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Fears Rise for Safety of Election Workers in Battleground States

Jeff Seldin

   Tensions over the still undecided U.S. presidential election are
   prompting some state and local officials to increase security for those
   charged with counting the remaining votes.

   Supporters of Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic
   challenger Joe Biden have increasingly focused their attention on
   states like Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania, where slim margins have
   made calling the race nearly impossible.

   And the tensions have grown as allegations of irregularities in the
   vote-counting process have sparked protests outside buildings where the
   tally is going on.

   "I am concerned for the safety of my staff," said Joe Gloria, registrar
   of voters in Clark County, Nevada, on November 5, after about 75
   people, some wearing Trump T-shirts, chanted "Stop the Steal" and
   [1]protested outside the county's election center the night before.

References

   1. https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2020/11/04/las-vegas-nevada-election-results-department-vote-clark-county-protest-unrest/6169870002/

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