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Sun Sep 4, 2022, 08:27 PM Sep 2022

As midterms approach, election deniers are hampering some election preparations,

ABC News, August 30, 2022

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-midterms-approach-election-deniers-are-hampering-some-election-preparations/ar-AA11gAdF?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0eb0076e1e9de1492453d6d613a1b11d

Various excerpts:

In Colorado, supporters of Donald Trump seeking evidence of 2020 election fraud have flooded some county offices with so many records requests that officials say they have been unable to perform their primary duties. ((That's happening all across the country, in huge quantities, according to the article, but I've run out of excerpts -Progree))

In Nevada, some election workers have been followed to their cars and harassed with threats.

And in Philadelphia, concerns about the potential for violence around Election Day have prompted officials to install bulletproof glass at their ballot-processing center.

MORE: False accusations of election fraud prompt some election workers across the US to quit ahead of Election Day

With ten weeks to go until the 2022 midterms, dozens of state and local officials across the country tell ABC News that preparations for the election are being hampered by onerous public information requests, ongoing threats against election workers, and dangerous misinformation campaigns being waged by activists still intent on contesting the 2020 presidential election.

The efforts, many of which are being coordinated at both the national and local level, range from confronting election officials at local government meetings to training volunteers to challenge the vote-counting process on Election Day, according to election officials.

At the "Moment of Truth Summit," a two-day meeting of election deniers hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell last week in Springfield, Missouri, activists instructed attendees on how to request election-related records, and pointed them to templates to make it easier to submit the forms.


,,, Askin has had to report several death threats to the FBI, and she said the vitriol she's receiving from election denial groups is becoming the new normal.'

A very depressing article. I hate to post it, but feel that I should.
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As midterms approach, election deniers are hampering some election preparations, (Original Post) progree Sep 2022 OP
Election workers are more deserving of protection than some members of Congress. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #1
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