They're getting more and more brazen with their threats against election officials

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Jena Griswold
@JenaGriswold
This video may be tough to watch, but I am sharing it so we can all see clearly: The threats against election officials like me are happening every day. We must stand up to these blatant attempts to end democracy as we know it.

Chase Woodruff
@dcwoodruff
Replying to @dcwoodruff
Election conspiracist Shawn Smith, in response to "Lock her up" chants about Secretary of State Jena Griswold: "I think if you're involved in election fraud, then you deserve to hang… I'm not endorsing violence, I'm saying when you put your hand on a hot stove, you get burned."
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9:24 PM · Feb 10, 2022

[gab13by13]

1. DOJ has this,

I listened to Merrick Garland when he went before a Senate committee a couple of months ago. He said he was setting up a task force to deal with violence against election officials and school board members. Patience, its only been a couple of months. Garland promised to work with local law enforcement to prevent violence but not infringe on freedom of speech.

[randr]

2. O the irony runs deep

They are the ones clearly actively engaged in election fraud. They better watch what they hope for.

[CrispyQ]

3. That just inspired me to sign up for monthly contributions to Griswold's campaign.

I loathe these people, bringing their hate & violent rhetoric into our public sphere.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. A group of lawyers are organizing to defend election workers who are threatened with legal action

Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg have formed an organization to provide legal defense to election workers who run afoul of these voter suppression laws. https://eoldn.org/

The Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) is a project of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Election Innovation & Research. EOLDN connects licensed, qualified, pro bono attorneys with election administrators who need advice or assistance. Election workers from all over the country, at the state and local level, can contact EOLDN via this website or by phone [phone]) at any time, to request to be connected to a lawyer who can help them, at no cost. This service is available regardless of the election official’s political affiliation, or whether they work in a blue or red state or county.

​​”Election officials face an increasing wave of state laws subjecting them to criminal penalties for performing their professional duties, while at the same time facing threats of violence to themselves and their families. This comes in the wake of the 2020 election and its aftermath, despite that election being the most secure and transparent election in American history, with record turnout, during a global pandemic. These attacks on election officials, the referees in democracy, must be fought and election officials need to know they are not alone. The Election Officials Legal Defense Network will provide these public servants with the advice and protection they need, at no cost.”

David Becker, Executive Director, CEIR; Bob Bauer, Co-Chair, EOLDN; and Ben Ginsberg, Co-Chair, EOLDN

This is a good organization