'Substantial resources' are being dedicated to ensuring safety, says the report.
County workers sort through ballots in the extraction and inspection area at the Clark County Election Department, Nov. 2, 2024, in North Las Vegas, Nev.Election workers across the country are being bombarded with threats, and law enforcement agencies nationwide are dedicating “substantial resources” to ensure public safety during the election, according to a new threat assessment obtained by ABC News.
The FBI has received more than 2,000 threats to election workers and "opened at least 100 investigations into these unlawful actions" as of April, the assessment said, citing a September report by the U.S. Department of Justice, with more than 20 people charged. Teak Brockbank, 45, of Colorado, pleaded guilty to transmitting interstate threats after he made a series of online threats against election officials in Colorado and Arizona, a judge in Colorado, and federal law enforcement agents.John Pollard, 62, of Philadelphia, allegedly threatened to kill a state party representative who was recruiting poll watchers online.
A user in an online extremist messaging channel called for a “national militia for the defense of the Republic” to ensure “election integrity.”
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