As the 2024 presidential election approaches, polled election officials said the threats are piling up.
Seven in ten local election officials said they think the dangers have increased since 2020.
AdvertisementWith about six months until the presidential elections in November, more than a third of polled election officials said they've experienced "threats, harassment, or abuse" while on the job, a new report revealed.
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law published its yearly "Local Election Officials Survey" on Wednesday.
The survey, which was filled out by 11,678 election officials between late February and March, revealed an increase in reported threats on the job.
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