Learn more

Women who run elections across the country have lately been at the center of a wave of misogynistic threats from the far right due to their profession. The Guardian reported recently that in numerous states, female election officials have had to contend with violent threats — both verbal and written — that they say are specifically worded in a way to make them feel “vulnerable and unsafe.” Kathy Broockvar, who was Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Commonwealth (the Keystone State’s top elections official) between 2019 and 2021, said the vast bulk of threats she received were either rooted in mis…

cuu