Election workers process ballots after polls closed for the U.S. midterm elections at the tabulation center at Cobb County Elections and Registration Center in Marietta, Georgia, U.S., November 8, 2022.
WASHINGTON — Physical and cyber threats against election workers are driving people away from the industry, potentially endangering the ability of states to conduct off-year elections like those on Tuesday, and the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
Some election experts and secretaries of state said the threats have trended upward since former President Donald Trump and his allies allegedly attempted to undermine, then overthrow, the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Witnesses urged senators to invest in protections for election workers ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
In recent years, election officials have endured death threats, online harassment and other abusive behavior, according to the Brennan Center.
Persons:
Sen, Amy Klobuchar, Adrian Fontes, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Howard, Brennan, Laphonza Butler
Organizations:
U.S, Administration, Justice Department, Force, Associated Press, Brennan Center for Justice
Locations:
Cobb County, Marietta , Georgia, U.S, WASHINGTON, Arizona, D