Once revered as key actors of America’s electoral system, election workers are now increasingly facing threats and harassment. This is a direct result of the lie ceaselessly perpetuated by Trump and allies in all impunity that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. Sam Levine had this information in The Guardian. Here is an excerpt:

Before he leaves his house to walk his dog these days, Rick Barron’s 12-year-old-daughter reminds him that he needs to keep an eye out because she worries her dad could be the target of an attack.

Barron, 55, is the director of voting and elections in Fulton county, which includes Atlanta and is the most populous county in Georgia. For the last year, he’s been subject to a barrage of voicemails and emails with threats, including some threatening violence and death, as Donald Trump and his allies have falsely claimed the election was stolen.

“You will be served lead,” someone said on a voicemail left for Barron in recent months.

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