Reuters interviewed more than 50 election officials from both political parties. Nearly all said they're adopting new strategies to prepare for political interference, misinformation, cyber attacks and even threats of violence ahead of the midterms ↧ 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.