{"id":2234677,"date":"2024-05-01T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-workers-face-high-levels-of-harassment-and-abuse-new-poll-shows\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:00:00","slug":"poll-workers-face-high-levels-of-harassment-and-abuse-new-poll-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-workers-face-high-levels-of-harassment-and-abuse-new-poll-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"New poll reveals high levels of harassment and abuse faced by poll workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-workers-face-high-levels-of-harassment-and-abuse-new-poll-shows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new poll by the Brennan Center \u2064for Justice\u2064 at New York\u2064 University School of Law reveals that one in three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-group-launches-six-figure-ad-campaign-targeting-trump-over-georgia-indictment\/\" title=\"GOP group targets Trump in six-figure ad campaign over Georgia indictment.\">local \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">election officials<\/a><\/a>\u2062 have experienced threats, harassment, and abuse.\u200c 38% of poll \u200dworkers reported facing\u200d mistreatment, a significant increase \u200bfrom the 30% in \u20632023. This \u200bhighlights the concerning \u2064challenges faced by\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-pa-lawsuit-dismissal-moves-us-closer-to-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Trump Lawyers: PA Lawsuit Dismissal Moves Us Closer to Supreme Court\">poll workers<\/a> in their roles. Your \u2064provided\u200c summary effectively conveys the\u2064 key findings of the poll \u200cconducted by the Brennan\u2062 Center\u2062 for\u200c Justice at New\u2063 York\u200d University\u2063 School of Law \u2062regarding the challenges faced by local election \u2062officials. \u200cIt succinctly captures the increase in mistreatment reported by poll workers, shedding light on the concerning \u2064issues\u2063 they\u200b encounter in their roles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>One in three local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> officials have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/05\/01\/2024-election-poll-workers-00154953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>experienced<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>threats<\/a>, harassment, and abuse, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> shows. <\/p>\n<p>According to the poll from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brennancenter.org\/our-work\/research-reports\/local-election-officials-survey-may-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brennan Center for Justice<\/a> at New York University School of Law, 38% of poll workers said they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-pledges-to-foot-legal-bills-of-users-mistreated-by-employers-for-posting-or-liking-content\/\" title=\"Elon Musk vows to cover legal costs for users mistreated by employers over online content.\">faced mistreatment<\/a> at work, which is an increase from the 30% reported in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>They said they most commonly receive threats in person or via phone calls. Forty-five percent of poll workers have received threats on social media. Half of the threats to workers go unreported.<\/p>\n<p>Seventy percent of election officials believe threats have increased since the 2020 election, while 27% believe they stayed about the same.<\/p>\n<p>Poll workers not only are concerned about their own safety, but also the safety of their colleagues. More than half of respondents said they were worried about a co-worker\u2019s safety. <\/p>\n<p>Threats are driving poll workers to leave their jobs. Thirty-four percent of people polled said they know someone or many people who have left their jobs due to threats. High turnover of poll workers is also another problem. A quarter of election officials who said they will work the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-says-he-plans-to-run-for-re-election-in-2024\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Says He Plans To Run For Re-Election In 2024\">2024 general election<\/a> said they did not plan to work the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-two percent of poll workers expressed concerns about politicians and other political leaders interfering with how election officials do their jobs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Wisconsin, the nonpartisan election commission administrator, Meagan Wolfe, has been granted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2965975\/wisconsin-election-administrator-given-extra-security-after-attacks-from-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>additional security<\/a> from the governor due to attacks from former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s most recent comments about Administrator Wolfe are vile and disturbing. He\u2019s also wrong. Administrator Wolfe serves with integrity, she is trusted and respected by her colleagues both in Wisconsin and beyond, and I continue to have full confidence in her leadership,\u201d Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) said. \u201cI can\u2019t say the same about Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law reveals that 38% of poll workers have encountered threats, harassment, and abuse, marking a rise from 30% in 2023. 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