Former OC election chief leading a national effort to safeguard poll workers and voters
. That strategy could potentially undermine democracy by persuading people elections aren’t fair, Hasen said, and “if voters don’t believe that, the whole system can fall apart.”enough of a problem that he wrote a bill to allow them to keep their home address private via existing state programs that protect law enforcement officials and domestic abuse survivors. Theto cover other public employees and is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature.
Newman said a man called in during public comments in a committee hearing to oppose his bill and “said something like, ‘You can try to hide from us, but we have friends in the post office and we’re going to find you.’” He previously created a pocket guide for police, who may not be clear on whether a threat at a polling place is a civil or criminal matter; the committee is updating the guide with information and laws specific to each state. There’s also a checklist of steps for election officials with information on how to report threats and tabletop exercises they can do in cooperation with law enforcement.
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