One in three local election officials have experienced threats, harassment, and abuse, a new poll shows. 

According to the poll from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, 38% of poll workers said they have faced mistreatment at work, which is an increase from the 30% reported in 2023. 

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