California Election Officials Face Threats, Harassment, and Ballot Seizures

Multiple California election officials (documented incidents); unnamed sheriff who seized 650,000+ ballots

A sheriff seized more than 650,000 ballots from a county registrar. Threats of violence forced a longtime registrar to retire early. State legislatures creating criminal penalties for normal election administration activities such as proactively sending mail ballot applications. Part of broader national trend of election worker harassment.

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