Election Officials Prepare for Voter Intimidation, Threats at Midterm Polling Sites

In Arizona, after armed activists began monitoring ballot drop boxes, two Republican officials in Maricopa County issued an unusual joint statement to poll watchers: “Don’t dress in body armor to intimidate voters as they are legally returning their ballots.”

In Pennsylvania, the Democrat who oversees the state’s elections has embarked on a public speaking tour to explain why delays and other unevenness in reporting election results is normal—and not an indicator of fraud.

In Georgia, the GOP secretary of state who rebuffed former President Donald Trump’s efforts to change the state’s 2020 election results is highlighting a new text-messaging service that allows poll workers to quickly report threats and other disruptions on Election Day.