Georgia became the latest state Monday to announce efforts to protect election workers from election-day chaos, debuting a text-alert system that will allow workers to report threats at their polling locations, Georgia officials told NBC—a precautionary measure after election officials nationwide reported online and in-person threats and harassment as Trump supporters denied the outcome of the 2020 election.
Georgia’s alert system—operated by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office—will allow county poll managers to send messages to a five-digit number notifying state election officials and law enforcement of any threats, Raffensperger’s office told NBC (Forbes has reached out to his office for comment).
The system comes after Georgia election officials were subjected to threats following the 2020 election, including Raffensperger, who has said his family was forced into hiding because election deniers sent death threats, gathered outside his home and broke into a family member’s house after he refused to block President Joe Biden’s win.
Other states including Oregon, Colorado and Maine have announced enhanced penalties for threats against election workers, while California adopted legislation in September allowing election workers to enroll in a state program to keep their mailing addresses confidential.
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