Neo-Nazi And Proud Boys Groups Push Trump Campaign Poll Watching Online: Reports [View all]
Source: ABC News/MSN
2 hrs ago.
Officials in multiple states are taking aggressive steps to protect voters from efforts by militias or other armed groups seeking to congregate near polling places on Election Day, as simmering online activity indicates that some groups are trying to register as campaign poll watchers for Donald Trump's campaign.
In Michigan, an open carry state, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Friday announced a ban on open carry firearms at and near polls. "Michiganders should know that law enforcement across multiple levels is working together to ensure that anyone who wishes to exercise their right to vote in person on Election Day can do so safely and without the threat of intimidation," said Col. Joe Gasper, the state's police director.
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal issued a statement, also on Friday, that reiterated guidance for local law enforcement to help protect voters. Poll watchers "may not harass or intimidate voters, engage in electioneering, cause disturbances at polling places or challenge voters based on their race or ethnicity or how they are expected to vote," the statement said.
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said at a Thursday press conference that she's "putting security provisions in place" to assure voters "there's no place for violence, there's no place for threats."...
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The steps are in response to online accounts tied to neo-Nazi sympathizers and "alt-right" groups such as the Proud Boys that have been generating posts encouraging supporters to join the campaign's Election Day operations, according to 2 new reports this week.
Efforts include sending out links to poll-watching registration sites for the Trump campaign's so-called 'Army for Trump,' a project working to recruit thousands of supporters to sign up as campaign poll watchers on Election Day.
- Proud Boys at an Ohio event in 2020.
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