Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Says Election Workers on Guard Ahead of 2024

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Tuesday that election workers in the state are on guard ahead of the upcoming election. 

Speaking at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia event in Atlanta, Raffensperger said the workers are on alert for threats in what he called a “pressure cooker” environment. 

He said that workers are preparing after a letter containing fentanyl was mailed to Fulton County’s elections office and after employees like Ruby Freeman faced harassment in the wake of the 2020 election. 

“We have all these things that keep us up at night.