Election Officials Relieved After Fearful Poll-Worker Shortage Doesn't Materialize
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Election Officials Relieved After Fearful Poll-Worker Shortage Doesn't Materialize

CNN  

Election offices across the country are relieved after fears of poll worker shortages didn't materialize. Despite the challenges of the 2020 election, voters still have confidence in their local and state election officials, with a majority expressing faith in their ability to conduct a smooth and fair election.

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Protecting the Integrity of US Elections: The Role of Poll Watchers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Protecting the Integrity of US Elections: The Role of Poll Watchers

Firstpost  

Poll watchers are ordinary citizens who volunteer to observe elections on behalf of an organisation. They protect their organisation’s interests at polling places by observing as ballots are cast and counted, and can help ensure that only eligible voters participate and that blatant election rigging does not occur. However, poll watchers can also undermine the integrity of elections by overzealously …

US Intel Says Insider Threats Are 'Likely' During the Election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US Intel Says Insider Threats Are 'Likely' During the Election

Wired  

Insider threats will “likely be an issue” that election centers across the US will face in the coming weeks, according to a US intelligence memo viewed by WIRED. These threats, the memo warns, “could derail or jeopardize a fair and transparent election process.” The bulletin cites the Department of Homeland Security's definition of an insider threat: someone who “will use …

Election Officials Relieved After Fearful Poll Worker Shortage Doesn't Materialize
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Election Officials Relieved After Fearful Poll Worker Shortage Doesn't Materialize

CNN  

Election offices across the country are relieved after fears of poll worker shortages didn't materialize. A majority of election officials, including top officials in battleground states, say they have sufficient staff to handle the upcoming election. The Pew Research Center poll shows that 90% of Harris supporters and 57% of Trump supporters still have confidence in their state and local …

Election officials beef up security as new survey shows nearly 4 in 10 grapple with threats and harassment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election officials beef up security as new survey shows nearly 4 in 10 grapple with threats and harassment

CNN  

CNN — When officials in Durham, North Carolina, open their new $24 million elections operations center later this year, it will include a feature not in the original plan: a separate mail-room exhaust system to guard against dangerous particles spreading through the building. “There was mass concern.” A new survey released Wednesday by the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at …

Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help
8 months ago

Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help

Associated Press  

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The group gathered inside the conference room, mostly women, fell silent as the audio recording began to play. Educational materials provided by the Committee of Safe and Secure Elections are pictured at a conference with local election and law enforcement officials Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Traverse City, Mich. “We need to be at the table …

Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched, the US government says
1 year, 3 months ago

Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched, the US government says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a Justice Department unit trying to stem the tide of violent and graphic threats against people who count and secure the vote. John Keller, the unit’s second in command, said in an interview with The Associated Press that the department hoped its prosecutions would …

Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024
2 years ago

Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024

Associated Press  

Before Election Day, anxiety mounted over potential chaos at the polls. Democrats and voting rights groups worried about the effects of new election laws, in some Republican-controlled states, that President Joe Biden decried as “Jim Crow 2.0.” Law enforcement agencies were monitoring possible threats at the polls. “You also have plenty of exaggeration on the Democratic side that any kind …

Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos
2 years, 1 month ago

Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos

NPR  

Election officials feared the worst. Here's why baseless claims haven't fueled chaos Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Juarez/AP Jose Juarez/AP In the days following the 2020 election, chaos erupted at the main absentee ballot counting center in Detroit. Even as election officials, civil society groups and researchers who study online narratives brace for a prolonged post-election period of risk …

Minor poll problems twisted into false US election claims
2 years, 1 month ago

Minor poll problems twisted into false US election claims

Associated Press  

Voters did not encounter widespread problems on Election Day. “While I think yesterday’s election was smoothly conducted, nobody should assume that those forces, including the former U.S. president, seeking to subvert elections are going away,” said David Levine, the elections integrity fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy and a former elections director in Ada County, Idaho. The director of …

How election officials staved off chaos at polling places Tuesday
2 years, 1 month ago

How election officials staved off chaos at polling places Tuesday

CNN  

CNN — In many ways, the 2022 elections were an example of the plane landing safely. “It’ll be a real test of our mental toughness, but I’m much more confident today than I was yesterday in our ability to cut through the nonsense and defend democracy.” ‘This time it wasn’t a surprise’ Those in the election community said the past …

New poll workers raising concerns in Michigan, other states
2 years, 1 month ago

New poll workers raising concerns in Michigan, other states

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A shortage of poll workers has concerned local election officials in some parts of the country as the midterm elections approach. “Since the spring, clerks have come at us with concerning questions they’re getting and in some cases, hundreds of poll worker applications that seem to be motivated by nefarious intent.” In Oakland County, the state’s second-most …

Poll workers train for conflict: ‘A little nervous? I am.’
2 years, 1 month ago

Poll workers train for conflict: ‘A little nervous? I am.’

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee’s top election official surveyed about 20 poll workers gathered in a classroom in a city building stuffed with election supplies, then spoke frankly about the tense environment they may face next week when the city expects more people watching their work than ever before. When the training turned to how to handle potential problems, Woodall-Vogg was careful …

EXPLAINER: What to expect at polling places this year
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: What to expect at polling places this year

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — This year’s midterms are playing out against the backdrop of former President Donald Trump’s persistent falsehoods about losing the 2020 election, a relentless campaign that will have implications for voters across the country as they cast their ballots. Their added workload also includes responding to a flurry of public records requests and sweeping challenges to thousands of …

Voting Wars: Unprecedented efforts by pro-Trump Republicans and election officials are targeting the 2022 election
2 years, 2 months ago

Voting Wars: Unprecedented efforts by pro-Trump Republicans and election officials are targeting the 2022 election

Raw Story  

There is little doubt that pro-Trump Republicans are going to challenge voters and contest results that they do not like in 2022’s general election. “We will soon find out if American democracy is robust enough,” concluded the New Yorker’s Sue Halpern, in an October 4 report that detailed how “Republican-led legislatures and right-wing activists alike are making things more difficult …

Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November
2 years, 2 months ago

Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November

NPR  

Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images America relies on hundreds of thousands of temporary workers to staff the polls during elections. "There is mounting concern that temporary election workers recruited and trained by organizations with nefarious intent may undermine security and trust in the election …

Falsehoods, harassment stress local election offices in US
2 years, 2 months ago

Falsehoods, harassment stress local election offices in US

Associated Press  

CARROLLTON, Ohio — With early voting less than three weeks away, Nicole Mickley was staring down a daunting to-do list: voting machines to test, poll workers to recruit, an onslaught of public records requests to examine. “I feel like ever since we took office in ’19, it’s just been a constant rollercoaster,” said Mickley, whose 36 months on the job …

False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms
2 years, 2 months ago

False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for midterms

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Outraged by false allegations of fraud against a Georgia elections employee in 2020, Amanda Rouser made a vow as she listened to the woman testify before Congress in June about the racist threats and harassment she faced. “Try me, because I’m not scared of people.” About 40 miles north a day later, claims of fraud also brought Carolyn …

False allegations of voter fraud in 2020 led to increased threats against Texas election workers
2 years, 4 months ago

False allegations of voter fraud in 2020 led to increased threats against Texas election workers

Raw Story  

A rise in election-related misinformation has led to increased threats and intimidation of election workers in Texas and other states, according to a report released Thursday by a U.S. House committee. A Texas elections administrator from Tarrant County told the committee there was a social media call to “hang him when convicted for fraud and let his lifeless body hang …

The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within
2 years, 7 months ago

The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within

NPR  

The election system shuddered in 2020. Enlarge this image toggle caption Elaine Cromie for NPR Elaine Cromie for NPR This change to the training is just one small indication of how much harder running elections has become since Donald Trump's campaign to discredit and overturn the 2020 presidential election. Enlarge this image toggle caption Elaine Cromie for NPR Elaine Cromie …

Column: ‘It’s a calling.’ It’s also scary. That’s why so many election officials are quitting
2 years, 9 months ago

Column: ‘It’s a calling.’ It’s also scary. That’s why so many election officials are quitting

LA Times  

The Jan. 6 Capitol riot grew out of President Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. “These attacks have forced election officials across the country to take steps like hiring personal security, fleeing their homes and putting their children into counseling,” according to the center, a research and policy organization affiliated with New York University. It bears repeating …

Officials describe threats following 2020 election
3 years, 1 month ago

Officials describe threats following 2020 election

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Election officials told a congressional committee Tuesday they’ve received graphic threats to their safety since the 2020 election and warned that pressure on election workers is a threat to democracy. Experienced election administrators are increasingly leaving the field as they face unsupported accusations of manipulating election results, a bipartisan group of state election officials told the Senate Rules …

Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots
4 years, 1 month ago

Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots

Associated Press  

Election officials in key battleground states pushed back on claims by the Trump campaign that Republican poll watchers were being improperly denied access to observe the counting of ballots, saying Thursday that rules were being followed and they were committed to transparency. Ballots without this information could be challenged or disqualified, but city officials said state election law allows poll …

2020 polls: The Trump ‘hidden voter’ isn’t a real threat this election - here’s why
4 years, 1 month ago

2020 polls: The Trump ‘hidden voter’ isn’t a real threat this election - here’s why

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pollster Robert Cahaly of the Trafalgar …

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