty today to threatening a Colorado election official and making other threats to an Arizona ...

Election workers are being bombarded with death threats, the ... - PBS

Some point to former President Donald Trump and his allies repeatedly and falsely claiming the 2020 election was stolen and spreading ...

Election officials continue to face threats, harassment ... - ABC News

Election workers ABC News spoke with say the threats against them that began after the 2020 election have not slowed down.

Guide to Laws Against Intimidation of Voters and Election Workers

Poll watchers help to ensure transparency and public trust in elections. But they can also disrupt the voting or counting process, intimidate ...

'People are scared': US election workers brace for threats - BBC

Suspicion about the vote count is pervasive even in small rural communities, where volunteers are preparing for potential violence.

Republicans Are Suing for the Right To Harass Election Workers

In recent weeks, there have been a series of lawsuits aimed at undoing protections for election workers.

Election Workers Face Flood of Threats, but Charges Are Few

The Justice Department has a task force focused on the thousands of threats against state and local officials who oversee voting, but most ...

Picketed at work, confronted at church: Why election workers have ...

Election workers facing unprecedented harassment are retiring in huge numbers, posing a threat to the U.S. voting system.

New Insights into Public Attitudes About Election Workers and Voter ...

With the 2024 election already underway, the need to protect election officials and workers has never been more urgent.

Poll workers say they are being impacted by harassment and threats

There have been claims of tension at polling places in recent years, and now we're looking into how that impacts people running our ...

Election Official Security - U.S. Election Assistance Commission

No one should have to face violent threats at work, but unfortunately, this is the reality for many election officials. There are proactive steps election ...

How Safe Are US Voting Locations? Election Workers Face Threats

"I do think that some people are afraid," an elected town clerk who provides training to Wisconsin election workers told Newsweek.

One way to protect female election officials from harassment

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) lays out confidentiality provisions aiming to protect personal information of survivors of ...

State Laws Providing Protection for Election Officials and Staff

In recent years election officials, staff and poll workers have been subjected to threats, accusations of crime and leaked private information (doxing) at ...

Deterring Threats to Election Workers - Bipartisan Policy Center

As the nation prepares for the 2022 midterm elections, election officials continue to deal with threats, harassment, and abuse, and the Department of Homeland.