MAGA Threats Spark Fear Of Election Workers Exodus

The Hill reports:

Election workers had their homes broken into. Their private information was maliciously posted online. Some fled with their families into hiding. Others faced down armed crowds outside their workplaces and homes. And nearly nine months after Election Day, the threats persist.

“It’s absolutely going to lead to an unprecedented exodus of a whole generation, I think, of professional election administrators,” David Becker, executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, told The Hill.

Nearly 1 in 6 local election workers received threats of violence, and almost 1 in 3 said they feel unsafe because of their job, according to an April survey by the Brennan Center for Justice.

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The people who keep spreading lies about the 2020 election—including the Republicans in Congress who voted to overturn it—are to blame for this. https://t.co/bTNAo8chp0

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