According to a Brennan Center survey, 11% of local election officials think it is likely they will quit leading up to the 2024 election.
The officials cited an increase in harassment as cause for their leave.
The survey also found that the turnover rate of local election officials after 2020 is “equivalent to one to two local election officials leaving office every day since the 2020 election,” according to researchers.
30% of local election officials surveyed reported that they had personally experienced abuse, harassment, or were “threatened because of their job as a local election official.”
Reporting from The Hill:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), chair of the Senate Rules Committee, last month cited a 2022 Brennan Center poll in a hearing on election administration while calling for increased support to election workers. “These dedicated public servants should be able to do their jobs without fear or intimidation,” Klobuchar said, noting that the threats stem, in part, from disinformation around elections.
