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U.S. election: Democratic majority polling places being threatened in Georgia (www.politicususa.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by tardigrada to c/politics

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Gwinett County elections director Zach Manifold said that there have been threats to polling places in his county and Fulton County.

Manifold said, “We have had one incident, just recently. I don’t have additional information yet. I will share it when we get it. But we have had one incident, just recently.”

There has also been a precinct evacuated that as of the time of the interview remained evacuated. There have also been two non-credible bomb threats to Fulton County, GA. Joe Biden won both Gwinett and Fulton Counties in 2020 as part of his narrow flipping of Georgia from red to blue.

The fact that counties with large numbers of Democratic voters have been targeted with threats suggests that this might be the work of some Trump supporters who are trying to hold down the vote in Georgia to help Donald Trump.

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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago

Republicans only have fearmongering.

[–] tardigrada 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oregon governor Tina Kotek ready to deploy National Guard if needed to combat election violence - (archived)

In an email to the Capital Chronicle, spokesperson Roxy Mayer said any voter intimidation or criminal acts aimed at undermining the election would not be tolerated and that the governor’s office is closely monitoring the situation, working with local, state and federal agencies to ensure Oregonians can safely vote.