Tag Archives: election workers

Barbara Rodriguez Originally published by The 19th Tate Fall has only been the top elections administrator in her Atlanta suburb for a few months, but she is already hyper aware of safety. As the new director of elections in Cobb County, Georgia, Fall trains poll workers on how to deescalate …

Barbara Rodriguez, Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th A growing number of states are considering restrictions on guns near voting sites, a move that some lawmakers and voting rights groups hope will better protect not just voters, but election administrators and poll workers, from threats of violence and intimidation …

Jacob Fischler, Michigan Advance State and local election officials face threats and intimidation, driving experienced workers out of the profession, a panel of election officials told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday. Conspiracy theories have fueled a more hostile environment for election workers, which has led many to quit, creating more …

Barbara Rodriguez Originally published by The 19th The people kept showing up at the small Northern California office where Natalie Adona and her co-workers help run elections. Three days in a row, they came to try to push a petition for recall elections, refusing to wear masks despite a mandate …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a new task force on Thursday to help protect election workers against violent threats. The DOJ will work with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), criminal, civil rights, and national security divisions within the agency to ensure that election …