Results: Georgia local officials provide election workers with 'panic buttons' to address increasing threats.
Published on 08/19/2024
Cobb County, Georgia, approved nearly $50,000 to purchase the devices, which allow poll workers to quickly alert authorities in emergencies, ahead of the presidential election.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/officials-explore-equipping-election-workers-panic-buttons-combat-risi-rcna166508
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/officials-explore-equipping-election-workers-panic-buttons-combat-risi-rcna166508
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Officials in a key county in battleground Georgia are taking a new step to ensure election workers' safety amid rising threats, equipping them with so-called panic buttons that would allow them to quickly contact authorities in emergencies. The Board of Commissioners in Cobb County, a suburban area northwest of Atlanta, this week approved $47,250 in funding to purchase around 200 devices for election workers ahead of another heated presidential election this fall. How do you feel about the implementation of panic buttons for election workers in Georgia?
It's a necessary measure for their safety
40%
1052 votes
it seems excessive.
22%
563 votes
I'm neutral about it
14%
375 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
30 votes
Not Applicable
22%
580 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.45% | 9 | |
| i would like to know if there were cheaper alternatives | 0.05% | 1 |
| as long as it is not used in a racist way | 0.05% | 1 |
| It will do little to stop those who will refuse to certify the votes. With that said they cant hurt. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not reall ysure how helpful these would be in an emergency. Would they be faster than calling 911? | 0.05% | 1 |
| It is sad. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm unsure.biF IT IS NECESSARY THAN OK IF NOT TO MUCH IM 50/50 On it | 0.05% | 1 |
| Unless SCOTUS gets involved, it's meaningless. | 0.05% | 1 |
| You never know. | 0.05% | 1 |
| This is America, don't catch you slippin now | 0.05% | 1 |
| It might make the workers feel more secure but I'm not sure how much impact it could have on actual safety? | 0.05% | 1 |
| informed | 0.05% | 1 |
| If GA oficiasls hadn'ty cooperated with fraud in 2020, i dount those buttons wuold be necessary now, not to justify threats on election workers' ives, hoswever corrupt thse workers may be | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| it IS excessive | 0.05% | 1 |
| I am surprised the cost is so low - I hope the system does not get abused. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I can see the need, but I am mostly sad that it has come to this. | 0.05% | 1 |
| another scare tactic/distraction & excuse to spend $$$ | 0.05% | 1 |
| How incredibly sas that it has come to this. | 0.05% | 1 |
| All election workers everywhere where in person voting takes place should have these. | 0.05% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.05% | 1 |
| I think teachers need them also | 0.05% | 1 |
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Do you think the adoption of panic buttons will become a standard practice in election security across the country? Yes
31%
816 votes
No
16%
416 votes
Undecided
32%
829 votes
Not Applicable
21%
539 votes
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Are you concerned bout potential violence on Election Day? Yes
38%
975 votes
No
25%
644 votes
Undecided
16%
420 votes
Not Applicable
22%
561 votes
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