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Facing threats, some election workers weigh whether to stay

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks about recent threats against her in Colorado during a committee meeting about threats lead by a representative from the Department of Justice at the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael G. Adams listens on at right. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attends the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Robert Heberle, Deputy Chief, Public Integrity Section Criminal Division, with the Department of Justice, talks about threats during a committee meeting at the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks about recent threats against her in Colorado during a committee meeting about threats lead by a representative from the US Department of Justice at the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks in an interview about recent threats against her in Colorado during the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 8, 2022. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some election officials have decided to leave their jobs, while others weigh whether to stay. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) FILE - A poll worker assembles a ballot at Frank McCourt High School in New York's party primaries, June 22, 2021, in New York. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) FILE - An election worker examines a ballot at the Clackamas County Elections office on Thursday, May 19, 2022, Oregon City, Ore. Since the 2020 election, election officials and workers have faced an onslaught of harassment and threats stemming from false claims it was stolen from former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)
Facing threats, some election workers weigh whether to stay