{"id":56017,"date":"2022-11-05T14:05:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T18:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=56017"},"modified":"2022-11-05T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T18:05:05","slug":"as-election-day-nears-concerns-about-voter-intimidation-disinformation-and-violence-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/11\/as-election-day-nears-concerns-about-voter-intimidation-disinformation-and-violence-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"As Election Day nears, concerns about voter intimidation, disinformation and violence grows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Biden gave a primetime address this week warning of political violence and voter intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the midterm election just four days away, federal officials and voting rights advocates are warning of voter intimidation, disinformation, and threats of political violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the midterm election just four days away, federal officials and voting rights advocates are warning of voter intimidation, disinformation, and threats of political violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis idea that we have shifted to violence is sort of the answer for things that we disagree with, it is certainly something that is fairly new in elections,\u201d said Neal Kelley, Chairman of the Committee for Safe and Secure Elections<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Biden gave a primetime address this week warning of political violence and voter intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something else at stake, democracy itself,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lee County\u2019s Supervisor of Elections, Tommy Doyle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Lee County\u2019s Supervisor of Elections, Tommy Doyle, says there have been no reports of violence or intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doyle\u2019s lied – https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/10\/letter-possible-denying-of-voter-rights-possible-voter-suppression-and-possible-voter-intimidation-in-lehigh-acres\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t seen anything really like that. There have been some incidents of people driving by, yelling, and screaming at one of the early voting locations. But they drive by and go on. Haven\u2019t really had any incidents so far,\u201d Doyle said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doyle said disinformation, mostly centering on conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, is prominent among some voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPeople are believing a lot of this disinformation about tabulation, and about (voting machines) being on the internet. It\u2019s all misinformation,\u201d Doyle said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe 2020 election disinformation never really left. And is continuing to drive conspiracy theories that undermine voters\u2019 faith in the election,\u201d said Jesse Littlewood with Common Cause, a voting rights advocate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt attempts to promote distrust in the election system. That heightened sense of distrust is corrosive to the idea of participating in our democracy and has lingering effects downstream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doyle let media into the room as volunteers were counting mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His message to voters is their ballots are secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople should be confident that we are running a secure and transparent election,\u201d said Doyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the Department of Justice are devoting more resources to track threats ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have a hotline set up (800) 253-3931 for anyone to call with a complaint about their voting process.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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