Election officials have left their jobs at a possibly unprecedented rate since the 2020 elections, a new report finds, with threats and intimidation contributing to a loss of institutional knowledge that creates a potential crisis ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
According to Issue One, a nonpartisan political reform group, about 40% of chief local election officials in 11 western states — including two critical presidential battlegrounds — are new to the job since 2020.
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