Election workers nationwide brace for voting disruptions, chaos in 2024

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The efforts reflect the challenges facing American elections as Trump and his supporters continue to falsely dispute the results from 2020.

In training poll workers for this year’s presidential election, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is preparing them for a series of worst-case scenarios, including combat.

His office is coordinating active-shooter drills for election workers and has sent kits to county election offices that include tourniquets to stem bleeding, devices to barricade doors and hammers to break glass windows.

Source: Election workers nationwide brace for voting disruptions, chaos in 2024 – The Washington Post