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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) called on lawmakers Thursday to address the rise of swatting incidents related to public figures across the country. “It is deeply troubling to see a rise in swatting and other physical threats. We expect heightened tensions as we head into a major presidential election,” Raffensperger said in a… ....
Despite efforts to combat anti-Asian racism, about 1 in 3 of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) report experiencing racial or ethnic abuse in the past year, according to a poll by AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The results: The survey reveals that 15% of respondents believe they have been victims of hate crimes, with 51% considering racism a serious problem in the U.S. Among the 1,178 respondents of Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander descent, about a third reported experiencing racism, including verbal harassment, slurs, physical threats and cyberbullying. ....
Tonya Wichman has overseen elections in a rural Ohio county for eight years and hasn’t experienced any significant problems with voting or counting the ballots. But that doesn’t mean no big worries at all. ....