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U.S. Senate Democrats cite insufficient election workers ahead of midterms
Reuters via MSN ^ | October 14, 2022 | By Moira Warburton (D-Reuters)

Posted on 10/14/2022 12:14:23 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Senate Democrats sounded the alarm over a lack of election workers ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm voting, citing threats and harassment as hurdles to recruiting crucial staff.

In an Oct. 6 letter to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 13 Senate Democrats and two independents aligned with Democrats called for the federal agency to step up efforts to support states in recruiting workers needed to run next month's midterm elections.

“Recruitment efforts have been further hampered by the increase in threats and harassment targeting election workers," the letter stated. "We urge you to take additional actions to ensure election officials have the information and resources necessary to address these ongoing shortages."

The letter cited states such as Texas, which have been forced to close polling stations due to a lack of staff.

Threats against poll workers have sharply increased since the lead up to the 2020 election, when former President Donald Trump began making unfounded claims about massive election fraud.

Since then, numerous court cases, non-partisan audits and even Trump's Department of Justice rejected his claims.

At least ten states are considering stronger protections for election administrators who have faced a campaign of terror inspired by Trump’s baseless claims of a "stolen" election in 2020.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; election2022; fraud; journalism; media; press; vote
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1 posted on 10/14/2022 12:14:23 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Those unattended ballot drop boxes aren’t going to stuff themselves...


2 posted on 10/14/2022 12:15:17 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In other words, not enough democrat election thieves have been allowed to run the elections.


3 posted on 10/14/2022 12:16:12 PM PDT by euram
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I can hear it now. They’re going to want to hire illegal aliens to be Tallymen Banana Ballot counters.


4 posted on 10/14/2022 12:16:57 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Let's Go Brandon! FJB.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Let me guess - the solution is more mail-in ballots?


5 posted on 10/14/2022 12:21:01 PM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Progressivism is socialism. Venezuela is how it ends.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“...election administrators who have faced a campaign of terror inspired by Trump’s baseless claims of a “stolen” election in 2020.”


It is so refreshing to get a fair and balanced political report from Reuters.
/s


6 posted on 10/14/2022 12:21:45 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Threats against poll workers have sharply increased since the lead up to the 2020 election,

Yeah that's the reason you can't get worker. It has nothing to do with Joe.

LOL!

7 posted on 10/14/2022 12:22:10 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not enough election workers or not enough Democrat plants pretending to be election workers?


8 posted on 10/14/2022 12:23:09 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They’ve outsourced all of them to the voter fraud department.


9 posted on 10/14/2022 12:24:19 PM PDT by jdsteel (PA voters: it’s Oz or Fetterman. Deal with it and vote accordingly.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’ll have to dig through FR posts, but I thought a few days ago the Dems were complaining that too many of the new election workers were “election deniers” with nefarious plans to make voters show IDs and only vote once.


10 posted on 10/14/2022 12:26:17 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The government sees you as either livestock or pet. If things get bad they will eat their pets too.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Threats against poll workers have sharply increased since the lead up to the 2020 election, when former President Donald Trump began making unfounded claims about massive election fraud.

A guy gets caught on security cameras & cell phones committing murder and the papers are careful to insert the word "allegedly" into their description of events. But DJT gets accused of making "unfounded allegations". Pity he can't sue.

11 posted on 10/14/2022 12:29:28 PM PDT by Tallguy
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To: KarlInOhio
Here it is.

'Stop the steal' supporters train thousands of U.S. poll observers

12 posted on 10/14/2022 12:29:37 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The government sees you as either livestock or pet. If things get bad they will eat their pets too.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What’s the matter, are they afraid they won’t have enough ballot box stuffers or cardboard curtain holders to sufficiently execute their planned steal?!?


13 posted on 10/14/2022 12:37:19 PM PDT by ExTxMarine (Diversity is necessary; diverse points of views will not be tolerated.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I think Democrats are not talking about people but voting machines that have to be re-calibrated further to the left.
14 posted on 10/14/2022 12:38:30 PM PDT by hflynn
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Maybe the Dem minions are not so willing to stick their necks out on this election steal for the Party. They know what they did in 2020 and got away with it. The Party won’t have their backs if they get pinched. I believe that’s what happened in Va last year and why Youngkin was able to beat McAuliffe.


15 posted on 10/14/2022 12:40:15 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Official Song of thr Democrats
16 posted on 10/14/2022 12:53:43 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: BigEdLB

I thought for sure it would be “The Internationale”.


17 posted on 10/14/2022 12:54:33 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Yo-Yo

Where’s that promised list of NGOs that were the source of the stuffed ballot boxes?


18 posted on 10/14/2022 1:01:47 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

2,000 mules is not an easy task.


19 posted on 10/14/2022 1:03:33 PM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Maybe all of those servants have realized that they will become criminals if they work for the democrats. No, that can’t be it because none of them have gone to jail yet. Oh, maybe a couple have and that’s only a fluke.


20 posted on 10/14/2022 1:04:19 PM PDT by drypowder
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