Poll Shows: Harassment and Threats for Election Workers Have Increased
Working to conduct fair elections is not an easy task for election workers. In addition to long and continuous working hours, workers also face dangers! We are not saying this, a recent survey has revealed this.
According to a survey by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, 38% of local election officials reported threats and harassment cases. If we compare the data with the 2023 edition of the survey, there has been an increase of 8% this year. The most common way to receive these threats is in person or over the phone.
A new survey released Wednesday shows more than a third of local election officials have faced threats during their tenure on the job.
The threats are not only limited to the poll workers but also to their families. Nearly one-quarter of surveyed employees confirmed in the report that they were also receiving threats against their family and loved ones. This is the biggest cause of concern for any employee.
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It is because of these threats that election workers are leaving their jobs. The report confirms that more than 27% of employees resign due to safety concerns.
These polling workers are ground workers who are working for fair elections, but apart from threats and harassment, another big problem is the big leaders!
The survey shows that political leaders always try to disrupt the election process. They try to influence the polling personnel. The reported data for this case is 62%.
This issue of influencing people is a topic of debate this election season in America. As Donald Donald Trump is on a criminal trial in which the aim is to convince jurors that hush money was not “election interference.” Though in Georgia and one in a federal level case Trump has also been convicted as a defaulter in case of election interference.
All the data is taken from the Brennan Center for Justice survey. They surveyed over 928 respondents from February 23 to March 28 in America. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The 2024 elections are about to begin in America, in such a situation preserving democracy is a debatable issue.
