What Is And Isn't Allowed At The Polling Place
1A
NPR
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🗓️ 7 November 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
But poll workers and voters alike are getting ready for Election Day and for some, that means dealing with threats of violence.
U.S. security agencies like the Department of Homeland Security have issued threat advisories, warning against violence towards political figures and election officials.
We discuss what all of that means for voters and answer your questions about what is and isn't allowed at the polling place.
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| 0:00.0 | Marty from Ohio. |
| 0:09.3 | For those who may hesitate to vote this week, thinking armed poll watchers and technical |
| 0:13.5 | gear may be at drop boxes or polling places, be confident. |
| 0:17.8 | Whether 18 or 80, it is your right to vote. |
| 0:20.9 | Let no one take that right from you or intimidate you. |
| 0:24.3 | I dare them to step in front of me. |
| 0:26.7 | The hell out of my way would be my response while I copied their license plate, went inside |
| 0:31.7 | to report to an election official and then called a local police. |
| 0:35.9 | It's against the law to intimidate a polling place or an election. |
| 0:40.0 | Be strong, hold your own, you are in the right. |
| 0:43.3 | Please vote. |
| 0:44.8 | More than 40 million people have already voted, according to the United States election |
| 0:48.6 | project. |
| 0:49.6 | But many Americans are still planning to cast their ballots on election day. |
| 0:54.0 | Officers and poll workers alike are getting ready. |
| 0:56.5 | And for some, that means dealing with threats of violence. |
| 1:00.1 | According to the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law, over half of election |
| 1:04.0 | workers surveyed say they fear for their safety and the safety of their colleagues. |
| 1:08.9 | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have issued threat advisories, warning |
| 1:12.8 | of potential violence toward election officials and political figures. |
| 1:16.4 | We'll get into what you can expect at the polls and answer some of your questions about |
| 1:19.9 | voter intimidation. |
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