As the candidates begin their final push for votes in the 2022 midterm election, a separate effort is happening behind the scenes to protect the outcome.
Latimer, who has served on a board known as the Committee for Safe and Secure Elections, has been preparing for the midterms for months.Latimer says the committee has been working across the country to prevent worse-case scenarios and improve coordination with local law enforcement.Latimer says local law enforcement is more prepared this year to handle issues such as voter intimidation, inappropriate poll watching and threats to election workers.
"Twenty years ago when I was in law enforcement, I had no idea the election laws that I would be expected to enforce," Latimer said.That is where accusations of voter intimidation have occurred after individuals began watching ballot drop boxes. The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and the Department of Justice have devoted more resources to tracking threats.
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