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Voter intimidation, election worker threats part of voting climate ahead of midterms

Por: ABC News Politics November 03, 2022

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In the wake of the 2020 election, state and local election officials have faced a wave of threats and misinformation, prompting mass resignations up and down their ranks -- and stoking fear among some experts that their replacements would put partisan loyalties above the free and fair administration of the election.In the weeks and months after the 2020 vote, that one-third of election workers reported feeling unsafe because of their job. Nearly... + full article



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