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Democrats turn to courts to fight ballot box vigilantes

The Rachel Maddow Show

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How America's Election Workers Are Living a Nightmare

A new lawsuit was just filed tonight in federal court in Arizona, asking the court to step in and stop this from happening right away. The Boston Globe launched a special series this weekend about attacks on election workers. Turnover among top election officials is around 30% in some key battleground stage - which is profoundly high. In Weber County, Utah, the county clerk and auditor's car was vandalized three times outside his home all around key election related dates in 2020 and 2021. A voter in Mesa, Arizona last week reported being filmed while approaching a drop box to drop off his ballot,. As of Friday in Arizona, they're apparently now showing up armed and in tactical gear at voting sites.

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