As former US President Donald Trump and his allies face charges of plotting to overturn vote results in the state of Georgia, poll workers say false claims of ballot fraud have had an enduring impact on their lives and the country. It shows no sign of abating for next year’s general election.
Every act of domestic terrorism or threats against election workers is committed by conservatives. Every act of racism, misogyny, bigotry, homophobia and xenophobia is committed by conservatives.
Conservatism is a threat to civilization and should be banned, discouraged and mocked as the harmful and inappropriate ideology it is.
My local area had to move their polling place out of the local library because library workers were growing concerned for their safety due to the threats and harassment they’d face around election day. Half of the local poll workers have quit as well.
That’s not a good sign and they’re just volunteers, I could see why they’re quitting. It’s a good plan for them to get people not to vote and it seems like it’s working.
I’m still gonna volunteer. This shit is immensely important.
Hits a little close to home as my wife is an elected Precinct Committee Person or “PCP” for our county.
One of her responsibilities is to go to a ballot drop off location (we are 100% vote by mail) and monitor for any intimidation, etc.
I will not let her do this alone in this environment.
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As former US President Donald Trump and his allies face charges of plotting to overturn vote results in the state of Georgia, poll workers say false claims of ballot fraud have had an enduring impact on their lives and the country.
According to the charge sheet, two defendants, Illinois pastor Stephen Lee and Kanye West’s former publicist Trevian Kutti, went to Ms Freeman’s home to try to convince her to confess to voter fraud.
The threats spread to Georgia’s top Republican election officials, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and voting system implementation manager Gabriel Sterling.
Just this week, the names and addresses of grand jurors who voted in the Georgia indictment against Mr Trump were posted on a fringe website known for violent rhetoric, according to a report from nonprofit research group Advance Democracy.
Deidre Holden, the director of elections in Paulding County, which covers part of Atlanta, faced violent threats in 2020, including an email warning of “detonations” at every polling site.
Mr Harvey said he has struggled watching his colleagues face incessant harassment in the aftermath of the election, during which some workers died from Covid-19 while they carried out a logistically tortuous voting process in the midst of a pandemic.
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