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An Alabama committee on Wednesday put the brakes on legislation that could disqualify someone’s ability to vote if they are convicted of a felony against an election worker. The Senate Judiciary Committee, in a 4-4-3 vote, refused to let the bill, HB100, out of committee after two Republicans expressed concerns over punishing angry voters with a “crime of moral turpitude” if they are convicted of an assault for a relatively minor offense such as pointing their finger in a poll worker’s chest. John Sharp, AL.com
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Back in the pre-2020 halcyon days, the physical security of an election and the officials who conduct them, while important, took a bit of a backseat to concerns about cyberthreats.
The events surrounding and following the 2020 election changed all of that and state and local elections officials are now equally as focused on protecting the physical safety of themselves and poll workers as they are the cyber side of an election.
State Legislatures are passing bills, the Department of Justice is indicting offenders and groups from CISA to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to the Committee for Safe and Secure Elections are providing tools to help state and local election officials stay safe.
Here’s a look at some of the work being done to secure elections workers in 2024 and beyond.
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