Rooftop SWAT Teams, Mounted Officers, and Caged Ballots: Inside Arizona’s Most Secure Voting Center
The Maricopa County Recorder’s office was a prime target for pro-Trump protesters following the 2020 election. Officials are taking no chances this time.
Fearing a rerun of the post-2020 election protests inspired by President Trump that culminated in the January 6 riot at the Capitol, one county is taking no chances when it comes to voters’ and employees’ safety. In just the last four years, officials in Arizona have turned the voting center in the state’s most populous county into a fortress.
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