For the people who run elections at thousands of local offices nationwide, 2024 was never going to be an easy year.
But the recent anonymous mailing of powder-filled envelopes to election offices in five states offers new hints of how hard it could be.
The letters, sent to offices in Washington State, Oregon, Nevada, California and Georgia this month, are under investigation by the U.S.
And they presage the pressure-cooker environment that election officials will face next year in a contest for the White House that could chart the future course of American democracy.
“Every way in which our elections are administered is going to be tested somewhere, at some time, during 2024.”
Persons:
”, Tammy Patrick
Organizations:
U.S . Postal Inspection Service, National Association of Election
Locations:
Washington State , Oregon , Nevada , California, Georgia