“Fight for your life': Georgia election workers prepare for election under cloud of threats”
“In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, arguably no state became as central to former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss as Georgia”
“Election workers are training to prepare for the worst: screaming voters, deadly packages, or active shooters”
“Holden has directed elections in Paulding County for the last 17 years. And though Paulding is still a Republican county, where Trump won in 2020 carrying 63% of the vote, Holden said she began receiving threats on her life, often by those who falsely blamed her and other election workers when Trump lost the election.”
“The small election office in Paulding's county seat has had to install panic buttons and surveillance cameras”
“Election workers around the country have already faced threats in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. In September, election officials in 22 states received suspicious packages in the mail, according to an ABC News survey, some of them addressed from the "United States Traitor Elimination Army."
“In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, arguably no state became as central to former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss as Georgia”
“Election workers are training to prepare for the worst: screaming voters, deadly packages, or active shooters”
“Holden has directed elections in Paulding County for the last 17 years. And though Paulding is still a Republican county, where Trump won in 2020 carrying 63% of the vote, Holden said she began receiving threats on her life, often by those who falsely blamed her and other election workers when Trump lost the election.”
“The small election office in Paulding's county seat has had to install panic buttons and surveillance cameras”
“Election workers around the country have already faced threats in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. In September, election officials in 22 states received suspicious packages in the mail, according to an ABC News survey, some of them addressed from the "United States Traitor Elimination Army."
'Fight for your life': Georgia election workers prepare for election under cloud of threats
As part of the monthlong series "Protecting Your Vote," ABC News examines the challenges faced by election officials in Georgia.
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