Some security changes being made include stationing SWAT teams outside and the sheriff mounted on a police horse.
election officials will increase security at polling locations in Maricopa County this year after the 2020 election was marred by
“Especially after the 2020 election, the threat environment at election offices has gotten much worse,” David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, told While ballots are awaiting tabulation, they will be in “secure cages” made of chain-link fencing. Ballots will also be placed in these cages while election officials take breaks, off hours, or other pauses in work.
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