Liz Landers is a national correspondent leading the disinformation desk at Scripps News.
One of the largest voting jurisdictions in the country — Maricopa County, Arizona — is also one of the most evenly divided and closely contested. Since the state's swing to President Joe Biden in 2020, disinformation about the voting process here has led to all kinds of threats and harassment against the people who administer elections. Demonstrations at the election center in downtown Phoenix attracted armed protestors and became unruly at times.
Maricopa County Sheriff Russ Skinner said in addition to these measures, the department will deploy drones and possibly add sniper lookouts on Election Day.'Drones absolutely will be in the mix, especially at the tabulation center,' said Skinner. 'As far as snipers go, all my staff is on call. They've been given blackout dates to make sure that we have enough first responder personnel to assist with this situation. Do I have snipers on standby? Absolutely.
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