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Politics
Areeba Shah

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Election officials face violent threats - What They Never Told You

A voter fills out his ballot at the early voting location at the town hall in Quincy, MA on August 27, 2022. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Election officials across the country are concerned with potential violence and other disruptions compromising this November's midterm elections. Some are even quitting their jobs as Donald Trump's allies continue to push out false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election. 

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has made $8 million available for local clerks to bolster election security. More than 1,600 election clerks remain in constant fear for their safety, said Michigan Department of State spokesperson Angela Benander in a statement on Thursday. 

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