“Nationally, we are seeing longtime experienced election leaders and their staffs leaving their positions for other work because they’ve had it — this is it, this has crossed the line.”

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos, regarding the ongoing threats that election officials have received following the 2020 presidential election. Vermont’s 2020 election wasn’t disputed and yet election officials still received threats. Lawmakers in a handful of states are introducing legislation that would offer greater punishment for threatening or attacking election workers. (Associated Press — Feb. 3, 2022)