Opinion
Election workers are facing more threats, and Trump's dangerous rhetoric is to blame
Donald Trump's the reason election workers must undergo active-shooter training and work behind bulletproof glass. Let's not forget his calls for violence against migrants or his praise of violent neo-Nazis.
Opinion
S.E. Cupp: Toxic rhetoric? How about threats to election workers?
Per the AP: “Election offices and those who run them have been targets of harassment and even death threats since the 2020 presidential election, primarily by people acting on former President Donald Trump’s lies that the election was stolen from him through widespread fraud or rigged voting machines.” What's keeping Americans from relocating?
‘Bracing for chaos’: Election workers preparing for heightened threats from Donald Trump’s big lie
Nick Corasaniti, New York Times Reporter joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the heightened threat environment causing election workers to prepare for the worst as a result of the attacks from the 2020 election,
New threat to Trump will boost his campaign
Republican lawmakers think the second assassination attempt against former President Trump could give his struggling campaign a needed boost by energizing GOP voters and putting Democrats on the defensive over their warnings that his reelection represents a threat to democracy.
'Sheer terror': Election workers brace for violence as Trump amps up prosecution rhetoric
Election workers are less worried former President Donald Trump will prosecute them if he wins the November election and more worried they'll be physically attacked if he loses, according to a new report.
Panic buttons, Kevlar vests and bulletproof glass: Election-worker safety gets serious
Since the 2020 election, the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force has arrested and prosecuted about a dozen people for threatening election workers. In contrast, experts say actual voter ...
Election Q&A: How do I become a poll worker for the November election?
Anyone who is a registered Michigan voter can become a poll worker. And they don't have to work in the same precinct or town ...
DOJ's new voter-roll guidance quietly issued; critic warns it may 'intimidate' election workers
Harris DOJ's new guidelines on voter list maintenance are intended to intimidate state and local election officials.
The Daily Record (Maryland)7d
The rising threats to election workers
In the wake of the 2020 election, the safety of election workers has become a growing concern. The surge in threats and harassment targeting these dedicated public servants is more than just a ...
The Washington Post2d
Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass
Instead, it brought together election staff and law enforcement to strategize on how to keep workers safe and the process of voting and ballot-counting secure. Having a local sheriff’s deputy at ...
Pa. election 2024: How to serve as a poll worker on Nov. 5
Pennsylvania poll workers help to make voting run smoothly. Here’s how you can serve as one. When is the best time to get ...
ABC News3d
Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass
local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won’t be ...
Centre Daily Times2d
Pa. election 2024: How to serve as a poll worker on Nov. 5
Workers sort mail ballots at the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown on Nov. 8, 2022. Matt Smith For Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom ...
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Pa. election 2024: How to serve as a poll worker on Nov. 5
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania.