46 percent of local election officials worried about politically motivated investigations: Poll

Survey: Election workers concerned about political leaders, harassment

A new survey of local election officials found 46% of them are concerned about politically motivated investigations targeting election workers. The Brennan Center Research Department spoke with more than 850 workers between April and May. Election worker concerns Those concerns don’t just stop with political investigations. The survey showed 59% of those questioned are worried about political leaders engaging in efforts that would interfere with…

Nearly half of election officials concerned about politically motivated investigations

Local Election Officials Survey

Sixty percent of local election officials are concerned about federal cuts to election security services, and 87% say it’s important for state and local government to provide additional resources to make up for the cut funds and support.

46 percent of local election officials worried about politically motivated investigations: Poll

A poll found 46 percent of local election officials are worried about politically motivated investigations and that 38 percent have experienced threats, harassment or abuse because of their job.