Election workers fear trouble, boost security as vengeful threats persist after Trump loss
- Election workers in the U.S. have faced threats and fear intimidation from conservative activists.
- Republicans and conservative groups plan to flood the elections with thousands of “poll watchers.”
- The Justice Department launched a task force to counter abuse toward poll workers in fall elections.
- Republicans say poll watchers promote election integrity, and rule breakers will be kicked out.
PHILADELPHIA – Lisa Deeley was just looking for some fresh air when the local election chief, in the midst of certifying the local 2020 vote, stepped outside the downtown convention center for a simple walk that would turn her life upside down.
Unknowingly, Deeley’s path took her headlong into the viewfinder of a camera-wielding Donald Trump supporter who unleashed a torrent of insults, falsely accusing the city commissioner of election fraud and demanding unauthorized access to the vote count.