| Anxiety over threats of political violence is running high heading into today's election in the US, with authorities across the country taking unprecedented measures to protect both election workers and the ballots themselves. Election offices in some states have been outfitted with bullet-resistant glass and panic buttons, while workers have undergone special training on defusing hostile situations — and in many cases, dealing with active shooters. Officials say voting is safe, but threats to election workers have been on the rise since 2020, when supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol under the false belief of a stolen election. Many officials have since quit, and efforts to boost security — not just on November 5 but until the results can be tabulated and certified, which could take weeks — have cost local governments millions of dollars. Read more from Chris Strohm, Mark Niquette, and David Welch today on CityLab: 'What Worries Me? Everything': Officials Brace for US Election Day — Linda Poon Live: US Presidential Election Results
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