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Jurors in Rudy Giuliani damages case hear the threats election workers got after his false claims

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Lawyers for two Georgia election workers are asking jurors in a federal case to make Giuliani pay the women tens of millions of dollars in damages for false accusations he made against them that led to threats and racist harassment.

Election workers face violent threats and harassment amid dangerous political rhetoric

By William Brangham, Ian Couzens

Election officials across the country have been under attack since 2020, falsely accused of conspiring to steal or rig the last presidential election. These attacks stepped up to a dangerous degree recently, with officials in five states receiving letters containing…

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Election workers are being bombarded with death threats, the U.S. government says

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

Some point to former President Donald Trump and his allies repeatedly and falsely claiming the 2020 election was stolen and spreading conspiracy theories about election workers.

Debunking false claims a difficult battle for election offices nationwide

By Ali Swenson, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more headache: trying to combat misinformation that sows distrust about voting and results while fueling vitriol aimed at rank-and-file election workers.

Election workers abruptly quit, upending rural Texas county

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

The entire elections staff in a rural Texas county has quit less than three months before November's midterm elections. Two full-time elections workers in Gillespie County say threats and harassment drove them out of the job.

WATCH: Justice Department details threats of violence against election workers

By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

A top official says the Justice Department has charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to the 2020 presidential election.

Facing harassment and death threats, some election workers weigh whether to stay

By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump.