California considering to let election workers hide addresses

(KYMA, KECY/ AP News) - The California Legislature on Monday advanced a bill that would add some election workers to the state’s “Safe at Home” program that lets workers keep their physical addresses secret.

Elections in the U.S. have become so polarizing that the state is considering treating poll workers with the same caution as domestic violence victims by letting them keep their addresses hidden from public records.

The program was originally designed to protect domestic violence victims, but has since been expanded to include people who work at abortion clinics and their patients.

It’s one of a number of proposals in states across the country this year aimed at protecting election workers in the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Since the attack on the U.S. Capitol last January, a survey of nearly 600 election officials from across the country by the Brennan Center found 1 in 6 have experienced threats because of their job while more than half said they are concerned about the safety of their colleagues.