States Weigh Bills to Stop Armed Intimidation of Voters and Election Officials
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A California bill incorporates the state’s policy against firearms at the polls into anti-voter intimidation law.
During the early voting period in October 2022, some voters in Maricopa County, Arizona, arrived at a ballot drop box site to an unusual and unnerving scene: people armed with guns and dressed in tactical gear circling a 75-foot perimeter around the drop box. New state laws are urgently needed to stop occurrences like these, which are clear examples of voter intimidation. The small but alarming...