ToplineLocal officials are complaining that White House attacks on the legitimacy of this election, which have already brought scores of angry vote challengers to counting facilities in several battleground states, are threatening the safety of election workers. Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria (L) and Clark County public information officer Dan ... [+] Kulin leave after a news conference discussing ballot counting at the Clark County Election Department on November 4, 2020 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty ImagesKey FactsJoe Gloria, the registrar of voters in Clark County, Nevada, one of the states targeted by “Stop the count” protests on Wednesday, told reporters during a Thursday press briefing that the county has had to buff up security. According to the Reno Gazette Journal, around 75 vote challengers “toting signs, waving flags and wearing Trump shirts” arrived at the Clark County Election Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, chanting to “Stop the steal.” In Michigan, an NBC News reporter described a “mob-like scene of self-proclaimed ‘poll watchers’” trying to get access to a counting center in Detroit, banging on windows and doors. Further Reading“‘Stop The Count’: Protesters Surround Detroit Vote Counting Site After Trump Lawsuit” (Forbes)“Trump Supporters Protest At Key Arizona Vote Counting Center As Biden’s Lead Erodes” (Forbes)

Source: Forbes November 05, 2020 19:31 UTC