Jennifer Oldham (in Politico) writes this long profile of the struggles facing Colorado’s State Secretary of State.

“Election officials overall, 80 percent of whom are women, reported election misinformation makes their jobs more dangerous, according to a Brennan Center survey of nearly 600 workers.

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Now, Griswold and other secretaries of state find themselves in a quandary; if they push back on these attacks — on themselves and the voting process in their states — with legislation, their responses are often seen as partisan, too.

Griswold’s office backed a slate of measures, including the law enforcement protection bill. For now, she relies on private guards paid for by her department’s cash fund. Her agenda also included bills that fortify security for poll workers, such as a “Vote Without Fear Act.” The measure, signed recently by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, bans the carry of a concealed weapon within 100 feet of a drop box or voting center.”

For more on Jocelyn Benson’s (Michigan) experience there is this segment from NBC, which opens “President Donald Trump suggested in a White House meeting that she should be arrested for treason and executed.” Here is a profile of the Republican challenging her.