Many election officials are fortifying offices with camera systems and bulletproof glass — a trend that began after Donald Trump disputed his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election, igniting waves of violent threats against election workers ↧ Election officials prepare for chaos as Trump seeks to tilt the mid... U.S. state and local officials are taking extraordinary steps to protect voting systems, staff and public confidence amid growing signs that the president is trying to use federal power and fraud claims to sway November’s elections.