There has been increasing threats on election workers ever since former President Donald Trump and his supporters ramped up the “big lie”. The good news is that more and more states are taking measures to protect election workers so vital to America’s democracy. This article by Fredreka Schouten, is published by CNN. Here is an excerpt:
Lawmakers in New Mexico are expected to take up a proposal that would make it a crime to intimidate election workers — becoming at least the fourth state to consider new laws this year to confront the onslaught of threats against them.
The bill from state Sen. Katy Duhigg, a Democrat and a former Albuquerque city clerk, would make it a felony to “induce fear” in anyone working for state or local election agencies.
Lawmakers in at least three other states — Washington, Maine and Vermont — are considering measures that would criminalize threats against election workers or make it easier to prosecute offenders.
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