Elections in the U.S. have become so polarizing that California is considering treating poll workers with the same caution as domestic violence victims by letting them keep their addresses hidden from public records.
in states across the country this year aimed at protecting election workers in the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Former Republican President Donald Trump has falsely claimed he was the real winner of the election, with his comments urging some of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.
Voter registration files include people’s addresses, which usually makes them public records. In California, state officials will only release that information to four groups of people: political parties and campaigns, academics, election officials and journalists. But once those groups have the information, there is no limit on who they can share it with.
Things got worse last year during statewide election that failed to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office in the middle of his term. Diaz said there was shouting and intimidation at county vote centers that resulted in some election workers leaving their posts in tears.
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