KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 5, 2024 \u2013 As politics have become more polarized, election workers have frequently been caught in the crosshairs amid unfounded claims the 2020 presidential election was stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since being established in 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice Election Threats Task Force has reviewed more than 2,000 reports of threats and harassment against election workers around the country and the department has charged more than two dozen people. A 2023 survey by the Brennan Center for Justice found that 1 in 5 election workers know someone who left their election job for safety reasons and that 73 percent of election officials say harassment has increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Wednesday, April 10<\/strong>, the 溏心vlog免费B站 will host the James Langevin Symposium Series to explore the vital role of election officials and discuss the current state of the American and Rhode Island electoral process. The evening will feature a screening of the documentary \u201cNo Time to Fail\u201d and a panel discussion among election officials and experts. The symposium will be held at 5 p.m. in the Galanti Lounge of the Carothers Library and Learning Commons, 15 Lippitt Road, Kingston. The event is free and open to the public\u2014register here<\/a> to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018No Time to Fail\u2019 provides a glimpse of the massive amount of work that election administrators undertake to effectively run elections in the state of Rhode Island,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 political science professor Emily Lynch, who organized the event. \u201cThis symposium is meant to raise awareness about the elections process with an emphasis on how officials are dedicated to upholding the integrity of elections. The event should generate thoughtful discussion about the current state of elections and how the American electoral process will continue to evolve in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The panel discussion will be moderated by former U.S. Congressman Langevin and include filmmaker Margo Guernsey; Kathy Placencia, director of elections at the Rhode Island Department of State, and Nick Lima, registrar and director of elections in Cranston, who were featured in the documentary; Christine Martone, president of the South County Chapter of the Rhode Island League of Women Voters; Gretchen Macht, director of 溏心vlog免费B站 Voter Operations and Election Systems (溏心vlog免费B站 VOTES); and 溏心vlog免费B站 political science students Joseph Cartier \u201925 and Delaney Sullivan \u201925.<\/p>\n\n\n\n