Those who work as election workers are patriotic because they contribute to making democracy function properly. However, for many of these election staffers it is not worth the sacrifice if it comes at the cost of unnecessary threats to life. John Kruzel had this information in The Hill. Here is an excerpt

There is growing concern that election workers will leave their posts in droves following a 2020 presidential contest that saw an unprecedented rise in violent threats against administrators.

Election workers had their homes broken into. Their private information was maliciously posted online. Some fled with their families into hiding. Others faced down armed crowds outside their workplaces and homes. And nearly nine months after Election Day, the threats persist.

“It’s absolutely going to lead to an unprecedented exodus of a whole generation, I think, of professional election administrators,” David Becker, executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, told The Hill.

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