by jpitney | Nov 8, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Cat Zakrzewski at WP: Election officials who’ve been targeted online and law enforcement officials are bracing for another wave of threats on Election Day and its aftermath, when new claims of election fraud are expected to lead to more violent rhetoric online. The...
by jpitney | Oct 28, 2022 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service, Violence
Sean Lyngaas at CNN: Millions in federal dollars could have gone to protect election workers and improve the physical security of their offices, but in a classic tale of bureaucratic red tape, most of it remains untapped less than two weeks before the midterm...
by jpitney | Oct 24, 2022 | Elections, Nevada, Public Service
At WP, Dana Milbank reports on the impending election fiasco in Nevada: The election supervisors in 10 of the state’s 17 counties have already quit, been forced out or announced their departures. Lower-level election workers have quit in the face of consistent abuse....
by jpitney | Aug 25, 2022 | Elections, Public Service, Violence
Ryan Williamson at LegBranch.org: The Homeland Security Committee recently held a hearing on current and ongoing threats to elections. Much of the discussion centered on threats of violence against election workers, and there was considerable agreement from the...
