State statutes that make it a crime to violate election laws and subject convicted election officials to criminal penalties amount to “harassment.” That’s the conclusion of David Becker, founder and executive director of the non-partisan, non-profit Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR). Becker served as moderator for a national video conference on the topic “When Local Elections and Local Election Officials are Threatened, What are the Implications for the Nation?” The March 2 event, sponsored by the John McCain Institute of Washington D.C., provided a forum for key players in America’s election system to share their concerns for the well-being and safety of America’s local clerks and election administrators. During his remarks, Becker condemned what he called, “coordinated massive threats, harassment, and criminal prosecution aimed at civil servants,” such as never “been seen before in our history.” Becker cited the example of Wisconsin, where, he said, “election officials are …
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